As the world gears up for the European Championships later this month, the Spanish National team enjoyed significant representation from Barcelona, particularly La Masia. Despite the last-minute and unexpected exclusion of Pau Cubarsi from Luis de Las Fuente’s squad, La Roja have some of Barcelona’s best talents on display. Lamine Yamal, needless to say, headlines the list. At just 16 …
Read More »Genoa opens its door to a loan move for Juventus midfielder
Genoa has been a good home for many Juventus youngsters, and they are now being linked with a move for another one. They often sign these players on loan, helping them to improve further before signing some permanently. Radu Dragusin is the latest success story from the partnership between both clubs. He left Juve for Genoa and developed well enough …
Read More »Arsenal Women reveal USA summer tour as club grows fanbase
Arsenal Women have officially announced that they will play two preseason friendlies in the United States this summer. The matchups are part of the club’s first-ever tour of America. The decision to travel Stateside, however, follows a similar move for the English outfit’s men’s team. Mikel Arteta’s squad will also play two friendlies across the pond in July. While the …
Read More »Saudi royal joins consortium for £400m Everton bid
June 11 – Everton owner Farhad Moshiri has reportedly received a £400 million cash offer for the club from a consortium of international investors which include an unamed member of the Saudi royal family and high net worth investors from the US. London-based businessman and lawyer Vatche Manoukian is leading the bid which reportedly would take on the club’s debt …
Read More »Three reasons why Barcelona should not retain Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo
At the start of 2023/24, Barcelona desperately sought quality reinforcements in both attack and the backline after a chaotic start to their title defence. Thankfully, in the dying embers of the summer transfer market, Joan Laporta was able to pull some favours and sign the two ‘Joaos’- Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix on loan, from Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, …
Read More »FOX announces studio crews for Euro 2024 and Copa America
The FOX studio crews for Euro 2024 and the Copa America have a busy schedule. Throughout the summer, games in both competitions are happening on the same days. Kickoff times do not overlap between the two tournaments. Yet, FOX is providing sunrise-to-sunset coverage of soccer for fans in the United States. That starts this weekend on June 14 when FOX …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle to sign “CJ” Afumuzor despite interest from Man Utd and Aston Villa
Newcastle United have secured the first of many Academy signings set to arrive this summer, with highly-rated Portsmouth talent Chukwudi “CJ” Afumuzor closing in on a move to the North East. We can exclusively reveal that the 14-year-old – thought to be one of the best Category three players in the country – completed a medical at Newcastle last week …
Read More »Ankle injury rules Dutch star Frenkie de Jong out of Euro 2024
June 11 – The Netherlands have been given a major blow ahead of Euro 2024 after an ankle injury to midfielder Frenkie de Jong ruled him out of the tournament. The FC Barcelona player has failed to recover from an ankle injury and watched the team hammer Iceland 4-0 in a final friendly before the European championship from the bench, …
Read More »Valencia fans handed jail terms for racial abuse of Vinicius
June 11 – Three Valencia football fans who racially abused Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior have each been jailed for eight months. The individuals were also given a two-year stadium ban from any venue hosting LaLiga matches. LaLiga described the landmark as ‘great news’. It’s the first time that supporters have been convicted for racist abuse at a football match …
Read More »Real Madrid say they will be at Club World Cup, whether FIFA can pay for it or not
June 11 – Real Madrid have argued that their participation in the expanded 2025 Club World Cup was never in doubt, backtracking on a comment by manager Carlo Ancelotti that the Spanish giant would boycott the competition. In an interview with Italian daily newspaper Il Giornale, the manager explained that his club was not ready to participate in a tournament …
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