Tag: issues

Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: A decisive moment of real quality – but Mikel Arteta still has issues to address
10 October 2026 Off

Arsenal 2-1 Leeds: A decisive moment of real quality – but Mikel Arteta still has issues to address

By Total Football News

Arsenal won the league last season in part because of their excellent defence.

The Gunners conceded the fewest goals in the league but have already conceded five in six games.

The partnership of Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba is one of the best in the world and Arsenal look to be missing the injured Frenchman’s calmness.

Ezri Konsa was brought in from Aston Villa for £55m and, despite his quality,

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Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues defiant message to European club bosses
29 September 2026 Off

Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues defiant message to European club bosses

By Total Football News

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has issued a defiant message to the executives of other teams about the club being found guilty of a majority of Premier League charges, BBC Sport has been told.

He was speaking at a board meeting of European Football Clubs (formerly the ECA) in Copenhagen before its general assembly on Tuesday.

Soriano was said to have vowed to fight the charges and the process

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Stoke City opinion: Three immediate issues for Potters to resolve
23 December 2025 Off

Stoke City opinion: Three immediate issues for Potters to resolve

By Total Football News

The close games Stoke were winning during the first quarter of the season have now turned into defeats.

They were decent in possession and worth a point at Watford but got nothing and again looked relatively blunt in attack.

Stoke face a couple of big home games between Christmas and New Year as they try to enter 2026 in the Championship’s top six but to do that they’ll have to

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Blackburn Rovers: Ewood Park pitch issues need urgent attention
9 December 2025 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Ewood Park pitch issues need urgent attention

By Total Football News

Once is enough, twice is too many – Blackburn Rovers’ Ewood Park pitch has become a real problem.

For the second time this season a match has been abandoned.

In September, it was the best part of 80 minutes before the referee was left with no choice but to call a halt to a match against Ipswich, and on Saturday it was pretty much an hour in when Ruebyn Ricardo

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Leicester City: How the Foxes are helping tackle mental health issues though football
7 November 2025 Off

Leicester City: How the Foxes are helping tackle mental health issues though football

By Total Football News

Among those that Webb and the programme participants got to speak to this week were Leicester City captain Ricardo Pereira and Foxes forward Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

Webb admits he was left “starstruck” with the pair stood pitchside as ring-in managers for the day as part of the English Football League’s Week of Action.

It was in the clubhouse after the match, however, that Pereira – an FA Cup

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Imran Louza backs rebooted Watford to tackle their travel issues
3 November 2025 Off

Imran Louza backs rebooted Watford to tackle their travel issues

By Total Football News

Imran Louza is convinced that a rebooted Watford have the fighting spirit to sort out their awayday blues.

The in-form midfielder, who has grabbed three goals in the last three games, credits the return of Javi Gracia as manager for bringing together the squad.

A 3-0 victory over high-flying Middlesbrough at Vicarage Road on Saturday showed what the Hornets are capable of achieving.

Now Louza, 26, says the next step

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Phil Foden: Man City midfielder say struggles down to off-field issues and injury
21 May 2025 Off

Phil Foden: Man City midfielder say struggles down to off-field issues and injury

By Total Football News

City have had a poor campaign, relinquishing hold of the Premier League trophy, exiting the Champions League in the last 16 and being stunned by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final.

They end the season with a trip to Fulham on Sunday (kick-off 16:00 BST), knowing a point should clinch a Champions League place for next season.

But City have a quick turnaround this summer as they will be

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Women’s FA Cup final: Sir Jim Ratcliffe absence obscures the big issues at Man Utd
18 May 2025 Off

Women’s FA Cup final: Sir Jim Ratcliffe absence obscures the big issues at Man Utd

By Total Football News

Yet is it realistic to fight with Chelsea?

There was a lot of talk about the Champions League but United’s path to the lucrative main draw is fraught with hazards for Skinner’s side. Firstly, they must come through a semi-final and final just to make it through the second qualifying round. Inter Milan and Roma are big-name potential opponents – but Swedish side BK Hacken are also in the draw

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Sheffield Wednesday: Owls fail to pay wages of players for March due to cashflow issues for owner Dejphon Chansiri
31 March 2025 Off

Sheffield Wednesday: Owls fail to pay wages of players for March due to cashflow issues for owner Dejphon Chansiri

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay their players’ wages for March due to cashflow problems suffered by owner Dejphon Chansiri.

The club said it was a “temporary issue” due to debts owed to the 56-year-old Thai businessman, whose family control the Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna.

Wednesday are 12th in the Championship – five points outside the play-off places – and face Hull City at

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Oxford United boss says mental health issues ‘not weakness’
13 November 2024 Off

Oxford United boss says mental health issues ‘not weakness’

By Total Football News

Buckingham was praised earlier in the season after wearing jumper that highlighted the importance of men’s mental health on the touchline, during his team’s game against Burnley at the Kassam Stadium.

The stadium played host to Monday’s event, where people were able to find out about local support and chat with like-minded people.

Buckingham told the BBC: “If we can play our part as a football club to raise awareness

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