As the Europa League once again steals most of Thursday’s headlines, we have a stacked schedule from across the continent. With European heavyweights such as Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen looking to book their respective quarter-final tickets, we could be set for a nervy night of Europa League action. With eight Europa League showdowns on the cards in midweek, we have …
Read More »Kitman Labs expands deeper into Europe with Sparta Prague deal
March 12 – Performance intelligence company Kitman Labs has expanded its football partnership portfolio, adding Czech league leaders Sparta Prague as the latest team to turn to their data services. The Europa League side have joined Premier League Fulham amongst Kitman Labs’ 2024 partnership pickups. Thanks to the partnership, whose value remains undisclosed, the club will use Kitman’s iP: Intelligence …
Read More »AFC Asian Cup hits close to 8bn digital impressions
March 12 – The 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, played in Jan-Feb this year, generated nearly eight billion digital impressions across all of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s digital channels. The 7.9 billion figure obliterates the previous record of 890 million impressions that was set during the 2019 tournament in the United Arab Emirates by almost nine times. The record …
Read More »Al Hilal equal The New Saints’ consecutive win world record and could beat it tonight in ACL tie
March 12 – Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal have equalled the world record for consecutive wins after their 3-1 victory over Al Riyadh, their 27th consecutive win in all competitions and equalling the record of 27 consecutive victories during the 2016-17 season by Wales’ The New Saints. The previous record had been held for 44-years by Dutch giants Ajax, set …
Read More »Concacaf unveils plans for W Champions Cup with play kicking off in August
March 3 – With the closure of the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup on Sunday in San Diego, the regional governing body has rolled straight into the next stage of its women’s competition development programme with the launch of the Concacaf W Champions Cup, its first official women’s continental club championship. An annual competition, the first 11-team W Champions Cup …
Read More »Tyler Adams praised following 2024 debut with Bournemouth development side
Tyler Adams enjoyed his first appearance of 2024 with Bournemouth’s development squad last week and the first-team midfielder was praised for his impact with the group. Adams featured in Bournemouth’s 5-0 win over Colchester United last week as he ramped up his fitness ahead of a first-team return. The U.S. men’s national team captain was sidelined since October following a …
Read More »CONCACAF W Champions Cup to debut in August 2024
CONCACAF’s successful W Gold Cup has led to the creation of a new club competition slated to begin in August 2024. The W Champions Cup will debut later this year and run into 2025, CONCACAF announced Tuesday. The inaugural competitions will feature the best women’s clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and the winner can qualify for …
Read More »Apple offers MLS Season Pass free trial to former subscribers
For the first time in the 2024 season, Apple has offered fans a free trial of MLS Season Pass. However, one major caveat limits the number of people who can take advantage. The redemption code is only available for users who subscribed to MLS Season Pass last year. Apple is providing previous subscribers with one month of a new MLS …
Read More »Juventus is ready to sacrifice two players for Koopmeiners
Juventus is gearing up for a bid on Atalanta’s Teun Koopmeiners after he impressed during his audition in front of the Bianconeri. The Dutchman scored both goals for Atalanta in the recent match against Juventus and has been in excellent form. Juve has been monitoring him throughout this season, with reports suggesting that Cristiano Giuntoli is a fan of the …
Read More »Managers, like players, lose touch and ability as their careers age
Celta Vigo sacked Rafa Benitez on Tuesday, and the Champions League winner is out of a job again. Since having domestic success with Valencia and continental triumphs with Liverpool, the Spanish manager has constantly rotated jobs. Since departing Liverpool at the end of the 2009/10 season, Benitez has worked as manager of eight clubs. That includes stops at Inter Milan, …
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