Thomas Tuchel has been officially unveiled as the next manager of the England national team. The German is just the third non-British permanent head coach in the team’s history. Sweden’s Sven-Goran Eriksson and Italy’s Fabio Capello previously managed the Three Lions earlier this century. The decision to appoint a foreign coach has not exactly been received well by a significant …
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Browns’ Nick Chubb is expected to make his return on Sunday in Week 7 vs. the Bengals
In Week 2 of the 2023 season, Browns RB Nick Chubb suffered a devastating knee injury. Chubb tore his ACL and MCL against Pittsburgh and needed two surgeries. He missed the remainder of the 2023 season and that carried into 2024. The Pro Bowl RB started this season on the PUP list for Cleveland. However, Chubb returned to practice earlier …
Read More »USMNT’s last impressive away win was in 2015
Mauricio Pochettino’s first big test away from home as the United States men’s national team did not end well. The Argentine manager began his USMNT coaching stint with a 2-0 victory over Panama in Texas on Saturday. The Stars and Stripes then traveled down to Guadalajara on Tuesday to face bitter rivals Mexico. It happened to be the first time …
Read More »Buffalo Is Trading For Browns’ Amari Cooper In Blockbuster Trade
Davante Adams wasn’t the only wide receiver making a big move ahead of the trade deadline, with Amari Cooper swapping Cleveland for Buffalo in a blockbuster deal. Browns Trading For Amari Cooper The Cleveland Browns have left their best wide receiver leave for Buffalo this week, with Amari Cooper adding another dimension to the Bills offense after losing Stefon Diggs. …
Read More »Sevilla defender in awe of Barcelona prodigy – ‘Haven’t seen a player like him at his age’
With the international break now ending, the focus shifts back to club football and La Liga leaders FC Barcelona will be in action on Sunday when they take on Sevilla at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium. The Blaugrana go into the game with a three-point cushion over Real Madrid having lost just one of their nine league matches thus far. However, …
Read More »Juventus begins the formal process to leave the European Super League
Juventus has officially rejoined the European Club Association (ECA) and is taking steps to distance itself from the controversial European Super League (ESL). The club’s previous exit from the ECA came under the leadership of former president Andrea Agnelli, who was a key advocate for the Super League project. At the time, Juventus was one of the prominent backers of …
Read More »Bundesliga can follow EFL in ditching ESPN in next media rights
The German Bundesliga may be going down a similar path as the EFL because of its partnership with American media agency Relevent. Currently, the German top flight has a rights deal with ESPN through the end of the 2025/26 season. Until then, all games are available on ESPN+ with a small handful of games also on either ESPN or ABC. …
Read More »Giorgi Mamardashvili sends “fight” warning to Liverpool’s Alisson Becker
Giorgi Mamardashvili sends warning to Alisson (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) New Liverpool signing Giorgi Mamardashvili has sent a warning to Alisson Becker ahead of the 2025/26 campaign with the Georgian goalkeeper ready to “fight” for the starting spot at Anfield. The Premier League giants acquired the 24-year-old during the summer as part of a £25m plus £4m in add-ons …
Read More »Five unlikely faces who could line-up for England under Tuchel
The news is out. Thomas Tuchel will take charge of the England national team from 2025. Born in Germany, the 51-year-old is hugely accomplished as a head coach, most notably winning the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021. Since then he has gone on to manage Bayern Munich, but found himself without a job at the end of the 2023-24 …
Read More »Victor Osimhen will have to wait until the summer for Arsenal move
Mikel Arteta is interested in Victor Osimhen (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) There is a lot of uncertainty around the future of Victor Osimhen heading into 2025 as the striker has no future at Napoli following the events of this summer. The Nigerian international fell out with the Serie A club ahead of the 2024/25 campaign as the 25-year-old wanted …
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