After enduring six painful defeats over nine long years, Barcelona has finally broken the dreaded Bayern Munich curse, bagging a smashing 4-1 victory in their UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 meeting on Wednesday night, October 24. Barca’s captain for the night, Raphinha, ran the show, scoring a sensational hat-trick against the Bavarians. Barcelona Hits Bayern Hard and Fast Hansi Flick, …

Dusan Vlahovic with his Juventus teammates (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Arsenal are considering bringing forward their plans to sign a new striker, with the Gunners now looking closely at Juventus front-man Dusan Vlahovic as an option for January. Sources with a close understanding of Arsenal’s plans have informed CaughtOffside that the north London giants had been keen to bring …

October 24 – Just four days before the next parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, the country’s caretaker government has secured BGN 30 million (€15 million) for the reconstruction of the Varna stadium in the Black Sea city. In an announcement by Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers, the state will receive 30,000 shares with a nominal value of BGN 1,000 (€500) each in …

Barcelona’s exciting and fluid style of play under Hansi Flick has captivated fans and neutrals alike. While many observers have noted improvements in the attacking capabilities of the team, a closer look reveals a more nuanced picture.  One of the key players in this transformation is Marc Casado, a midfielder who, until last season, was still competing with Barça Atletic. …

Liverpool manager Arne Slot celebrates the win over RB Leipzig (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) There’s been an intriguing Liverpool transfer update from Christian Falk following his recent exclusive info to CaughtOffside about the Reds being interested in Red Star Belgrade wonderkid Andrija Maksimovic. The 17-year-old midfielder looks a hugely exciting prospect with a big future in the game, and …

Juventus are already laying their plans for the January transfer session, but they could largely depend on the fate of Arkadiusz Milik. The 30-year-old has been dealing with a knee problem since June. This injury cost him a place in the Polish squad that competed in Euro 2024. But while the striker was expected to return to the fold after …

Arsenal want Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) and Richard Heathcote/Getty Images West Ham will be kicking themselves that they didn’t sign Jhon Duran, with Arsenal and Barcelona now in the mix to prise him from Aston Villa. The Colombian has been in sensational form for the Villains and seems to score important goals every time he’s …

(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) and (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) According to TBR Football, Premier League clubs Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United have all watched Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Omar Marmoush this season. The Egyptian attacker is outscoring Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane in the Bundesliga scoring charts so far this season. Marmoush has scored nine goals and provided four assists …

Morning all. The players had a day off yesterday, and will return to London Colney today to begin preparations for Sunday’s game against Liverpool. Thus far we haven’t heard anything solid about Riccardo Calafiori, although I saw some second hand reports from the Italian press about how there’s a ‘fear’ he has suffered some ligament damage. I don’t think that’s …

October 24 – Fresh from making a tidy sum of money brokering and then selling her stake in Newcastle United, Amanda Staveley is rumoured to have her eye on another Premier League club in the form of Tottenham Hotspur. Staveley was recently seen at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watching the other football, namely the NFL, when the venue hosted, the …