One of the priorities for the new Man United owners is to ensure that the problems in central defence are sorted out once and for all. Erik ten Hag has suffered this season from rarely having a settled pairing in the heart of his defence, and to that end – whether the Dutchman remains in charge or not – shoring …

The first international break of 2024 is just around the corner and a number of Barcelona players are expecting call-ups to their national team squads. Spain manager Luis de la Fuente will be announcing his squad list this Friday and even though the likes of Pedri, Gavi, and Alejandro Balde are out with injury, some Barcelona players are expected to …

Newcastle United are continuing to track Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili ahead of the summer transfer window. Toon scouts have attended multiple La Liga games this season to check out the highly-rated Georgian who stands 6ft 6′ tall, with a younger goalkeeper likely to be pursued. Mamardashvili, 23, is also attracted interest from the Bundesliga and won’t come cheap following his …

March 13 – The Brazilian senate is to establish a parliamentary commission to investigate match-fixing in the Brazilian game.  Senator Romario (pictured), the former Barcelona striker and 1994 World Cup winner, referred to a recent report from data company Sportradar that identified 109 suspicious matches in Brazil in 2023. Sportradar collects match data and supplies it to betting operators, and …

There is a lot of uncertainty around Lewis Hall at Newcastle but the reason for the left-back not playing much since the turn of the year has been revealed.  According to The Athletic, Hall is “not yet considered defensively ready” to play at left-back in the Premier League by his manager Eddie Howe. The 19-year-old is on loan at St James’ …

March 13 – Details for the new format for the 36-team Champions League starting next season have been unveiled by UEFA in what is the biggest shake-up to the competition in years, designed in part to stave off the threat of a European Super League. More games means more money and all three UEFA tournaments will expand to 36 teams – …

March 13 – Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have appointed ex-sporting director Michael Edwards as the company’s chief executive of football. Edwards initially turned down an approach by FSG to bring him back after Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season, but his mind has been changed following detailed discussions about …

March 13 – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández hit out at critics who he says called the club the joke of the Champions League after leading them into the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time since 2020. Fermin Lopez, Jaoa Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski were all on target as the five-time European champions beat Napoli 3-1, sealing a 4-2 aggregate …

As the reigning Premier League, Champions League and Club World Cup champions, there are obvious reasons why players would want to play for Man City, even if, in the case of players like Stefan Ortega, your appearances are few and far between. It’s often forgotten how much of a squad game football has become these days, and only when those …

March 13 – AC Milan’s offices were raided by police on Tuesday as part of an investigation by Italian prosecutors into the sale of the Serie A giants. RedBird Capital Partners purchased Milan from fellow American firm Elliott Management in August 2022, but Milan prosecutors claim Elliott still owns and controls the Italian club. The homes of current Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani …