Daily Archives: August 16, 2024

USWNT reclaims No. 1 spot in FIFA Rankings after Olympic triumph

The U.S. women’s national team’s gold medal in Paris have boosted them back to the No. 1 spot in the world. Emma Hayes’ squad rose back to No. 1 in August’s FIFA Rankings, the federation announced Friday. The USWNT had previously dropped to No. 5 in June’s FIFA Rankings, which marked the program’s lowest ranking since the FIFA began Women’s …

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Newcastle make fourth bid for Marc Guehi

According to Sky Sports, Newcastle have just made a fourth offer to Crystal Palace for the services of Marc Guehi. The Magpies’ previous offer amounted to a total of £60 million, and this latest one is believed to be in the region of Palace’s demanded price of £65m. The talks between the two clubs continue as they now seek an …

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Juventus is now closing in on finally signing Fiorentina star

Juventus is now close to signing Fiorentina star Nicolas Gonzalez, thanks to a domino effect set in motion by Genoa. The Bianconeri had been struggling to engage Fiorentina in talks about Gonzalez, despite showing serious interest in securing his signature. Fiorentina had made it clear that they would only consider selling Gonzalez if they could first sign Albert Gudmundsson from …

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Shearer says Mags will finish fourth with Guehi

Newcastle United have been beavering away in the transfer market this season in the hope of landing a handful of players to complement the brilliant squad Eddie Howe already had. Although the Magpies don’t have any European football to look forward to, given that their injury concerns piled up after their Champions League foray in 2023/24, that might not be …

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Three into two won’t go – Howe’s Newcastle conundrum

As we near the start of the season and our opener against Southampton, thoughts of new signings slowly give way to thoughts of the starting lineup. With a near-fully fit squad to choose from there’s selection problems almost all across the pitch bar up top but is the most intriguing selection dilemma at full-back? Last season it started as the …

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