It’s clear that after an FA Cup exit at the hands of Man City and a 5-0 Premier League drubbing from London rivals, Arsenal, that Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, is living on borrowed time at Stamford Bridge. The Argentinian has been hamstrung throughout his debut campaign as manager of the Blues thanks to long-term or consistent injuries to key players, …

At Goodison Park, Jamie Carragher witnessed Liverpool’s dreams of winning the title vanish and heavily criticised Darwin Nunez. Liverpool attacker Nunez has had an inconsistent spell at the Merseyside club. In his two season at Anfield, he has often stunned the fans with his brilliance, or stunned them with his shortcomings. Everton, the opposing team from Merseyside, may have ruined …

April 25 – The European Club Association (ECA) is winning the membership battle in the football clubs stakeholder space against the newly formed Union of European Clubs (UEC). Currently holding a series of Board meetings in Madrid, the ECA has reported that it now has more than 610 members clubs, up from 266 clubs since the start of the 2023/24 …

April 25 – Columbus Crew will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their Champions Cup semi-final in Monterrey next week, having won their home tie 2-1 last night. Juan Camilo Hernández opened the scoring for the Columbis Crew in the 26th minute, before Maximiliano Meza equalised for Monterrey on 58 minutes. Jacen Russell-Rowe score Columbus’ winner 15 minutes …

Given that they’re the only club in the top seven of the Premier League to have a single digit goal difference (+1), it’s clear that Man United need a striker as a priority signing this summer. The Red Devils have struggled massively in front of goal throughout 2023/24, the likes of Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial et al …

April 24 – Arsenal are cemented their challenge in the final stretches of the Premier League title race with an emphatic 5-0 win against London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday. Having arguably the hardest of the run-ins of title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, and improving Chelsea potentially looked like a tricky hurdle. In the end they …

April 24 – Some of European football’s most distinguished former players and coaches say VAR needs to become more “consistent, transparent and understandable” and that faking injury and the abuse of officials both need to be urgently addressed. A meeting of the UEFA Board chaired by Portugal’s former Real Madrid and Inter Milan winger Luis Figo on Tuesday discussed officiating, coach …

April 24 – The Premier League has again cautioned about the potential risks associated with the establishment of an independent regulator for English football.  With the Football Governance Bill undergoing its second reading in the British Parliament in March, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters emphasised the importance of thorough scrutiny of the bill’s particulars by lawmakers. The legislation would …

April 25 – San Diego Wave, NY/NJ Gotham and Portland Thorns from the NWSL will be the US cohort of clubs qualified for the inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup that kicks off in August. The three NWSL clubs qualified as 2023 NWSL Champion (Portland), Shield Winner (San Diego) and Shield Runner-Up (Portland). Concacaf’s first regional women’s club competition will have an …

Bruno Fernandes hailed Manchester United’s character after they came from behind to beat Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Following a difficult FA Cup semi final last weekend where they threw away a three goal lead, United found themselves 2-1 down to the league’s bottom side in the second half, despite dominating the early stages. Harry Maguire had levelled the scores …