Despite rumours linking him with a transfer elsewhere and home fans jeering his recent performances, Brazil international Neymar Jr is set to stay at PSG for the time being – reports Goal. The 30-year-old moved to Paris in 2017 for a world record fee of 222 million euros from FC Barcelona and is said to be content with his current situation in spite of the fans’ wrath. Furthermore, with the attacker earning an astronomical weekly wage with a long-term contract securing his future, the player’s representatives are unsure whether moving away at this time would be a beneficial move. Former France international and World…
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Manchester United and Liverpool will face each other in Bangkok, Thailand this summer as part of their respective summer pre-season tours. The two English rivals will play at the Rajamangala Stadium on July 12, marking the first time either of the two has headed outside the British isles for a friendly since the Covid-19 outbreak two years ago. United’s incoming director of football John Murtough revealed his delight in taking the team overseas for the first time in two years and playing the set of friendlies in front of a full audience. “Pre-season tours are such an important part of the squad’s…
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Mikel Arteta is set to be looking for attacking reinforcements in the summer. PSV winger Cody Gakpo is high on their list of targets and Arsenal are said to be in a strong position to land his signature. Dutch international Cody Gakpo has acquired plenty of plaudits for his performances this season. The 22-year-old has been on the radar of some of the biggest clubs in the world and seems set for a move to a high-profile team this summer. He has scored 16 goals and has also assisted 15 times to his teammates in 37 appearances. With several heavyweights interested in him, Arsenal have emerged as the…
Manchester United legend and current Derby County boss Wayne Rooney has said that every step he takes in management is with the dream of taking over at Old Trafford one day. 21 points were docked off Championship side Derby this season just because of the club entering administration. Despite Rooney’s best efforts in steering the ship towards safety, they are at the bottom of the points table and have 25 points with only seven games left to play this season. It will be interesting to see whether England’s record goal-scorer (53) manages to keep the club afloat and avoid relegation. If he…
Centre-back Harry Maguire was jeered again when England hosted Ivory Coast in an international friendly match at the Wembley Stadium on March 29. Head coach Gareth Southgate and his teammates have since come to his defence. Southgate has slammed the reception Maguire faced before and during the Three Lions’ friendly against Ivory Coast, which the 2020 Euro finalists won 3-0. The Manchester United star was at the receiving end of some jeers from the home crowd for the second game in a row, incidents that England boss has since termed as “an absolute joke”. “I thought the reception was a joke, an…
Brazil national team head coach Tite has apologized to Arsenal and its manager Mikel Arteta after speculation that the North London club were considering him as a replacement for the Spaniard. It might look smooth sailing for the Gunners this season, but things were not this way at the beginning of the season. After two mediocre seasons with the club, there were considerable doubts creeping in regarding Arteta’s ability to handle the situation. The side also began their Premier League campaign with three successive losses, including an embarrassing defeat to newly-promoted Brentford in the opening fixture. Despite making a big splash in…
North Macedonia’s fairytale ended at the hands of Portugal; the Selecao beat the minnows 2-0 in the playoff final to seal a berth at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The upcoming World Cup proved to be a step too far for minnow North Macedonia, who, despite beating European champions Italy in the semifinal, lost to Portugal in the one-legged playoff final. At their expense, Fernando Santos’ booked their place in Qatar, courtesy of a double from Bruno Fernandes. Unsurprisingly, the 2016 Euro winners were the more dominant of the two sides on the night, and they were rewarded for the same in the 32nd minute, when the Manchester United midfielder…
For the second time in three months, Senegal beat Egypt on penalties in a one-legged final – this time, booking their place at Qatar 2022 at the expense of their opponents. AFCON 2021 finalists carried a 1-0 lead to the second leg of their CAF playoff final for one of the berths at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Mohamed Salah and company had come away with a win, courtesy of a fourth-minute own goal in the first leg from Saliou Ciss. Remarkably, in the fourth minute of the second leg, Egypt’s Hamdi Fathi put the ball in his net, leveling the tie on aggregate – the midfielder,…
As far as records go, it’ll take an extraordinary effort to reach the milestone set by League Two side Port Vale, who recently became the only active team in the Football League to have at least one win to their name against the other 91. Presently, 92 teams make up what can be considered the English football pyramid, including 20 of those playing in the associated Premier League. The 92 teams make up the top four flights of professional English football, and almost all of the 92 have played at least once in all four divisions since their respective conceptions. …