Xabi Alonso confirms retirement

FromSoftware is no stranger to crafting grueling boss fights that will fuel your nightmares for years, but the studio has outdone itself with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The stellar expansion is probably some of the most difficult content the legendary Japanese studio has ever made, which is really saying something, and here, we’re going to rank what we feel are its fifteen toughest bosses.

#15. RAKSHASA

An optional boss that is far from Shadow of the Erdtree’s toughest, but still a formidable foe in his own right. Rakshasa may seem fairly nonthreatening with his spectral, humanoid form, but he has a deadly repertoire of attacks that he unleashes with h…

Microsoft has made cloud streaming a pivotal part of its gaming business, so it’s no surprise to see the company continuing to roll out new features to keep improving on the Xbox Cloud Gaming experience. Another major feature has been rolled out, in fact, with players now finally being allowed to stream games that they own.

While until now Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) has only allowed users to stream games available via the Game Pass catalog, Microsoft has announced that Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will now be able to stream games that they own through TV screens and browsers on smartphones, tablets, and PCs, with support for the same also coming to the Xbox app on PC as well as Xbox consoles sometime in 2025.

This feature has been rolled out in all 28 countr…

Ilkay Gundogan suffered another injury scare after his return to the Manchester City starting line-up was cut short.

Germany midfielder Gundogan tore his right anterior cruciate ligament against Watford last December but came on during a 6-0 win over the same opponents on Saturday.

City boss Pep Guardiola handed the 26-year-old a start in Wednesday s EFL Cup third-round clash at West Brom and Gundogan was instrumental in a superb first-half showing from the visitors.

Leroy Sane opened the scoring in the third minute after Gundogan had a shot saved but the former Borussia Dortmund player had his outing curtailed before the hour.

Gundogan broke up a West Brom attack and embarked upon a driving run into the opposition half, when Claudio Yacob brought him …

Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona and starting a fresh challenge elsewhere would make things interesting for football, according to Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller.

Six-time Ballon d Or winner Messi informed Barca on Tuesday he wants to leave after 19 years at the club and it is believed he wants to activate a possible clause to leave on a free transfer during the current window.

Inter, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, who are managed by former Barca boss Pep Guardiola, are considered the realistic candidates to sign the 33-year-old.

Muller considers Messi to be arguably the greatest footballer of all time and is intrigued to see where the superstar forward ends up if granted his wish to leave Camp Nou.

The day Messi and Barcelona go their se…

After Liverpool slipping up in their last two matches, Arsenal were in control of the Premier League title race going into their clash at home against Aston Villa. The Gunners obviously needed to win to stay ahead of Manchester City, who had beaten Luton Town comprehensively some 24 hours before, but Villa shocked the Emirates Stadium with Leon Bailey breaking the deadlock in the 84th minute.

With no time to lose, Arsenal rushed forward in search of an equalizer, but only three minutes later, their misery was complete as Ollie Watkins used pace and audacity to score this fine goal and set the final score at 0-2.

Just watch the away end, again.

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial)

In a span of one week, the pole position in the title race has gone f…

Manchester United are closing in on a £25m deal for Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin, .

The France international has long been linked with a move away from St Mary’s Stadium, with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur originally the only two clubs in the frame, though it is the Red Devils who are now leading the chase for his services.

Despite a number of his teammates moving on a year ago, Schneiderlin remained with the Saints though he is almost certain to end his time with the club this summer.

In eight seasons with the south coast club, the 25 year old has racked up two hundred and sixty appearances in all competitions, scoring fifteen goals while he was part of the squads that won promotion from both League One in 2011, and the Championship a year later.<…

Newcastle United midfielder Joe Willock has revealed he considered quitting social media due to the racist abuse he has been subjected to online.

Willock, who completed a permanent move from Arsenal to Newcastle last week, says more must be done to prevent individuals from sending such vile messages.

Every day I get messages, Willock told BBC Radio Newcastle. Messages saying about my colour or different things that are disgusting, really.

There s not much you can do you just have to try and ignore it. I don t think Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have put up enough of a fight for us to do anything else.

I feel like the only thing you can do in this day and age is just ignore it and try to put it at the back of your head.

It comes up on your p…

Lionel Messi says Argentina have no excuses after they fell to a hugely disappointing 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in their World Cup opener at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday.

Argentina headed into the tournament as one of the favourites to win their third title, and a Messi penalty put La Albiceleste a goal to the good at half-time as they appeared to be cruising to a first victory in Group C.

However, two goals in the space of five minutes from Saleh Al Shehri and Salem Al Dawsari completely flipped the script, and Messi s side were condemned to one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history.

Messi acknowledged he and his team-mates must not seek to justify the stunning loss, though he hoped it would end up bringing the group closer together.

There are no excus…

England manager Roy Hodgson has challenged Michael Owen to make a return to the national side after more than four years in the wilderness.

The 32-year-old netted 40 times in 89 appearances for England, but his last appearance for England came in March 2008 against France.

In the absence of the injured Wayne Rooney, Hodgson was short on striking options for the World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine, and despite the good progress shown by Jermain Defoe, Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, he feels he needs to add an experienced forward to his squad.

Owen could have the chance to force his way into Hodgson s thinking if he can play regularly and score on a consistent basis at the Britannia Stadium over the coming months.

The England boss admitte…

Newcastle United have joined the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsed, .

The England international has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane this summer, with Sunderland also interested in securing his services, though he favours a move to Aston Villa who are now managed by his former boss at Spurs, Tim Sherwood.

Since breaking into Tottenham’s first team in the 2010/11 campaign, the 23 year old has scored ten goals in eighty-six appearances in all competitions for the club while he started the League Cup final defeat to Chelsea back in March.

Prior to cementing his place as a regular in Spurs’ match-day squads, Townsend spent time on loan with no less than nine clubs including Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham City and Leeds Un…