BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde has been discussing what Sunderland's new director of football Florent Ghisolfi will bring to the Stadium of Light, and how his responsibilities will differ to current sporting director Kristjaan Speakman. Ghisolfi, 40, left a position as sporting director at AS Roma last month before taking the role at Sunderland, which he will begin on Thursday. ... Read full Story
Expectations for exciting new arrivals to north London could not be higher this transfer season. Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea represents suitable competition for David Raya. In a similar vein, Brentford captain Christian Norgaard is rumoured to be joining and his Premier League experience means he will be a solid addition to the squad. ... Read full Story
Newcastle United’s Summer Plans Take Shape Under Howe’s Renewed InfluenceHowe back at the heart of Newcastle’s transfer driveAt Newcastle United, the rhythm of summer transfer business is once a... ... Read full Story
Bild reports that Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Florian Neuhaus no longer as a future at the club. Yesterday, it was announced that Neuhaus would be fined and punished for a video that surfac... ... Read full Story
Fiorentina and Real Betis have joined the race to sign Inter Milan midfielder Kristjan Asllani this summer transfer window.This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper La Repubbli... ... Read full Story
The news of Diogo Jota's death shocked the world this morning: the Liverpool forward lost his life at 28 years old following a car accident in which his 25-year-old brother also died.The Portuguese fo... ... Read full Story
Roma’s midfield is waiting to be strengthened in view of next season. Despite the restrictions imposed by the FFP, in fact, the Giallorossi will still be able to count on an important budget for the... ... Read full Story
Olympique Lyonnais have officially announced the departure of Saïd Benrahma (29) to Neom SC, after the Saudi Arabian side decided to trigger their option to make the loan deal permanent. Lyon have r... ... Read full Story
Liverpool say they are "devastated" by the "unimaginable loss" of their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, who has died in a car crash. ... Read full Story
Former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes has heaped praise on young forward Gonzalo Garcia for his impressive performances at the FIFA Club World Cup. The 21-year-old has been one of the big sur... ... Read full Story
Kilmarnock take on local rivals Ayr United on Friday in a 'friendly'... If that's possible between the two. One that springs instantly to his mind is last season's European adventure, when Killie came close to knocking out Cercle Brugge in the Europa League qualifiers. ... Read full Story
Italy begin their Women's EURO 2025 campaign with a game against Belgium on Thursday. Here's what you need to know about Le Azzurre this summer ...📚 What's the story?📸 MARTY MELVILLE - AFP or li... ... Read full Story
It is time for the second part of former Newcastle defender Steve Howey's countdown of the best centre-backs to represent the Magpies over the past 50 years. Coming in at three is Darren Peacock. Over four seasons, he amassed 176 appearances and helped the Magpies to consecutive runner-up finishes. ... Read full Story
Arsenal academy forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji has completed a transfer to FC Lausanne-Sport, following the expiry of his Gunners contract this week.Photo via Lausanne-Sport on InstagramA number of Ars... ... Read full Story
Football Italia, Serie A and the world of Calcio joins the wider football community in mourning the loss of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, who has tragically died at the age of 28.Diogo Jo... ... Read full Story
Today, 3 July 2025, Mike Maignan turn 30. Now in his fourth season with the Club, the French goalkeeper has been a constant source of leadership and a top performer between the sticks. He made 53 tota... ... Read full Story
According to a report from L’Équipe, Olympique de Marseille are interested in bringing Timothy Weah (25) back to Ligue 1. The US international who made his professional debut in France with Paris S... ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 3, 2025 is:
desultory \DEH-sul-tor-ee\ adjective
Desultory is a formal word used to describe something that lacks a plan or purpose, or that occurs without regularity. It can also describe something unconnected to a main subject, or something that is disappointing in progress, performance, or quality.
// After graduation, I moved from job to job in a more or less desultory manner before finding work I liked.
// The team failed to cohere over the course of the season, stumbling to a desultory fifth place finish.
“One other guy was in the waiting room when I walked in. As we sat there past the scheduled time of our appointments, we struck up a desultory conversation. Like me, he’d been in the hiring process for years, had driven down from Albuquerque the night before, and seemed nervous. He asked if I’d done any research on the polygraph. I said no, and asked him the same question. He said no. We were getting our first lies out of the way.” — Justin St. Germain, “The Memoirist and the Lie Detector,” New England Review, 2024
Did you know?
The Latin adjective desultorius was used by the ancient Romans to describe a circus performer (called a desultor) whose trick was to leap from horse to horse without stopping. English speakers took the idea of the desultorius performer and coined the word desultory to describe that which figuratively “jumps” from one thing to another, without regularity, and showing no sign of a plan or purpose. (Both desultor and desultorius, by the way, come from the Latin verb salire, meaning “to leap.”) A desultory conversation leaps from one topic to another, and a desultory comment is one that jumps away from the topic at hand. Meanwhile a desultory performance is one resulting from an implied lack of steady, focused effort.