Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension at Manchester United until June 2026 on existing terms.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team decided to retain Ten Hag following the club s end-of-season review and a further year has been tacked on to his existing deal, which was due to expire at the end of the coming season.

A show of faith

Some may say it s not the greatest show of faith from Ratcliffe and the new United hierarchy, which now comprises Omar Berrada as CEO, Jason Wilcox as technical director and Dan Ashworth as sporting director, but Ten Hag insists he s happy with his 12-month extension.

said: I am very pleased to have reached agreement with the club to continue working together. Looking back at the past two years, we can reflect with pride on tw…

“Joel’s qualities as a player are there for all to see and as a club, we have benefited from them since the first moment that he joined. I don’t think he has had too many headlines over the years but he has only ever been a very famous figure within our group.

“I have said before that if there was one person who wouldn’t care if he was underrated it would be Joel, but the truth is we could not have rated him more highly. Not only has he set the standards for himself, he has set them for others and this is one of the main reasons why his time here has been so successful.”

Leverkusen have signed 19-year-old centre-back Jeanuël Belocian from Stade Rennais in the current window and have seen on-loan defender Sadik Fofana return to the club as well. They have al…

Man City striker Julian Alvarez is edging closer to a summer move to Real Madrid with the transfer on track , according to reports.

The Citizens won their fourth consecutive Premier League title on the final day of last season with Pep Guardiola s side beating Arsenal to first place by two points.

That further cemented Guardiola as one of the best managers the English top flight has ever seen amid speculation that he could leave at the end of his contract in 2025.

There have also been links to the England manager s job after Gareth Southgate and some of Guardiola s top stars have been linked with a move away this summer.

Alvarez, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ederson and Jack Grealish are among the players who have been linked with a move away before …

Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is thought to be assessing his options as the 27-year-old is reportedly frustrated with his situation at the club.

Chilwell arrived at Stamford Bridge from Leicester City back in 2020 for a reported fee of £45m. While he has showcased his quality at times, injuries have hampered his spell in London.

It s been well-documented that Chelsea currently have a bloated squad and as a result,

One of the players who could depart in the coming weeks is Chilwell who seems to have fallen down the pecking order under new manager Enzo Maresca.

It looks like Marc Cucurella will be Maresca s first-choice at left-back and this has left Chilwell in a tricky position.

According to , Chilwell is frustrated with his situation as …

Joe Cole thinks Man Utd want to sell Antony this summer after the Brazilian cost the Red Devils in their 2-1 defeat to Brighton on Saturday.

The Red Devils looked set to come from behind to win on the south coast after Amad Diallo cancelled out the 100th career goal of former United forward Danny Welbeck.

But, following a bizarre disallowed goal involving substitutes Joshua Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho, Seagulls striker Joao Pedro compounded the visitors’ misery .

And one substitute was accused of costing Man Utd the match with Chelsea legend Cole insisting that Antony failed to win the ball back for his team at a crucial moment.

Manchester United brought on Antony who in all due respect, probably isn’t happy to just play 10 or 15 minutes,” Col…

The Athletic s David Ornstein has commented on whether Liverpool could make another attempt to sign Real Sociedad and Spain star Martin Zubimendi.

The 2024 summer transfer window was frustrating for as they missed out on top target Zubimendi.

The Reds made it their priority to sign a new No. 6 and was identified as their preferred target after he impressed for Real Sociedad and Spain last season.

Arsenal were initially considered his most likely next destination, but they decided to sign Mikel Merino as a cheaper alternative.

This gave Liverpool a free run at signing Zubimendi. They were willing to activate his £51m release clause to sign him and it was reported that he was in favour of the transfer, but he performed a dramatic last-minute U-turn

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Arsenal have lined up a few priority targets as they seek to beef up their attack in the January transfer window with one of those shortlisted recently refusing a new contract.

The Gunners have contacted the entourage of Lille striker Jonathan David, who is garnering attention from a number of teams after approaching the last year of his contract.

According to , the North Londoners will concentrate on signing the Canadian international in January.

This summer, manager Mikel Arteta focused on other areas rather than signing a new attacker.

To add depth to the team, Arteta has signed keeper David Raya on a permanent basis, as well as Riccardo Calafiori in defence, Mikel Merino in midfield, Raheem Sterling in wide areas, and another goalkeeper in Neto with…

Man Utd legend Paul Scholes claims that new signing Matthijs de Ligt isn t an upgrade on Harry Maguire, according to reports.

Maguire, who arrived at from Leicester City for an £80m fee in 2019 has come under immense pressure over the last couple of seasons at Old Trafford with the centre-back receiving more criticism than any other Red Devils player.

But his steady performances over the past year have gone under the radar with Maguire getting his head down and attempting to get back to his best form.

There were plenty of rumours in the summer that Man Utd were trying to offload Maguire as they brought in De Ligt from Bayern Munich and Leny Yoro from Lille but the England international remained at Old Trafford.

And Ten Hag admitted at the beginning of …

And yet another group has thrown its hat into the ring.

No Casinos Inc., an anti-gambling group in Florida, requested it be allowed to submit an amicus curiae brief to the Florida Supreme Court in support of West Flagler s lawsuit against online sports betting.

Amicus curiae briefs, or friend-of-the-court briefs, are notices written by groups or individuals not directly involved in a legal case, but who could have some expertise or knowledge a court may find useful in making it decision.

The Florida Supreme Court will have to agree to the request before No Casinos Inc. can submit a brief.

Online Sports Betting Contrary to Florida Constitution

In its brief request, counsel for No Casinos Inc. wrote that online sports betting is contrary to the Florida Co…

Bally s may finally have a window to launch online sports betting in for the first time despite holding a license for more than one full year.

Bally s Chief Operating Officer Brett Calapp revealed during today s Massachusetts Gaming Commission meeting that the operator is hoping to launch online sports betting in the commonwealth by the end of June.

Bally’s received its initial category 3 sports betting license from the commission in January 2023, but never launched. It re-upped its temporary license with the commission earlier this year for a $1 million renewal fee.

Bally s Committed to Massachusetts

Despite not launching for more than a year, Calapp assured the commission members that Bally s is still very much committed to the state.

Our commitmen…