With the international break now over, FC Barcelona are all set to return to action in La Liga on Sunday night when they host Sevilla at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. The Blaugrana are sweating over the availability of key forward Lamine Yamal heading into the game after he returned from Spain NT duty with a muscle overload. But, Hansi Flick …

Thomas Tuchel was the FA’s third choice for England behind Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images and Christian Bruna/Getty Images It’s become clear that Thomas Tuchel was only the FA’s third choice for the role of England first-team head coach, with Pep Guardiola and also Carlo Ancelotti understood to have been approached. For many, the idea …

Chelsea may no longer be playing at the top table in Europe, but they’ll be glad to be back in some form of UEFA competition this season after not participating at all last season, owing to their 12th place finish in 2022/23. The Blues have won both the Champions League and Europa League in recent history, so they’ll now surely …

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba raised several eyebrows by announcing his desire to stay at Juventus in a controversial new interview. The Frenchman even claimed he’s willing to accept a pay cut to remain at Continassa after having his doping ban reduced from four years to 18 months, making him eligible to play by March 2025. These statements sent shockwaves throughout …

As Barcelona resumed preparations for Sunday’s La Liga clash against Sevilla today following the returns of their international players, all eyes were on the training session to see how Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal would participate. After all, the key attacking duo had returned from the international break with some fitness problems and there had been speculations about their potential …

Now that Thomas Tuchel is manager of the England national team, it will be interesting to see if he does anything differently in terms of his squad selection, with Crystal Palace defender and Tuchel’s former Chelsea player Trevoh Chalobah perhaps one to watch. Chalobah made his first-team breakthrough at Stamford Bridge while Tuchel was in charge, with the German tactician …

Juventus can sound the alarm bells in the middle of the park, as Nicolo Fagioli is also at risk of missing the upcoming clash against Lazio. The Bianconeri are already without Teun Koopmeiners who fractured his rib and Weston McKennie who returned from international duty while carrying an injury, albeit a slight one. Therefore, the last thing Juventus needed at …

Soccer is a sport fueled by dreams. It all starts with an aspiration: to be on the pitch surrounded by 10 teammates and 11 opponents, observed by thousands of passionate supporters. The seemingly improbable plan begins to take shape when the dreamer enters an academy and starts learning the ropes of the Beautiful Game. The determined ones grow through the …

Niclas Fullkrug has been named as one of the 10 worst summer transfers, which won’t please Tim Steidten. Photos by Richard Pelham/Getty Images When Tim Steidten acted like a kid in sweetshop hoovering up as many new signings as possible last summer for West Ham, it was always possible that not all of them were going to work out, and …

Paul Pogba rejected Pep Guardiola (Photos by Dan Mullan, Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has revealed that he turned down the chance to join bitter rivals Manchester City when it came to leaving Old Trafford. The France international, now with Juventus in a second spell after joining from Man Utd back in the summer of 2022, …