June 4 – Shopping mall developers Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and football training equipment supplier TOCA Football (TOCA) have announced a partnership to open multiple TOCA Social venues throughout Europe. TOCA will start by expanding its European portfolio and its TOCA Social concept that mixes a dining experience with its ball machine training equipment, with a spot at two of the continent’s …
Read More »Croatia’s HNK Šibenik unveils plans for new €50m stadium
June 5 – Croatia’s HNK Šibenik have unveiled plans for the construction on a new stadium. Next season Šibenik will return to the top tier of Croatian football, after winning Prva NL by one point ahead of Zrinski Jurjevac. The new stadiun will be built on the site of Stadium Šubićevac in Šibenik and will have a capacity of 8,000 …
Read More »Barcelona outcast centre-back will join pre-season with team after rejecting offers
Clement Lenglet was not one of the Barcelona players who enjoyed the past year on loan with good performances to back him. Moving to Aston Villa in the Premier League, the French defender made just 14 league appearances for the club and oversaw just two clean sheets in the process. His spell at the English club was understandably underwhelming and …
Read More »Thierry Henry leaves Mbappé out of French Olympic squad
June 5 – Manager Thierry Henry has left Kylian Mbappé out of France’s provisional squad for the Paris Olympic Games. Mbappé was keen to compete on home soil at the Olympic Games with Paris hosting the event – the forward always expressed his desire to participate, but moving to Real Madrid he might feature heavily in a pre-season series of …
Read More »New owners Oaktree Capital load up Inter Milan board with five of their own
June 5 – Having taken ownership of Italy’s Serie A champions on Internazionale on May 22, US investment fund Oaktree Capital Management has wasted no time taking control, appointing a new 10-person board. Only three members survived from the old board– two independent directors, Amedeo Carassai and Carlo Marchetti – alongside Alessandro Antonello, Inter’s CEO Corporate. Incoming are five new …
Read More »Decision made – Hansi Flick will retain Barcelona forward not favoured by Xavi
According to a report from SPORT, Hansi Flick has given the go-ahead to keep Vitor Roque at the club. The outlet adds that Flick has been given the responsibility to make the most out of this young talent, who Barcelona signed in January. As a result, the club is hopeful that Roque will benefit from working closely with seasoned striker …
Read More »115 and now this …
Just when you thought you couldn’t dislike Man City anymore than you already do, news has emerged of their ‘legal assault‘ on the Premier League. The club with 115 charges levelled against it by the same organisation are, in essence, demanding financial compensation because they say they have been denied revenue/income because of associated party transaction rules. These rules, voted …
Read More »Barcelona ‘very serious’ about Valencia midfielder, propose to pay in instalments – report
The defensive midfield may well be Barcelona’s single greatest worry heading into the summer transfer window, more so after the arrival of Hansi Flick. With the German tactician likely to advocate for a double-pivot, the Catalans are on the market looking for young players who will fit the style of football Flick demands. Guido Rodriguez was one of Barcelona’s targets …
Read More »Hummel adds LaLiga’s Celta Vigo to growing club kit roster
June 4 – La Liga’s RC Celta Vigo has signed a five-year deal with Hummel which will see the Danish sports brand become the club’s official kit supplier until 2029, replacing Adidas. The deal sees Hummel will add yet another La Liga team to their growing sponsorship roster as the Danish brand continues to grow across the European top five …
Read More »Barcelona €40 million-rated defender open to summer exit if club ask him to leave
According to a report by Roger Torello in Mundo Deportivo, although Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen is keen on staying with the club, he would understand if the club asks him to leave in the summer. Christensen, 28, is one of the key players that Barcelona might consider selling in the summer transfer market if they need to generate funds. The …
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