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October 9 – FIFA are so keen to make the expanded Club World Cup, Gianni Infantino’s pet project, be a success despite widespread opposition from player unions that they are willing to rewrite transfer rules. With the controversial revamped 32-team tournament set to take place in the United States from June to July next year, FIFA has implemented temporary transfer regulations …

Over a month ago, reports suggested that Barcelona were reportedly in advanced talks with a Ukrainian cryptocurrency company in an attempt to alleviate their economic woes. This came after Barcelona struck an agreement with Aramark to pay part of the €40 million owed by Libero Football Fund for the Barça Vision deal. Now, it appears that Barcelona awaiting more investors …

Club News October 9, 2024 – 3:00 pm Michele Di Gregorio hopes to become the next Juventus player to earn a cap for Italy after being called up to the national team during this international break. Italy boasts some of the world’s best goalkeepers, and Di Gregorio’s inclusion is due to Alex Meret withdrawing from the squad due to injury. …

In 2021, US Soccer decided to not renew its 17-year partnership with MLS’ marketing arm Soccer United Marketing (SUM). As part of the partnership, SUM attracted deals for TV rights, sponsorship revenue, and other commercial agreements, and then split the money between US Soccer and SUM. By that time in 2021, many within US Soccer circles and in the media …

A couple of days after announcing his retirement from professional football, Andres Iniesta visited the Barcelona training camp to meet some of the first-team stars as well as Hansi Flick. Barcelona shared photos of Iniesta meeting multiple stars, including Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez and Frenie de Jong, among others. Iniesta also met coach Flick, who has turned things around for …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has said Manchester United had the opportunity to sign Aston Villa ace Ollie Watkins in the summer of 2023. However, the club decided to pass on the opportunity, signing Rasmus Hojlund instead. The most successful team in English soccer, Manchester United found themselves without an out-and-out goalscorer in the summer of 2023. Reports linked many …

Last week saw news coming out of Barrack Road surrounding the ‘once in a generation’ ground proposals that PIF, the Reubens, and the Executive Board are currently considering. From the i paper it is understood that ‘the first phase of the feasibility study will now remain private due to commercial sensibilities’ and the project options have been presented to a …

Having called time on his legendary career earlier this week, former Barcelona captain and club legend Andres Iniesta is all set to embark on a new journey as he plans to enter the coaching role. The 40-year-old icon had a touching farewell event on Tuesday during which he gave an emotional speech reminiscing his career while key figures from his …

Gilberto Silva, one of the members of Arsenal’s unbeaten Invincibles team of 2003-04, has said Mikel Arteta and Co. must avoid dropping points against lower-ranked teams this season. Silva believes the Gunners cannot claim the Premier League title without securing maximum points against weaker opponents. For the third consecutive season, Arsenal has begun as one of the favorites to clinch …

Jurgen Klopp is looking forward to “learning” about what is “useful for football” in his new role at Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer. The legendary German coach confirmed on Wednesday that his first job since leaving the Liverpool dugout will be a new-look role from January 1, overseeing Red Bull’s global network of clubs including RB Leipzig, FC Salzburg …