Back at base

Kylian Mbappe delivered a pointed response to the critics who accused him of making a slow start to life at Real Madrid, insisting that he adapted “quickly, but not very quickly”. The French superstar joined Real Madrid on a free transfer after decades of fruitless speculation. Mbappe scored 68 minutes into his official debut as…

After breathing a big sigh of relief on Thursday night, Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur make the short trip across the capital for their next Premier League outing. The success of Spurs’ campaign centres around their progression in Europe. That’s been the case since they lost at Villa Park in the FA Cup fourth round. Their…

Former Liverpool striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle has found a new home on the fairways – trading the roar of Anfield for the quiet precision of professional footgolf. The ex-France international, who made 65 appearances and scored nine goals for the Reds (including a crucial strike against Olympiacos in the 2004/05 Champions League run), has taken up…

The exciting forward, signed from Brentford, was not part of the squad for the 2-1 victory over West Ham United in New Jersey. As he builds his fitness, being behind the rest of the group in that respect, Mbeumo is set to also miss our next Premier League Summer Series game, against Bournemouth, in Chicago….

Noussair Mazraoui linked up with the Morocco camp, despite being sidelined for our previous two matches, but did not feature for the Atlas Lions, as they finished their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 100 per cent record. The 27-year-old defender was excellent in the win over Chelsea but sat out the games against Brentford…

For the third time in five seasons, United’s season ends with us playing Chelsea – the Blues are bidding to win a seventh straight title this term. The UEFA Women’s Champions League final takes place the weekend after the end of the WSL term, with the Adobe Women’s FA Cup final the last competitive date…