May 21 – Aston Villa have confirmed that adidas will be the club’s new kit partner from the 2024/25 season onwards. Adidas will replace Castore for Villa’s debut season in the Champions League. Described as a multi-year deal, no value was given for the new partnership though it is said to be a record for the club. It is the …
Read More »Dates to mark in your calendar
It’s already time to start counting down the days to the 2024/25 EFL season. The 126th season of the English Football League is sure to be another fascinating campaign. Across the three professional divisions underneath the Premier League, there are plenty of storylines to follow. Massive changes to the clubs in each division through promotion and relegation always provide drama. …
Read More »Liverpool striker sends social media message to Klopp, pledges to ‘fight like hell’ for trophies
Liverpool top scorer Mohamed Salah has sent a public message to outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp and told the club’s fans he will “fight like hell” to win trophies at the club next season. Striker Salah, whose contract ends in 2025, was strongly linked with a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League midway through the 2023/24 season and had a …
Read More »Joe Scally, Shaq Moore to fight for right back opportunities with USMNT
Sergino Dest’s long-term knee injury has opened up the No. 1 right back job in the U.S. men’s national team squad for the foreseeable future and Gregg Berhalter will have two eager options chomping at the bit this summer. Joe Scally and Shaq Moore were the two right backs named to Berhalter’s 27-player roster on Monday ahead of June 8 …
Read More »FOX, WBD and ESPN finalize name for new streaming service
The streaming service joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros Discovery, and ESPN finally has a name that fans can look forward to. It’s Venu Sports. With live sports at the forefront of the platform, this service will be a place for cord-cutters to access ample live offerings without a pay-TV subscription. Three major providers are on board, and each has …
Read More »Three goals in nine minutes rescue visitors in first Serie A match after Allegri exit
Kenan Yildiz’s equaliser six minutes from time completed an extraordinary Juventus comeback as the Serie A heavyweights recovered from 3-0 behind to draw at Bologna and keep alive their hopes of overhauling their opponents into third place on the final day of the Italian season. Bologna’s impressive campaign continued apace when Riccardo Calafiori fired the hosts ahead after two minutes …
Read More »Remarkable comeback earns Juventus draw against Bologna
Where does one start with this game? It was definitely a game of two halves that showcased both the good and bad sides of Juventus. Bologna came out of the starting blocks at breakneck speed, scoring two goals within the first eleven minutes. Thiago Motta has done a brilliant job with Bologna, and it took his men just two minutes …
Read More »Hoffenheim close to European qualification thanks to US coach
Under the leadership of Pellegrino Matarazzo, Hoffenheim earned European qualification for the first time since the 2019/20 campaign. The head coach then was Julian Nagelsmann, who went to RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and now the Germany national team. Now, in Matarazzo’s second season in charge of Hoffenheim, the club finished seventh in the Bundesliga. That is enough for at least …
Read More »The key tasks facing Jurgen Klopp’s successor at Anfield
Arne Slot has been confirmed as Liverpool’s next manager, with the Dutchman leaving Feyenoord to fill Jurgen Klopp’s sizeable shoes at Anfield. Klopp’s glittering reign on Merseyside did not quite end the way Liverpool’s supporters would have wanted, with a miserable April seeing their Premier League title hopes slip away. Running out of steam at the vital moment, Liverpool perhaps …
Read More »Who’s in USMNT training camp roster ahead of Copa America?
Gregg Berhalter unveiled the 27-player roster for the USMNT training camp before the Copa America. Although not the final product, the current crop of players indicates Berhalter’s thought process in who he will pick for the final squad. Going against the grain of previous squads, only four players in the training camp roster play in Major League Soccer. The other …
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