For the second straight season, La Liga’s champions broke the 100-point barrier, as Barcelona wrested the title back off holders Real Madrid. It was a turbulent season for the Merengue, who after winning the Primera in spectacular fashion the previous term saw Jose Mourinho walk away from the Bernabeu at the end of the campaign amid reports of conflict in …

Transfer News July 31, 2024 – 2:00 pm Palermo is looking to sign Juventus youngster Luis Hasa as he prepares for the new season with Thiago Motta’s squad. The youngster is one of the players from the Next Gen side who travelled to Germany with the Juve senior team. …

July 31 – Saudi Arabia’s Roshn Group on Tuesday unveiled plans for the construction of a 45,000-seater stadium in Riyadh. Earlier this week, the Arab Kingdom submitted its bid book for the 2034 World Cup. Roshn, is a major real estate group in Saudi Arabia, backed by the country’s Public Investment Fund, and the title sponsor of the Saudi Premier …

Liverpool have been inactive in the summer transfer window while their Premier League rivals have all strengthened their squad. The Reds have entered a transition period after the departure of Jurgen Klopp. Key players like Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara have left the club following the expiry of their contracts and the Reds would want to replace them ideally. Another …

July 31 – Manchester United have launched a new fantasy football game, Fantasy United, for the 2024/25 season. Fantasy United aims to enhance fan engagement by combining digital collectibles with an interactive fantasy football experience. Powered by Web3, the game will utilise the Tezos Blockchain. Tezos already have an established relationship with the club, signing as training kit sponsors in …

Tuesday night saw FC Barcelona square off against Manchester City in a pre-season friendly in Orlando, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw before the Catalans prevailed over the Premier League champions via penalties. A lot of things went well for Hansi Flick in what was his first big test as the manager of Barcelona, even though it was …

West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui is delighted with technical director Tim Steidten’s choice to target Borussia Dortmund striker Niclas Fullkrug this summer, according to reports. The Hammers were originally linked with Aston Villa’s Colombian talent Jhon Duran and were even understood to have agreed personal terms with the 20-year-old. However, it appears they’ve now walked away from the deal …

Nico Williams is reportedly set to remain at Athletic Bilbao next season. Despite being strongly linked with a move to Barcelona, the 22-year-old Spain international, according to The Athletic, will turn down the chance to move to the Nou Camp and instead continue with his boyhood club having signed a three-year contract extension just last December. Barcelona allowed sporting director …

July 31 – A fan had to be wrestled away from Guinea forward Aliou Balde after rushing on to the field Tuesday in another security incident during the Olympic men’s football tournament. The man raced on to the pitch at the end of the United States’ 3-0 win in Saint-Etienne. The same venue was the scene of violence and chaos when Morocco …

Last night when Barcelona took on Manchester City in the first pre-season friendly of their USA tour, manager Hansi Flick was able to extract a lot of positives from the match. New signing Pau Victor scored the opener and finished with the MotM award while Pablo Torre added another goal to his name after having already scored vs UE Olot. …