The official draws for the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on Wednesday in France, the host nation of the competition. The United States men’s team previously qualified to participate in the tournament for the first time since 2008. Head coach Marko Mitrovic will hope that the Americans can get out of the group stage, something that the team could not …
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Man United and Liverpool transfer target is looking to leave current club
In their attempts to sign Atalanta midfielder Teun Koopmeiners, who has requested to leave the Italian team, Manchester United and Liverpool have gained a substantial advantage. The Netherlands international attended the AZ Alkmaar development program before signing for Atalanta in a €14 million (£12 million) deal in 2021. Koopmeiners, who began his career as a defensive midfielder, has successfully moved …
Read More »Juventus star wanted by Man Utd in potential €50m deal
Reports from Italy indicate that Manchester United’s interest in securing the services of Juventus defender Gleison Bremer remains strong, with the club prepared to offer up to €50 million for his acquisition. However, it appears that this sum may fall short of Juventus’ expectations. According to Tuttosport, despite Manchester United’s keenness to sign the 27-year-old Brazilian, Juventus is holding out …
Read More »Chelsea closely looking at 21-year-old Frenchman to sign him this summer
Chelsea are keeping a close eye on one left-back as a possible summer transfer target. The Blues already have senior left-backs Marc Cucurella and Ben Chilwell in their squad, while Ian Maatsen is playing excellently while on loan at Borussia Dortmund at the moment. With Cucurella’s future uncertain at Stamford Bridge and Maatsen being linked with a permanent move to …
Read More »Barcelona leave the door open for 24-year-old former defender’s return
It has been almost two years since Barcelona decided to offload Oscar Mingueza, who was once considered one of the most promising defensive talents to come out of La Masia. While Mingueza might have failed to realise his potential at Camp Nou, the defender has certainly done well in his current stint at Celta Vigo. Mingueza joined Celta in the …
Read More »Next Man Utd manager odds: Southgate the favourite
Will we be seeing Manchester United make a change of manager this summer? It seems that since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group purchased their 25% stake of the club there’s been more and more speculation about who could be the next Man Utd manager. The jury is still out on Erik ten Hag’s performance since taking over at Old Trafford …
Read More »When Caracas Fans Made it Rain at the Clasico
When Deportivo Tachira arrived in the capital of Caracas at the start of March, they were on an unprecedented unbeaten run in Venezuelan football. Stretching back nearly a year, Eduardo Sarago’s men had not tasted defeat in 33 games. Their last loss, 2-0 to Metropolitanos, was at the Estadio Olímpico de la UCV, which is where they were headed again—this …
Read More »Police raid Spanish FA and arrest 6 in probe into RFEF deal for Super Cup in Saudi
March 21 – Spanish police have arrested at least six people and raided the offices of the Spanish FA (RFEF) as well as a property belonging to former president Luis Rubiales as part of a corruption and money laundering investigation reportedly linked to taking the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia in a multimillion-euro deal. Spain’s Guardia Civil said that Rubiales, …
Read More »Chelsea likely to sell star for the right price, his transfer stance is clear
Chelsea are reportedly likely to sell Conor Gallagher for the right price this summer, according to Simon Phillips. The England international is nearing the final year of his Blues contract, and it remains to be seen if they’ll be able to reach an agreement to keep him at Stamford Bridge. Phillips notes that there may be some dispute over wages, …
Read More »Barcelona will not loan out €40 million-rated forward in the summer
Since arriving at FC Barcelona in January, Vitor Roque has found game-time hard to come by under Xavi. The 19-year-old’s arrival was met with lots of expectations but Xavi has not banked on the youngster much so far. Indeed, Roque has played just a little over 200 minutes across 11 matches in all competitions since joining the Blaugrana. As such, …
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