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, …

Gary Lineker has questioned the decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel as England manager and says Lee Carsley “would have fit the bill perfectly”. The former Three Lions striker would have preferred an Englishman to take over the national side and pointed to the fact the last two major tournaments have been won by coaches that came through their country’s system …

Alan Pardew is a divisive figure to the Newcastle fanbase. Seen as an Ashley puppet who only got the job because of alleged gambling debts, his CV was hardly inspiring when he was appointed as the club’s manager. Also, another factor was that he was replacing the incredibly well-regarded Chris Hughton, and he was on a downward trajectory as soon …

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe would reportedly consider taking the Manchester United job if they approached him over potentially replacing Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. It’s been a difficult start to the season for Man Utd and plenty of fans will probably be feeling that it’s time to make a change, with Ten Hag arguably lucky to have held …

October 17 – Turkish international Kerem Akturkoglu (pictured) has used social networks X and Instagram to express his outrage at what is happening in the Gaza Strip and the actions of Israel over the past year. In a message to his X and Instagram followers, who number over 3.6 million, the Turkish national team player, who currently plays for Portuguese …