Atalanta midfielder Ederson has hinted he could be keen to play in the Premier League amid recent transfer interest from Liverpool. As recently reported by CaughtOffside, the Reds remain interested in the talented Brazilian this summer, while others have also noticed his superb performances during his time at Atalanta. Ederson played a key role in Atalanta winning the Europa League …
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USMNT Olympic Team falls to Japan in final tune-up match
The U.S. Men’s Olympic Team suffered defeat in its final tune-up match before heading to Paris, France this July. Marko Mitrovic’s squad lost 2-0 to Japan on Tuesday at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Shota Fujio and Mao Hosoya both scored goals for Japan, who had a comfortable evening against the Americans. Bryan Reynolds was whistled for handball …
Read More »Aston Villa owner Naseef Sawiris threatens Premier league with legal action over ‘nonsensical’ financial rules
June 12 – The Premier League is potentially facing legal action from one of its club owners over its profit and sustainability rules. Aston Villa’s Nassef Sawiris said the financial restrictions “do not make sense”, and that regulations that say a club can lose no more than £105 million over a three-year period are having a detrimental impact on the …
Read More »Chelsea should target established striker and not Jhon Duran – Talk Chelsea
I’m getting sick to death of writing this, but my faith is being completely drained out of me yet again by the decision makers at this club. I keep trying to keep myself calm and waiting to see if it actually happens, and I will still refrain from fully going all in on this one. But if Chelsea sign Jhon …
Read More »Collymore’s column: Luke Shaw is bang out of order, Liverpool should sell Luis Diaz and much more
In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Aston Villa attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including why Luke Shaw is bang out of order, why Brighton deserve a pat on the back, why English authorities need to follow Spain’s lead and much more. — England’s poor form could mean a slow burn to glory… or glorious …
Read More »AFC looks to the future with second edition of leadership programme
June 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the 2nd AFC Certificate in Football Leadership (ACFL) programme. Part of the AFC’s Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) online programmes, the six-month-long programme will see 36 decision-makers from AFC Member Associations (MAs), Regional Associations (RAs) and other football stakeholders, take six modules. The modules are designed to focus on increasing …
Read More »Newcastle man wants £3m payout in order to leave the club
Newcastle United will be one of the busiest clubs in the transfer window this month. They suffered an injury crisis at the club last season and lost their goalkeeper, defenders and midfielders to fitness issues. They want to address those issues in the transfer market this month by adding depth to their squad. Manager Eddie Howe was reportedly targeting a …
Read More »AFC set for U17 and U20 Asian Cup qualifying draw
June 12 – The AFC will hold its draw for the qualifiers for the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2025 and AFC U20 Asian Cup 2025 tomorrow at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The qualifiers for the 20th edition of the U17 Asian Cup will be played October 19-27 and feature 43 teams.The nations will be divided into 10 groups – seven …
Read More »Lewandowski to miss Poland’s opener against Dutch
June 12 – Poland have been rocked by the news that their talisman and captain Robert Lewandowski will miss his side’s opening Euro 2024 game against the Netherlands on Sunday because of a thigh injury. Lewandowski suffered the injury in Monday’s 2-1 friendly win over Turkey. The Barcelona forward was substituted after just 33 minutes on his 150th international appearance. …
Read More »Bulgarians invest in more cameras to improve VAR decision making
June 12 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) is to invest an additional BGN 200,000 (€100,000) per season to improve the VAR system in the Bulgarian first division – the efbet League. Currently, the BFU pays BGN 1 million (€500,000) per season for VAR. Georgi Ivanov, the new president of the BFU added that the association cannot afford to bring …
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