Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes that if football’s increasing fixture congestion is to be addressed, the initiative must come from the players themselves. This follows comments from City’s midfielder Rodri, who recently suggested that players are nearing the point of striking due to the overwhelming number of games in the football calendar. “If anything is going to change, it …
Read More »AS Monaco 2-1 Barcelona: Talking points as 10-men Blaugrana start Champions League campaign with defeat
AS Monaco beat Barcelona in their opening match of the Champions League campaign, with goals from Maghnes Akliouche (16′) and substitute George Ilenikhena (71′), either side of a strike by Lamine Yamal (28′), giving the Ligue 1 side victory over the Catalan giants. The task the home side faced in this match was made notably easier by Barcelona defender Eric …
Read More »Nicolas Gonzalez has been working as a striker to be an alternative to Vlahovic
Juventus did not sign a backup for Dusan Vlahovic during the last transfer window, and they plan to rely on the injured Arkadiusz Milik as their alternative striker once he is fit. However, with the Polish striker currently unavailable, they need to identify another player who can step in as a backup to Vlahovic. While Vlahovic is one of the …
Read More »Nottingham Forest owner targets massive new stadium
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has claimed that he wants to significantly expand the club’s stadium. City Ground, Forest’s home since 1898, has a maximum capacity of just over 30,000 fans. As a result, it is now the 15th-largest stadium among all current Premier League clubs. Nevertheless, the Greek businessman has plans to increase this capacity to reach 50,000 seats. …
Read More »Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid is signing a three-year, $193 million max extension with the 76ers
In 2023-24, the Philadelphia 76ers finished 47-35. That was third out of five teams in the Atlantic Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers had a first-round matchup with the Knicks in the 2024 playoffs. Joel Embiid and the Sixers lost the series in six games. Their second time in four seasons being eliminated in the first round. …
Read More »Chelsea’s busy summer means Maresca playing with a stacked deck – Talk Chelsea
Chelsea’s summers are almost as busy as their seasons these days – but we’re glad all of the nonsense is behind us now and we can focus on what actually matters: the football…. at least until the next international break. With the window closed for almost a month now and even the “bomb squad” largely folded back into the main …
Read More »Glasner says Crystal Palace’s winning streak made ‘expectations wrong’ ahead of Man Utd clash
Crystal Palace are still searching for their first Premier League win of the season. Source link : https://www.101greatgoals.com/football/premier-league/glasner-crystal-palace-manchester-united/ Author : Cian Cheesbrough Publish date : 2024-09-20 17:16:59 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read More »The £40m dilemma facing Eddie Howe if Joe Willock can stay fit
Touch wood, the long injury crisis is hopefully behind us. At the weekend, we saw Eddie Howe make a triple change at half time and it helped us go on to win the game. The bench has played a big role in our early success this season and it underlines the disadvantage we had in the 2023/24 campaign, as Howe …
Read More »LaLiga expands its crypto roster with ‘multi-million’ Bitget deal
September 20 – LaLiga have signed a multi-year deal with Bitget which will see the company become the league’s Official Crypto Partner in the Eastern, Southeast Asian and Latin American regions. The ‘multi-million dollar’ collaboration was unveiled at the Token2049 event in Singapore, though the exact length of the deal was left undisclosed. Bitget’s branding will gain exposure from LaLiga’s …
Read More »How much must Arsenal pay to sign Vlahovic from Juventus?
Arsenal remains interested in Dusan Vlahovic, despite missing out on his signature to Juventus in 2022. The Serbian striker could have earned more by joining the Gunners at the time, but he chose Juventus and did not even consider Arsenal’s offer. While this could have discouraged Arsenal, they remain determined to secure him as their leading striker and are expected …
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