It’s been a month or so since Dan Ashworth was put on gardening leave by his paymasters at Newcastle United, and whilst their former employee will stay in limbo until a compensation package can be agreed with Man United, the Magpies have moved on. Ashworth’s treacherous move is likely to have come as a real shock to Eddie Howe and …

March 20 – The AFC Medical Committee has approved the recognition of two new healthcare providers as part of the AFC Medical Centre of Excellence network at its second meeting held virtually on Tuesday. The Japan Football Association Clinic and the Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center – Vinmec Times City International Hospital in Vietnam have joined the group of recognised …

March 20 – World champions Manchester City will play in the growing FC Series of pre-season matches in the US this summer. Man City will face Celtic, AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea during the four-match tour, playing in North Carolina, New York, Orlando and Chapel Hill. The news breaks after the Premier League elected to cancel their PL Summer Series …

March 20 – Real Madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following yet more abuse meted out to Vinicius Jr. by home supporters. The Brazilian, who scored twice, has been the target of racist abuse on multiple occasions …

March 20 – Former Turkey captain Arda Turan has been found guilty of tax fraud in Spain and sentenced to a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years. A Spanish court said the ex-Barcelona and Atletico Madrid midfielder committed two counts of tax fraud in 2015 and 2016. Turan, current head coach of Eyüpspor, reportedly accepted the verdict. He was ordered to pay …

Tottenham Hotspur and their supporters would surely like nothing better than to be able to get one over on their local rivals, Arsenal. The Gunners are going well in the title race at present, whilst Spurs have every chance of being able to finish in a Champions League spot if their current form continues. More Stories / Latest News …

March 20 – Belgium club Westerlo have dismissed their manager Rik De Mil with immediate effect after widespread criticism over his team’s convenient draw with Racing Genk on the last day of the regular season.  In scenes that reminded the older supporters of West Germany vs Austria in 1982, Westerlo and Genk settled for a 1-1 draw in the dying …

Newcastle United loanee Yankuba Minteh has won Feyenoord’s goal of the month award for his stunning strike in a recent win over Almere City. The 19-year-old came off the bench and inspired the Dutch giants to a 2-0 win, scoring two in 29 minutes. The first was a stunning finish from the Gambian, who cut in from the right an …

March 20 – The Danish Football Association (DBU) have said they expressed interest in hosting the U-17 World Cup, but never heard back from FIFA who awarded the next five editions of the tournament to Qatar, claiming the decision “followed a global call for expressions of interest.”  Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet reports that the DBU was keen on staging the youth …

Barcelona’s great revolution has finally reached its final step this summer transfer window – at least, in theory -, as they look to bring in the final few players that can paper over the cracks in the team. They will also have to offload a fair few assets from their squad to be able to spend any money, and have …