Having arrived at FC Barcelona earlier this week, new manager Hansi Flick is wasting no time in getting to work on planning the squad for the next season. The 59-year-old German tactician has been holding meetings with sporting director Deco to discuss the Catalans’ transfer plans for the summer over the past few days. At the same time, he is …

Edin Terzic has surprisingly decided to leave Borussia Dortmund with immediate effect. Despite having a deal in place for the 2024/25 campaign, the coach asked the club to terminate his contract. Terzic’s final match at the helm came just 12 days ago in the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium. Dortmund was beaten by Real Madrid in the European title-deciding …

Eddie Howe has shared his thoughts on the signing of Lloyd Kelly now he’s finally been reunited with the former Bournemouth defender who “can’t wait to get started.” After signing a five-year deal at St James’ Park on a free transfer, Howe praised his Premier League pedigree, defensive quality, versatility and leadership skills, feeling he’ll be a great fit for …

Barcelona roped in Ilkay Gundogan last summer as a free agent after his contract expired at Manchester City, following a historic treble season under Pep Guardiola. While he might not have won any trophy in his debut season in Barcelona, the German international was one of the positives of the campaign for the Catalans, standing out with impressive displays in …

June 13 – Improved clarity for fans over controversial VAR calls and zero tolerance for dangerous challenges by players, are just two of the areas that will be implemented by officials at Euro 2024 which gets under way in Germany on Friday. The head of UEFA’s refereeing committee Roberto Rosetti told a press conference Wednesday that stadium screens will provide …

Former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi is reportedly closing in on the Marseille job, but rejected the chance to replace Erik ten Hag as Manchester United boss. That’s according to journalist Santi Aouna via his official account on X, with De Zerbi said to have turned down the chance to take over at Man Utd this summer. This comes following …

June 13 – Lionel Messi has ruled out playing in this summer’s Olympics for Argentina, saying it would be “too much” after representing his country at the Copa America. Messi, 36, is currently with Argentina preparing to defend their Copa América title in the United States. Argentina play the opening game against Canada on June 20, with the final taking …

June 13 – The English Football Association (FA) is to provide funding to the police to aid in the prosecution of individuals who abuse England’s players on social media at Euro 2024. Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were all targets of racist online abuse after they missed spot-kicks in a 3-2 penalty shoot-out loss to Italy in the …

Juventus is considered the main reason Giovanni Di Lorenzo has decided to leave Napoli this summer. The full-back informed the Partenopei that he wanted out at the end of last season, and the arrival of Antonio Conte has not been enough to change his mind. Napoli does not want to lose their captain, but Juventus is eager about the prospect …

June 13 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has demanded FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) investigate Qatar’s controversial goal in recent World Cup qualifiers that ended India’s hopes of reaching the third round of the campaign.  Earlier this week the Blue Tigers collapsed in the second half of their crunch World Cup qualifier against Qatar to lose …