Football Digest: Analysing Man Utd's failed recruitment Manchester United have seen their newest transfer confirmed after Fred, who left the club this summer, leaked the signing of Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayindir. The stopper has completed his medical on Monday and is set to complete a £4.3million move to Old Trafford, but the club are yet to officially announce the signing. Fred, who became team-mates with Bayindir in Turkey, confirmed the

‘This is unacceptable’ – Alexia Putellas after Luis Rubiales refuses to resign Rubiales was seen kissing the midfielder as she walked onto the platform to collect her medal. Hermoso says she was surprised by the kiss and that it was non-consensual.  A remarkable fall-out from the incident has now taken another turn, with Spanish prosecutors reportedly launching a probe to ‘look into the facts’. They allege that the kiss could

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 Prosecutors in Spain have opened a 'preliminary sex abuse investigation' into the actions of RFEF president Luis Rubiales after he kissed Jenni Hermoso without consent. Hermoso, 33, played the full 90 minutes of Spain's dramatic 1-0 win

Real Madrid and Barcelona could be kicked out of the Champions League if Spain withdraws from UEFA. According to reports in Spain, the Spanish FA could be ready to pull its teams from UEFA if Luis Rubiales is forcibly removed from his position following a kissing scandal. Spain won the Women's World Cup earlier this month – but their monumental victory was quickly overshadowed when Rubiales kissed Jennifer Hermoso on

BBC News have made a huge gaffe by showing footage of Manchester City legend Pablo Zabaleta instead of Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales during a bulletin regarding his controversial World Cup kiss. Rubiales has been suspended from all football activity by FIFA after he planted a kiss on the lips of Spain star Jenni Hermoso during the trophy presentation after the World Cup final. The incident has descended into a

Bruno Fernandes, celebrating his winner against Nottingham Forest, says United are still ‘capable of doing great things‘ 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 Manchester United have made worse starts to seasons than this and won titles. But Manchester United have also made a worse

“He’s been very brave in the finals when he’s had to challenge Novak. He’s so gifted as well in the way a kid just 20 years old is handling that amount of pressure because it’s very difficult. He’s been very impressive. A very humble kid as well – he has the will to learn every single day. “It’s a great combination of talent and work ethic. Both of them combined

Ian Wright believes Arsenal are missing the presence of Gabriel Magalhães in defence after their unconvincing display at home to Fulham. Arsenal news, exclusives and analysis Mikel Arteta’s side found themselves a goal down after just one minute on Saturday with Andreas Pereira capitalising on a mix-up involving Bukayo Saka. The England international made amends by converting from the penalty spot after 70 minutes with Eddie Nketiah putting Arsenal in

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The NRL’s big American gamble will come with one tiny snag – its matches will be played on one of the smallest rugby league fields ever for a professional match. Just days after the NRL announced it will start the 2024 regular season with a historic double-header in Las Vegas, the price of

Marcus Rashford has added to his stunning car collection by completing a hat-trick of Rolls Royce's with his latest purchase. The Manchester United and England star is an avid car-lover and, much like former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo, is building up an impressive fleet of dazzling motors. Rashford, 25, has shelled out £560,000 on his newest addition, a gorgeous Cullinan Blue Shadow – one of only 62 produced by Rolls Royce.