Portugal legend Pepe has offered “a hug of gratitude” to his friends and family in a 33-minute video announcing his retirement after 878 club and international appearances. The 41-year-old said he had “really believed” Portugal would win this summer’s Uefa Euro 2024, where he became the oldest player to take part in the finals, and admitted to “tears of helplessness” …

Liverpool’s coaching staff have been impressed with the performances of Sepp van den Berg throughout pre-season and are happy to keep the defender amid interest from six Bundesliga clubs.  The centre-back has been linked with a move back to Germany all summer having spent last season on loan with Mainz 05. That interest has not slowed down with Stuttgart, Hoffenheim, Wolfsburg, Mainz, …

Pablo Torre and Hector Fort were two notable absentees in the Barcelona squad vs AC Milan, in what was their final friendly in the US tour. Torre was not available against AC Milan due to gastroenteritis two days before the game. This led to his absence from the Rossoneri clash. Fort, meanwhile, was going through an injury scare as he had …

Despite the capture of Dani Olmo, Barcelona have not lost sight of their top attacking target Nico Williams. The club are still hopeful of signing the Athletic Club forward, with Joan Laporta ready to take charge of negotiations while Barça may offer a fee of €12 million. Kingsley Coman: Barcelona’s Plan B However, should Barcelona fail to sign the Spanish …

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said there are “question marks” over Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Luke Shaw’s fitness and discussed Lisandro Martinez, Jadon Sancho and Mason Mount ahead of the Community Shield against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday (3pm BST). Ten Hag has a raft of defensive concerns before the arch-rivals meet in a …

Man United will participate in the 2024/25 season’s curtain raiser on Saturday as they take on bitter rivals Man City in the FA Community Shield with Erik ten Hag confirming another crisis ahead of the clash. Last term was a very underwhelming campaign for Ten Hag and Man United with the Dutch coach’s job likely saved having beaten City in …

Federico Chiesa has been linked with a move to AS Roma among several other clubs, and the Giallorossi have been given reasons why a move for him makes sense. Roma has had a long-standing interest in his signature and was one of the first teams to contact his camp over a potential summer transfer, but Chiesa was not keen at …

Liverpool are moving swiftly in their pursuit of Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. With transfer talks progressing rapidly, the Reds are working hard to secure the Spanish star’s services before the summer window closes. Reports surfaced on Tuesday night that Liverpool have zeroed in on Martin Zubimendi as their top target to bolster their midfield. Following Fabinho’s move to Al-Ittihad …

During his press conference today at Newcastle United’s new-look media room, Eddie Howe discussed transfers, PSR, why we didn’t spend big money on another striker and his desire to bolster our defensive options. He admitted that PSR ‘isn’t going to change drastically’ for us in the short term, feeling we have to get the balance right when it comes to …

Disney has officially announced that they are raising their streaming platform prices later this fall. The massive media company currently owns Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. The trio now ranks third, sixth, and eighth respectively in total subscribers among streaming services. In a press release pertaining to another topic, Disney revealed that most monthly plans for […] Disney has officially announced …