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Signing a box-to-box midfielder is one of the priorities for a Barcelona side, which has kickstarted its preparations for the season ahead. After trying out moves for several top midfielders such as Joshua Kimmich and Martin Zubimendi in the past, Barcelona appear to have now identified Mikel Merino as a viable target. The Spanish international is facing an uncertain future …

The latest addition to the Real Madrid glitterati, Kylian Mbappe, has thanked Madridistas for showering him with love all these years, vouching to put his life on the line for his dream club. The Frenchman, who has signed a five-year deal with Los Blancos, also replicated his idol Cristiano Ronaldo‘s iconic move, chanting “1,2,3… Hala Madrid!” with 80,000+ fans inside …

By Favian Renkel and Justin Ruderman Welcome back to Week No. 20 of Justin and Favian’s Weekly MLS Awards where SBI staff writers Justin Ruderman and Favian Renkel bring you a glimpse at the best of each week in MLS. This week, four of the top-five teams suffered defeat while Inter Miami sat on the couch smiling ear to ear …

With the end of the major international tournaments, FC Barcelona are beginning to regain their key players one by one. New manager Hansi Flick, who has already commenced pre-season training, is gradually getting familiarized with his new crop of players. And today the German manager crossed paths with Pedri and Ronald Araujo. The pair are presently recovering from injuries they …

According to The Athletic, Newcastle United have been priced out of a move for Nico Williams in our search for a new winger. They report that we’ve held long-term interest in the Athletic Bilbao star, who is in demand following his stunning displays at Euro 2024, but the club ‘cannot offer the wage packet necessary’ to lure the 22-year-old to …

Gareth Southgate managed England for 102 matches across a near eight year reign in English football’s top job. Under his leadership the Three Lions won 61 games, drew 24 and lost 17, scoring 213 goals and conceding just 72. His win ratio of 59.8% was not as high as Fabio Capello, Glenn Hoddle or Ron Greenwood but was a smidge …

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is still hoping to seal a transfer to Juventus this summer. The 24-year-old agreed to join the Bianconeri last January after falling out with his manager Erik ten Hag and being frozen out of the squad. Nevertheless, former Juventus coach Max Allegri found him ill-suited to his 3-5-2 formation, so the player ended up rejoining …

July 16 – Thomas Mueller has retired from the German national team after the side exited Euro 2024 on home soil in the last eight bringing to a close his 14-year international career.  He came on as a substitute against Spain in the quarter-finals in the 80th minute. At the age of 34, Mueller featured in his eighth major tournament. …

July 16 – A Conmebol vice-president and leading FIFA official was among 27 people arrested during the crowd control debacle that marred the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia in Miami. Police have confirmed that Ramón Jesurún, head of the Colombian Football Federation and a member of the FIFA Council, was detained after allegedly fighting with security guards, along …

The UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany came to an end this past Sunday with Spain standing tall as the champions after defeating England 2-1 in the finals. Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal was one of the standout performers for La Roja on the special night in Berlin as he assisted the opening goal scored by Nico Williams. The 17-year-old sensation enjoyed …