October 7 – For nearly 20 years the fortunes of US Soccer from a commercial and marketing standpoint were tied with SUM (Soccer United Marketing), the MLS-owned agency. That deal officially ended on December 31, 2021, when the US Soccer Federation (USSF) moved their operations in-house, although they did not take full responsibility until the start of 2023. The financial …

Man City will have a £82m budget available to them should they look to add to their squad during the January transfer window as the Premier League champions look to defend their crown from Arsenal. The Manchester club remain undefeated this season in all competitions and sit second in the Premier League table with five wins and 17 points. However, …

Barcelona were the overwhelming favourites heading into Sunday’s early kick-off against Alaves and they did not disappoint. Playing away against the Vitoria-Gasteiz-based side, the Blaugrana were never really in trouble and maintained control through the 90 minutes. With 72% possession and four big chances, they were in the driver’s seat and accumulated an xG of 2.49. Robert Lewandowski’s flawless hat-trick …

Juventus defender Gleison Bremer reacted to the gesture of his Juventus teammates who dedicated to him the opener against Cagliari. The 27-year-old suffered an ACL injury that could rule him out of action until the end of the season. So when Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring from the spot, the entire team headed towards the dugout to retrieve the Brazilian’s …

Liverpool remain top of the Premier League standings after their 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Arne Slot’s team continued their brilliant start to the season with a difficult away win, with Diogo Jota scoring the only goal of the match. The Reds have now won six times out of their seven Premier League matches this season and while …

Morning. Welcome to a brand new week and welcome to another Interlull. Yes, another one. Ahead of our game against Southampton on Saturday, Mikel Arteta was asked for his thoughts on his players going away to play for their countries, and said: I prefer not to watch the games! I pray that everybody is going to be fine, because the …

October 6 – The Palestine Football Association (PFA), which has lost pretty much every political battle with its Israeli neighbours in the football politics arena, have nevertheless ‘welcomed’ the FIFA Council’s decision to refer their case to FIFA’s Ethics bodies. Having called for Israel’s suspension from international football at the FIFA Congress in May in Bangkok, the motion was prevented …

Interim England manager Lee Carsley looks set to be without his captain Harry Kane and Ezri Konsa for the Three Lions’ upcoming international matches in the UEFA Nations League after the duo picked up injuries over the weekend with their clubs.  The English coach released his squad for matches against Finland and Greece over the next two weeks on Friday …

According to a report by Toni Juanmarti in SPORT, Jules Kounde’s absence from the starting line-up against Alaves was not due to squad rotation but a disciplinary action.  The French defender was benched because he arrived late for the pre-match discussion. This led to Hansi Flick making a last-minute decision to alter the starting XI. In the match against Alaves, …

Chelsea were one of the busiest clubs in the summer transfer window with the club providing Enzo Maresca the financial backing to make new signings. The Blues bought the likes of Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix and others to strengthen their squad after their sixth place finish in the Premier League last season. Following the departure of manager Mauricio …