Ligue 1

Spain’s win against Germany in the quarter final of Euro 2024 was their first knockout round win against a team hosting the Euros or World cup in their history. In a drama filled game in Stuttgart Spain took the lead through Dani Olmo six minutes into the second half as he side footed home Lamine Yamal’s cross, but as has …

Chelsea have agreed a deal with FC Basel for their versatile talent Renato Veiga with the transfer to be concluded very soon.  The Blues have landed the 20-year-old for a transfer fee worth €14m/€15m and the deal will not include any sell-on clause or add-ons, reports transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Veiga has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League …

Gareth Southgate has labelled UEFA’s decision to not hand Jude Bellingham a ban as common sense after the England star was under investigation for a gesture he made against Slovakia in the Round of 16 at Euro 2024.  Following his last-minute equaliser, the midfielder made an obscene gesture towards the Slovakia bench and that was deemed unacceptable by UEFA who …

Gary Neville has left two big names out as he named the England team he feels should start against Switzerland on Saturday. England scraped past Slovakia in the last sixteen, but will need to up their levels against the Swiss, who have put in a series of impressive performances. Southgate is reportedly going to make a number of changes to …

Germany have been knocking on Spain doors for the latter part of the second half and they have finally found their equaliser in the last minute of normal time.  Mittelstadt has the ball on the left, and he puts in a cross towards the back post. Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich rises high to flick it back to Wirtz with his …

Arne Slot faced the press for the first time as Liverpool boss on Friday and the Dutch coach has addressed his plans for the Reds’ squad ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.   The former Feyenoord boss has taken over a very strong group of players from Jurgen Klopp, one which finished third in the Premier League last season and went deep …

Germany center-back Antonio Rudiger is set to miss the Euro 2024 semi-finals if his team qualifies tonight. Despite a strong defensive performance against Spain so far, Germany have seen a few key players receive yellow cards. In a tense first half, Toni Kroos escaped a booking for a harsh challenge on Pedri, which forced the Spanish midfielder off the field. …

Arsenal are ready to part ways with defender Nuno Tavares this summer with talks having already started with several European clubs.  Mikel Arteta has no plans for the Portuguese star ahead of the 2024/25 campaign and the Gunners are ready to accept offers between €12m/€14m for the 24-year-old during the current transfer window. Sources have told CaughtOffside that Lazio and Ajax have …

Spain have suffered an early blow against Germany as Barcelona star Pedri is forced off injured. Pedri has been one of Spain’s star players in the Euros, enjoying a more advanced role for his country. But his evening in the quarter-finals against Germany has been cut short after a rough tackle from Kroos took him out. He stayed down for …

UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body have cleared both Man United and Man City to play in Europe this season as doubts emerged over their participation. This is a result of both Premier League clubs’ owners also being part of other teams that have qualified for both the Champions League and Europa League, which many would see as a conflict of …