Liverpool are the club most likely to challenge Manchester City this season after Al-Ittihad failed to complete a deal for Mohamed Salah, according to former Reds winger Jermaine Pennant. The pundit believes Jurgen Klopp’s side are better than another of his old clubs, Arsenal. After a disappointing 2022/23 campaign, Liverpool have started this season strongly. After a draw at Chelsea on the opening day, the Merseysiders won three successive matches to

Football Digest: Liverpool start the season strong The Saudi Arabian transfer window slammed shut last night marking the end of what has been a tumultuous period. Saudi Pro League teams spent in excess of £700million on various big-name signings including Neymar, Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. But there were plenty of players they couldn’t tie down onto lucrative deals. Reigning champions Al-Ittihad were unable to tempt

EXCLUSIVE: West Ham cult hero Julian Dicks claims Gazza scuppered his chances of an England cap Julian Dicks has said he failed to gain a senior England cap because of ‘Gazza’  Former West Ham hardman Dicks said Paul Gascoigne ‘tarnished’ his reputation But he added that Gazza is ‘the most brilliant bloke’ and that they got on very well Football hardman Julian Dicks has claimed he failed to gain a

Manchester United winger Antony is the subject of fresh allegations of abuse from two more women, following similar accusations made by his ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin. Manchester United news, exclusives and analysis The 23-year-old’s former girlfriend, Cavallin, has alleged that she was physically attacked by Antony on multiple occasions during their time together in Manchester and in their native Brazil. The Telegraph now reports that two more women, Rayssa de Freitas and

James Maddison in England training at St George’s Park this week Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Gary Maddison was not a Tottenham supporter. Not until the last few weeks, anyway. But there was a time when he paid particular attention to Spurs, and

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Micah Richards has recalled the time Mario Balotelli tricked him into calling his new manager a "f***ing d***head" at their first meeting. The former Manchester City stars were team-mates for two-and-a-half years in the north west, becoming

Four-time World Cup-winners Germany have been far from their synergised selves in recent years – so Hansi Flick thought some outside-the-box thinking was needed prior to last year's contest in Qatar. Leading up his first major tournament at the helm of Die Mannschaft, the national team had fallen at the first stage of a World Cup for the first time in 80 years. Euro 2020 also saw them failed to

Man Utd players' feelings towards Jadon Sancho after latest Erik ten Hag spat Mason Greenwood will soon return to popular game Football Manager after completing a season-long loan move to Getafe, according to reports. Greenwood is gearing up to resume his career in Madrid and received a warm welcome from Spanish fans at his unveiling earlier this week. Last month, Manchester United confirmed that the 21-year-old forward wouldn’t be reintegrated

Liverpool’s new Anfield Road stand will be partially closed for their next THREE games after further delays to £80m stadium renovations The upper tier of the Anfield Road stand will be closed for the next three games There is a possibility that Anfield will not be at full capacity for Everton clash  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off’  Liverpool’s new Anfield Road stand

Manchester United's former women's manager Geoff Konopka was celebrated in the club's museum – despite being a convicted paedophile. Konopka was the manager of United Ladies between 1983 and 2001. But, in 2011, Konopka was sentenced to four years behind bars after he was found guilty of 19 offences of indecent assault and gross indecency against girls aged under 16 and 14. And, according to The Times, Konopka attended a