FC Barcelona could not have dreamed of a better start under Hansi Flick’s leadership, securing back-to-back victories against Manchester City and Real Madrid in the US pre-season tour. Adhering to their tradition of beating Real Madrid on American soil, the Catalan giants triumphed over the Merengues with an assertive 2-1 victory. Several youngsters impressed on the night and Barcelona displayed …

Leeds United have requested strict confidentiality from West Ham over the transfer fee they paid for Crysencio Summerville, according to reports. After much speculation about his future, Summerville — who notched 19 goals and nine assists in 43 Championship appearances last season — completed a move to West Ham earlier this week. The transfer fee for Summerville was undisclosed, but …

Barcelona’s pre-season tour in the United States has been going positively so far with the team winning both against Manchester City and Real Madrid in the first two games. While the two games saw different versions of Hansi Flick’s team tested to the limit, however, a common feature on both nights was a prolonged suspension of play owing to weather …

Barcelona’s 2-1 win over Real Madrid can well be written off as a pre-season game with little importance. For Hansi Flick, however, the result meant much more. The German tactician revealed after the game that he was not happy with certain facets of the team’s performance. Simultaneously, however, El Clasico did bring its own set of positives for the Blaugrana, …

Juventus are reportedly eager to sign Porto winger Wenderson Galeno, and could try to include Tiago Djalo in the operation. The Bianconeri are determined to add one or two wide players to their attacking ranks before the end of the summer, as their squad remains lacking in this department, especially with Federico Chiesa placed on the transfer list. Therefore, Juventus …

Newcastle United’s bid to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea is ‘still alive’, according to reports. The Magpies are on the hunt for attacking reinforcements amid rumours that both Anthony Gordon and Miguel Almiron could leave the club this summer. Madueke only joined Chelsea in January 2023 from PSV Eindhoven but has failed to establish himself as a first-team regular so …

A recent report has indicated that Julian Araujo’s prospects at Barcelona could be limited in light of his lack of prominence during the pre-season camp. The Mexican international, despite coming on the back of a stellar loan spell at Las Palmas last season, had to operate in an unnatural right-back position in the first friendly against Man City. In the …

Olivier Giroud says Antoine Griezmann was ‘a bit jealous’ when learning of his move to MLS side LAFC, backing his former France teammate to join him in the United States. Giroud touched down in Los Angeles earlier this week as he prepares for life in Los Angeles and could even make his Black and Gold debut in the Leagues Cup …

Jadon Sancho could kick off Manchester United’s season as the Red Devils’ lone striker. Despite signing Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna earlier in the window for a reported £36.5 million fee, Erik Ten Hag could be forced to rethink his starting lineup for next weekend’s Community Shield against Manchester City. Zirkzee has yet to feature for his new club …

Though our club may be named United, it is more than fair to say our fanbase certainly isn’t. As much as we all share a love for our football club to levels other fanbases struggle to match, there are many core issues and disagreements that separate us, as anyone who has ever been to a pub on match day or …