Barcelona is taking part in another US tour this upcoming summer, and tickets are now available for the club’s three-game slate. The Spanish side will be under new management when Xavi steps down at the end of the season. Therefore, the friendlies in the United States will be one of the first times supporters will have the chance to see …

One issue that Sunday’s FA Cup game highlighted for me was the need to sign a new number one goalkeeper in the summer. Both Robert Sanchez and Djordje Petrovic are decent competition options, but none of them convince me that at the moment, they are good enough to be our main number one going forward and if we want to …

March 20 – German professional football has hit record revenues, breaking the €5 billion barrier for the first time, according to the 2024 DFL Economic Report. The report finds that the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, 2022-23 season revenue totalled €5.24 billion: 9% higher than the previous record from the 2018-19 season (€4.8 billion). The figure represents the end of a …

According to latest reports, Manchester City and Chelsea could face the maximum punishment if they are found guilty of breaking Financial Fair Play rules. After punishments to Everton and Nottingham Forest, Financial Fair Play has become a hot topic again. Both Forest and Everton have been punished by the Premier League for financial irregularities. Some supporters are perplexed by the …

Liverpool has officially confirmed the appointment of Richard Hughes as their new sporting director. Hughes previously worked his way up to technical director of fellow Premier League side Bournemouth. The Cherries, however, recently announced that Hughes would depart the club at the end of the current campaign. The pending arrival of Hughes at Liverpool was certainly impacted by his relationship …

Euro 2024 is just around the corner, and one England goalkeeper could well be on the move this summer too. Though it’s been six years since Jack Butland played an international fixture for the Three Lions, at 31 years of age and having had the brilliant experience of keeping goal at Scottish giants, Rangers, behind him, there’s every chance he …

March 20 – Mexico coach Jaime Lozano (pictured) has left Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez off his Concacaf Nations League roster as the country bids to win the event for the first time in its third edition. Jiménez is recovering from injury and has only just returned for Fulham. The feeling was that his rehabilitation would be better suited to staying …

Churning out talents as frequently as waves crashing onto a shore, La Masia has been one of the major reasons Barcelona have been able to soften the blow of their financial crisis. And under Xavi Hernandez’s tutelage, who once also emerged from the academy, a great deal of the talented youngsters within the youth ranks have been able to get …

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 …