Whether or not Arsenal go on to win their first Premier League title in 20 years, the Gunners will strengthen their first-team squad in the summer. Having bought well before the beginning of the current campaign, the North Londoners rightly find themselves in amongst it at the business end of the season and, with four games of their 2023/24 left …
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April 26th: Saturday’s Championship Accumulator – 5/1
As we brace ourselves for the penultimate round of Championship fixtures, battles at both ends of the table are going down to the wire. With a host of clubs still scrapping it out in this season’s relegation scrap, we look set for a season-defining afternoon of Championship action. For those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we …
Read More »Man City star Jack Grealish eyed by European giants amid exit rumours
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid are launching an ambitious transfer raid for Manchester City star Jack Grealish. The Atletico manager is reportedly a fan of the England international, who was once the most expensive player in Premier League history. According to a report from Trigger The Press, the La Liga giants are considering a move for him with Simeone being an …
Read More »Club’s demands on Pochettino revealed
It’s clear that after an FA Cup exit at the hands of Man City and a 5-0 Premier League drubbing from London rivals, Arsenal, that Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is living on borrowed time at Stamford Bridge. The Argentinian has been hamstrung throughout his debut campaign as manager of the Blues thanks to long-term or consistent injuries to key players, …
Read More »Jamie Carragher warns big name Liverpool star could be sold
At Goodison Park, Jamie Carragher witnessed Liverpool’s dreams of winning the title vanish and heavily criticised Darwin Nunez. Liverpool attacker Nunez has had an inconsistent spell at the Merseyside club. In his two season at Anfield, he has often stunned the fans with his brilliance, or stunned them with his shortcomings. Everton, the opposing team from Merseyside, may have ruined …
Read More »ECA membership pushes past 600-club mark
April 25 – The European Club Association (ECA) is winning the membership battle in the football clubs stakeholder space against the newly formed Union of European Clubs (UEC). Currently holding a series of Board meetings in Madrid, the ECA has reported that it now has more than 610 members clubs, up from 266 clubs since the start of the 2023/24 …
Read More »Columbus Crew take lead to Monterrey for Champions Cup semi-final 2nd leg. Club America and Pachuca tied
April 25 – Columbus Crew will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their Champions Cup semi-final in Monterrey next week, having won their home tie 2-1 last night. Juan Camilo Hernández opened the scoring for the Columbis Crew in the 26th minute, before Maximiliano Meza equalised for Monterrey on 58 minutes. Jacen Russell-Rowe score Columbus’ winner 15 minutes …
Read More »Red Devils attention switching to Ivan Toney
Given that they’re the only club in the top seven of the Premier League to have a single digit goal difference (+1), it’s clear that Man United need a striker as a priority signing this summer. The Red Devils have struggled massively in front of goal throughout 2023/24, the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial et al …
Read More »Gunners fire in five against Chelsea to maintain Premier League title pressure
April 24 – Arsenal are cemented their challenge in the final stretches of the Premier League title race with an emphatic 5-0 win against London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday. Having arguably the hardest of the run-ins of title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, and improving Chelsea potentially looked like a tricky hurdle. In the end they …
Read More »UEFA Board calls for ‘firm’ discipline for players faking injury and less abuse of officials
April 24 – Some of European football’s most distinguished former players and coaches say VAR needs to become more “consistent, transparent and understandable” and that faking injury and the abuse of officials both need to be urgently addressed. A meeting of the UEFA Board chaired by Portugal’s former Real Madrid and Inter Milan winger Luis Figo on Tuesday discussed officiating, coach …
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