May 8 – The Asian Football Confederation kicked off its 3rd AFC National Coaches Conference kicked off on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur.  The three-day conference, themed ‘AFC Asian Cup 2023 – The National Coaches’ Perspective’, aims to provide national team coaches and technical staff the opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the 2023 Asian Cup. AFC technical director Andy …

With the summer transfer window not very far away, FC Barcelona are starting to make their moves to strengthen the squad in the summer. As is well-established by now, a new pivot midfielder is at the top of the wishlist at Barça, with two names – Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) and Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) being the preferred options. Zubimendi, …

Chelsea are very keen to seal the transfer of Palmeiras wonderkid Estevao Willian, with talks taking place for some months now, according to transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano. The Blues are clearly pursuing one of South America’s top talents strongly, according to Romano as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, though he also made it …

On Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Peterborough United will face Oxford United in the second leg of the League One play-off semi-final at the ABAX Stadium, with both teams vying for a spot in the final at Wembley Stadium. Oxford United hold a slender 1-0 lead from the first leg, thanks to Elliott Moore’s decisive strike in the 53rd minute at …

May 8 – The Gate 13 ultras of Greek giant Panathinaikos, the club’s largest supporters group, have organised a protest rally calling for the resignation of president Giannis Alafouzos  after 12 years in power. The rally will take place on May 19 before the match against arch-rivals Olympiacos in the Greek Super League. Panathinaikos is currently in third place in …

According to Jijantes (h/t Mundio Deportivo), Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi has a release clause set at €60 million in his contract.  This means that if Barcelona want to secure a deal for the midfielder, they must be prepared to pay that amount, which is a substantial financial commitment.  However, in order to accommodate such a significant expense, Barcelona would …

In the highly anticipated Champions League semi-final second leg, Real Madrid host Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Here’s a comprehensive preview of the aggregated `odds and tips for this crucial encounter. Match Details Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 TV Channel: TNT Sports 1 Current Aggregate Score: Real Madrid 2-2 Bayern Munich Odds Home Win …

Chelsea are looking to improve their attacking options with the signing of Serhou Guirassy at the end of the season. The 28-year-old VfB Stuttgart attacker has been in impressive form this season and he has been linked with a move to the Premier League. The striker has a €20 million release clause in his contract and he could prove to …

Morning all. Last night’s Champions League semi-final was a fun watch for a neutral like me, even if I did have a strong preference for Borussia Dortmund over PSG. 1-0 ahead from the first leg, the Germans doubled their lead in the second half with a header from Mats Hummels, and even though PSG threw the kitchen sink at it, …

May 8 – Concacaf will unveil the brand identity for its new Concacaf W Champions Cup competition at the draw for the 11-team event on June 6. So far eight clubs have qualified for the competition that will see a preliminary round reduce the entrants to 10 teams who will be divided into two pools of five, playing four matches (two …