November 27 – Former England manager Terry Venables, one of the most colourful and charismatic coaches of recent decades, has died aged 80 after a long illness. Tactically innovative with an outgoing personality and endearing wit, Venables led England to the European Championship semifinals in 1996 after winning trophies at club level with Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur in a stellar managerial …

Barcelona’s biggest worry heading into the 2023/24 season was reinforcing the team in crucial areas, especially after the departure of several players. This list included Ansu Fati, Ez Abde, Eric Garcia, Clement Lenglet, Ousmane Dembele, Franck Kessie, Jordi Alba, and most importantly, Sergio Busquets. The Barcelona captain had been an undisputed starter at Camp Nou for nearly a decade and …

Barcelona will look to get over the ghost of their recent outing against Rayo Vallecano, as they prepare to take on FC Porto in their penultimate UEFA Champions League group stage match at home on Tuesday, November 28. It must be remembered that the Portuguese team lost 0-1 to Barcelona in their first meeting this season, but a lot has …

November 27 – Mercurial LaLiga president Javier Tebas has resigned his presidency in a move that will trigger a new election which will see him look to win a fourth term. Tebas has been president of LaLiga since 2013, having been re-elected in 2016 and 2019 unopposed. With the support of the vast majority of LaLiga’s clubs it is expected …

Chelsea striker Armando Broja is reportedly emerging as a January transfer window target for Fulham. The Albania international has struggled for playing time at Stamford Bridge, so it’s easy to imagine he might look for a move this winter, most likely on loan, and there’s probably an opening at Fulham. According to the Daily Mail, Marco Silva’s side are likely …

The NUFC Blogcast is back, as Ed and I look back at Saturday’s 4-1 win over Chelsea and ahead to Tuesday night’s crucial Champions League clash with PSG (Listen here or press play below) We kick-off by reflecting on that huge win over Chelsea at St James’ Park, discussing the importance of the victory, the standout performers and why Lewis Miley looked …

November 27 – Augusto Mello will become the new president of Brazilian giants Corinthians in 2024 after he defeated André Luiz Oliveira in the club’s elections.  Mello, 59, won the presidential elections and a two-year term garnering 66% of the members’ votes. Oliveira was left stranded with just 34% of the votes. He will succeed current president Duilio Monteiro Alves, …

Juventus have consistently been linked with long-term target Thomas Partey by numerous outlets and the rumours of the Arsenal star’s exit won’t go away.  The Serie A side have been interested in the Ghana star for some time now and wanted to bring the midfielder to Turin during the summer. The Arsenal midfielder was linked once again to the European …

Inter Miami will have the opportunity to don a third shirt in the 2024 season with its new main sponsor. Major League Soccer reserves this right to the teams that sell the most kits. With Lionel Messi moving to the south Florida club, it unsurprisingly catapulted up shirt sales among MLS clubs. Fans in the United States and around the …

Arsenal have reportedly rejected a bid for goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from an unnamed club from the bottom half of the Premier League table. The England international is not playing regularly for the Gunners at the moment, though he did step in for David Raya against Brentford at the weekend, due to the Spaniard being ineligible to play against his parent …