With another stacked schedule from across the footballing globe this weekend, Saturday promises us a host of noteworthy affairs. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a few tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Saturday July 29th
BST 13:00 KPV vs Jaro
Managing to make what was a crucial return to winning ways last weekend as they claimed a 3-0 romp away at JaPS, KPV are desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, despite drawing a line under their seven-match winless rut last time out, Christian Sund’s men still sit rock-bottom of the Ykkonen table and are tipped as a standout relegation contender in 2023. While the Greens might be desperate to secure back-to-back second-tier victories here, the form…
Pep Guardiola is grappling with a midfield conundrum for Manchester City’s visit to an Arsenal side he believes have established themselves among the Premier League elite once again.
While Guardiola issued a positive update over the injured Kevin de Bruyne, the Belgian will be missing for Sunday’s clash while midfield general Rodri serves the last game of a three-match domestic ban.
Kalvin Phillips and Mateo Kovacic have been deployed in the holding role in the Spaniard’s absence although City lost on both occasions – at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and at Wolves in the league.
Guardiola lamented how difficult Rodri is to replace and will decide closer to kick-off how best to plug the gap in a fixture many observers view as significant in the title race.<…
Liverpool s dire season took another turn for the worse as Solly March s double helped Brighton and Hove Albion to a superb 3-0 Premier League win on Saturday.
March, who saw a penalty award overturned by VAR in the first half, scored twice in the opening eight minutes of the second half to put the game out of Liverpool s reach.
Substitute Danny Welbeck added a glorious third late on to put the seal on a sixth top-flight defeat of the season on Jurgen Klopp s beleaguered Reds.
The result helped the Seagulls move above Liverpool into seventh, with the eighth-placed Reds staying seven points adrift of the Champions League qualification places.
8 All eight of Solly March s Premier League goals have been in the second half of games; the most goals by any play…
Manchester United are interested in signing Ademola Lookman from Atalanta in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that United are among a number of clubs who are keen on securing the services of the former Everton winger.
Calciomercato has claimed that Atalanta are willing to sell Lookman and are looking for €60 million in transfer fees. Former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners United are willing to make an offer close to that sum for the 26-year-old winger.
Lookman has been on the books of Atalanta since the summer of 2022 when he joined from RB Leipzig. The Nigeria international winger scored 11 goals and gave seven assists in 22 starts and nine substitute appearances in Serie A and scored five g…
Jude Bellingham England Real Madrid
Arriving at Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid last summer for a reported fee in the region of £115million, there is no doubt that Jude Bellingham has cemented his spot as one of world football’s hottest commodities.
Crowned as the La Liga Player of the Season in his maiden campaign among Spain’s elite, the England international has continued to receive a string of plaudits from across the globe.
Embarking on what has been an astonishing rise to superstardom, the one-time Birmingham starlet is also pencilled in as a leading Ballon d’Or contender this year.
Quickly becoming one of the modern era poster boys, Bellingham played a leading role as Real Madrid completed a famous double-winning campaign last season.
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Ipswich Town are interested in signing Liam Delap from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, but so are Southampton, according to . The report has claimed that City, who won the Premier League title last season, have agreed deals with both Ipswich and Southampton for £20 million.
Both Southampton and Ipswich will play in the Premier League next season after winning promotion from the Championship at the end of the last campaign. The Saints and the Tractors are looking to sign a new forward, and 21-year-old City and England Under-21 international forward Delap is a player they both want.
TalkSPORT has reported that Delap was at Ipswich s training ground early this week. The Tractor Boys think that they are the favourites to secure the services of the forward. T…
Poland kept their hopes of reaching the Nations League quarter-finals alive after battling back for a 3-3 draw against 10-man Croatia on Tuesday.
Michal Probierz s side know they must win both of their last two matches in November to stand a chance of finishing in the top two, with Croatia missing the chance to go within a point of Group A3 leaders Portugal after their goalless draw with Scotland.
Poland took the lead in the fifth minute when Piotr Zielinski s effort deflected off Martin Erlic and beyond Dominik Livakovic, only for Borna Sosa to restore parity soon after.
The visitors then silenced Stadion Narodowy with two goals in quick succession, as Petar Sucic fired into the far corner before turning provider for Martin Baturina s first senior international …
Ethan Ampadu believes Wales will feel the benefit of his settled life at Leeds and the end of his wanderlust.
Ampadu holds no regrets over leaving Chelsea this summer and heading to Elland Road after loan spells at RB Leipzig, Sheffield United, Venezia and Spezia – at the last three clubs he suffered relegation.
The 22-year-old joined Chelsea at the age of 16 in 2017 and was their longest serving player until his July departure, despite making just 12 senior appearances there in six years.
“It comes down to you as an individual,” Ampadu said about his Stamford Bridge exit.
“If you want to stay then you voice that opinion, but I felt it was the right time to leave.”
Ampadu has become a popular figure with Leeds fans in the early weeks of …
Manchester City are taking unprecedented legal action against the Premier League, The Times has exclusively revealed.
The legal challenge centres around the league s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, regarding commercial and sponsorship deals with companies owned or associated with the club s owners.
Those rules currently dictate such transactions have to be independently assessed to be of fair market value and have been a topic of scrutiny for some time.
In February, clubs voted to approve tougher rules regarding how such deals are valued.
Initially introduced in December 2021 in the wake of Newcastle United s sale to the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, the rules are designed to prevent clubs from inflating commercial deals with companies …
Wigan Athletic striker Will Grigg has been named in Northern Ireland s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016.
Liam Boyce, Billy McKay, Daniel Lafferty, Michael Smith and Ben Reeves have all been cut by Michael O Neill, the Irish Football Association announced on Saturday.
Grigg, who scored 25 goals as Wigan claimed the League One title this season, opened his international account in Friday s 3-0 friendly victory over Belarus. QPR striker Conor Washington, who scored his second goal in three appearances in that win, has also made the squad.
The Northern Ireland squad for 2016!
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland)
O Neill admitted it was a tough to leave out Boyce, who scored 20 times in all competitions for Ross County this season.
It w…