Barcelona’s pre-season preparations are going on in full flow under the leadership of Hansi Flick. The Catalans have already intensified their training regime under the German tactician, whose rigorous physical training programmes will be a key theme during his tenure. However, on Friday, Flick decided to take a break from this rigorous training setup and hosted a match between his …

The U.S. under-20 men’s national team opened its tournament schedule in stellar fashion on Friday night. Michael Nsien’s squad rolled past Jamaica 9-0 in CONCACAF U-20 group stage play with seven different players getting on the scoresheet. Philadelphia Union forward David Vazquez and Cornelia attacker Pedro Soma each registered braces while five additional players all celebrated goals of their own.  Vazquez …

Less than 30 days ago, Barça Atletic manager Rafa Marquez committed his future to the club, extending his contract until 2025. Given the subsidiary team’s stunning run last season that took them to the doorstep of promotion, he hoped to make a strong case to become Xavi’s successor in the first team. However, Joan Laporta and Co. preferred that he …

The 1999-2000 Bundesliga title race went down to the wire, with Bayer Leverkusen taking command of first place with four games remaining in the season. Leverkusen needed just one point in their last game away at Unterhaching, with Bayern knowing that a win over Werder Bremen may not have been enough. However, Unterhaching pulled off a surprise victory as Bayern …

Liverpool are in the market for a centre-back this summer and the Reds have enquired about Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou to see if a deal can be done ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.  The Merseyside club have yet to add to their squad this summer as new manager Arne Slot begins to work with the players he has available to him …

Club News July 20, 2024 – 3:00 pm Juventus snapped up Juan Cabal from Hellas Verona yesterday, despite it initially seeming that he would join their biggest rival, Inter Milan. The Bianconeri missed out on signing Riccardo Calafiori, who may move to Arsenal, and quickly looked for new alternatives. …

RB Leipzig manager Marco Rose has admitted he is ‘hoping’ Xavi Simons will return for another spell at the club this summer. Simons is currently contracted at Paris Saint-Germain but enjoyed a wonderful loan spell with Leipzig last season, notching 10 goals and 15 assists in 43 appearances across all competitions. That follows on from a temporary stay at Dutch …

Amanda Staveley has left her role at Newcastle United. The British businesswoman played a crucial role in the Magpies’ PIF-backed takeover from Mike Ashley two years ago. Adored by fans, the 51-year-old recently confirmed her intention to step down as a member of the club’s board along with her husband and fellow investor Mehrdad Ghodoussi. More Stories / Latest News …

Newcastle United have kicked off their pre-season with a behind-closed-doors win over SpVgg Unterhaching today to round off our training camp at the Adidas HQ. Eddie Howe used 22 players in total, naming different XIs in each half and saw his side race into a 3-0 lead thanks to first half goals from Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy (set up by …

Despite never making an appearance for the club, Newcastle United agreed to sell Yankuba Minteh to Brighton and Hove Albion for over £30 million. The Magpies, after signing the talented 19-year-old from Danish side Odense BK last year, immediately loaned him out to Feyenoord for the 2023-24 season. The teenager enjoyed a successful loan spell in the Eredivisie — scoring …