EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThis is no ordinary January transfer window for Manchester City, but then this is no ordinary season for manager Pep Guardiola.His team -- winners of the past four Premier League titles -- are 12 points adrift of leaders Liverpool in this season's race, with fixtures against Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham all to come in February.Participants in two…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsRuben Amorim has admitted his first few months at Manchester United have been the most intense of his career but also "the most special."The Portuguese manager took over at United in November after Erik ten Hag was sacked with the team 14th in the Premier League.Amorim suffered six defeats in his first 11 league games at United, the…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsLaLiga president Javier Tebas has said the league is still fighting to have Barcelona forward Dani Olmo unregistered for the second half of the season.Olmo was unregistered by LaLiga and the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Jan. 1 after Barça failed to prove their were compliant with the league's financial fair play rules (FFP) in time for…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSpanish football federation [RFEF] president Rafael Louzán has claimed Florentino Pérez told him he'd like to bring English referees to Spain, to improve the quality of LaLiga's refereeing.Real Madrid president Pérez has frequently criticised the quality of Spanish officials, saying in 2023 that "urgent" reforms were necessary, while the club's TV channel, Real Madrid TV, has regularly highlighted…