Dougie Freedman has opted against a summer move to St James’ Park, with the Crystal Palace director set to sign a new deal at Selhurst Park instead. This comes from Fabrizio Romano and The Guardian’s Ed Aarons, who revealed late last night that the 49-year-old is ready to commit to the South London club, who are offering him a ‘significant …

Arsenal finished the Premier League season two points behind Manchester City. The Gunners came close to winning the title but it was Pep Guardiola’s Man City again that clinched the league. Man City won their fourth Premier League title in a row, which is a record in the top flight of England. Mikel Arteta’s team finished the 2022-23 season five …

Bernardo Silva’s asking price has reportedly been established by Manchester City, who are willing to let the Portugal international leave during the summer transfer window. Pep Guardiola’s team still depends on the 29-year-old, but he is expected to be eager to leave the English champions this summer. The six-time Premier League winner has been crucial to Guardiola’s success in the …

Hansi Flick has a 95% chance of becoming the new coach of Barcelona, claims according to Catalunya Radio.  The report mentions that Flick, who has previously managed Bayern Munich and the German national team, turned down offers from Premier League team Chelsea and Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich to wait for a chance with Barcelona. Interestingly, Flick does not want to …

Although it wouldn’t necessarily have come as a shock to see Mauricio Pochettino leaving Chelsea by mutual consent, understanding that the club have already been in discussions with a replacement for weeks sheds new light on the situation at Stamford Bridge. The Argentinian’s departure appears to have left a sour taste with some players taking to social media to support …

May 23 – US-based fund Oaktree Capital Management has formally issued a statement that it has taken ownership of the Serie A champions Internazionale after Suning Holdings Group, led by Steven Zhang, defaulted on a €395 million loan taken out three years ago. Suning acquired a 68.7% stake in Inter in 2016 and, to support the club after the pandemic, …

Gregg Berhalter named his 26-player U.S. men’s national team roster for June international window on Monday, and as expected, several worthy candidates were not included for upcoming friendlies vs. Colombia and Brazil. The growing depth of the USMNT player pool meant there were always going to be good candidates left out, which led to at least a few surprises among …

By Samindra Kunti in Dublin May 22 – Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick stunned Leverkusen 3-0 to lead Atalanta to the Europa League crown and the Italian club’s first-ever continental silverware, ending the German champions’ dream of a treble and a perfect season. Leverkusen had gone 51 matches unbeaten, earning praise for Xabi Alonso’s managerial skills and the club’s resistance to Bayern …

With the domestic seasons across Europe almost at an end, attention will soon turn to Euro 2024, and Wayne Rooney is just one ex-player to have been snapped up to provide punditry duties for the competition. The enjoyment of watching England games on the television is often enhanced – or not – by the quality of the analysis. If this …

Xabi Alonso admits it will be a challenge to deal with the painful end of Bayer Leverkusen’s 51-match unbeaten run. Atalanta’s 3-0 win in the Europa League final in Dublin means Leverkusen’s 36-year wait for European silverware goes on, even though they have already sealed their first Bundesliga title and have the chance to complete the double when they face …