It has been a rollercoaster of a season for Jules Kounde. Despite starting the season off strong, a notable decline in his performances began to follow around the midway point of the season. Kounde’s inability to emulate his performances from earlier in the campaign or outshine the likes of Ronald Araujo and Inigio Martinez saw him fail to warrant a …

April 12 – While the clubs competing are not yet confirmed, the format is. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announcing key dates and entry criteria for its inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League 2024/25. The competition will kick off with a centralised preliminary stage August 25 to 31. Clubs qualify for a 12-team group stage with three groups of four …

Just 72 hours after their hectic game against PSG in France, Barcelona undertake another tiring journey to the Nuevo Mirandilla Stadium in Cadiz. With the Catalans set to take on PSG and Real Madrid in their next two games after tomorrow night, it is clear that the manager will look to take several bold decisions on the night. Yet, the …

Juventus has been cautioned about the risks of delaying their decision-making process as they contemplate appointing Thiago Motta as their next manager. The Bianconeri are in search of a replacement for Max Allegri at the end of this season, and Motta is among the coaches who have been linked with the position. The current Bologna gaffer has been performing admirably …

It’s been quite the season for Erik ten Hag at Man United during 2023/24, not least because of the huge amount of injuries that the Dutchman has had to deal with. Defensively the Red Devils have looked shot to pieces at times, but then the Red Devils have never really had a settled back four for any length of time. …

Newcastle United could be without 13 first team players for tomorrow’s clash with Tottenham – but Eddie Howe is refusing to make excuses. Already ruled out are Pope, Trippier, Botman, Lascelles, Joelinton, Tonali, Miley, Willock, Almiron, Targett and Wilson, then there’s Hall and Livramento who are both doubts heading into the game. Hall has a quad issue and hasn’t trained, …

It’s been a fairly turbulent time for Eddie Howe at Newcastle United. The Magpies and their supporters were looking forward to what was expected to be a vintage 2023/24 campaign, but it’s turned out to be anything but. With only a handful of matches left in the season, there’s still no guarantee that Newcastle will be in Europe next season, …

Over the last decade or so, Barcelona have become rather infamous for not being able to muster up decent sales for their players. Be that timely departures, like Real Madrid do, or getting decent transfer fees, like Atletico Madrid. Philippe Coutinho, for example, was brought in for a record €140 million, and sold for around €20 million. Antoine Griezmann and …

The reconstruction of the Spotify Camp Nou was a major undertaking for FC Barcelona, for it meant that they would be moving away from their hallowed home for a year while the shift to Montjuic would also affect them financially. But things are going well as far as the renovation of the iconic stadium is going with work proceeding at …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended Erling Haaland amid recent backlash by Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane. The former Manchester United midfielder labeled the superstar striker a “League Two player” following City’s goalless draw against Arsenal. The harsh comments certainly raised eyebrows considering Haaland broke the Premier League‘s scoring record just last season. Nevertheless, Keane doubled down on his …