Barcelona’s hunt for a new left-winger saw them linked with a familiar face in Xavi Simons earlier this year. The youngster, who was once one of La Masia’s brightest prospects, left the club over some disagreements and is not contractually tied to PSG in France. Snapping the player from the French capital was never going to be easy, but hope …

Former Man United star Ruud van Nistelrooy is reportedly close to becoming the next manager of Championship side Burnley. The Clarets have been looking for a new coach since Vincent Kompany parted ways with the English club at the end of the season as the Belgian decided to take the giant step up to manage Bayern Munich. Burnley were relegated from …

June 20 – UEFA’s disciplinary committee has punished the national federations of Serbia and Albania after the first matches in the group stage of Euro 2024 for the behaviour of their fans in the matches against England and Italy. Serbia was fined a total of  €14,500 after the game with England for throwing objects on the field (€4,500) and provocative …

According to a breaking update from MARCA, there is now serious doubt over Ronald Araujo’s future at Barcelona. The Uruguayan international has been the club’s best defender for a long time now and was even an undisputed starter last season. His internal disagreements with Xavi Hernandez and Ilkay Gundogan towards the end of last season, however, opened his mind to …

June 20 – They have the youngest coach in the tournament and the oldest average age squad, a combination that is so far working extremely well. But Julian Nagelsmann says he is only thinking of winning the next match and not looking ahead after hosts Germany became the first side to reach the knockout phase at Euro 2024. Nagelsmann lauded what …

As reported by the Northern Echo, Newcastle United’s potential move for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford is being hampered by Manchester City’s sell-on clause. Trafford only joined Burnley last summer for a fee in the region of £19m, but their recent relegation means that the young shot-stopper is now looking for a move back to the Premier League, and Newcastle are …

Manchester United have reportedly made contact with the representatives of Lille striker Jonathan David over a potential transfer this summer. Other Premier League clubs such as Tottenham, West Ham United and Aston Villa are also thought to be interested in David, but Man Utd may be the most advanced with their interest after contacting his representatives, according to iNews. David …

June 20 – The city of Brussels has refused to host a Nations League match between Belgium and Israel in September because of the “dramatic situation in Gaza”. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have repeatedly taken to the streets of Brussels since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas last year and city officials say it will be impossible …

Matias Soule is one of the players that Juventus is ready to sell this summer despite his fine form on loan at Frosinone in the last campaign. The Bianconeri have been in talks with Aston Villa over a swap deal for Douglas Luiz. They had offered Weston McKennie and Samuel Iling-Junior plus 20 million euros for the Brazilian. Villa accepted …

Argentina are the reigning World and Copa America champions and are warm, if not red hot favourites to make it three-straight tournament victories in the USA over the next three weeks. He might turn 37 next Monday but the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi goes into the tournament in the USA seeking to win his third straight international tournament. …