Manchester United flop Massimo Taibi looks almost unrecognisable over 24 years on from his infamous Premier League howler. The Red Devils signed goalkeeper Taibi for £4.5million from Serie A side Venezia in the summer of 1999, and he entered Sir Alex Ferguson's starting XI immediately to deputise for the injured Mark Bosnick. He was named Man of the Match on his debut, a 3-2 win against Liverpool, but quickly went
Premier League WILL allow Newcastle to loan Saudi stars as plot to block ‘related-party loans’ fails by ONE VOTE after hours of talks at top hotel, with Everton deduction and Man City charges hot topics A shareholders meeting was held at a five-star hotel in London on Tuesday Premier League chiefs spent hours discussing a number of contentious issues It’s the world against Everton – it can galvanise the players to
Tyrone Mings sparks retirement fears with Aston Villa fans following a cryptic post in which he insists he ‘will share an update today’… as he recovers from a serious ACL injury suffered in their opening game of the season Tyrone Mings suffered a season-ending injury during Aston Villa’s opening game He has now taken to social media to say that he will be giving fans an update Trent and Bellingham
Tottenham ‘face serious allegations of breaching transfer rules’ over Jermain Defoe’s move to Portsmouth in 2008… with FA prepared to review evidence after initially taking no action Tottenham are facing allegations of breaching transfer rules in 2008 Spurs are accused of using an unlicensed agent in Defoe’s Portsmouth move It’s the world against Everton – it can galvanise the players to stay up – IAKO Tottenham are facing allegations of
Wrexham hero Paul Mullin brutally mocked Ben Foster to his face over his goalkeeping skills. Foster, 40, hung up his gloves for the second time in his career just weeks into the current 2023/24 campaign. The experienced shot-stopper initially came out of retirement to successfully help Wrexham secure promotion to the EFL towards the end of last season, but found the demands of League Two a step too far at
REVEALED: England’s easiest potential draw in the Euro 2024 group stage, with a combined world ranking of 142, while one opponent will be competing at just their second major tournament The Euro 2024 group stage draw is set to take place on Saturday, December 2 England will be one of the six top seeds following their qualifying display Trent and Bellingham can play together but can’t get in each other’s
Co-owner Rob McElhenney sent Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson an uplifting message – minutes after they’d been drubbed 5-0. Wrexham’s National League title success under their Hollywood owners McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds was one of the stories of last season. However, the club’s long-awaited return to the EFL got off to a rocky start as they shipped five goals three times in the space of nine games. In September, they were
Bernardo Silva plans to ‘pull some strings’ to get 19-year-old Portuguese team-mate and Benfica wonderkid to join Man City over rivals Man United The young starlet has filled in the shoes left behind by Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez Man United’s Bruno Fernandes is said to be trying to convince the player as well Everton players will be fed up with the owners – listen to It’s All Kicking Off Bernardo Silva
Jude Bellingham has become one of England’s key players Declan Rice Rice has made a good start to life at Arsenal, and his importance at international level has grown immeasurably over the past few years to the point where he is crucial to how England play. John Stones The Manchester City defender has been a stalwart for Southgate over the years, integral to deep runs at the 2018 World Cup
Manchester United legend Edwin van der Sar has given a brutal response to Altay Bayindir despite the Turkey star naming him as his favourite goalkeeper. The former Old Trafford favourite has offered to have a chat with Bayindir but insists he still prefers Andre Onana. United had to strengthen their goalkeeper department in the summer following two major exits. David de Gea left at the end of his contract, while