August 16 – Flamengo defeated Bolivar 2-0 to take a major step toward the last eight of the Copa Libertadores, but manager Tite lamented the demands the calendar puts on his squad.  At the Maracana, the Rio club laboured to victory against the Bolivians with goals from Luis Araujo and Leo Pereira. Star strikers Gabigol and Pedro both limped off …

Juventus is now close to signing Fiorentina star Nicolas Gonzalez, thanks to a domino effect set in motion by Genoa. The Bianconeri had been struggling to engage Fiorentina in talks about Gonzalez, despite showing serious interest in securing his signature. Fiorentina had made it clear that they would only consider selling Gonzalez if they could first sign Albert Gudmundsson from …

August 16 – Betting operators will need the formal approval of Loterj, Rio de Janeiro’s state lottery, to advertise at the Maracana Stadium.  The Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro has added a contractual clause to the 20-year concession of the Maracanã – which Flamengo and Fluminense want to renew – that provides for a veto on the …

Newcastle United have been beavering away in the transfer market this season in the hope of landing a handful of players to complement the brilliant squad Eddie Howe already had. Although the Magpies don’t have any European football to look forward to, given that their injury concerns piled up after their Champions League foray in 2023/24, that might not be …

Enzo Maresca has called for patience from Chelsea fans as the new head coach prepares for his Premier League bow. The Blues get underway on Sunday against champions Manchester City and all eyes will be on the former Leicester boss to see how he copes in England’s top flight. Maresca led the Foxes to the Championship title last term before …

As we near the start of the season and our opener against Southampton, thoughts of new signings slowly give way to thoughts of the starting lineup. With a near-fully fit squad to choose from there’s selection problems almost all across the pitch bar up top but is the most intriguing selection dilemma at full-back? Last season it started as the …

Toon legend Alan Shearer has been speaking about Newcastle’s summer, their biggest priority this season and his take on the Marc Guehi transfer saga that is yet to be resolved. Shearer admitted it’s been a ‘tough summer’ with Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi leaving as well as rumours of England wanting Eddie Howe. But, despite that, he remains hopeful of …

West Ham United are interested in signing AS Roma attacker Tammy Abraham, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Hammers have been busy this summer in strengthening their squad and their signings have shown their ambition and their intent to get better next season. They have added players in all the positions in their squad and addressed issues that stopped their …

August 16 – The AFC today held the draw for its reconfigured two-tier Champions League club competitions which will see the expanded AFC Champions League Elite open with a Swiss style ‘League Stage’ for the first time. For the 2024/25 competitions the qualified club were divided into two leagues of 12 teams in each of the West and East regions, …

With two weeks left before the transfer window slams shut, Barcelona are expected to be a hub of activity with a number of operations, mostly outgoing, set to take place. Out-of-favour players like Clement Lenglet, Vitor Roque, Ansu Fati, and even Mikayil Faye are expected to move on from the Catalan outfit in the coming days. Meanwhile, as reported earlier …