The first edition of the AFC Champions League Elite begins Monday with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Riyad Mahrez looking to lead their Saudi Arabian clubs to success in Asia. Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli are among the favorites to win next May’s final and reinforce the ambitions of the Saudi Pro League (SPL) of becoming one of the best in the world. In the summer transfer windows of 2023 and 2024, SPL clubs spent over $1 billion on transfers to bring top-level players from the big European leagues.
Dietmar Hamann has offered a warning to Liverpool over Jamal Musiala who the Reds are increasingly interested in making a move for.Liverpool have reportedly been placed on high alert for the Bayern Mu...
After the high of their Champions League exploits, might Celtic come a cropper at Partick Thistle on Sunday? Having come through ties against KuPS of Finland and Lithuanians Gintra, Elena Sadiku's side will host Vorskla Poltava of Ukraine later this month as they bid to make history by reaching the group stage. First, though, the reigning SWPL champions have domestic matters to attend to, with a trip on Sunday to a Thistle side who thrashed Motherwell 4-0 last time out.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Everton (kick-off 17:30). OIlie Watkins, who withdrew from the England squad during the international break, is "progressively getting better and he is in the squad and being in the squad the thinking tomorrow is that he will be available to play." The Champions League starts next week but we have experience.
