Manchester City consider Morgan Gibbs-White move, Arsenal want Lautaro Martinez and and Victor Osimhen is open to Juventus switch.

Argentinian provokes French club on arrival in ParisEmery praises ‘mature’ goalkeeper before quarter-final Unai Emery insisted Emiliano Martínez will handle the heat in Aston Villa’s Champions League quarter-final at the Parc des Princes, after the Argentina goalkeeper riled Paris Saint-Germain by wearing a cap showing off his World Cup triumph over France and appearing to feature a rooster, a national symbol. Martínez, who trained with the Argentina flag dyed into his hair, was the pantomime villain when his penalty shootout save and mind games helped his country to victory in in 2022. Martínez was heavily jeered and booked twice in Lille in a memorable Europa Conference League victory 12 months ago, his first game in France since those Qatar antics. The Villa manager said Martínez, whom he first worked with at Arsenal, has matured and learnt to control his emotions. Continue reading...

A single play has led Charlotte FC to multiple wins, while Minnesota United’s strikeforce is thriving The Vancouver Whitecaps weren’t supposed to be here, perched on top of the Western Conference. They lost Stuart Armstrong, a key Designated Player, over the offseason. Star attacker Ryan Gauld has missed the last month with a knee injury. They’re still alive in the Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-finals, and Concacaf success and regular season success don’t tend to mix well for MLS teams. And yet, here they are. On top of the West. The Vancouver Whitecaps. Continue reading...

Yassine Cheuko had helped protect Inter Miami starMLS now using its own security on matchdays Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, Yassine Cheuko, has been banned from from the touchline during Inter Miami matches. The former Navy Seal has gained a cult following from social media videos showing him closely watching the crowd to stop rogue fans from harming the Argentinian star. He has also chased down fans intent on getting close to Messi on several occasions. Continue reading...

San Diego FC has made fools of the doubters in its expansion season, while CF Montréal continues in the wilderness The LA Galaxy know how to win. Or at least, they knew how to win. While last season ended with the club clinching a league-record sixth MLS Cup, they’re now making a different sort of history. Winless through their first six games of the season, Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Orlando City means the Galaxy have made the worst start to a campaign of any defending MLS champion ever. They don’t put a star above the crest for that. Continue reading...

Brazil sack manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.

Max Rushden is joined by Philippe Auclair, Robyn Cowen and Will Unwin to wrap up the international break Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; Elis James reports from a hotel bed in North Macedonia as Wales get a late injury-time equaliser. The team wrap up the rest of the international break as Argentina hammer Brazil and what are the implications of countries like Iran qualifying for a tournament in Donald Trump’s America? Continue reading...

South American football writer Tim Vickery analyses what is going wrong for Brazil following their 4-1 defeat by Argentina.

Alvarez, Fernández, Mac Allister and Simeone on target in 4-1 win Argentina the first South American team to secure qualification Brazil were humiliated 4-1 by bitter rivals Argentina in South American World Cup qualifiers as the pressure mounted on manager Dorival Júnior after his side were comprehensively outplayed and fortunate not to lose by more. After edging Colombia 2-1 at home on Thursday, Brazil came crashing back to earth against the world champions, who started the rout with a close-range strike by Julián Alvarez four minutes after kick-off. Continue reading...