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With Thomas Tuchel on the way out at Bayern Munich in the summer, the club does not have significant reason to defend the manager. The main reason Bayern would want to outwardly back the German is to keep the peace in the dressing room. Bayern may have fallen short in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. However, in the semifinals of the …

April 29 – For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algeria’s USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team’s shirts.  Last week, The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded Berkane a 3-0 win after the first leg of the semi-final between the sides was cancelled at …

April 29 – Liverpool and Feyenoord are reported to have reached an agreement in principle over a compensation package for Arne Slot to become Jurgen Klopp’s successor. The compensation package is reportedly £7.7 million, plus £1.7 million in add-ons. Slot (pictured), who led the Dutch club to only their second Dutch title this century last season, featured on Liverpool’s list …

April 4 – The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has appointed Pedro Rocha as its new president following the resignation of disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales who stepped down last September. But it came amid an increasing war of words with FIFA and UEFA with Rocha (pictured), who been filling the role on an interim basis, currently under investigation as part of …

April 29 – Botafogo owner John Textor has been suspended by Brazil’s Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for 45 days following his allegations of match manipulation by rival club Palmeiras.  The American will have to serve a 45-day suspension and pay a fine of R$100,000 ($19,560) after he infringed articles 243-F and 258-B. Textor’s defence strongly disagreed with the …

April 29 – Arsenal edged past Spurs despite a late scare to keep their title hopes alive entering the final three match days of the Premier League season. The Gunners were cruising with a 3-0 lead at half time that looked to have taken the sting out of the tie, but which ended 3-2 after Arsenal thwarted the home team’s …

April 29 – Premier League Liverpool have signed their first-ever retail partnership in South Korea as the club looks to expand its global profile. LFC and Korean clothing shop Over the Pitch will collaborate on product development and market expansion. The launch will initially involve two new shop-in-shops located in Hongdae (Seoul) and Suwon selling Official LFC Merchandise, with a …

Barcelona’s hopes for a title this season came crashing down with back-to-back defeats to PSG and Real Madrid last week. Returning home for the first time after the successive blows, the Catalans take on Valencia later today at Estadi Olimpic de Lluis Companys hoping to get back to winning ways. With the team virtually out of contention for all titles, …

Juventus are keen to appoint Thiago Motta as their next manager but Milan could still attempt to sabotage their plans. The Bianconeri and the Rossoneri clashed heads on Saturday in a disappointing affair, with neither club producing a goal. This result piled more pressure on the two clubs’ managements who are increasingly urged to wield the axe on Max Allegri …

April 29 – The Football Association of Zambia suspended their annual general assembly (AGM) on Saturday following a court order, despite FIFA warning of the danger of possible sanctions because of third-party interference.  FAZ finds itself in turmoil after FAZ chairman Andrew Kamanga was arrested and briefly held by police before being charged with money laundering early this year at …