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During the Summer of 2022, Ryan Gravenberch, a then-20-year-old slimly framed deep-lying playmaker, was among soccer’s most exciting emerging talents. Despite speculation that the Amsterdam-born midfielder could make moves to European giants AC Milan or Liverpool, who’d just come off the back of a near-perfect season, where they were just two games away from completing an unprecedented quadruple, Gravenberch joined …

Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 40 LaLiga games despite Ángel Correa’s injury-time equalizer secured a point for Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby. Atletico fans caused the match to be suspended for nearly 20 minutes following  Militão’s opener. Both teams remained undefeated in all competitions. A chance to close the gap with Barcelona Only Atletico managed to beat …

Amidst serious concerns over the tournament’s feasibility, FIFA released the identity of the twelve United States stadiums to stage the 2025 Club World Cup. 32 teams from FIFA’s six confederations will participate in the competition, which occur from June 15 to July 13, 2025. MetLife Stadium to host another major final A year before the 2026 World Cup final, the …

Real Madrid edged one point closer to Barcelona after drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in a spicy LaLiga derby on Sunday night. It was a scrappy match in the Spanish capital, but Eder Militao scored the breakthrough goal in the second half, volleying in at the back post. There was drama after that with Thibaut Courtois being targeted by a …

Tottenham Hotspur took all three points from Old Trafford thanks to quickfire goals in both halves. The 3-0 scoreline saw their first away win of the season as they extended the unbeaten run against Manchester United to four games.  The two teams had a contrasting midweek in Europe. At the same time when United failed to beat Twente at home, …

Dusan Vlahovic often faces criticism during periods of poor form, but he generally deserves more respect. The Serbian has been one of the leading strikers in Serie A since 2020, first during his time at Fiorentina and now at Juventus. He was on track to finish the 2021/2022 season as the leading scorer in Italian football before Juventus added him …

A Swiss court has thrown out a lawsuit from FIFA against Google over defamation due to a website appearing in the company’s search engine. The governing body of soccer previously sued Google due to actual results. One of the specific search results for FIFA, according to the plaintiff, is for a website that regularly criticizes the governing body and its …

Pierre Kalulu might be Juventus’ best summer signing so far, as the Frenchman has adapted quickly and effectively to the demands of Thiago Motta. He has excelled as both a right back and a centre back, demonstrating his versatility and showing why Motta was keen to bring him on board. Kalulu was not highly regarded at AC Milan, and their …

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says he should not have been sent off in the 3-0 loss to Tottenham on Sunday. The midfielder was dismissed for a challenge on Spurs’ James Maddison, leaving them with an uphill battle at 2-0 down. However, the Portuguese midfielder was adamant that the referee made the wrong decision. Speaking to BBC Match of the …

It has been a difficult start to the season for Barcelona in terms of injuries to players as Hansi Flick has had to make do without a number of key stars. The likes of Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, and Ansu Fati were all unavailable even before the season started. Since then, the list of players in the infirmary …