Lionel Messi’s departure at Barcelona left behind a void impossible to replicate or fulfill. The greatest ever player, doing it for one team, for 15 years, while winning everything. Football had never seen something like this before. And it was clear that Barcelona were struggling to maintain the standards of yesteryears without the Argentine on the pitch, as well. They …

David Moyes is clearly taking no chances with his West Ham starting line-up to play Freiburg on Thursday night in the second leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie. The German side lead 1-0 from the first leg, a game in which they were there for the taking but the Scot once again played far too conservatively and …

Newcastle United have released an in-depth interview with Anthony Gordon following his first call-up to the senior England squad today. In the interview (watch it in full here), he discusses his reaction to the Three Lions call and discusses the knee scare that threatened to keep him out of Newcastle’s run in and the upcoming international break. Thankfully, he’s revealed …

After three years of struggles at Barcelona and AC Milan (on loan), Sergino Dest seems to have rediscovered his best version at PSV Eindhoven. The 23-year-old USMNT international left Barça for the Dutch outfit on a season-long loan deal in the summer transfer window and has made the most of his time in the Netherlands. In 32 appearances, a large …

This season has been underwhelming for Newcastle and the Magpies could lose one of their best players, Bruno Guimaraes,  if they don’t qualify for a European competition.  Eddie Howe’s side are currently tenth in the Premier League table, three points off of the seventh-placed Europa Conference League spot – although this could extend to eighth. Newcastle will need good results …

You know that something’s up when you have to virtually plead with supporters to turn the volume up, but that’s exactly what West Ham have done in the lead up to their Europa League Round of 16 second leg tie against Freiburg. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg and perhaps mindful of some below par performances at home recently, the …

Dusan Vlahovic’s future is the subject of much speculation at Juventus as the Serbian begins to find his feet at the club. Since his move to Turin, DV9 has struggled to score enough goals to justify why the Bianconeri were so eager to add him to their squad. The Serbian was in top form while playing for Fiorentina, and Juventus …

Leeds United star Junior Firpo is likely to be sold by the Yorkshire club this summer as the defender will not be offered a new deal at Elland Road.  The left-back has been a key star for Daniel Farke since the turn of the year, starting all but one of Leeds’ Championship games, and registering five assists along the way. The Whites have …

Manchester City star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will not feature for his country during the upcoming international break. The playmaker was not picked in Domenico Tedesco’s latest Belgium team. As a result, the Red Devils will be without their key man for friendlies against Northern Ireland and England later this month. Both fixtures are set to take place on the …

West Ham United will attempt to get star man Lucas Paqueta to sign a new deal this summer to fend off interest from Man City.  The Premier League champions are expected to return for the Brazilian ahead of the 2024/25 campaign having attempted to sign the midfielder last summer. The deal would collapse as a result of an FA investigation …