Douglas Luiz
Football cops’ courtroom drama gives fans a glimpse behind the scenes of the super-rich
Saif Alrubie is acquitted of sending an intimidating email to Marina Granovskaia – PA/Jordan Pettitt Southwark Crown Court, with its bare plaster walls, threadbare carpets and mice, is a world away from the private members’ clubs, exclusive restaurants and overseas hideaways where football’s biggest names are used to speaking. And yet it was in the … Read more
Arsenal vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups and more today
Arsenal host Aston Villa in the Premier League for Sunday’s late kick-off, hoping to move ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool and regain top spot in the table. The Gunners are confident after their 3-0 win over Brighton last weekend, but know they cannot drop any points with the title race on such a razor’s … Read more
Arsenal may need a new number 9, but Mikel Arteta has other concerns about the transfer
Many Arsenal supporters would like to see Mikel Arteta sign a new centre-forward and Gabriel Jesus play out wide – Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The inevitable consequence of Arsenal’s shock defeat to West Ham United, in which Mikel Arteta’s side took 30 shots but scored with none of them, was a new debate about strikers – … Read more
Best 30 men’s footballers in Britain right now
As 2023 draws to a close, Telegraph Sport rates the 30 best players in Britain across a range of sports this week. Monday it started with women’s football and now it is the turn of men’s football. To reach the top 30, players currently have to play for a club in Great Britain. Kamara is … Read more
‘I’m proud that the backbone of my team fires Unai Emery’s Aston Villa’
Dean Smith signed many of the players who make up the Aston Villa team – Telegraph/Geoff Pugh It was ahead of Aston Villa’s 11th straight home win in the Premier League, against West Ham United, that head coach Unai Emery echoed the thoughts of the majority of the club’s fans when he met former manager … Read more