Unlike the 2024 European Championship and Copa America 2024, the soccer tournament in the 2024 Paris Olympics will not have all the best players from the 16 participating nations. Coaches have had to excuse U-23 players who were either in action during the summer senior tournaments or did not get permission from their clubs to take part in the Olympics …
Read More »The Top 15 Men’s Players to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics isn’t for another couple of days but the XXXIII Olympiad truly begins today with the men’s soccer tournament among other events. As always, a plethora of exciting young talent is eager to prove themselves to the world throughout the sixteen under-23 national teams who qualified. To save you the trouble of dissecting …
Read More »Aussie A-Leagues kick off new 3-year Mitre deal
July 24 – Mitre will be the Aussie A-Leagues Official Match Ball Partner for the next three seasons. The deal, announced by the Australian Football Leagues, will cover the upcoming Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Liberty A-League Women from the 2024/25 season that kicks off next month. Mitre’s Ultimax Prowill be the official match ball of the A-Leagues with the …
Read More »Flick reassures Barcelona starlet about future after injury sidelines him for three weeks
Ansu Fati’s injury ordeals continue to haunt him as the 21-year-old Barcelona starlet picked up a fresh one during training today. Indeed, Barça confirmed via an official statement just a while ago that Fati had injured his foot during training and will now be undergoing treatment in the Catalan capital, ruling him out of the US pre-season tour. Fati receives …
Read More »Pavel Nedved earns the Ballon d’Or after guiding Juve to the title
Both Inter and Milan took advantage of the firesale caused by Lazio’s financial problems to strengthen their squads for title challenges but, ultimately, neither proved capable of keeping up with Juventus. The Bianconeri had started slowly but they found their feet in the second half of the season – in spite of an injury to top scorer Alessandro Del Piero …
Read More »Celtic insists on their valuation of a Juventus target
Celtic knows Matt O’Riley could leave this summer as Juventus and Atalanta consider moves for him. The midfielder is one of their best players, and they have been protecting him for some time. Juve has followed the 23-year-old after struggling to land Teun Koopmeiners from Atalanta this summer. The Dutchman remains keen on the move, and Atalanta wants Matt O’Riley …
Read More »Romano Explains Why Manchester United Have Not Signed De Ligt Yet
Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed why Manchester United have not signed Matthijs de Ligt despite agreeing personal terms with him. According to Romano, Bayern Munich are demanding an upfront €50 million ($54.14 million) fee for the defender — something the Red Devils will never agree to. Manchester United Have Done Excellent Business This Summer Manchester United have done …
Read More »Chelsea need to make Oliver Giroud-type signing up front – Talk Chelsea
Chelsea need another striker, they need a profile that they do not have – a more physical focal point up top. For me, that’s not even a debate. We need options, and we don’t have that option and in fact, haven’t had that option since Diego Costa. There’s no doubts for me that this type of striker should be non-negotiable …
Read More »Rangers to open new season at Hampden Park as Ibrox improvements delayed
July 24 – Scottish Premiership side Rangers will open the new season at Hampden Park rather than their Ibrox home as stadium renovation delays have left uncertainty over when they will be able to resume fixtures. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) and the league boards officially approved the plan for the club to play its opening home games at Hampden, …
Read More »Striker set to cost £30m + £10m in agent fees as club pull plug on Newcastle target
Last week, The Athletic were one of several outlets to reveal Newcastle’s interest in Lille striker Jonathan David. He’s enjoyed a few impressive seasons in France, is out of contract next summer and has been tipped to seal a summer move to the Premier League, but he won’t come cheap. According to Matt Hughes at The Sun, West Ham, Newcastle …
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