May 17 – Leeds United became the first team to reach the 2024 Championship playoff final for the Premier League with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Norwich City last night. The result means that Leeds are set to meet the winner of Southampton and West Bromwich Albion, which will be decided tonight, in the final at Wembley on the May …
Read More »Aussie A-League rocked by arrests of 3 players in match-fixing probe
May 17 – Australian professional football has been plunged into disrepute by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up by a South American gambling connection. Ulises Davila (pictured) and fellow players Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis have been arrested …
Read More »Betano renews Benfica shirt sleeve sponsorship for further three seasons
May 20 – Online bookmaker Betano has renewed its sleeve sponsorship with Portgual’s Benfica for a further three years. Betano first signed its sponsorship with Sporting for the 2021-22 season in a two year deal that is subsequently renewed for a further two years. Betano was also the first sponsor to take the club’s sleeve patch. “We are thrilled to extend …
Read More »A closer look at the seasons for Paredes, Scally, and more in Germany
The club campaigns for several American players in Germany’s top divisions have ended, opening the door to a potential busy summer of international action. Kevin Paredes, Joe Scally, and Johan Gomez are just three American players that could be featuring in competitions this summer with either the U.S. men’s national team or the U.S. men’s olympic national team. Lennard Maloney …
Read More »Newcastle release 29-man squad as 6 miss post-season trip to Australia
Newcastle have revealed the 29-man squad on their way to Australia as the club prepare for two post-season friendlies Down Under. Following Sunday’s 4-2 win at Brentford, Eddie Howe’s Mag will face Tottenham at th Melbourne Cricket Ground at 7:45pm (all times AEST) on Wednesday, 22nd May before facing the A-League All Star Men at 5:05pm on Friday, 24th May. …
Read More »Should Juventus opt for De Zerbi if Motta does not join them?
Juventus’ managerial spot remains an open debate as they look to replace Max Allegri in the coming weeks. The Bianconeri have pencilled in Thiago Motta as their choice of manager to replace their sacked former coach. Motta has done well at Bologna, and Juventus is confident he can make them a good team again if he becomes the manager. The …
Read More »Klopp happy to be part of Liverpool’s history as he bids farewell to Anfield
Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp bid an emotional farewell to the club at Anfield after watching his side win on the final day of the Premier League season. The Reds boss is leaving after nine years in charge, having won almost every trophy on offer. Read our other sports news stories: Arteta vows to deliver Premier League title to Arsenal after …
Read More »Xavi issues an update on Barcelona future after 3-0 win vs Rayo Vallecano
With a comfortable 3-0 victory against Rayo Vallecano putting them closer to fulfilling their objective of securing a top-two finish, it hardly seemed like Barça were in the midst of a managerial crisis. Despite the uncertainty surrounding Xavi Hernandez’s future, Barcelona did well to block out the external noise and focus on what really matters: securing victories. However, that does …
Read More »‘He’s a game changer’ – Xavi in awe of Barcelona wonderkid after 3-0 win vs Rayo
Barcelona secured second place in La Liga today with a straightforward 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the Catalans after some brilliant work from Lamine Yamal. Two second-half strikes from substitute Pedri sealed the deal for the Blaugrana in front of their fans. Speaking after the match, manager Xavi Hernandez …
Read More »Vlahovic thanks Allegri for turning him from a boy into a man
Dusan Vlahovic is the latest player to send a message to former Juventus manager Max Allegri. The striker joined the club in 2022 when Allegri was halfway through his first season back. Allegri wanted Vlahovic and used the Serbian as his main striker for much of his tenure. Even when Juve wanted to sell Vlahovic in the summer, the manager …
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