QPR have agreed to a £42million settlement with the English Football League and will operate under a transfer embargo after the club s claims that Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules are unlawful were dismissed.
The London club were ruled to have broken EFL spending limits in 2014 when their £75m wage bill comprised more than 195 per cent of the club s £38.6m turnover.
After QPR were promoted back to the Premier League at the end of the 2013-14 season – they were relegated a year later – the club appealed against the FFP ruling, with chief executive Lee Hoos saying they had a strong case .
A panel of arbitration has dismissed the appeal, however, leaving QPR forced to pay a £17m fine and £3m of the EFL s legal costs, as well as an agreement by share…
Wolves manager Bruno Lage is optimistic about Adama Traore penning a new contract with the club following off-season interest from Tottenham.
The 25-year-old Spanish winger, who moved to Molineux Stadium in 2018, has less than two years remaining on his current Wolves deal.
Traore and Wolves have been in discussions about a new deal although Lage would not be drawn on a specific update, but admitted he was hopeful a deal would be struck.
I don’t know anything, what I know is the club want to make a new contract with him, Lage said. From what I can see every day, Adama is happy to stay here and happy with his team-mates.
Sometimes these kind of things take time and I think in the end it will be good for both. I’m very happy with what we have in our w…
Liverpool are leading the race for Udinese star Rodrigo De Paul, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that the Premier League giants are in the front row for the Argentina international attacker, but the Reds are facing competition from AC Milan and Leeds United.
De Paul has been on the books of Udinese since 2016 and is one of the better attacking players in Serie A. According to , the 26-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, has scored nine goals and provided nine assists in 34 Serie A games this season, and scored seven goals and gave six assists in 34 league matches during the 2019-20 campaign.
Udinese are open to selling De Paul, but the Italian club want €40 million as transfer fee for him. That is repor…
Xherdan Shaqiri has proved his doubters wrong with his performances for Liverpool this season, former Switzerland team-mate Tranquillo Barnetta believes.
The forward joined Jurgen Klopp s side for a reported £13.5million following Stoke City s relegation from the Premier League last season and has shown himself an able back-up in attack.
The 27-year-old has scored six times in 20 appearances in the top flight, including a match-winning double against Manchester United in December in a 3-1 win that ultimately cost Jose Mourinho his job as manager.
Shaqiri is likely to be on the bench on Tuesday when Liverpool host his former club Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Nonetheless, Barnetta who was an international team-mate …
Rangers want to sign Freddie Woodman from Preston North End in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Rangers manager Michael Beale personally wants the former Newcastle United goalkeeper at St. James’ Park for next season and beyond.
have reported that Rangers scouts have watched Woodman in action for Preston in the Championship in England a number of times already this season. Preston are reportedly willing to sell the 25-year-old goalkeeper in the summer of 2023. Rangers are ready to make a bid of £3.5 million for Woodman.
Woodman has been on the books of Preston since the summer of 2022 when he joined from Premier League club Newcastle. The 25-year-old former England Under-21 international goalkeeper has established himself as the…
England manager Gareth Southgate has said he is confused by comments from Jurgen Klopp about his treatment of Liverpool players on international duty.
Klopp has previously raised concerns about Southgate s use of Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield, as well as his justification for leaving Joe Gomez out of the England squad on the basis of a lack of game time at club level, while Manchester City s John Stones has continued to be picked despite spending much of the season on the bench.
Southgate has selected Liverpool duo Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson in his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Albania and San Marino.
I don t quite know why he keeps having a swing, you d have to ask him, Southgate told reporters.
I think we ve …
Santiago Mosquera starred in MLS on Wednesday, while the Vancouver Whitecaps enjoyed a win over Montreal Impact.
Mosquera scored a hat-trick as Dallas cruised to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Rapids at Toyota Stadium.
The Colombian opened the scoring four minutes before half-time, producing a neat finish into the bottom corner after a Michael Barrios cutback from the right.
The hosts doubled their lead shortly after the break through Franco Jara, who met Reto Ziegler s corner with a powerful header.
Dallas were in complete control approaching the hour-mark, Mosquera dispossessing a defender before finishing for 3-0.
Andre Shinyashiki pulled a goal back for the Rapids, but Mosquera completed his hat-trick with another clinical finish.
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Alvaro Morata has been named Spain s new captain ahead of Luis de la Fuente s first match in charge, with the new coach seeking the security and confidence of a strong start.
It is all change for Spain following the 2022 World Cup, with previous skipper Sergio Busquets retiring and De la Fuente replacing Luis Enrique as boss.
Morata is left as the most experienced player in the former Spain Under-21 coach s first squad and was confirmed as captain ahead of their first Euro 2024 qualifier against Norway on Saturday.
It s a pride and a joy, Morata said in a news conference. I m looking forward to things going well and winning. I m here to help the younger ones.
The Atletico Madrid striker has been enthused by what he has seen from De la Fuente so far – …
Denmark know a thing or two about winning against all odds. While their 4-0 victory over Wales on Saturday may not fall into that exact category, it s fair to say their Euro 2020 campaign is very much built on such a platform.
After all, the Danes greatest moment on the international stage, winning Euro 92, only occurred because of Yugoslavia s disqualification that came about to the breakup of the country.
This year they ve had to cope with the stress of Christian Eriksen s health emergency in their group opener against Finland, the Inter midfielder suffering a cardiac arrest.
While Eriksen is on the mend, there s no doubt Denmark s inner resolve and desperation to honour the efforts of their team-mate have played a role in their performances – even if their s…
Joel Campbell believes Arsenal face their most important game of the season so far against Olympiacos, as the English side travel to Greece looking to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Arsene Wenger s squad go on the road knowing they have their destiny in their own hands – if they win by any other score than 1-0 or 2-1, they will make the knockout stages of Europe s premier club competition for a 16th season in a row.
Goals, therefore, are going to be crucial for the visitors, who lost 3-2 at home to Olympiacos in September.
Campbell scored the first for Arsenal in their 3-1 home win over Sunderland in Premier League action on Saturday. However, that was just the second time in their last six outings that they have found the net more t…