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Daily Archives: May 20, 2024

Dates to mark in your calendar

Dates to mark in your calendar

It’s already time to start counting down the days to the 2024/25 EFL season. The 126th season of the English Football League is sure to be another fascinating campaign. Across the three professional divisions underneath the Premier League, there are plenty of storylines to follow. Massive changes to the clubs in each division through promotion and relegation always provide drama. …

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FOX, WBD and ESPN finalize name for new streaming service

FOX, WBD and ESPN finalize name for new streaming service

The streaming service joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros Discovery, and ESPN finally has a name that fans can look forward to. It’s Venu Sports. With live sports at the forefront of the platform, this service will be a place for cord-cutters to access ample live offerings without a pay-TV subscription. Three major providers are on board, and each has …

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Three goals in nine minutes rescue visitors in first Serie A match after Allegri exit

Three goals in nine minutes rescue visitors in first Serie A match after Allegri exit

Kenan Yildiz’s equaliser six minutes from time completed an extraordinary Juventus comeback as the Serie A heavyweights recovered from 3-0 behind to draw at Bologna and keep alive their hopes of overhauling their opponents into third place on the final day of the Italian season. Bologna’s impressive campaign continued apace when Riccardo Calafiori fired the hosts ahead after two minutes …

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Aston Villa’s Unai Emery feels Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo can be signed

Aston Villa’s Unai Emery feels Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo can be signed

Aston Villa duo Unai Emery and Monchi have met with members of the Barcelona board with the Premier League club’s representatives leaving the talks with the feeling that Ronald Araujo could be signed this summer. That is according to the Barcelona outlet Sport, who report that Aston Villa had a specific interest in Araujo’s situation at the Catalan club due to rumours …

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Remarkable comeback earns Juventus draw against Bologna

Remarkable comeback earns Juventus draw against Bologna

Where does one start with this game? It was definitely a game of two halves that showcased both the good and bad sides of Juventus. Bologna came out of the starting blocks at breakneck speed, scoring two goals within the first eleven minutes. Thiago Motta has done a brilliant job with Bologna, and it took his men just two minutes …

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Newcastle to hold contract talks with Arsenal target Alexander Isak

Newcastle to hold contract talks with Arsenal target Alexander Isak

Newcastle United are set to hold talks with Alexander Isak over a new contract amid interest from Premier League rivals Arsenal.  The Gunners are in the market for a new number nine this summer and the Swedish forward is firmly on their list of targets, reports The Independent. The 24-year-old has been in exceptional form this season across the 40 …

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Hoffenheim close to European qualification thanks to US coach

Hoffenheim close to European qualification thanks to US coach

Under the leadership of Pellegrino Matarazzo, Hoffenheim earned European qualification for the first time since the 2019/20 campaign. The head coach then was Julian Nagelsmann, who went to RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and now the Germany national team. Now, in Matarazzo’s second season in charge of Hoffenheim, the club finished seventh in the Bundesliga. That is enough for at least …

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The key tasks facing Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield

The key tasks facing Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield

Arne Slot has been confirmed as Liverpool’s next manager, with the Dutchman leaving Feyenoord to fill Jurgen Klopp’s sizeable shoes at Anfield. Klopp’s glittering reign on Merseyside did not quite end the way Liverpool’s supporters would have wanted, with a miserable April seeing their Premier League title hopes slip away. Running out of steam at the vital moment, Liverpool perhaps …

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