As the summer transfer window nears, the future of several Barcelona players is beginning to come under scrutiny. Players who were initially said to be untransferable now appear to be on the market, especially as the club is in dire need of sales. One player amidst such times of uncertainty appears set to leave the Catalan capital come June – …
Read More »Atletico Madrid keeping tabs on €50 million Barcelona superstar – report
Barcelona will be dealing with a hectic summer this year as they prepare to offload a lot of players in the transfer window while signing appropriate replacements that can elevate the level of the team and at the very least, paper over the cracks. However, selling players will not be easy. Most of the Barça squad are on high salaries …
Read More »Saka relishing ‘beautiful challenge’ as Arsenal take Premier League title race to the wire
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka is loving the dramatic Premier League title race and is viewing it as a “beautiful challenge.” The Gunners are set to take Manchester City to the wire and are hoping they slip up in the final three games of a nail-biting campaign. Check out our other stories here: Hull City sack Liam Rosenior after missing Championship play-offsForest …
Read More »Botafogo increased borrowings as Textor spreads the cash around
May 7 – Botafogo has borrowed R$333 million ($65.6 million) from American owner John Textor, but not all the cash has remained in the club. Brazilian media report that Botafogo’s financial accounts reveal that the club agreed the loan with XP Investimentos in 2023 as working capital, and that part of the money was transferred to Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, …
Read More »Argentina mourns loss of World Cup winner César Luis Menotti, 85
May 7 – César Luis Menotti, the charismatic coach who led Argentina to their first World Cup title in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the Argentine Football Association has announced. “Farewell, dear Flaco!” said a brief association statement, using Menotti’s nickname which means “the thin one”. Menotti, who played for Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Santos, began …
Read More »Fan violence in Berlin leaves 155 police injured at fourth tier match
May 7 – Some 155 police officers were injured in clashes with Dynamo Berlin and Energie Cottbus fans over the weekend – most of them from the use of their own tear gas. Berlin police said 116 officers suffered injuries from tear-gas use, 28 from assaults and 11 after being hit by pyrotechnics fired by supporters after the fourth-division match …
Read More »Barcelona face Aston Villa, AC Milan battle for €20 million midfield target
Barcelona and Girona are set for a long summer ahead in mutual transactions, as was the case last June. The Catalans will look to trade back Oriol Romeu after the player’s unsuccessful term at Barcelona, while Pablo Torre could also make a move to Girona. Michel’s side, meanwhile, will look to renew Eric Garcia amidst Xavi’s wish that the player …
Read More »What it means for relegation
The Premier League denied an appeal from Nottingham Forest that now upholds the side’s four-point deduction. The club’s financial records indicated it exceeded its loss limit in its first season back in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest was only permitted to lose $77 million, per the Premier League’s regulations. However, major spending amounted to $318 million spent on transfers. As …
Read More »Newcastle identify two Olise alternatives and three defensive targets – Report
After revealing that Newcastle have reignited their interest in Crystal Palace star Michael Olise, The Mail have named two other wingers on the club’s radar. Craig Hope has confirmed that Wolves’ Pedro Neto has been watched along with Athletic Bilbao sensation Nico Williams, insisting that Newcastle are in the market for a new right winger this summer. The Mail also …
Read More »Imagine Sisyphus Happy – Jurgen Klopp: Part-Manager, Part-Philosopher
As a woman and a professor of philosophy, I have seen football always very differently. I had poor knowledge of tactical systems, but I enjoyed from all my heart the great spectacle from the peach with emotion. If a Nobel winner, Camus, acknowledged that everything he knew about ethics was learned from football, why wouldn’t we recognize that it happened …
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