The teams are in ahead of tonight’s 7.30pm kick-off at St James’ Park, where Newcastle United take on an Everton side fighting to stay up. Here’s the side Eddie Howe has gone with, followed by the subs bench: NUFC XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Burn, Hall, Longstaff, Bruno, Anderson, J Murphy, Isak, Barnes Subs: Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Ritchie, Willock, White, Diallo, …

April 2 – Bosnian referee Irfan Peljto, who is on his country’s international list, has refused to officiate matches in the Bosnia and Herzegovina league following threats against him and his family.   In particular, Bosnia’s leading referee does not want to officiate matches between Sarajevo teams FK Sarajevo and FK Željezničar. “NS/FS BiH today received a letter from football …

Xavi’s announcement of resignation earlier this year left Barcelona officials in shock, who had not prepared anything for his potential replacement. The decision came as much of a shock to them as everyone else. Barcelona want Xavi to continue as the head coach, and will do everything in their power to convince him to stay. But knowing that the task …

April 2 – Premier League Fulham have unveiled the redeveloped Riverside stand ahead of a ticket release for the new matchday hospitality facilities on April 9. From a star-lined roof terrace, to Michelin Star dining, the aim is for ticket holders to have access to both opulent luxury and pitch-side drama. The club already sells the most expensive season ticket …

Barcelona recently came out with a comfortable 1-0 win over Las Palmas courtesy of Raphinha’s second-half header. But the Catalan giants will soon have a much bigger fish to fry in PSG, who are presently atop Ligue 1 and possess one of the world’s best players: Kylian Mbappe. Given that winning La Liga largely depends on how their rivals Real …

April 2 – The World Leagues Forum is rebranding, changing its name and reworking its graphic identity under the new banner of the World Leagues Association. Formed in 2016, the 45-member league body has been battling to consistently get its voice and those of its leagues heard in the international game well in advance of key decision-making. The change of …

For the signing-laden summer that Barcelona hope for, big departures appear to be a must. After all, the Catalans are still struggling to salvage their financial situation and are far from the 1:1 signing rule in La Liga. The centre-back position, thus, strikes the administration as the best department to eye sales. With five top-quality central defenders in the squad …

April 2 – Manchester United has initiated discussions to recruit Jason Wilcox, director of football at Southampton, as technical director within the club’s revamping footballing division under the control of new shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe. While Manchester United remains optimistic about securing Wilcox, negotiations face hurdles as Southampton, with Premier League ambition of their own, have expressed discontent over the timing …

It would be unfair to boil down Barcelona’s struggles this season to just one position, but it seems the lack of a natural defensive midfielder held the team back in numerous games this season. Xavi had to improvise in numerous ways, fielding Ilkay Gundogan, Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong, and of course, Oriol Romeu in that role to only half-hearted …

The pressure continues to ramp up on Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino following the Blues’ draw with Burnley on Saturday and it is believed that Jose Mourinho and Thomas Tuchel are not in the running to replace the Argentine coach at Stamford Bridge.  The West London club have been experiencing another poor season as Pochettino has failed to turn Chelsea’s young …