Teenage sensation Lamine Yamal broke yet another record as Spain beat England 2-1 in the final of Euro 2024. The first half was a cagey affair with neither side offering much in the way of an attacking threat with Phil Foden going closest for England. Spain were dealt a blow losing Rodri to injury at half time, but it didn’t …
Read More »Dani Carvajal makes crying gesture to Bukayo Saka following foul
Spain’s Dani Carvajal made a crying gesture towards Bukayo Saka after he fouled the England man in the first half of the Euro 2024 final. The Spanish have started the game on the front foot, and have had plenty of possession with Nico Williams looking a threat, whilst England have yet to get a foothold in the game. It’s been …
Read More »Exclusive: Tottenham eyeing midfield duo as current player made available for transfer
Tottenham are eyeing up Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov and Fenerbahce midfielder Sebastian Szymanski this summer as Giovani Lo Celso could leave the club. Sources with a close understanding of Spurs’ plans have informed CaughtOffside that Sudakov and Szymanski are high on the north London club’s list of targets in the midfield area, with Lo Celso expected to make way as he’s …
Read More »Exclusive: Fabrizio Romano makes Euro 2024 final prediction & highlights key areas for England & Spain
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has looked ahead to today’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain, predicting a close game that could even go to penalties. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano made it clear he didn’t feel confident making an outright score prediction, or naming a winner, but he felt this would be a close …
Read More »Marc Cucurella using Euro 2024 to tempt Spain teammate into Chelsea transfer
Marc Cucurella has revealed he is speaking on a daily basis with Nico Williams about the possibility of the winger joining Chelsea. Williams has been one of the standout players at Euro 2024 this summer, notching a goal and an assist while also completing 12 dribbles and creating 10 chances to help Spain reach the final — where they’ll face …
Read More »Aston Villa set to beat Arsenal, Barcelona to £50m summer transfer
Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, according to reports. Onana joined the Toffees from French side Lille for £33m (per BBC Sport) in August 2022 and has made 72 appearances across all competitions since, notching four goals and three assists. The 22-year-old also played all four games for his country as Belgium reached …
Read More »Willy Kambwala to sign for Villarreal
Man United are certainly getting busy in the transfer market as we head towards the first friendlies of pre-season. With Dan Ashworth finally having had his move to Old Trafford rubber stamped, the sporting director, along with first-team manager Erik ten Hag, can finally get to work on the multitude of incoming and outgoing transfers that evidently need attention. A …
Read More »Lamine Yamal could be banned from playing extra-time
Sunday night sees England take on Euro 2024 favourites Spain in a mouth-watering final, and Gareth Southgate’s side have been handed a huge boost ahead of the showpiece. Although he only turned 17 on Saturday, there’s not too much doubt that Barcelona and Spain wonder kid, Lamine Yamal, has been the player of the tournament so far. Far from being …
Read More »Xavi still guiding Spain’s wonder kid Lamine Yamal
There’s no doubt whatsoever that the star of Euro 2024 has been Spain’s wonder kid, Lamine Yamal. His sensational goal against France in the semi-final put him centre-stage, though the truth is that he’s been important for La Roja throughout the tournament thanks to his assists and general work rate. A player that turned 17 on Saturday, the day before …
Read More »Marc Cucurella hopes Cole Palmer stays on the bench in Euro 2024 final
Marc Cucurella has said he hopes Chelsea team-mate Cole Palmer stays on the bench in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final. The 25-year-old is preparing for arguably the biggest game of his career and has been a standout performer not just for Spain, but at the tournament as well. Cucurella has started every game apart from the final group game against Albania …
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