Samuel Ogbodo

Rashford is 'out of control' and 'has NO respect' for Ten Hag, claims Sutton. Another week, another problem for Erik ten Hag and Manchester United and this time it comes with a familiar name attached. Marcus Rashford's apparent disaffection with life at Old Trafford has come to the boil after he missed Sunday's win at Newport following a trip to Belfast. Rashford, we are told, was unwell over the weekend and therefore not fit enough to travel with Ten Hag and his team to South Wales. However, after being seen socialising in Belfast on Wednesday night, it now appears that the 26-year-old was out in the Irish city on Thursday as well. United manager Ten Hag has not denied the story and has not taken the opportunity to refute suggestions he has been lied to by his star player. Not surprisingly, the matter was a hot topic on today's 'It's All Kicking Off' podcast with Mail Sport star columnist and Premier League winner Chris Sutton quick to tear in t...

Saudi Arabia and Karim Benzema update amid links to Lyon, Arsenal and Chelsea Karim Benzema has been tipped to become the second star to return to European football after just six months, following on from Jordan Henderson’s shortlived stay there. His time at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia has been less than happy, and he is set for talks on his future next week with Sporting Director Ramon Planes. Ligue 1 insider Jonathan Johnson has called Benzema’s potential loan return to Olympique Lyonnais, his first club, ‘one to watch’, while speaking to Caught Offside. It could be an easy avenue back into European football, although Lyon have just forked out for Gift Orban up front. Meanwhile his lawyer spoke to the press backing Benzema to come back from his tough start to life in the Middle East, noting that ups and downs are part of the sport, as per Marca. Hugues Vigier pointed out that he had his struggles on multiple occasions at Real Madrid, and ended up winning the Ballon d’Or. Team Talk in...

🚨 BREAKING: PSG under investigation for alleged involvement in Messi’s 2021 Ballon d’Or win Back in 2021, Lionel Messi collected his seventh Ballon d’Or, having won the voting to be crowned as the winner of the iconic France Football award. However, that achievement has now been called into question, with the finger being pointed at then-club Paris Saint-Germain. According to reports from Le Monde and Mediaport (via Diario AS), PSG are accused of lobbying for Messi to win the award that year. Specifically, the French champions are alleged to have strengthened ties and relations with Pascal Ferre, who was the president of France Football at the time of Messi’s seventh Ballon d’Or triumph. Le Monde have claimed that Ferre, who was appointed as PSG’s new communications member in 2023, received tickets for club matches, including one behind closed doors fixture against Borussia Dortmund back in 2020. Also, a business class flight on Qatar Airways paid for by the Qatari governm...