At the end of the quarter-finals, a whopping 108 goals have been scored in the 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024). More interestingly, the goals have been pretty evenly distributed. While some minnows have scored for fun, a few heavyweights have struggled to find the back of the net. Before the scoreline moves in Tuesday and Wednesday’s semi-finals, let us quickly …
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Nottingham Forest snap up giant goalkeeper Miguel
Nottingham Forest have signed goalkeeper Carlos Miguel from Corinthians on a four-year deal. The 25-year-old, who stands at 6ft 8in tall, made 14 appearances for Corinthians last season and will compete with Matz Sels and Matt Turner for the number one shirt at the City Ground. Miguel told the club’s official website: “I’m really happy and honoured to represent this …
Read More »Coca-Cola trade up sponsorship at Napoli to include training kit
July 9 – Serie A’s Napoli have confirmed Coca-Cola as the club’s Global Training Kit Partner, taking over from eBay. Having originally partnered in 2022, the two entities are developing their relationship with the new deal, which will see the Coca Cola brand featured on the front of all the club’s training wear for the new season. The new 2024-25 …
Read More »Liverpool owners ready to invest €42m in Bordeaux with talks underway
The owners of Liverpool have been linked with purchasing several clubs this year and it seems that the Americans are ready to take over at French outfit FC Girondins de Bordeaux. The Ligue 2 side are a huge club in France having won the league title six times in their history but have fallen on difficult times having been relegated …
Read More »Barcelona key duo almost certain to miss La Liga opener vs Valencia – report
FC Barcelona will begin their pre-season tomorrow at the club’s Ciutat Esportiva facilities under the new management of Hansi Flick. The 59-year-old German tactician will oversee preparations over the next month as he hopes to get his players ready and accustomed to his ways in time for the season-opening La Liga fixture against Valencia. Pedri, Ronald Araujo set to miss …
Read More »Official: Juventus sell Moise Kean to Fiorentina – The figures confirmed
Juventus have officially announced the sale of Moise Kean who has now become a Fiorentina player. The Italian landed in Florence on Sunday and underwent his medical tests on Monday. But the Viola waited until Tuesday afternoon to announce the transfer. The 24-year-old has thus ended his second spell in Turin, leaving the club on a low note after failing …
Read More »5 Players Who Underperformed In EURO 2024 QF
Spain-Germany, Portugal-France, England-Switzerland, and Netherlands-Turkiye — the 2024 European Championship quarter-finals (EURO 2024) delivered nail-biting action over Friday and Saturday. Spain beat hosts Germany 2-1 to progress to the final four, whereas France and England needed penalties to beat Portugal and Switzerland, respectively. The Netherlands and Turkiye, meanwhile, played out a EURO quarter-final classic, with Holland narrowly edging out the …
Read More »Exclusive: Newcastle were in mix for Arsenal academy graduate as expert laments transfer blow
Newcastle United were alongside Brighton in the mix for the transfer of former Arsenal youngster Amario Cozier-Duberry this summer, according to Charles Watts. The Gunners journalist, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, made it clear he was disappointed to see this talented homegrown player leaving the Emirates Stadium, though he imagines Brighton could also end up …
Read More »Torcia Verde – a Unique Pocket of Football and Lisbon
“Sporting Clube de PORTUGAL!!” was something I would get used to having shouted at me during my few days in Lisbon every time I mistakenly used the despised term “Sporting Lisbon.” Many times, during a casual conversation with the Torcida Verde Ultras, I would, through force of habit, stupidly refer to their beloved club as Sporting Lisbon, a name many …
Read More »Forget Bowen: Is this the right-winger Newcastle could and should sign this summer?
Today we’ve seen a report claiming that Jarrod Bowen is Newcastle’s ‘top target’ this summer in our search for a new right-winger. Don’t get me wrong, Bowen is a guaranteed goal-getter, Premier League proven and a great fit for the here and now at Newcastle United, but I’m not convinced he’ll sign for a few reasons. He turns 28 later …
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