San Diego Wave FC owner Ron Burkle has announced that he reached a sale of the side. The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side only launched in the summer of 2021. After quickly creating the team, Wave FC began league play in the spring of 2022. Despite Burkle only owning the club for less than three years, the billionaire is …
Read More »England announce call-ups for two more Mags alongside Geordie talent and Toon target
Local lad Lewis Miley has been handed a call up to the England Elite squad for U20 Euro League ties against Poland and Czechia. And he won’t be the only young Magpie named Lewis called up to represent the country in those matches, as it was confirmed that Lewis Hall was also on the squad list announced on Friday. It …
Read More »Dennis Lawrence joins Eric Ramsey at Minnesota Utd
March 15 –Minnesota United have pinched Erik ten Hag’s first team coach at Manchester United, Eric Ramsay, to be the MLS club’s head coach, taking the position previously held by another Englishman, Adrian Heath, who left in 2023. Ramsay (pictured left) is now being joined by Dennis Lawrence as first team assistant coach, and who was the first team coach …
Read More »Atletico Madrid fans target Vinicius Jr with racist abuse before Inter Milan UCL game
March 15 – Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has urged UEFA to take action after once again being the subject of alleged racist abuse. The Brazilian forward responded to a video on X which appears to show Atletico Madrid fans chanting a racist slur outside their stadium before their Champions League game with Inter Milan. “I hope you have already thought …
Read More »Europa League draw clears path cleared for Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen final
March 15 – The Europa League quarter finalists have been decided following a night of busy night of knockout football, as the draw lines up a potential dream final between Xabi Alonso’s high-flying Bayer Leverkusen and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool final game. Amongst Thursday’s results, Liverpool achieved a huge 11-2 aggregate victory over Sparta Praha. They led the tie 5-1 heading …
Read More »‘We can hurt them’ – Vitor Roque, Raphinha, and Fermin react to PSG draw
Barcelona have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final and speaking about the fixture, the likes of Vitor Roque, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez seemed quite optimistic. Barcelona and PSG share a great history in the UEFA Champions League, having played a total of 12 matches between 1994 and 2021. During these outings, both Barcelona and PSG …
Read More »Genoa fans boycott their match against Juventus for two reasons
Genoa fans are set to boycott their match against Juventus this weekend as the Bianconeri look to get back to winning. Genoa has a strong Ultra who take their support with them wherever the team goes to play. Their players will want to feed off their energy any time, and that will be helpful as they face Juve. However, Calciomercato …
Read More »EPL commentators on NBC: March 16 and 17
This weekend in the Premier League, there is a heavily abbreviated schedule available because of the FA Cup. With six teams from the English top flight competing in the FA Cup quarterfinals this weekend, there are just four games in the Premier League. Yet, that still features games with significance in the relegation race and the hunt for the top …
Read More »Le Graet sues French sports minister Oudea-Castera over harassment comments
March 15 – French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera, who is spearheading the organisation of this summer’s Paris Olympics, has been placed under investigation for defamation. Prosecutors say the investigation resulted from a complaint by former French FA president Noel Le Graet, who quit his post in February 2023 following allegations of harassment despite saying he had done nothing wrong. Weeks …
Read More »Europe’s sponsorship market hits €30.9bn record
March 15 – European sponsorship has surged to €30.9 billion, marking a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest research by the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) in collaboration with Nielsen Sports. The 2024 ESA Sponsorship Market Overview shows a 6.2% increase over the past year, up from €29.05, and surpassing the previous record of €30.69 billion set in 2019. …
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