Talks held: Arsenal working to beat Liverpool & Man City to potential €65m transfer

Adam Wharton and Mikel Arteta (Photo by Justin Setterfield, Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Arsenal have held some talks over the potential transfer of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, who is also on the radar of Liverpool and Manchester City. Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that the Gunners are prepared to … Read more

What's left of the German model? The Merkel years revisited

It’s hard to believe she’s only been out of power for three years. While no one expects Angela Merkel’s supporters to rally behind calls to “make Germany great again”, the excitement surrounding the release of her memoirs highlights a sense of nostalgia for a leader whose record-breaking tenure came to embody stability in a changing world. … Read more

What’s Trump’s price for averting tariffs? He didn’t tell Trudeau

Will Canada escape the potentially economy-smashing tariffs threatened by Donald Trump? If you can’t answer that question, congratulations, you’re in good company. It’s the multibillion-dollar enigma on the minds of some of the best-connected people in North America’s capitals. Trump has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on every product entering from Canada and Mexico — unless … Read more

Biden administration surveillance and AI tools for tracking and ranking immigrants set to help Trump deportation crackdown

President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to help make crucial decisions in tracking, detaining and ultimately deporting immigrants lacking … Read more

Suspended referee David Coote responds to deliberate yellow card allegations

Under-fire Premier League referee David Coote has rejected claims he discussed giving a yellow card to a player before a match. Coote is already suspended after a video showing him insulting Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp leaked online. A clip of the 42-year-old snorting a white powder then later emerged. The Athletic have revealed Coote is … Read more