West Ham confirm £25m arrival – Lopetegui beats Chelsea, Man Utd to first signing

West Ham United announce the signing of Brazilian starlet Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras for a reported £25m. West Ham United have announced the signing of Brazilian starlet Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras. The 18-year-old was identified by Hammers director of football Tim Steidten as a top summer target during a scouting mission in South America. Although … Read more

England have ditched their recipe for success with Euro 2024 Gareth Southgate’s biggest gamble of all

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter In the final few sessions before Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate has been keen to ensure England’s raft of new attackers are properly up to speed with some of the team’s rehearsed … Read more

Sam Kerr signs new Chelsea contract

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has signed a new two-year contract, the Women’s Super League champions have announced. The Australian, who joined the club midway through the 2019-20 campaign, is now committed … Read more

Steve Clarke has a full squad as Scotland train ahead of Euro 2024 opener

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Steve Clarke’s squad was all present and correct as they trained in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ahead of the 2024 European Championship opener against Germany on Friday. The Scots went through final preparations for … Read more

Adam Wharton reflects on ‘surreal’ rise to England’s Euro 2024 squad

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Adam Wharton is struggling to compute his “surreal” ascent from Blackburn debutant to England’s Euro 2024 squad over the last 22 months. The 20-year-old midfielder is the second youngest player in … Read more

Brazil held by USA in Copa America warm-up

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Brazil drew 1-1 with the United States in a friendly in Orlando in a final tune-up for both sides ahead of the Copa America. USA had been under pressure to deliver … Read more