Lutz Pfannenstiel may or may not be a familiar name or voice to you. As the sporting director, he played a key role in the successful launch of St Louis CITY SC. However, after a career that took him across the globe as a professional goalkeeper, his voice may ring a bell with you. He’s often a co-commentator for Bundesliga …

San Diego FC has its first head coach ahead of its MLS debut in 2025. Mikey Varas has been hired as the club’s first head coach, San Diego FC announced Monday. Varas makes the move to San Diego after recently serving as U.S. men’s national team interim head coach during the September window. “We believe Mikey is the perfect choice …

The international break earlier this month saw Barcelona lose youngster Fermin Lopez pick up an injury while away with the Spain Under-21 national team. Upon returning to Barcelona and undergoing tests, the club announced that the 21-year-old would be out for a period of three weeks. As such, it was expected that Fermin would return to action towards the end …

Premier League legend Alan Shearer believes Joe Willock’s performance against Wolves has given Eddie Howe a big decision to make.  Newcastle continued their unbeaten start to the season as they came from a goal down to beat Wolves 2-1 at Molineux on Sunday thanks to brilliant strikes from Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes. Despite a really disappointing transfer window the …

Earlier today, FC Barcelona announced that new signing Dani Olmo had suffered a hamstring injury and would be sidelined for a period of four to five weeks. It was a big blow for the Blaugrana considering that the Spanish international had been in red-hot form since making his debut last month – scoring three goals in three matches. Initially, it …

After five months out on the sidelines, Barcelona midfielder and third captain, Frenkie de Jong, returned to group training today, in what is a huge boost for the team. The Netherlands international did part of the session with the entire squad, taking a concrete step towards making his return after being out of action since late April due to an …

A supercomputer has predicted how the Premier League table will shape up at the end of the season, with some surprising results. According to OLGB (via The Sun), Manchester City are expected to win the league for a fifth consecutive time, maintaining their dominant form under Pep Guardiola. Arsenal, after finishing second in the past two seasons, are predicted to …

Match Preview AC Milan and Liverpool start their 2024-25 Uefa Champions League campaigns against each other at the San Siro on Tuesday. The Reds suffered a surprise first defeat under new manager Arne Slot on Saturday, losing 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. Having drawn 2-2 at home to Torino and away to Lazio either side …

Erik ten Hag has admitted Luke Shaw still isn’t ready to make his return to the first team as the left back continues his recovery from injury.  Shaw, who hasn’t played for United since February was selected as part of England’s squad for Euro 2024 and featured in the latter rounds, including the final. It appeared the 29-year-old would be …

Aston Villa legend Gary Shaw has sadly passed away at the age of 63 following a tragic accident. According to The Sun, the former striker suffered a fatal head injury after falling in his home last week. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment but, despite efforts, he succumbed to the injury. Aston Villa released an official statement, paying …