John Stones says that while Manchester City will miss Rodri, his absence will give other players in the team a chance to shine.

The Spaniard suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that required surgery in City s 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League on September 22.

Rodri played 50 matches in all competitions for Pep Guardiola s side last season, proving a key player as they won a fourth-consecutive top-flight title.

The team often struggled without him in the squad though, with their win rate dropping from 76% to 55.6% in the nine games they played without him.

With Kevin De Bruyne also currently on the sidelines, Rico Lewis, Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan played in midfield in their 1-1 draw with Newcastle United on Sat…

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says ideas like the European Super League often come from people who are “detached from what this game is all about”.

Spurs were one of six English clubs who were signed up to the original Super League in 2021 before swiftly withdrawing amid fan protests.

A European Court of Justice ruling on Thursday has forced UEFA to at least listen to proposals for rival competitions like the Super League in future, but all six Premier League teams involved last time have already distanced themselves from any attempt to revive the ESL.

For too long, football fans have been treated as an afterthought.

If I’m Prime Minister, I’ll make sure the European Super League doesn’t happen.

It’s time to start putting fans fir…

Robert Lewandowski moved outright third on the list of all-time Champions League goalscorers as he helped Bayern Munich to a convincing 4-1 win against Lazio in Tuesday s last-16 first leg.

Bayern have stuttered domestically with a draw and defeat in their past two Bundesliga matches, but they eased to victory at the Stadio Olimpico, scoring three of their four goals in the first half.

Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane put the holders in complete control after prolific striker Lewandowski had opened the scoring with his 72nd goal in the competition, moving him behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (134) and Lionel Messi (119).

Francesco Acerbi s own goal early in the second half gave Lazio an even bigger mountain to climb and, while Joaquin Correa did pull one back with a fin…

Antonio Conte has told his players to do their talking on the pitch by holding off Milan and winning a first Scudetto in 11 years.

Inter edged out Torino 2-1 late on in their most recent match and boast a six-point lead on Milan with a game in hand on their closest challengers.

That made it eight Serie A victories in a row for the Nerazzurri and they will be looking to make it nine on the spin for the first time since 2017 when they travel to Bologna.

Milan boss Stefano Pioli and midfielder Ismael Bennacer have both warned Inter that the title race is not yet over, but Conte does not want to engage in mind games.

Asked at his pre-match news conference on Friday what mistakes have to be avoided, Conte said: Speaking inappropriately. We need to shut up and …

Gareth Southgate revealed his England stars are fed up of racism controversies overshadowing their strong performances – but vowed they would not back down.

England are on a high after reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the same stage in the Nations League, and then marching to the Euro 2020 final.

It should be a time when their achievements are being splashed across coverage of the team.

Yet the disgusting treatment that England s black players have frequently received at away games has meant the team s positive results have been accompanied by reporting of the problems they have encountered, often overshadowing on-field success.

FIFA has launched an investigation and opened disciplinary proceedings against the Hungarian FA after Englan…

The Premier League season is already throwing up plenty of drama. Five rounds in and the Premier League season shows no signs of being anything other than its usual self.

Liverpool managed to keep their revival on track with a last-gasp injury time win over Newcastle United, making it two victories on the bounce after failing to notch a three-point haul in their first game.

Manchester City continue to suggest they could romp to a third successive title under Pep Guardiola after Erling Haaland netted a second hat-trick in as many games against Nottingham Forest.

Arsenal maintained their perfect record for the new campaign with a win over Aston Villa too, while Tottenham missed the chance to keep pace with a frustrating draw against West Ham,

But befo…

After speculation about his future at the club, Kieran McKenna has signed a new four-year contract at Ipswich Town.

McKenna took over at Ipswich in December 2021, with the club in League One, and has since led them to back-to-back automatic promotions.

The Tractor Boys finished the Championship season in second, just one point behind champions Leicester City, to secure Premier League football for the first time in 22 years.

That feat also earned McKenna the League Managers Association’s Manager of the Year award, as he beat Pep Guardiola to the award.

Since then, the Northern Irishman has been linked to a move away from Ipswich, with Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United all thought to be interested in him at some stage.

We are delighted to an…

Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football in the wake of Belgium s disappointing performance at the World Cup.

The Red Devils were underwhelming in an opening 1-0 win over Canada but defeat to Morocco and a draw with Croatia saw them exit Group F.

Head coach Roberto Martinez, who four years previously had led Belgium to the semi-finals in Russia, confirmed his departure after that game.

Real Madrid winger Hazard has now also called time on his spell with the national team, announcing his decision on Instagram.

A page turns today… Thank you for your love. Thank you for your unparalleled support, he wrote.

Thank you for all this happiness shared since 2008. I have decided to put an end to my international career. The s…

Even though their place at the European championship next year had already been secured, Italy pulled no punches on Tuesday as they put the ball into the net five times away to Liechtenstein. Federico Bernardeschi, Andrea Belotti (twice), Alessio Romagnoli and Stephan El Shaarawy were all on target.

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Jens Cajuste has joined Ipswich Town on loan from Napoli for the 2024-25 season.

The midfielder, who made 35 appearances for the Partenopei in all competitions last season, will be available for Ipswich s second Premier League outing against Manchester City.

Cajuste joined Napoli in August 2023 from Reims, signing a five-year contract in a deal reported to be worth €12million.

This feels great, and I m happy to be here, Cajuste told TownTV.

It took a little while with the negotiations, but I m finally here, and I m very excited.

You Juste love to see it.

— IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown)

I ve had great conversations with the manager, and this seems like a very interesting project. It s an ambitious club and a team that is prog…