Soon after reports emerged about who the five club captains for the 2024/25 season would be, FC Barcelona have made an official announcement confirming the appointments. Usually, only four captains are named as part of the leadership group, but the Catalans, under new manager Hansi Flick, have five skippers for the new season. Marc-Andre ter Stegen takes the first captain …

Celta Vigo will host Valencia at the Estadio de Balaídos in a thrilling La Liga clash on Friday night. Both teams will be looking to secure vital points as they navigate the early stages of the 2024-25 season. While Celta Vigo started their campaign with a win, Valencia will aim to bounce back from a defeat against Barcelona. Match Preview …

This has been a mixed summer for Juventus as a club, and the Bianconeri are working to finalise several deals in the closing weeks of the transfer window. Thiago Motta’s first summer at the Allianz Stadium is a crucial period for him to familiarise himself with his new squad and quickly assess what is needed and what isn’t. The club …

Olympique Marseille is making a case as the biggest challenger to PSG’s hegemony in Ligue 1, and season tickets are benefiting. The French club announced that it surpassed its record for season tickets sold ahead of the beginning of the season. Remarkably, this is the third season in a row the club has achieved this feat. In total, Olympique Marseille …

Morning all. I watched Man City beat Chelsea yesterday afternoon, a result I didn’t necessarily want to see but one Chelsea deserve for myriad reasons. Enzo as captain? Ugh. John Terry would have been proud. Anyway, Erling Haaland did what Erling Haaland does. He scored a goal, and statistically he’s ridiculous. 100 games, 91 goals, 15 assists, 9 hat-tricks. How …

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Paul Merson has urged Newcastle to make a move for Raheem Sterling over the final week of the transfer window and is backing us to beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Sunday – but miss out on a top four finish. Sterling is set to leave Chelsea after being frozen out of Enzo Maresca’s plans, but it feels like a bit of …

Auston Trusty’s move to the Sheffield United bench in the early stages of the EFL Championship season has led to reported interest from the reigning Scottish Premiership champions. Celtic are interested in acquiring the American centerback in a permanent deal from Sheffield United, Sky Sports and BBC Sport reported. In a separate deal, the Blades are interested in Republic of …

August 23 – Leagues Cup finalists Los Angeles FC and Columbus Crew have qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. It marks a surge in the performance levels of MLS clubs internationally against their traditionally dominating club neighbours from Mexico’s LigaMX. Since 2002, LigaMX clubs have won 20 Champions League title (now rebranded as the Champions Cup) while only the …