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OFFICIAL: Pickford Signs New Everton Contract

On 16 October, Pickford Signs New Everton Contract

Rodri misses training after injury, but 2 players return ahead of Everton clash

Manchester City returned to training without Rodri on Thursday as the central midfielder continues to struggle for consistent fitness.

These Things Happen

Unfortunate for Allegri: Rabiot is out and faces a month's injury

The Frenchman will miss Sunday's match against Fiorentina: Pulisic, Saelemaekers and Estupinan also had problems during the break

Juventus undergoes major changes to its board of directors

Juventus is changing: Maurizio Scanavino is stepping down as CEO, and Exor is proposing Damien Comolli as the new CEO. Giorgio Chiellini's exclusion from the Juventus board of directors is a surprise.

EPL clubs turn to hidden gambling partners to beat sponsorship ban

Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds and Nottingham Forest fail to respond to questions sent by the Guardian, while Sunderland refuse to comment

Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv: No away fans allowed at Villa Park for Europa match

Aston Villa have been told away fans will not be allowed to attend next month’s Europa League match against Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv at Villa Park due to safety concerns.

Manchester United legend's grandson banned for betting

LEWIS MACARI has been slapped with a suspended three-month ban for breaching FA betting rules.

Real Madrid stars get new BMWs: See what Mbappé, Vinicius and Bellingham picked

The Real Madrid squad recently received their official BMWs, continuing a partnership with the German automaker that’s now in its fourth season, replacing Audi.

4 Man Utd stars MISS training just days before EPL showdown against Liverpool

Four Manchester United stars were absent from training on Thursday morning, just days before the Red Devils' crunch Premier League clash against rivals Liverpool.

2025 football players income ranking: Ronaldo leads with $280M, Messi with $130M

Forbes released the highest-earning football players of 2025. Among them, 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo leads by a wide margin with $280 million, Lionel Messi ranks second with $130 million, Karim Benzema third, Kylian Mbappé fourth, and 18-year-old Lamine Yamal tenth.

Spotify Camp Nou continues to grow on the side

Work on the third ring road has continued to progress over the last few days.

Mbeumo trying to convince Baleba to join MU during international duty

Man Utd star Bryan Mbeumo and Brighton ace Carlos Baleba have become closer while on international duty with Cameroon

What They Say

Giroud names his best Arsenal goal as he reveals plan to emulate Ronaldo

The former Arsenal and Chelsea striker admits he is considering extending his career beyond the end of the current season.

Iñigo Martinez: I didn't dare tell Flick I was leaving

 Iñigo Martinez talks about his departure from Barça over the summer.

Assistant: Pirlo did not want Ronaldo at Juventus, but couldn’t do anything

Andrea Pirlo ‘did not like Cristiano Ronaldo’ when he was coach of Juventus, revealed his assistant manager. ‘He didn’t want Ronaldo, but he couldn’t do anything about it.’

Lukaku's agent: Conte invited him to Napoli as Real Madrid was also a choice

Federico Pastorello, agent of Romelu Lukaku, striker for Napoli, made some statements.

Shearer: Isak failed to perform in club and regain form in the national team

Alexander Isak's failed to make much of a mark at Anfield since completing a British record £125million move to Liverpool from Newcastle United, and Alan Shearer has wasted no time in calling him out

Jan Urban, Poland coach: "I don't understand Lewandowski's injury."

Lewandowski's injury with the Polish national team didn't go down well within FC Barcelona, as revealed on Barça Reservat, a program on Catalunya Ràdio. 

Jaap Stam makes shock EPL top-four prediction: MU can fix things through winning

Jaap Stam has surprisingly included struggling Manchester United in his Premier League top-four prediction for the season.

Fixtures of the day

Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain VS Strasbourg 2025/10/17 18:45 UTC