April 26 – Benfica starlet Joao Neves is the most seasoned U20 player in world football according to data provided by the CIES Football Observatory. 19-year-old Neves ranked top of the CIES’s study, which used an index that weighted minutes played in official senior club or national team matches according to their ‘sporting level’ to decide the top 100 U20 …

Aril 29 – Unilever will be a first-time sponsor for Conmebol’s Copa América that will be played in the US across 14 cities from June 20 to July 14. No value was given for the one-tournament deal which will see Unilever promote its four Personal Care brands as Official Sponsors: Axe, Degree, Dove, and Dove Men+Care. “Working with the Conmebol …

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video Football, as I have often said, is a bit mental, and yesterday’s North London provided the full gamut of hilarity, quality, and terror – but thankfully Arsenal came away from White Hart Lane with all three points. Mikel Arteta named an unchanged side from Tuesday’s 5-0 win over Chelsea, and …

April 26 – Japan powered past Qatar in extra time of the U23 AFC Asian Cup, crushing the host’s senior and U23 Asian Cup double dream on home soil with a 4-2 win. Japan opened the scoring early through midfielder Yamada as it took just two minutes for the quarter final to explode into action. With both teams eager to …

Ronald Araujo has long been desired by Manchester United, and according to recent sources, the club will outbid Bayern Munich in order to lure the South American. The 20-time English champions reportedly wanted Araujo two years ago and are now making a serious push to finalise his deal, according to Sport. According to the Catalan publication, Bayern would be prepared to …

It’s no secret that this summer is a crucial one for the club in terms of recruitment. A new, robust striker to replace Callum Wilson, an upgrade at RW and a defensively minded midfielder, or a “number 6” to to use the parlance of our time are all rightly mentioned as immediate priorities to improve the first team and push …

April 29 – André Villas-Boas has been elected the new chairman of FC Porto with a landslide victory, bringing to an end the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Villas-Boas dethroned his rival, who had held the club in an iron fist, claiming 80.3% of the vote to win the presidency. “Porto is free again,” he triumphantly claimed. “I …

April 26 – The Spanish government has formed a special committee to oversee the country’s football federation (RFEF) until the governing body holds fresh elections following the scandal surrounding its former president, Luis Rubiales. Rubiales was arrested earlier this month as part of a corruption and money laundering investigation and is separately due to go on trial over the infamous ‘kissgate’ …

April 29 – In a repeat of the 2020 AFC U23 Asian Cup that saw Saudi Arabia crowned champions, Uzbekistan gained revenge with a 2-0 win that sets up a semi-final with tournament debutants Indonesia. In the other semi-final Japan face Iraq, the winners of both semis guaranteeing a place in the final later this week and at the 2024 …

Barcelona will supposedly only consider really important proposals for Jules Kounde this summer amid some transfer rumours linking the French defender with Premier League clubs. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano, who spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for the latest edition of his Daily Briefing column to discuss Kounde’s future following some surprise stories about Aston Villa being interested in signing him …