Fans and players’ partners upset by groping and pushingRFEF says sorry but still plans more Super Cups in Saudi The president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) has apologised to Real Mallorca supporters six days after they were harassed at the Super Cup semi-final in Jeddah, with the Balearic government inviting him to reconsider the decision to hold the tournament in Saudi Arabia. At the end of their 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid last Thursday, players’ families and Mallorca fans who had travelled to the game alleged they were surrounded and subjected to abuse from local fans supporting Real Madrid on their way out of the King Abdullah stadium. Some female supporters are said to have been sexually harassed. The wife of the midfielder Dani Rodríguez, Cristina Palavra, described moments of “genuine panic” and denounced a lack of protection. Continue reading...

Trent Alexander-Arnold is out of contract at the end of the season and reports from Spain are claiming that the Liverpool star has now verbally agreed to join Real Madrid

Rio Ferdinand has urged Arsenal to pursue a loan move for Karim Benzema in an effort to solve their struggles in front of goal - with the former Real Madrid man underlining his desire to keep on playing

Trent-Alexander Arnold continues to be questioned by ex-Manchester United star Roy Keane, who has issued a warning to the Liverpool right-back ahead of his potential Real Madrid transfer

Liverpool are the favourites to claim the Premier League title this season but they still have concerns over the futures of out of contract stars Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk

Aurelien Tchouameni has put in heroic displays for Real Madrid while playing out of position at centre-back, but the club are reportedly open to selling the 24-year-old in the summer after being linked with Liverpool

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Ronald Araujo's contract with Barcelona runs until 2026 but his departure almost seemed certain, with Premier League side Arsenal hoping to take advantage of the situation

Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to remain at Liverpool for the rest of the season after Real Madrid shelved their plans to sign him in this month's transfer window

Manchester United are set for a busy end to the January transfer window, with Marcus Rashford expected to leave Old Trafford after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on a deal for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi and two further deals could be unlocked once he arrives at the Emirates Stadium

Talks for €60m Real Sociedad midfielder have progressedArteta wants new striker with Jesus set for surgery Arsenal are confident of agreeing a deal to sign Martín Zubimendi in the summer and will step up attempts to bring in a striker this month after confirming Gabriel Jesus has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury that will rule him out until next season. Talks over Zubimendi, who turned down a move to Liverpool last year and opted to remain at Real Sociedad, are understood to have progressed in recent days, with the Spain midfielder thought to be keen to join. The 25-year-old, part of the Spain squad that won Euro 2024, has a €60m (£51m) release clause that will have to be met. Continue reading...

Liverpool were very interested in a deal for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi in the summer only for him to turn down a move but Arsenal could now finally bring him to the Premier League

Joan Laporta says enemies hoped to ‘destabilise’ the clubPresident defends ‘contained euphoria’ before Super Cup Joan Laporta denounced an attack on Barcelona “by land, air and sea” and insisted there was no reason why he should resign as he spoke publicly for the first time since the club were allowed to register Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor in defiance of the ruling by La Liga and the country’s football federation. The Barcelona president claimed the club had correctly presented “all” the documentation needed to register Olmo and Víctor by the 31 December deadline but admitted they had not been able to provide the proof of income to comply with financial controls until 3 January. He alleged that was through no fault of their own and that the league made unexpected and unnecessary demands of Barcelona, hinting that the federation (RFEF) had said the registration should have been completed. Continue reading...