November 24 – Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian star Dani Alves, one of the most decorated players in world football, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year. Alves is set to face trial over allegations he assaulted the woman in a night club in Barcelona on December 30. He was indicted by an investigative judge in August …

According to Mark Douglas at iNews, Newcastle United are showing serious interest in Blackburn midfield Adam Wharton and have ‘funds available’ heading into the January transfer window. Sources at the club state that Eddie Howe wants players with Premier League experience who can ‘plug in and play’ due to our ongoing injury crisis, however, it’s believed we are still focusing …

November 24 – A council member at the English Football Association who mentioned Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the same breath as Adolf Hitler resigned from his position on Thursday. Wasim Haq stepped down having already been suspended over his social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The FA Council is a body with representatives from throughout football in England, from …

Memphis Depay’s future at Atletico Madrid is now uncertain as the Dutchman struggles to stay fit. This has prompted the Spanish club to search for a replacement, with Dusan Vlahovic emerging as a potential candidate. The Juventus striker has been on Atletico’s radar for several months, and Juve has been looking to offload him. Despite the Bianconeri’s efforts to find …

As Barcelona get set to take on Rayo Vallecano away at Estadio de Vallecas on Saturday, they have greeted mixed news on the injury front. The bad news is that the Catalans will be without Gavi and Marc-Andre ter Stegen for the trip, with the former even out for the season. But, the positive update comes in the form of …

Barcelona manager Xavi has stamped Gavi’s injury as a ‘significant loss’, saying that the young midfielder is an irreplaceable player in his squad. The 19-year-old was earlier ruled out for the rest of the season and also for next year’s UEFA Euro after tearing his ACL during his international commitment for Spain against Georgia. Gavi’s importance and Xavi’s consolation As …

Max Allegri was highly sought after when he left Juventus in 2019, rejecting numerous proposals before his return in 2021. Allegri had secured five consecutive league crowns before 2019 and was surprisingly replaced by Maurizio Sarri that summer. Juventus aimed to win the Champions League, believing Sarri could help after leading Chelsea to victory in the Europa League the previous …

Former Chelsea attacker Chris Sutton has backed Manchester City to make the most of their home advantage and beat Liverpool 2-1 in their upcoming Premier League meeting. Reigning English champions Manchester City will welcome Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium on Matchday 13 of the 2023-24 Premier League season on Saturday afternoon (November 25). The Cityzens currently find themselves at the …

Eddie Howe is delighted with how Lewis Hall has settled in. The young full-back joined the Magpies on a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer. Newcastle have an obligation to make the 19-year-old’s switch permanent based on performance-related clauses. And following what has so far been an impressive start to life at St. James’ Park for the teenager, Howe …

Former Celtic attacker Chris Sutton has backed relegation-threatened Everton to pull an upset over Manchester United and secure a 2-1 victory in their upcoming meeting in the English Premier League. Everton have recently been slapped with a 10-point penalty for violating Premier League spending rules. Owing to the deduction, the Toffees have slipped to 19th place in the rankings, with …