Gareth Bale has won his fitness battle and is ready to crown his “incredible journey” with his 100th Wales cap on Saturday.
Bale became Wales’ youngest ever player in May 2006 when making his debut in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago aged 16 years and 315 days.
With Steven Gerrard named Aston Villa boss, we look at the five areas he must prioritise in his first Premier League managerial job.
Gerrard has left Rangers to sign a three-and-a-half year deal at Villa Park, with the Midlands side 16th in the Premier League, on the back of five straight
“I love Dinamo, it is my club,” Romeo Jozak tells Sky Sports. “But just imagine how hard it was for him to go from Barcelona to Dinamo Zagreb. How can you even compare?”
Jozak, the former academy director at Dinamo, is reflecting on the decision made in the summer of 2014 by Dani Olmo. At 16, the Catalan walked away from perhaps
Emile Smith Rowe’s path to the Premier League and England could have been very different.
As a 16-year-old, the attacking-midfielder “nearly” signed for Arsenal’s arch-rivals Tottenham at a time when Mauricio Pochettino was blooding young English players
Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva will miss Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland due to “muscle issues”.
Silva, who has been in terrific form for his club Manchester City this season and was instrumental in their Premier League derby win against rivals United at the
Eddie Howe said it was an “incredible moment” to be named Newcastle head coach, adding that the Premier League club is the “perfect fit” for him.
Howe was confirmed as the new head coach of Newcastle on a contract until summer 2024, his first job since leaving Bournemouth in 2020 following their relegation from the Premier League.
Declan Rice has withdrawn from the England squad due to illness.
The West Ham midfielder will now miss the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino after being unable to train since arriving at St George’s Park.
Joao Cancelo has nailed down the Man City left-back spot and keeps impressing – and his former manager Gary Neville cannot speak highly enough of the “brilliant” defender.
The City full-back set up both first-half goals in
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba fears he could be ruled out until the New Year with a thigh injury sustained on France duty.
The World Cup winner suffered the injury while training with France on Monday ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Kazakhstan at home on Saturday and Finland away on November 16.
The opposition to biennial World Cups is an “emotional” response, says Arsene Wenger.
The former Arsenal manager, now the chief of global football development at FIFA, is leading a consultation on a new international men’s calendar from 2024.
