Both Haji Wright and Brenden Aaronson celebrated goalscoring performances in Saturday’s club action and will now embark on international duty. Wright and Aaronson were added to the U.S. men’s national team’s CONCACAF Nations League roster for the upcoming Final Four, U.S. Soccer announced. Both Luca de la Torre and Josh Sargent were forced to withdraw from USMNT duty following respective …
Read More »Barcelona hoping to sign La Liga forward on loan in the summer with €20 million purchase option
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have been involved in numerous transfers in the attacking department in recent years. While Antoine Griezmann moved from the Spanish capital to Catalonia before eventually pushing for a move back, Barcelona’s Memphis Depay also left the club for a place under Diego Simeone. The latest transaction between the two Spanish giants involves Joao Felix, the player …
Read More »Journalist makes a strange claim about Juventus against Genoa
Juventus had a disappointing game today as they were held to a draw at home by Genoa. The men in black and white have seen their confidence take a hit due to a series of poor results in the last few weeks. The game against Genoa was another opportunity for them to return to form and secure a victory. However, …
Read More »Griezmann lockout: Barcelona’s brilliant record vs the Atletico Madrid superstar
Yet another La Liga classic kicks off tonight as Barcelona make the trip to the Spanish capital to face off against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano. The reverse fixture was rather kind to Barça, with Joao Felix’s goal enough to separate the two sides despite some solid chances for Atletico. Tonight, though, will be a different ball-game completely. Diego …
Read More »“Do you know how to be a coach?” Allegri starting to feel the heat
Max Allegri has appeared to snap back at a journalist who questioned his team’s poor form after they dropped points to Genoa today. Juve has been on a terrible run of form, and that draw means they are further at risk of struggling to finish inside the top three in Serie A. Juve has been at the top of the …
Read More »Newcastle linked with summer move for Fenerbahce star wanted by Spurs and Aston Villa
Newcastle United are believed to be one of several Premier League clubs keeping tabs on Fenerbahce star Ismail Yuksek. According to Graeme Bailey at HITC, Toon scouts have been tracking the highly-rated midfielder along with Tottenham, Aston Villa, Wolves and Bournemouth. Yusek has made 40 appearances for Fenerbahce in all competitions this season in what is his second campaign as …
Read More »Dusan Vlahovic’s red card sums up another poor Juventus performance
Juventus’s appalling run of form continued today after dropping two more points in a goalless draw against mid-table Genoa. Juventus started the game with the struggling partnership of Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic after the Serbian returned to the team following suspension. Genoa was hoping to become the latest club to steal points off Juve in Turin and started the …
Read More »‘I think he will stay’ – Pique does not believe Xavi will leave Barcelona
In a recent interview with The Times, Gerard Pique has made a few eyebrow-raising comments, particularly heating up the Barcelona vs Real Madrid discussion. More importantly, Pique has openly stated that Xavi’s decision to leave Barcelona at the end of the season was not correct and that he expects the Spaniard to stay at Barcelona beyond the summer. “I don’t …
Read More »Juventus add Amrabat to potential target list
Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina on loan for this season with an option to turn the deal permanent at the end of June. However, the 27-year-old midfielder has only started seven Premier League games so far, and at the moment, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 20-time English champions have no intention of triggering the option. The situation …
Read More »Barcelona monitoring the situation of out-of-favour Bayern Munich starlet
Bryan Zaragoza was one of Bayern Munich’s biggest bets during the January transfer window, earlier this year. The young midfielder was loaned for six months, with Bayern set to acquire his services permanently this summer. However, two months into his spell at Bayern, the youngster has enjoyed little action in the Bundesliga. He has featured in 35 minutes of league …
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