A brace from Harry Kane and a second-half strike from Son Heung-min helped Spurs beat rivals Arsenal 3-0 in Thursday’s Premier League clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Stuttering and stumbling Spurs men met a rejuvenated Arsenal on May 12. Too often in the recent past, these games have been played in much less context with nothing more than bragging rights at stake, but, on this occasion, a top-four spot and a place in the Champions League next season was on the line. The home side turned up to swing the momentum in their favour with two games left. Spurs…
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As per Jijantes FC, the Red Devils are in advanced negotiations with Barcelona for the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Given Barcelona’s fragile financial situation, the club could be forced to part ways with some of their more saleable assets this summer; the 25-year-old falls into that category with the Dutchman, who has a contract until 2026, currently valued at 70 million euros by Transfermarkt Fabrizio Romano confirms that there indeed have been contacts between the two clubs to discuss the possibility of a transfer. However, the journalist also claims that a deal is far from agreed upon at…
English media outlet The Daily Mirror report that AC Milan are closely following William Saliba and are keen on signing him to boost their centre-back department ahead of the 2022-23 season where they will also mark a return to the UEFA Champions League. 21-year-old Saliba had joined Arsenal from Saint Etienne in 2019 for a mammoth 27 million pounds fee but is yet to make an appearance with the first team. Immediately after his signing, the centre-back was sent on loan back to his former club Saint-Etienne for the 2019-20 season. He was then shipped out to Nice for the…
According to a report in the Spanish outlet AS, Manchester United are closely following Argentine attacking prospect Facundo Farias and have emerged as one of the top European clubs who have joined the pursuit of landing the player. 19-year-old Farias is an attacking midfielder who plays for Colon in Argentina. In 64 appearances for them, Farias has scored 11 goals and has also provided seven assists. The report has also gone on to claim that United’s interest in the player is currently more advanced than any club in Eng1land. Meanwhile, Italian side AS Roma, managed by former Red Devils coach…
Manchester City increased their lead over Liverpool to three points with two games remaining courtesy of a 5-1 thumping win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin de Bruyne scored four times – thrice before the interval itself – as City ran riot on their way to a comfortable win. The Belgian put his side ahead seven minutes in with an arrowed shot into the corner after being played through by Bernardo Silva. However, their lead did not last for long, as Wolves equalized just four minutes later through Leander Dendoncker’s strike following a quick break. From then on, De Bruyne ran the…
Antonio Rudiger has completed his move to Real Madrid, which will be announced following the UEFA Champions League Final at the end of the month, in which Los Blancos are participating. With only a formal announcement remaining, Antonio Rudiger has completed a move to Real Madrid on a free transfer. The German international will leave Chelsea at the end of the season, which was confirmed by his head coach Thomas Tuchel recently, and sign for Los Blancos on a four-year deal worth in the region of 9-10 million euros per year. The Athletic’s David Ornstein confirmed the same, too, while…
American video game company EA Sports are set to rebrand their popular FIFA game series after failing to agree a deal with world football’s governing body, thus ending a three-decade partnership. The media developer, who have produced the popular series of football games since 1993’s FIFA International Soccer, have confirmed that the game will be renamed following the release of their next edition FIFA 23, later this year. And as per The Athletic, the video game developers have revealed that the upcoming football games of the popular series will be called EA Sports FC from 2023. “After nearly 30 years…
UEFA has announced changes to its premier competition, the Champions League, starting from the 2024/25 seasons. Among the modifications is a longer group stage which follows a “Swiss model” and four more competition slots. UEFA confirmed it was in agreement with the relevant groups regarding substantial changes in their European competitions: the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Europa Conference League. Starting from the 2024/25 season the three UEFA competitions will be altered structurally, with the group stage modified and the more teams added. First, and the most notable of changes, is the removal of groups in favor of…
Bayern Munich and Manchester United are both keeping a watchful eye on RB Leipzig’s midfielder Konrad Laimer. The Austrian international has been one of Leipzig’s better performers this season and has a contract until 2023. Bayern Munich and Manchester United are keeping tabs on RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer. Both clubs have connections to the RB juggernaut through which Laimer has risen to the fore; the midfielder has passed through the system as many who enter it do, first at FC Liefering, then RB Salzburg, and eventually to Leipzig. Ralf Rangnick, a former RB supremo and the present interim manager…
The Senegal international scored the pivotal second-half goal as Liverpool came from behind to beat Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Reds moved level on points with Manchester City as a result. Liverpool’s title charge suffered a significant blow last week when they were held 1-1 by Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur. On Tuesday night, the Reds, trailing rivals Manchester City by two points, needed a win or else risked falling completely out of the running for the Premier League trophy with two weeks left to go remaining. Aston Villa’s relentless start in front of a buzzing home support…