Having adjusted the number of players available on its Copa America squad, Brazil has made several changes to the team traveling to the United States. Originally, the 23-player squad for this summer’s tournament featured the usual stars. Vinicius Junior, Bruno Guimarães, Eder Militão and Ederson in goal were some examples of a talented Brazil team looking for success this summer. …

Amidst question marks over the futures of a host of FC Barcelona players, captain Sergi Roberto appears set to continue at the club. The veteran defender’s contract expires on June 30, but reports suggest that he will be signing a new contract and furthering his stay at the Catalan outfit for one more season. Even though his role in the …

Having already acquired several sports properties, The CW may turn its attention to soccer. Nexstar Media Group’s broadcast TV channel had previously been reserved for TV shows, movies, and news programs. However, in 2023, the channel dipped into the sports market with the American rights to LIV Golf broadcasts. Yet, the plan for the channel is to add to a …

Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has named a provisional squad of 29 players for the 2024 Copa America. The squad will be cut to 26 players following Argentina’s two friendlies in the USA next month – against Ecuador (June 9 in Chicago) and Guatemala (June 14 in Washington). Argentina’s first game at this year’s Copa America will then take place on June …

Jean-Philippe Mateta says Eberechi Eze should be picked if England want to win the European Championship this summer. Eze, like Mateta, has enjoyed a brilliant end to the campaign for the Eagles, scoring five times and registering two assists to help secure a 10th-place finish. Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate picks his squad for the tournament in Germany and, having …

Barcelona’s triumphant 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano allowed them to fulfil a major objective: to qualify for the Spanish Super Cup. While the Catalans did not waste time to seize the one-goal advantage, the visitors came close to equalizing on a number of occasions as Barcelona struggled to get a firm grip on the game. That was until Pedri Gonzalez …

Garth Crooks has named Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard as his Premier League Player of the Season for 2023/24.  The Norwegian playmaker has enjoyed another fine campaign at the Emirates Stadium, notching eight goals and 10 assists in Premier League play alone, while he finished third only to Bruno Fernandes (114) and Pascal Gross (103) in the entire division for chances created …

Juventus have reportedly decided against sending Arthur Melo on loan again, opting for another path. The Brazilian has been enjoying a decent campaign while on loan with Fiorentina, putting his career back on the right track. The former Barcelona man joined the Bianconeri in the summer of 2020 on a swap deal with Miralem Pjanic. He endured two underwhelming campaigns …

The future of Dani Olmo is uncertain at RB Leipzig heading into the summer transfer window as the midfielder has a very appealing £55m release clause.  The Spaniard has been at the Bundesliga club for four years and has grown to become one of the German team’s most important players. The 26-year-old has featured for Leipzig 148 times, scoring 29 …

Palermo’s dream of returning to Serie A next season remained alive following Kristoffer Lund’s top performance against Sampdoria. Lund assisted once in Palermo’s 2-0 playoff win over Sampdoria, earning him SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors. The U.S. men’s national team left back logged 90 minutes to help Palermo set up a two-legged showdown with Venezia over the …