UPDATE: Former Roma midfielder Edoardo Bove has arrived at... Watford’s training ground to undergo a medical. #WFC are closing in on signing the 23yo on a 5.5yr contract. A real coup for Watford, who appear to have beaten off competition from Premier League & Bundesliga clubs.show more

Three man press on him & Szoboszlai still finds... a way to beat it. I wasn’t joking when I said he’s the most technically gifted midfielder in the team & a top 5 midfielder in the Premier League period.show more

Anyone who claims Leeds fans are comparable to fans... of German/French clubs are delusional. The fact they're the best the UK has to offer at this stage is a sad state of affairs. Here's the Hansa Rostock away fans in Watford for a friendly.show more

‼️A reminder to all NEPL clubs & players re... LAW 42.3. This video is from an ECB Premier League game last week. The umpires, enforced the law, resulting in a Level 2 discipline report for the fielder and a two-week ban. FULL DETAILS FOR NEPL CLUBS >show more

🚨Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Barcola + Mbaye to Liverpool for... close to €200m: “Premier League inflated the market… now pay the price.” 🗣️“PSG asking close to 200 million for Barcola and Mbaye together is not crazy. It is the market you created. Elliot Anderson goes for 135 million. Morgan Rogers for almost 140. English clubs are throwing ridiculous money at players who have never won a Champions League, never carried a nation at a World Cup, never been the difference in the biggest games. Then they look at Barcola — two-time Champions League winner, France international, proven at the highest level — and suddenly 170 is ‘too much’? Please. Barcola is not some Premier League product hyped by Sky Sports. He is a real footballer who already has European titles. Mbaye is young, hungry, and has the kind of upside that clubs pay fortunes for later when it is too late. Together near 200 is high, yes. A bit high. But egregious? No. Not when the Premier League has completely inflated and ruined the transfer market with their own spending. I know value. I have been the most expensive player, the difference-maker, the one who made clubs rich by existing. PSG are not stupid. They built a machine that wins. They know what their players are worth in this market. If Liverpool want both, stop crying and pay. Or sit down like men and negotiate a serious number that respects the asking price. You cannot complain about the bill after you ordered the most expensive menu on the table for years. The Premier League spent like drunk tourists and now acts shocked when someone else asks for real money for real quality. That is not PSG being greedy. That is the market catching up to the mess English clubs made. If Liverpool want Barcola and Mbaye, they pay what the market demands or they leave them in Paris. Simple. Lions do not negotiate with feelings. They take what is theirs… or they pay the price.”show more

Matthijs de Ligt will be available for Manchester United's... Premier League opener against Fulham, subject to a medical 👀 United have agreed a £42.8 million deal with Bayern Munich for the defender, who previously worked with Erik ten Hag at Ajax 🔙show more

Battlefield lessons from the Ukraine conflict are shaping military... tactics worldwide. China has begun training its troops on how to evade drone threats. The goal here is to dodge or evade them at the last second by relying on quick reflexes, dropping to the ground. It's hard to see how that would play out in a real world combat environment.show more

In the GTAO The Contract update, Rockstar covered up... some art at the beach. Some art underneath tiles on a bathroom was covered. While I couldn't find any information specific to this, Rockstar has previously replaced art due to complaints from the real life equivalent's artistsshow more

President Trump has arrived at Salute to America rally... on the National Mall, but he’s in a VIP tent off stage and has been watching the stage on TV. He’s see to speak at 11pmshow more

Update!!! The Area A Commander, DPO Apapa, personnel of... the Command drawn from other divisions of Area B Command and RRS, as well as other law enforcement agencies are fully on ground. The scene has been cordoned off, normalcy restored, and efforts are ongoing to trans-load and move the tanker. The driver and motor boy have been taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention. Traffic is under control. Motorists are advised to comply with all instructions to avoid any obstruction to traffic flow.show more

According to Fabrizio Romano, Bernardo Silva is set to... be sold by Real Madrid despite joining the club on a free transfer this summer. 🗣️ Fabrizio Romano: “Bernardo Silva will be sold by Real Madrid before the summer transfer window ends despite only recently signing for the club. The decision has been made after Real Madrid coach José Mourinho told the club’s board and president that the midfielder is not in his plans and should be sold instead of Eduardo Camavinga. Mourinho believes Arda Güler would be a better fit in his position. Real Madrid are currently offering the midfielder to several clubs, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain currently exploring a deal.”show more

According to Fabrizio Romano, Bernardo Silva is set to... be sold by Real Madrid despite joining the club on a free transfer this summer. 🗣️ Fabrizio Romano: “Bernardo Silva will be sold by Real Madrid before the summer transfer window ends despite only recently signing for the club. The decision has been made after Real Madrid coach José Mourinho told the club’s board and president that the midfielder is not in his plans and should be sold instead of Eduardo Camavinga. Mourinho believes Arda Güler would be a better fit in his position. Real Madrid are currently offering the midfielder to several clubs, with Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain currently exploring a deal.”show more

🚨Paul Scholes makes big statement on Manchester United signing... tielemans and emphasizes on Kobbie maino am in no playing together 🗣️ “Youri Tielemans would be a very good signing for Manchester United. He’s 29, has huge Premier League experience, has played at the highest level for years, and you know exactly what you’re getting. He’s calm on the ball, technically excellent, can dictate the tempo and adds real quality in midfield. That said, I don’t see him playing alongside Kobbie Mainoo as a midfield two over a full season. I think United still need someone with real physicality and athleticism in there, someone who can dominate duels, cover ground and protect the back four. (Carlos Baleba Manu Koné ) I don’t know if Andrey Santos can be that physical player, or if he can play directly alongside Tielemans in a midfield two. He’s talented, there’s no doubt about that, but that’s still a question for me. With Champions League football coming back, United are going to need depth, energy and different profiles in midfield. For me, they still need one more physical midfielder to balance everything.”#MUFCshow more

Arrived at Runcorn Sports FC to be told by... staff it’s game off on a 4G? No one from their club here to tell us. Pitch is playable, staff at the centre can’t believe it’s off. All our squad travelled over! In fact a kids game is on the pitch now Go2Day West Cheshire Leagueshow more

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly considering leaving Saudi Arabian side... Al-Nassr in the summer, with a return to Europe or a move to the MLS considered potential options. The 40-year-old, who, on a contract worth £488,000 per day, is the highest-paid footballer in history, began a strike earlier this week. Ronaldo is claimed to unhappy with the manner in which Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is handling Al-Nassr's finances, particularly in comparison to how they are treating rival clubs. The PIF controls a 75 per cent stake in four Saudi Pro League clubs — Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal and Ronaldo's Al-Nassr — and has been the driving force behind the league's ability to attract some of world football's biggest names on lucrative contracts. Al-Hilal completed the signing of Ronaldo's former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema on Monday, moving from fellow Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad. Al-Hilal are currently one point clear of Ronaldo's Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, with the veteran Portuguese star said to believe his club have not been treated fairly in the transfer market. According to Portuguese newspaper Record, Ronaldo's frustration has led to him considering leaving Al-Nassr in the summer. The report claims Ronaldo has a £43million (€50m) release clause, with the veteran having 18 months to run on a two-year deal he signed last summer. It remains to be seen whether any club would look to trigger the release clause, given Ronaldo is set to turn 41 on Thursday. It is claimed that a return to Europe or a move to the MLS could be possible options for Ronaldo. In December, Ronaldo hinted at a possible return to Europe as he reiterated his ambition to reach 1,000 career goals.show more

🚨💣 BREAKING: Ibrahim Konaté to Barcelona, here we go!... Agreement reached on a 4 year deal. Konaté rejects Real Madrid’s offer to join Barcelona even though they offered him more money. Hansi Flick wanted to bring him in. Konaté set to travel this week for medical and contract signing at FCB. 🔵🔴✈️ #FCBshow more

Maddison via TikTok: “These days are the toughest. Champions... league matchdays for the boys. Grinding away in a lonely gym at the training ground. It’ll all be worth it for that feeling when i return to the pitch.”show more

Politico: "Prime Minister, the King has been at #COP28... for two days & other world leaders are staying into the weekend. You've been here for a matter of hours & you're due to leave again imminently. You've spent more time on a private plane, than on the ground at the summit .. "show more

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison... in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. He is the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned.show more

Christmas in Ala Igbo has been peaceful and successful.... Those who, out of fear of the unknown, stayed back in Abuja and Lagos are now returning to the Southeast to properly celebrate the New Year, after hearing from those who arrived first that all is well on the ground. The truth is, once we all make a deliberate effort to come home and make our presence felt, we will begin to see the things that need fixing and take action. However, if we continue to rely on false information online, we will live in perpetual fear, disconnected from the true reality on the ground. We all have a role to play to make ALA IGBO GREAT AGAIN!show more