November 29 – The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce will be played in Saudi Arabia, despite the protests of both clubs. The clubs insist that the match should take place in Turkey because of the centenary of the declaration of the country as a Republic. Instead the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) have said the game will be …

Mikel Arteta has to be delighted with the way in which his Arsenal side have begun their 2023/24 campaign. After the abject disappointment of the way in which they lost the title last season, eventually being well beaten into second place by Man City, it wouldn’t have been a surprise to see confidence knocked to such an extent that title …

November 29 – The VAR official who awarded Paris St. Germain a controversial stoppage-time Champions League penalty against Newcastle on Tuesday night has been removed from duty by UEFA for another fixture tonight. Tomasz Kwiatkowski of Poland has been stood down for Real Sociedad vs RB Salzburg after a handball ruling that robbed Newcastle of a vital win that could …

November 30 – Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale and South Korea’s Pohang Steelers have both maintained 100% records in the East zone group stages of the AFC Champions League, and with just one left game are already qualified for the knock-out rounds. Pohang Steelers showed why they are favourites for the title by delivering a 2-0 win over Vietnam’s Hanoi FC, making …

One man’s misfortune is another’s stroke of luck, and that definitely appears to be the case for a trio of Tottenham Hotspur players. The Lilywhites have been unlucky in the sense that injuries to key players have dented their excellent start to the campaign, however, once Spurs begin to resemble their first choice XI once more, it’s entirely possible that …

Manchester United’s new director under Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be key to determining whether or not they decide to step up their transfer pursuit of RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, with the transfer news expert explaining that Werner looks like an option for the Red Devils …

Barcelona are fighting against the odds to acquire the promised €40 million from Libero Football Finance AG, a company that was supposed to join hands with Bridgeburg Invest, Barça Vision’s commercial brand. As it turns out, though, Libero has until December 15 to make the payment and everything indicates that these funds will not arrive after it emerged that the …

Travis Kelce has spent the entirety of his now-11 year career as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. He has won two Super Bowls and has been selected to eight Pro Bowls, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest tight ends to ever play the game. But things could have been different if Kelce’s childhood wish …

Currently sat in seventh place in the Premier League, Newcastle are just a little farther back from top spot than perhaps they’d like to be at this point in the 2023/24 season. Just about a third of the way through the campaign, there is plenty of time of course for Eddie Howe and his charges to go on a little …

With all of Europe’s elite getting back underway this weekend, we have a string of heavyweight affairs from across the continent. In what promises to be an action-packed schedule from the likes of England, Spain and Germany, we have found a trio of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for throughout Saturday. Saturday, December 2nd BST 13:00 …