UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body have cleared both Man United and Man City to play in Europe this season as doubts emerged over their participation. This is a result of both Premier League clubs’ owners also being part of other teams that have qualified for both the Champions League and Europa League, which many would…
Bayern Munich supporters have launched a petition to block the transfer of Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United. De Ligt is eager to reunite with former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag and has expressed interest in moving to Old Trafford. United are reportedly ready to offer the 24-year-old defender a five-year contract, valuing the deal…
1 Apart from incomings, Manchester United need to sort out the futures of several stars who seemingly have no future at the club and at the forefront of that list lies Jadon Sancho. The star winger had arrived in Manchester back in 2021 for a mammoth £73 million but underwhelmed in his debut season under…
Leeds United were beaten to Premier League promotion by rivals Leicester City last season in the Championship. The Foxes managed to win the Championship title with Ipswich Town finishing second and Leeds United losing out on an automatic promotion spot by finishing third. The Premier League club could now inflict more pain on Leeds United…
1 Gareth Southgate’s England team has received a major boost ahead of their Euro 2024 quarter-final clash with Switzerland with Luke Shaw being declared fit for selection. After suffering a muscle injury in February, the Manchester United left-back was sidelined for the remainder of the season. Despite his unavailability, Southgate maintained his faith in Shaw,…
1 Sir Jim Ratcliffe has made it clear that under his stewardship, Manchester United will try and recruit young gems, moving away from the Glazers’ policy of buying only high-profile names. Academy recruitment suffered as a result of this approach, especially since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, but things are picking up slowly but…
Manchester United’s hopes of landing Joshua Zirkzee have been boosted as transfer rivals AC Milan are reportedly interested in signing Spanish striker Alvaro Morata. The Red Devils need support in their striking department as 21-year-old Rasmus Hojlund was left to do the majority of the heavy lifting last season, despite also having to adapt to…
1 The Portuguese newspapers are awash today with stories of Manchester United’s interest in gifted 19 year old midfielder, João Neves. Yesterday Correio de Manhã reported that United and Paris Saint Germain had had bids of €70 million for Neves rejected by Benfica. Specialist football paper Record partially corroborated their story this morning, claiming that…
Lisandro Martinez scored his first ever goal for Argentina as they squeaked past a resolute Ecuador to make the semi-finals of Copa America. An even game finished 1-1 and the World Champions eventually made it through 4-2 on penalties. The Argentines had eight shots to Ecuador’s nine with both teams only having two shots on…
In a tense first half of their Copa America 2024 quarterfinal against Ecuador, Argentina broke the deadlock. Despite their potent offense, a defender put them ahead. Manchester United’s Lisandro Martínez scored from a corner kick, giving Argentina a 1-0 lead. Ecuador had managed to keep the game scoreless until then, but their inability to defend…
