Maresca says managing Manchester City ‘a privilege’ but admits challenge of following Guardiola

Maresca holds first press conference as City manager ‘It’s a challenge to try to do the right things immediately’ Enzo Maresca said following Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager is a “privilege” but admitted he is aware how the successors to Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger struggled at Manchester United and Arsenal. Maresca became City manager last month and, at his first press conference in the role, said he understands the challenge of replacing Guardiola, who claimed 17 major trophies in his decade in charge to become the club’s greatest ever manager. Continue reading...

Football Daily | Manchester United and the quest to make mythical midfield a reality

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Like the urban myth that you are never more than three feet away from a spider, modern footballing lore tells us Manchester United are only ever three signings away from a Premier League title challenge. With the Geopolitics World Cup in the rear-view mirror and the transfer news machine churning once more, you may have missed United being linked with just about every midfielder to ever grace a centre circle. They missed out on Elliot Anderson – who went and dubbed his new club the “kings of Manchester” – and were fooled into thinking they

England goalkeeper Baggaley joins Birmingham

Newly-promoted Birmingham City have signed England goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley from Brighton.

Fury vs Wach LIVE! Updates from non-televised heavyweight clash in Thailand

Are Celtic fans right to be nervous now?

Former Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan suggests the Scottish champions are making the same mistakes as last season, so we look at how their preparations are going.

Leclerc fastest before stopping as Aston Martin hit early fault with new-look car

Aston Martin's heavily upgraded car suffered a suspected suspension failure which spun Lance Stroll off track, as Ferrari Charles Leclerc set an impressive pace for Ferrari before running into his own technical trouble, during a highly eventful first practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Van Bommel appointed Belgium head coach

Belgium appoint former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel as their new head coach on a contract running through Euro 2028.

Masquerade Ball backed to reverse form with Calandagan in King George

With the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes upon us, Kate Tracey quizzed Declan Rix and Sam Boswell on the big race on the latest episode of Weekend Winners.

Kepa, Alisson... Trafford? Why he's worth the expense to Leeds

James Trafford will become the most expensive British goalkeeper in history with his £40m switch from Manchester City to Leeds.

Spain coach says Argentina behaviour 'intolerable' after World Cup final

Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has described the conduct of Argentina players after the World Cup final as "intolerable and unacceptable".

Scott: The 'scrawny-looking kid' turned complete midfielder wanted by the elite

Across the seven games in which Bournemouth took points off Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea last season, it is telling that Alex Scott was nearly ever-present, playing 625 of a possible 630 minutes.

Why do Barcelona want to break transfer records to sign Kerolin?

It's been brief. Kerolin only joined the Women's Super League from the NWSL 18 months ago. She's about to leave as the English top-flight's most expensive export.