Category: Soccer
Newcastle United handed significant financial boost by Saudi PIF
According to Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) plans to increase its annual capital deployment from £31.6 billion to £39.5 billion to £55.3 billion a year after 2025. This was confirmed by Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the chairman of Newcastle United and governor of PIF, during the FII Priority conference in Miami. PIF acquired an 80%…
Manchester United will let Raphael Varane leave this summer – Man United News And Transfer News
1 Manchester United have decided Raphael Varane will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season, according to a report by Football Insider. The 30-year-old’s contract is set to expire this summer, after the club chose not to activate an automatic one-year extension in December. United officials and Varane’s representatives continued to discuss a…
USMNT weekend viewing guide: Winter wonders
MLS is Back this weekend, which adds to a crowded USMNT club schedule. However, without any action on Friday, we’ll be starting things off with Saturday morning’s matches. On Sunday, it will be a very early start if you’re looking to catch the Juventus duo in action. Saturday Union Berlin v Heidenheim – 9:30a on…
Watch: David Villa scores stunner from outside the box during charity game
David Villa has scored a stunning goal during the Match for Hope charity game between Team Chunkz and Team Aboflah. Anders Hofman gave Team Chunkz the lead before Kaka scored an equaliser. Harry Pinero then restored their lead but the Barcelona and Spain legend David Villa scored an outrageous goal from outside the box to…
Mason Greenwood would reject Barcelona and “would be on the quickest flight home” were Manchester United to offer him a lifeline at the club – Man United News And Transfer News
3 Mason Greenwood would reject Barcelona’s advances if Manchester United opened the door for a return to Old Trafford. The Englishman has been on loan at Getafe since news of his possible return to United in August 2023 was met with widespread condemnation. The 22 year old forward has taken to life in Spain like…
Jamie Carragher takes brutal dig at Rio Ferdinand as he reignites feud
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has once again taken a dig at Rio Ferdinand, referring to him as a “poor man’s Van Dijk”. The pair have a history of exchanging jabs on social media regarding various topics. Carragher once claimed that Ferdinand tried to push a move to Chelsea during a bad spell at United while…
Erik ten Hag set to hand Omari Forson first Premier League start – Man United News And Transfer News
2 Manchester United’s injury curse has returned with a vengeance and it is set to impact Erik ten Hag’s team selection moving forward. Luke Shaw’s injury means there is no specialist left-back at the club and the manager needs to trust academy starlet Harry Amass in place of Victor Lindelof and Sofyan Amrabat. An even…
2024 W Gold Cup, Matchday 4: Match thread and discussion
It’s Day 4 of the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, and before the United States takes the field, Mexico and the Dominican Republic will face off in their second group match. Mexico got off to a tough start in their opening match, battling Argentina to a scoreless draw. To stay in the race to win…
Hojbjerg won’t be at Tottenham next season as £18m tag placed on star
Tottenham are very likely to sell midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg this summer as the Denmark star is not a key player for Ange Postecoglou. The Australian coach has preferred other options for his midfield as the 28-year-old is not 100 per cent suited to the new Spurs coach’s style of play. Hojbjerg has been given game time…
Rasmus Hojlund injured, will be out for two to three weeks – Man United News And Transfer News
4 Rasmus Hojlund is injured and will miss the next two to three weeks of Manchester United’s season. #MUFC: “Rasmus Hojlund will miss Manchester United’s Premier League game against Fulham on Saturday due to a muscle injury, which is expected to keep him out for 2-3 weeks.” More @TheAthleticFC — Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) February 23,…