Chelsea sensation Cole Palmer could make his senior England debut It remains to be seen if Palmer will be afforded the chance to make his senior England debut, following an impressive start to the season that has seen the 21-year-old become a symbol of Chelsea’s restored hope. The England team he joins is at a different stage to Chelsea, however. Until this week, England squads have not been picked with

The Italian bottle job! The Azzurri have two games to avoid nightmare of Euro 2024 play-offs… failure to beat North Macedonia – who ruined their World Cup dreams – and Ukraine would be stumbling Italy’s latest disaster Luciano Spalletti’s side are facing the possibility of not making Euro 2024  Only once has the reigning European champions missed out – France in 1988  Chris Sutton is stunned by Ian Ladyman’s England

Everton have officially been handed a 10-point deduction, effective immediately, for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. The Toffees were referred to an independent commission in March for alleged breaches relating to the 2021/22 season before a hearing took place last month. The Premier League have since confirmed that Everton have been punished with a 10-point deduction, which sees them drop to 19th place in the table. They

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 Uruguayan ace Manuel Ugarte produced an X-rated gesture towards Rodrigo De Paul in their World Cup qualification clash in the early hours of Friday morning. Marcelo Bielsa's side outclassed the reigning world champions at La Bombonera, and

Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte appears to call Rodrigo De Paul ‘Lionel Messi’s c**k sucker’ in fiery World Cup qualifier, as Argentina suffer their first defeat since lifting the World Cup Argentina suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat to Uruguay in World Cup qualifying  Manuel Ugarte was seen making an obscene gesture towards Rodrigo De Paul  Southgate’s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness – It’s All Kicking

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will ‘talk loudly’ about VAR until situation improves Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O’Hara has called for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to receive a touchline ban following his furious rant at the officiating during his side’s defeat to Newcastle. The Spanish coach was charged by the FA on Thursday evening after describing the decision not to disallow Anthony Gordon’s goal as “embarrassing” and a “disgrace”. Arteta has

WONDERS OF THE PYRAMID: The Pilgrims’ Progress! How owner Simon Hallett helped guide Plymouth from League Two to the Championship while making a city proud Plymouth returned to the second tier last season after 13 years away Hallett has helped place the Pilgrims back at the heart of their community Southgate’s loyalty to his players is an issue and a weakness – It’s All Kicking Off  Owning a football club

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta had already set a precedent for Aaron Ramsdale’s brutal demotion by dropping Bernd Leno in 2021. Ramsdale was signed to provide competition to the German ahead of the 2021-22 season but soon found himself promoted into the No 1 shot-stopper role, while Leno became an outcast at the Emirates Stadium. Ramsdale now finds himself in the same situation Leno did two years ago. The England star

Liverpool are quietly going about their business behind the scenes, in a long-term plan to establish the eventual successor to Mohamed Salah at Anfield. The boots of the Egyptian star are set to be almost impossible to fill, such is his goal scoring and assist record – along with enviable fitness history – but Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is determined to see the transition play out as smoothly as possible.

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 Emma Hayes felt her Chelsea side had been “robbed” after they were held 2-2 at Real Madrid in their Women’s Champions League opener. In a contest with no VAR in operation, Real equalised through a 79th-minute Olga Carmona