Wolves are leading the way for the Premier League clubs to vote on getting rid of VAR from the start of next season. Clubs from England’s top flight will hold their annual general meeting next month and at this gathering, they will vote on whether to abolish VAR from the start of next season, reports The Athletic. VAR has been …
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Barcelona get massive boost in pursuit of €80 million midfield target – report
Barcelona are on the brink of concluding the season with no trophies to boast of, but steps are being taken at the club headquarters to ensure such occurrences do not resurface. Apart from labeling the defensive midfield position a top priority, fortifications in attack are also not ruled out, especially with Lamine Yamal considered Barcelona’s only ‘untouchable’ upfront. As such, …
Read More »Man United vs Newcastle confirmed team news: Bruno Fernandes returns
Man United host Newcastle at Old Trafford on Wednesday night as Erik ten Hag’s team look to keep their European hopes alive. The Manchester club arrive into the clash in eighth position in the Premier League standings, three points from Chelsea in the Europa Conference League spot and also three away from Newcastle in the final Europa League place. Both …
Read More »Newcastle star suffers ankle injury – Club confirm he’ll miss Man Utd and Brentford games
Tino Livramento has been ruled out of tonight’s clash with Man Utd and Sunday’s final game of the season at Brentford due to an ankle injury. The right-back is not in the squad tonight, seeing Kieran Trippier make his first start for over two months, and the club have explained Tino won’t play again this season after suffering a another …
Read More »Isak & Trippier start, two out & Fernandes returns – Confirmed Newcastle & Man Utd teams
The team sheets are in ahead of tonight’s massive game at Man Utd, where Eddie Howe’s Mags take on Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils. Here’s the side we’ve gone with ahead of the 8pm kick-off: NUFC XI: Dubravka – Trippier, Krafth, Burn, Hall – Longstaff, Bruno, Anderson – Murphy, Isak, Gordon. SUBS: Pope, Dummett, Schar, Joelinton, Ritchie, Almiron, White, A …
Read More »Bayern confident of Fernandes transfer
According to the Independent, Bayern Munich are interested in signing Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United this summer and they believe a deal for the Portuguese playmaker to swap Old Trafford for the Allianz Arena is possible. At the age of 29, Fernandes is said to be getting frustrated with United’s inability to compete against the top sides in the Premier …
Read More »Barcelona Swiss knife not thinking about leaving club in the summer – report
The future of Andreas Christensen has come into focus this week, with Barcelona reportedly considering the possibility of sanctioning a sale. It appears Barça view Christensen as a good source of revenue considering he joined the club on a free transfer market and has a significant market. Barcelona, therefore, can utilise the defender’s sale this summer to bring in fresh …
Read More »Official Juventus team to face Atalanta in Coppa Italia final
Juventus face Atalanta in the Coppa Italia Final this evening and this is the team that Max Allegri has selected to pick up silverware. 📝 Gli 1️⃣1️⃣ titolari scelti per la finale 💪🏻🏆⤵️#AtalantaJuve #CoppaItaliaFrecciarossa pic.twitter.com/ftH6cfn0pr — JuventusFC (@juventusfc) May 15, 2024 At the end of last year, it would have been easy to pick Juventus to beat Atalanta, but not …
Read More »Letter to Premier League goes public – VAR now at risk of being scrapped ahead of 24/25
It’s emerged tonight that Premier League clubs will hold a vote at their annual general meeting next month on a proposal to abolish VAR from the start of next season. Wolves have submitted a formal proposal to scrap the video assistant refereeing system for the 2024/25 season and their proposal will now be on agenda in the upcoming Premier League …
Read More »Op-ed: BNG2027 World Cup bid promises to accelerate development of women’s game
A vote for BNG2027 at Friday’s FIFA Congress is a vote in support of FIFA’s ambition to accelerate and deepen the development of women’s football globally! FIFA’s 211 Member Associations are gathering in Bangkok, Thailand for world football’s governing body’s 74th annual Congress. This Congress will address a number of important matters impacting the future of the game across the …
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