Arsenal travel to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night needing to overcome Bayern Munich to secure a place in the Champions League semi-finals following their epic encounter last week. The German giants managed to come away from the Emirates Stadium with a 2-2 draw and that has leaned the tie in favour of the Bundesliga outfit given that the second …

Despite being historically regarded as the biggest club in Italy, Juventus is currently facing challenges in attracting crowds to their matches. Having dominated Italian football for several seasons prior to 2020, when they last won the league title, Juventus has struggled to consistently deliver value for their fans, both on and off the field. This decline in performance has had …

This article was originally published on the Daily Briefing, a subscription service. If you would like to receive Charles Watts’ exclusive transfer columns via email ahead of publication on caughtoffside.com, please sign-up for the service here: thedailybriefing.io. Sunday was a disaster for Arsenal, especially following on from the events at Anfield prior to kick-off. Liverpool’s home defeat to Crystal Palace gave Mikel …

Yankuba Minteh has been in superb form for Feyenoord, being involved in eight goals (six goals and two assists) in his last eight league appearances for the Dutch giants. The Newcastle United loanee is up to 10 goals for the season, he’s scored in the Champions League, was Feyenoord’s man of the match in a 6-0 win over Ajax earlier …

Pep Guardiola has the luxury of heading into the second leg of Man City’s Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid with no injury concerns whatsoever. The current European champions are well placed to secure an unprecedented double treble, and if they dispatch serial Champions League winners Real, Guardiola and Co. will surely fancy their chances of doing just that. Kyle …

Former Premier League ace, Tim Sherwood, doesn’t mince his words when it comes to his punditry. Captain of the Blackburn side that won the Premier League title back in 1995, Sherwood clearly has a bit of backbone and if his demeanour now mirrors that from when he was a player, one can understand why he is a man to be …

April 17 – Eleven UEFA national associations from Southeast Europe convened on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Albanian Football Association in Tirana for the UEFA Strategic National Associations meeting. Following the meeting all of them reaffirmed their unconditional support for the UEFA president, Aleksander Ceferin.Hosted by Albanian FA President and UEFA Vice-President, Armand Duka, the gathering focused on critical …

With a two-goal advantage and overwhelming home support at the Montjuic stadium, Barcelona were in pole position to overcome PSG. However, highly avoidable lapses in concentration ultimately led to Barça’s downfall. Ronald Araujo’s fateful red card in the 29th minute of the game was one of the defining moments of the game, as Barcelona lost all semblance of cohesion after …

April 17 – The English Football League (EFL) has renewed its broadcast production partnership with IMG taking it through to the end of the 28/29 season. Within the new deal, IMG is committing to deliver a ‘major upgrade’ to the EFL’s broadcast output for the next five years. The news breaks one week after the EFL signed a long-term deal …

April 17 – Cameroon FA boss Samuel Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, has accused the Confederation of African Football’s general secretary of several breaches of FIFA’s code of ethics during an investigation into allegations that he was involved in match-fixing. The Guardian newspaper reports that Eto’o’s lawyers have lodged a complaint with FIFA alleging that Véron Mosengo-Omba …