Things could be all set to change at Arsenal next season, after it was revealed that a triple Champions League winner would be joining the club on a free transfer from Barcelona. For many years now, Mariona Caldentey has been a mainstay of the all-conquering Barcelona Women’s team. Last season the Catalan outfit managed to record an unprecedented quadruple, seeing …

Hansi Flick, the new Barcelona manager, is known for being a physically demanding coach as it is evident that he expects his players to be extremely active and physically fit on the field. However, it must not be forgotten that while this tactic of his has worked at Bayern Munich, Barcelona have faced problems in the past with their players …

After a stunning 2023/24 campaign for Arsenal, the last thing that Mikel Arteta might’ve expected is one of his best players to admit that he can see himself playing elsewhere. Ultimately, the Gunners fell agonisingly short of toppling Man City at the Premier League summit, but there were clear signs of improvement from the squad when compared with previous seasons. …

June 7 – Concacaf has drawn the groups for the second editions of its 2024 Concacaf Central American Cup and Caribbean Cup competitions, to be played between July and December 2024, and serve as qualifiers for the 2025 Champions Cup. The 20 qualifying Central American clubs were split into four groups of five clubs each. Current champions LD Alajuelense from Costa …

According to reports in Brazil, Newcastle United have shown interest in Fulham’s Andreas Pereira. This comes from popular Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte, who claim that Newcastle have ‘expressed an interest’ in the attacking midfielder along with Tottenham and Aston Villa. They also state that the 28-year-old promised Marco Silva that he’d stay at Craven Cottage for his first two seasons, …

Beyond the clear challenge of rebuilding the team, new Barcelona manager Hansi Flick also faces the task of assigning the number 10 shirt for the next season.  This shirt was left vacant during the 2023/24 season after Ansu Fati was loaned to Brighton and Hove Albion. Ansu will now return to Barcelona after an unimpressive season, and it seems unlikely …

Premier League clubs Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are all expected to be active in the transfer window. They all need reinforcements before next season as they all fell short of their targets for the 2023-24 season. The Gunners are actively looking to sign a new striker in the summer transfer window as they failed to end Manchester City’s dominance …

Morning. Let’s do a few Friday bits. In a week dominated by the finances of one big club, David Ornstein reports in The Athletic (£) that the Premier League failed to close a loophole which allows clubs to sell assets in their portfolio to offset losses/financial fair play breaches. This was in focus because the owners of Chelsea sold two …

Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona have resumed their chase of Liverpool attacker Luis Diaz. Barcelona’s top goal under Hansi Flick’s leadership is to bolster the left side of their starting lineup because of their lack of options on the left wing. To get the 27-year-old Colombian Luis Díaz from Liverpool, they are considering selling Raphinha. Despite Raphinha’s 20 goals and …

June 7 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv has renewed its contract with the Italian sports equipment manufacturer Macron, a partnership that began 2022. The Bulgarian club announced that the new contract with the Italian company “will provide Botev with significantly better conditions.” Next season, Botev Plovdiv return to European club competition in the Europa League having qualified by winning the Bulgarian …