The battle to sign Germany international Antonio Rudiger is hotting up ahead of the 2022 summer transfer window. The centre-back wants to sort his future out by the end of this month, and talks with interested parties are continuing, says The Athletic. The 29-year-old will enter the final two months of his contract on May 1, and he wants to decide which team he will play for next season sooner rather than later. An ever-impressive member of Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea squad, the defender’s representatives are in talks with several interested parties, including the Blues themselves and Spanish supergiants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. As per…
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Chelsea and Arsenal will return to the United States of America this summer to partake in a friendly tournament known as the Florida Cup. The Gunners will also face Orlando City as part of their pre-season tour, while the Blues’ other two opponents are yet to be revealed. After Manchester United and Liverpool announced their plans to fly to Australia and Asia for pre-season, Chelsea and Arsenal, too, have revealed their respective schedules for their summer tours. Thomas Tuchel’s side will fly across the Atlantic to play a friendly tournament in the US, where they will lock horns in a one-off tie called the Florida Cup. Chelsea…
Talking to the Beautiful Game Podcast, Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah, 22, admits that he was surprised to find out when Chelsea decided to release him back in 2015. The Englishman spent seven years with Chelsea’s youth academy after being scouted by the club at the age of nine while playing for south-east London Sunday team Hillyfielders. Nketiah was scouted by the Blues at the age of nine, and he remained and trained at Cobham for seven years until he was discharged by the club. The player was part of a prestigious age group featuring several prominent England internationals like Declan Rice, Mason…
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez recently lost their baby boy. As a result, the player was unavailable for yesterday’s Premier League clash against Liverpool, which saw Ralf Rangnick’s side lose 4-0 at Anfield. However, home fans put aside their differences with United, and the crowd held a minute’s applause in support of the Portuguese. Liverpool fans applauded and sang the ‘You will never walk alone’ anthem at the seventh-minute mark to show their support for Ronaldo. The seventh minute was chosen because the forward wears the famous No. 7 jersey. A fan in the away…
Two goals in each half propelled the Reds to a 4-0 win over Manchester United. The Reds went top of the Premier League as a result, if only for the time being. Moreover, their resounding success at Anfield meant they had scored nine unanswered goals across two league games this season against their bitter rivals, creating an invaluable piece of history in the process. It took Liverpool five minutes to open the scoring. Dragging Harry Maguire badly out of position, Sadio Mane turned with the ball and fed Mohamed Salah’s run into space; the Egyptian pulled the ball across the penalty box for Luis Diaz to…
FC Barcelona continue to maintain their firm interest in Bayern Munich’s striker Robert Lewandowski. The two parties are reportedly close to agreeing personal terms, and the Catalans are also offering him a longer contract should he choose to leave Allianz Arena this summer. According to BILD, the Poland international, who has just over a year in his contract with Bayern, wants to stay put in Bavaria but also wants a longer contract and greater commitment from Bayern. Meanwhile, Barcelona are ready to capitalize on the opportunity and have a three-year contract lined up for the 33-year-old. The Catalan club have…
Bayern Munich are hopeful of locking down their winger Serge Gnabry, who has attracted interest from the Premier League lately, to a new long-term contract. The Munich club is in talks with the Germany international over a contract extension, confirms club CEO Oliver Kahn. Gnabry is reportedly considering his options, at present, while his current contract runs on for another year. Liverpool are among the clubs linked with the 26-year-old recently, as are Real Madrid. “Serge knows what we as a club ask of him, also in terms of performance. He is in a process of reflection. As soon as things become clearer we…
Manchester City have reportedly locked down the terms of agreement with Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, whom they plan to release from his contract this summer by paying the break clause. The Norwegian has been heavily linked with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Manchester United in recent months and years, but his destination, at present, looks likely to be the Etihad Stadium. As per the Daily Mail, the Citizens have assembled a package worth more than 500,000 pounds-a-week for the 21-year-, which would make him the highest-paid player in the league ahead David de Gea, Paul Pogba, and Cristiano Ronaldo – all of Manchester United. Also read…
FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez was left annoyed at his side’s second home defeat in four days. The Blaugrana lost in the league against a lowly Cadiz, just days after crashing out of the Europa League with a defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. In his recent interview, the Spaniard claimed he was angry at the manner of defeat his side suffered in yesterday’s LaLiga clash against a relegation-threatened Cadiz, threatening their position in the standings and disrupting the incredible run of form they have been on lately. “We are angry, the players first, because we missed a golden chance to separate ourselves from those…
Did you know that not all sports are played on Earth? To be more precise, there’s this one sport that was NOT PLAYED on our planet. Dare to guess which sport we’re referring to? If you’re not willing to take a chance with guessing, we’re going to tell you either way. It’s something you would never see coming, and it happened during the Apollo 14 mission, over 50 years ago! Golf Played on the Moon If you’re a fan of betting, and you took a chance guessing the sport, you would’ve won if your answer was “golf”. Yep, Alan Shepard,…