Hosts England and Germany won their respective semi-final games to advance to the 2022 women’s Euro final on July 31 at Wembley. Whilst England waltzed past Sweden 4-0 courtesy of goals from quartet Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo and Fran Kirby, Germany edged out France 2-1 courtesy of Alexandra Pop’s brace. The Lionesses made a shaky start, but once Mead scored in the 34th minute, it was one-way traffic for Sarina Wiegman’s side, who became the first England women’s team to reach a major final since 2009. England had three big chances to take the lead early on but were denied…
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The Blaugrana will beat Chelsea in the market again, reports The Athletic. Barca, who previously took centre-back Andreas Christensen from the Blues and beat them to Leeds United winger Raphinha, have pipped the Premier League side to French defender Jules Kounde, who, at one point, looked set for a move to Stamford Bridge this summer. The Catalans will pay Sevilla a basic fee of 50 million euros for the France international, plus an additional ten million wrapped up in add-ons. While the Blaugrana’s offer is less than Chelsea’s – 55 million pounds as per reports – the player’s eagerness to join the club ahead…
Crystal Palace have made Bayern Munich graduate Chris Richards their fourth signing of the summer, following Sam Johnstone, Malcolm Ebiowei, and Cheick Doucoure. Richards, who spent the previous season on loan at Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim, has joined Palace on a five-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season after the Eagles paid Bayern 12 million euros for the USMNT international. In his first interview for the club, the central defender claimed manager Patrick Vieira played a big role in convincing him to sign for the Premier League side. “He showed me the fight the club has,…
The Bianconeri are reportedly evaluating the possibility of signing former Napoli striker Dries Mertens who is currently a free agent after the expiry of his contract with the club from Naples. The 35-year-old Belgian forward had joined Napoli in 2013 from PSV Eindhoven and went on to become the highest goalscorer in the history of the club, surpassing Diego Maradona and Marek Hamsik. Over the nine seasons that he spent with the Neapolitans, he netted 148 goals. The club’s president Aurelio de Laurentiis said on Neapolitan radio that Mertens had declined an offer of 5 million euros gross, or around 2.4 million net per year – a sum that…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Argentina international Lisandro Martinez from AFC Ajax for an undisclosed fee. The defender has signed a five-plus-one-year deal with the Red Devils, with the option to extend it by another 12 months. The central defender has penned a contract with the club until the end of the 2026/27 season after they paid the Dutch champions a reported fee of 57 million pounds for his transfer. Arsenal were keen on the 24-year-old, but he chose a reunion with his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag in Manchester instead of London. Martinez has become United’s third signing of the…
Sportscotland, the national agency for sport in the country, has found out in an investigation that 448 different examples of racist behaviour were reported in Scotland Cricket. This institutional racism within the country’s cricketing fraternity came in as a massive shocker, but none of the international players have responded yet, which also led to some angry reactions. Ex-Scotland all-rounder Majid Haq was one of the first players to have opened up on the racist behaviour alongside his former teammate Qasim Sheikh. Their testimonies led to the investigation, and now Haq questioned the silence from other players. On July 26, Aamir Anwar, the solicitor of…
According to Corriere dello Sport, Paulo Dybala reportedly set a record for the most shirts sold in Italy in a single day after joining AS Roma. Earlier this week, the former Juventus playmaker agreed to terms with Jose Mourinho’s side on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old has reportedly broken Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most jerseys sold in a single day, which the Portuguese set when he joined Juve from Real Madrid in 2018. The figures obtained by the five-time Ballon d’Or winner when he joined the Bianconeri in 2018 are lower than those obtained by Dybala after completing his free transfer to Roma last week.…
Paris Saint-Germain beat late competition from Chelsea to sign France international Nordi Mukiele on a five-year contract after they agreed to pay RB Leipzig 16 million euros for his services – the reduced fee a consequence of him entering the final year of his contract with the Bundesliga club. Speaking to the club website for the first time since his arrival, the Paris-born Mukiele labeled playing for his local club a dream come true. The 24-year-old also claimed that he made the right decision to join the Parisians despite interest from elsewhere. “Playing for your hometown team is obviously a…
The Hammers have completed the signing of Gianluca Scamacca on a five-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season with the option of a sixth year. The Italy international was of interest to European heavyweights such as Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan. The Hammers paid the forward’s parent club Sassuolo a basic fee of 36 million euros, plus an additional six in add-ons. The 23-year-old will wear the number seven for West Ham and provide competition up front to stalwart Michail Antonio. Speaking to the club website for the first time, Scamacca underlined his expectations for his debut season in England. “I…
Ousmane Dembele, fresh from signing a new deal with FC Barcelona, scored twice in their latest pre-season friendly against Juventus in Dallas. The Bianconeri had a hero of their own on the night, with young Italian striker Moise Kean, whose future remains unsolved, bagging a double to level the tie. The Frenchman opened the scoring in the 34th minute – a solo effort that brought those inside the Cotton Bowl to their feet in applause. He picked up the ball close to the touchline on the right wing and turned defenders inside and out, slaloming past them on his way…