Manchester City will begin their Premier League title defence away to West Ham United on the opening day of the 2022/23 season. Meanwhile, newly-promoted Fulham face a daunting visit from Liverpool on day one. Crystal Palace will kick off the season at home to Arsenal on August 5, reuniting manager Patrick Vieira with his former side. On the subsequent day, Liverpool will travel to West London to play the newly-promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage. Later that evening, Chelsea headline a selection of fixtures with an away trip to the Goodison Park to take on club legend Frank Lampard and his Everton side. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest, who sealed a return to the Premier League after more than two…
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Bayern Munich will pay striker Jann-Fiete Arp a small compensation to end his contract early and leave the club this summer, reports German media outlet Bild. Ther German joined the Bavarians as a prospect from his boyhood Hamburg SV in 2019. The 22-year-old failed to break into the first team and was usually left stuck in the reserve side, two divisions below. A loan to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the 2021/22 season did little to increase his stock – Arp scored thrice in 26 games. As a result, the Bundesliga champions have decided to void his contract a year before it expires officially. Reportedly…
The Blues are willing to compromise on their demands to allow Romelu Lukaku to seal a swift return to former club Internazionale, reports Goal. Chelsea paid a club-record fee a year earlier to bring the striker back to Stamford Bridge – a decade after he initially joined the Premier League side from his boyhood club Anderlecht before joining the loan carousel – but the move didn’t work out for reasons on and off the field. Inter Milan’s troubled finances mean the club cannot afford a straight deal for Lukaku. Instead, talk has been of a loan agreement that would allow…
Making a television appearance for the first time since the failed Kylian Mbappe transfer saga, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez criticised the Paris-Saint Germain star for his eleventh-hour snub. Mbappe was expected to sign for Los Blancos following the conclusion of the domestic season in France but, instead, was successfully persuaded to prolong his stay in Paris by the club hierarchy – who even called on the French president Emmanuel Macron for help. Speaking to the Spanish TV show El Chiringuito, Perez claimed that the young forward changed his plans fifteen days before his expected departure. “His dream was to play at…
While Manchester United are eyeing a move for freshly minted free agent Christian Eriksen, the club is resigned to losing backup custodian Dean Henderson, with newly-promoted Nottingham Forest keen. Manchester United have offered Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen a contract to continue his return to football at Old Trafford from next season, reports The Athletic. In January, nearly six months after suffering a cardiac arrest on-field at the European championships, the player returned to action to sign a short-term deal with Premier League newcomers Brentford. The former Tottenham playmaker helped his compatriot Thomas Frank guide the Bees to a commendable mid-table finish in their first season…
The International Football Association Board has ratified the changes and clarifications to the laws of the game 2022/23 that will be enforced from July 1. The decision was taken at its 136th Annual General Meeting held in Doha, Qatar. Meanwhile, the current restriction of three substitution slots plus half-time was also confirmed in the meeting. The decision was confirmed largely due to the concerns over fitness and injury risk to the players with matches being played in such a short span of time post the COVID-19 stoppage. Chaired by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the AGM, which was also attended by representatives…
For the second time in a fortnight, the Netherlands conceded a late goal against Wales, but managed to score one themselves to win the game. Elsewhere, Belgium beat Poland through an early goal from Michy Batshuayi. Lightning struck twice in Feyenoord on Tuesday night when the Oranje scored a 93rd-minute winner to beat Wales – who had only leveled the tie two minutes earlier. The events repeated themselves six days after the sides’ last meeting in Cardiff. Netherlands took the lead in the 17th minute through Noa Lang. The winger cut inside and out, throwing the defenders off their balance, before lashing in a powerful…
Germany put five past the reigning European champions Italy in Group A3 of UEFA Nations League. Meanwhile, England suffered their biggest home defeat in almost a century at the hands of Hungary. Die Mannschaft took the lead ten minutes into the match through Joshua Kimmich. The Bayern Munich midfielder burst through the middle of the Italian box to get to the end of a David Raum cross, which he guided past Gianluigi Donnarumma for the opener. Ilkay Gundogan doubled Germany’s lead from the spot on the stroke of half-time after Alessandro Bastoni had barged into Jonas Hofmann from behind. Thomas Muller made it 3-0 six minutes after the interval, smashing a volley in…
The Reds have broken their transfer record to sign SL Benfica hitman Darwin Nunez, the club announced on Tuesday night. The Uruguayan arrives on a six-year deal and could replace the outgoing Sadio Mane in the squad. The 22-year-old is yet to receive his work permit and international clearance but, barring any unforeseen circumstance, will represent Liverpool for the next six seasons. While Liverpool kept the cost of the transfer undisclosed, the details of the same were revealed by Nunez’s former club Benfica a day earlier on Monday. The Portuguese giants confirmed through a statement that the Reds will pay…
Tottenham have agreed a fee with Brighton & Hove Albion for the transfer of central midfielder Yves Bissouma. Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence could follow the Mali international, with the youngster opting for a move to Spurs ahead of Nottingham Forest. As per the Times, the North London club will pay Brighton 25 million pounds for Bissouma, who will undergo a medical later this week before formally completing the move. However, controversy could follow the Mali international to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium; he is currently under a police investigation after accusations of sexual assault surfaced against him in October 2021. Bissouma…