May 15 – The Asian Confederation has awarded hosting of its 2026 and 2029 AFC Women’s Asian Cup competitions to Australia and Uzbekistan. The hosts were ratified at a meeting of the AFC’s executive committee Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, following recommendation the AFC Women’s Football Committee. “On behalf of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), I would like to thank the …

Federico Chiesa is one of the players that reports suggest does not have a good relationship with Max Allegri. This is partly because the attacker has spent most of his time on the Juve team playing out of position. Chiesa is one of the finest players in the Bianconeri squad, but he is best on the wing. That rarely happens …

Leicester City have returned to the Premier League at the first attempt and heading into the summer, the futures of several stars are uncertain, which includes Wilfred Ndidi and Jamie Vardy.  Enzo Maresca’s side won The Championship by one point from Ipswich Town, despite struggles towards the backend of the campaign. However, the Foxes got the job done and will …

Former Aston Villa boss Dean Smith believes the club can become a permanent fixture in the Champions League having secured a place in Europe’s elite club competition for next season. Villa’s fourth-placed finish was confirmed on Tuesday night when closest challengers Tottenham went down 2-0 at home to title-chasing Manchester City. Read our other sports news stories: Son admits he is …

May 16 – Bayern Munich are reportedly considering a u-turn to keep Thomas Tuchel as manager after encountering problems in their attempts to replace him. Tuchel is due to leave at the end of the season according to a mutual agreement made with the club in February. But finding a successor is proving harder than anticipated. Several German media outlets …

After failing to entice several coaching targets, Bayern Munich is now reportedly ready to keep Thomas Tuchel on the team. The German giants previously announced back in February that Tuchel would depart the club at the end of the current campaign. Nevertheless, the manager has become a popular figure with the team’s fans, despite Bayern failing to grab the Bundesliga …

May 16 – The usual two-horse race in Scottish football has once again gone Celtic’s way after the green side of Glasgow wrapped up their 54th title, and 12th in the last 13 seasons, with a game to spare after a 5-0 thrashing of Kilmarnock on Wednesday. Victory gave Celtic an unassailable six-point lead over fierce rivals Rangers and will be particularly …

Son Heung-min, the captain of Tottenham, has urged supporters and the team to unite together in support of Ange Postecoglou. Visibly incensed, Postecoglou declared after Spurs’ 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday that the lead-up to the game had demonstrated that the team’s foundations were more “fragile” than he had initially believed. This seemed to be directed at …

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 world, not least women’s football. For what is a historical first, the FIFA Congress will be tasked with choosing the host of the upcoming FIFA Women’s …

It is rare for Barcelona to part ways with some of their most talented players from the academy, yet in 2019, they found themselves bidding farewell to Xavi Simons. His departure stemmed from a desire for greater playing opportunities at a more competitive level. While the midfielder struggled to hit the ground running immediately, Simons has steadily been proving his …