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Mikel Arteta has admitted the pressure is on Arsenal to make necessary changes right away or risk the Premier League’s top sides pulling further and further away. But the Spaniard also knows he has another big problem because of the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis and its effect on the club’s already suffering transfer budget. Arsenal are at a crossroad this summer A number of Premier League sides have agreed wage deferrals with their players, but Arsenal are the only club to have...

Bayer Leverkusen have conceded that Kai Havertz is likely to move on in the ‘near future’, amid strong interest from clubs including Bayern Munich and Chelsea. The 21-year-old has become one of the most talked about young talents in Europe after grabbing 23 combined goals and assists so far this season. Havertz has scored 15 goals in all competitions this season “I see that many clubs are interested in Kai Havertz," Leverkusen chief executive Fernando Carro told regional local newspaper Kölner...

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has described the government’s decision to extend a free school meals scheme into the summer holidays as a ‘proud moment’ and considers it ‘more normal’ that people are speaking up to campaign for positive change. The free school meals programme is a cause close to Rashford’s heart having had to rely on them while he was growing up, despite his mum working tirelessly to try and feed the family. Rashford relied on free school meals growing up The UK...

Bayern Munich wrapped up their eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen. The win puts them mathematically beyond the reach of nearest challengers Borussia Dortmund, ten points ahead with just nine points left for Lucien Favre's side to play for. It was, fittingly, Robert Lewandowski who got the party started at the end of the first half – controlling a sumptuous lofted ball by Jerome Boateng on his chest before firing first time past a stranded Jiri...

itle Bayern Munich were confirmed Bundesliga champions for the 29th time on Wednesday night when they fought to a 1-0 win away to Werder Bremen, Robert Lewandowski scoring the decisive goal near the end of the first half and Alphonso Davies' late red card not taking the gloss off a fine season. The result means Bayern are officially the 2019/20 Bundesliga champions, edging past Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig to confirm their title with two games to spare. Despite a poor start to the season...

Lead Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid in the race for the La Liga title as they overcame a sturdy Leganes side 2-0 on Tuesday night. It was the visitors - boasting a starting XI with just one La Liga goal between them - who started the brighter and would've taken an early lead if it wasn't for a remarkable defensive sequence from Clement Lenglet to deter both Javier Araso and Miguel Guerrero. Leganes defended resolutely in the opening period, with Ansu Fati's opener being...

ield Exclusive - Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has admitted he's relishing the prospect of seeing Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in the same midfield - with his former club set to return to Premier League action on Friday night. Pre-match suggestions for United's trip to Tottenham Hotspur are that Pogba, who has spent a large chunk of this season injured, will start the game on the bench. The suspension of the season due to coronavirus has given the Frenchman time to recover...

ille An asterisk. That little symbol. That one that football fans who don't follow Liverpool will be turning around and pointing to over the next few years, well, probably, when discussing the destination of the 2019/20 Premier League title. It's Liverpool's trophy, there's no doubt about that now. The only question that remains is just about when they'll make it official. The Reds return to action following the suspension of the Premier League season this weekend at Goodison Park, knowing that...

Just five days after calcio returned at the Allianz Stadium on Friday night, Italy will have its first cup final of the season. That's right, the 73rd iteration of the Coppa Italia is set to be decided on Wednesday night as Juventus take on Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico following their respective triumphs in the semi-finals. No club has won more Coppa Italia titles than Juventus (13), with their last victory coming in 2018 The Bianconeri scraped past Milan on away goals after Ante 'Nigel de'...

It's mid-June and we've not had a great deal of football this calendar year, but the (awards) show must go on! Tuttosport, Italian magazine and regular dabblers in iffy transfer gossip, have released their 100 names for the 2020 Golden Boy long list. The Golden Boy award honours the best Under-21 footballer playing in Europe's top tiers, with the first tonne of contenders whittled down to a final 20 by public vote, before a group of journalists get their grubby mitts on the names for a final...

Napoli meet Juventus in the final of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday evening, with the stakes higher than ever as both sides look to find some much-needed success in the cup; albeit for very different reasons. Napoli haven't touched the trophy since 2014, and will hope a triumph in the cup can bring some success to a nightmare season that sees them sitting sixth in the league. However, Juventus have won the Coppa Italia more times (13) than any other Italian club, and are out for blood after...

2020/21 Exclusive - Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have both backed Manchester United to qualify for the Champions League next season by seeing off the competition when the Premier League campaign resumes, while the latter thinks Tottenham's spell as a title challenger in recent years is now over. The race for a top four, or potentially top five place if Manchester City lose their CAS appeal against a UEFA ban, is fierce. Chelsea, Manchester United, Wolves, Sheffield United, Tottenham and...

Rapid, two-footed, clinical. Wissam Ben Yedder has been quietly and consistently finding the net in the French and Spanish top tiers for the best part of decade. Between two spells in France, Ben Yedder spent three impressive years in La Liga with Sevilla where he was able to transfer his prolific scoring touch to European competition. In 22 outings in the Champions League and Europa League, Ben Yedder has found the net 18 times. In his debut campaign with the club he grew up supporting,...

Tanguy Kouassi has decided to join Bayern Munich as a free agent this summer after rejecting a professional contract from PSG. The 18-year-old rose to prominence following a stellar Under-17 World Cup campaign with France in 2019 and was handed several opportunities in the first team by Thomas Tuchel last season. Thomas Tuchel is a big fan of 18-year-old Kouassi Kouassi made 13 appearances for PSG last term; scoring three times and persistently showing off his talent in both centre-back and...

While Britain has produced some of the Premier League's finest talents since its inception, there can be no denying that it has often been the foreign stars that have brought that sprinkling of brilliance. Some foreign imports have enjoyed fleeting success in English football - like say Zlatan Ibrahimović - yet it's the players with a lasting attachment to the Premier League that every football fan adores and that we are interested in here today. Those cult figures who stuck around for years...

Real Madrid have halted their pursuit of Dutch international midfielder Donny van de Beek. The 23-year-old Ajax favourite has been a key player for the Eredivisie side since coming through their academy, and has been on Real's wishlist – notably as a cheaper alternative to Paul Pogba – for over a year. Manchester United are among the other clubs who have been linked with a move for Van De Beek, but 90min have been told that Van de Beek's €50m asking price is among the reasons he isn't a...

Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri has explained that he will make a few tactical tweaks to his side for the Coppa Italia final to make them more defensively resolute, and hit back at his critics of his lack of trophies in Italy. Sarri's men played out a prosaic 0-0 draw with Milan on Friday night to progress to Wednesday night's final on away goals, missing a first-half penalty before Ante Rebic was sent off for the visitors. Juventus will meet Napoli in the final Juventus will meet Napoli in the...

Arsenal, for all of their quality infrastructure and splendour, are not the powerhouse Premier League force they used to be. Instead, the Gunners - who 20 years ago were alongside Manchester United as one of the two best sides in England - now cling on to hopes of qualifying for the European B-leagues, rather than challenging for Premier League honours. It's a far cry from the days of peak Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and co., with current head coach Mikel Arteta's hopes of...

Liverpool midfielder Pedro Chirivella has posted a goodbye message to the club, with the player set to leave Anfield following the expiry of his contract later this month. The Spaniard joined the club's academy seven years ago, and had been on the fringes of the first-team in the past few seasons, making just ten senior appearances in total. The youngster had already announced his intention to leave the club at the end of his deal - rather than sign a short-term extension until the end of the...

With just two points separating Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, the race to be crowned champions is very much on. Football in Spain's top division got back underway on Thursday, but it wasn't until Saturday before fans were able to watch either of the top two in action. Barcelona produced a convincing display to ease past Mallorca 4-0, but Real responded when they hosted Eibar the next day - also securing all three points with a 3-1 win. With very little to separate the two...