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Galatasaray have signed Hakim Ziyech on a season-long loan from Chelsea, with an option to buy the winger.
Galatasaray sign Hakim Ziyech on loan from Chelsea, with an option to buy the Morocco winger.
Manchester United Women sign Geyse Da Silva Ferreira
The Brazilian becomes our second women's signing during this summer transfer window.
PSG’s Sergio Rico to be discharged from hospital today
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico will be discharged from hospital today, 10 weeks on from an accident that left him fighting for his life. The 29-year-old was hit by a mule cart and a runaway horse while on a pilgrimage in Spain on May 28 before he was taken to the Virgen del Rocio Hospita...
Chelsea has completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton
Chelsea has completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton.
Theo Walcott: Former Arsenal, Everton and Southampton winger retires from professional football
Theo Walcott has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34, bringing the curtain down on a career that spanned 563 club appearances and 47 England caps
Yassine Bounou joins Al-Hilal
L’Arabie saoudite vient de frapper un nouveau grand coup sur le marché des transferts.
Chelsea fear Reece James will be out for months with hamstring injury
Chelsea fear Reece James will be out for months with a hamstring injury sustained in training
Matildas final against England becomes the most-watched TV broadcast in Australia, watched by 11.5 million
It might not have been the result we were hoping for, but the Matildas V England match last night was a monumental hit with viewers.
Vlatko Andonovski resigns as USWNT coach after early World Cup exit
Vlatko Andonovski has resigned as head coach of the United States women’s national soccer team, ESPN reported on Wednesday
Saudi Arabia will play two international friendlies at Newcastle United's St James' Park. The Green Falcons will face Costa Rica on Friday, 8 September and South Korea on Tuesday, 12 September.
Newcastle United announce that St. James' Park will host two international friendly matches involving the Saudi Arabian national team in September.
Poor defending and goalkeeping, but what a strike!
According to the Athletic it was 36.3 yards out
Gary O’Neil receives PGMOL apology after failure to award Wolves penalty for Andre Onana challenge
Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil says he received an apology from PGMOL’s Jonathan Moss following the failure to award his side a penalty during Monday’s defeat to Manchester United. Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana collided with Wolves forward Sasa Kalajdzic in second-half sto...
Official: West Ham United sign James Ward-Prowse. The 28-year-old has joined the Hammers from Southampton for an undisclosed fee on a contract until June 2027.
West Ham United is delighted to announce the signing of England international James Ward-Prowse.
Manchester United fans plan Mason Greenwood protest before first home game
A group of Manchester United supporters are plotting a series of protests to make it clear they do not want Mason Greenwood to be reintegrated into the club’s plans.
The fans, who are all regular Old Trafford match-goers, intend to make their feelings clear outside the stadium before United’s opening game of the season at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday.
A banner has been made, in United’s colours, with the message: “Female Fans Demand No Greenwood Return – End Violence Against Women.”
“It’s time for the club to stand up and make the right decision,” one of the organisers told The Athletic, speaking on condition of anonymity due to fears of being targeted by Greenwood’s supporters. “It’s time to say, ‘We have high standards at United about how we expect players to conduct themselves and, if you do not meet those standards, you need to be moved out’.
“This is a tipping point for the club. Are they going to side with commercialism and trophies and money? Or are they going to take the side of match-going fans, and the club being a social and community institution that we can be proud of, and proud to have as part of our identity?”
Greenwood, 21, has not played for United since he was arrested in January 2022 relating to a tape being released on social media of an alleged sexual attack.
He subsequently faced a police investigation resulting in charges against him for attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Greenwood denied all the alleged offences.
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Kevin De Bruyne: Man City midfielder 'out for a while' with hamstring injury
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne "will be out for a while" after going off injured against Burnley, says boss Pep Guardiola.
Daniel Sturridge has joined the Sky Sports presenting team ahead of the new 2023/24 Premier League season; he will appear in this weekends Super Sunday line-up which includes Chelsea vs Liverpool, kick-off 4.30pm
Everton complete signing of Youssef Chermiti from Sporting Lisbon
Everton have completed the signing of Youssef Chermiti from Sporting Lisbon. The Portugal Under-19 international forward joins for a fee in the region of €12.5m euros plus €2.5m add ons on a four-year contract. The 19-year-old becomes the club’s third signing of the summer after Ashley Young arrived...
I genuinely question whether he has the quality required for United though? He hasn't played professional football for something around eighteen months now - no amount of training will make up for that.
Tbh, it would be very funny if United brought him back and he played like shit.
Just bin the fucker already
Eh, why? I was under the impression that this is because PSG owners agreed to a very stupid contract and Mbappé is holding them to it.
Real Madrid are incredibly fucked, what a disaster for them.
Real Madrid are fucked aren't they
Links to a couple of articles I posted on here
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38112430/jamaica-struggle-equality-respect-world-cup
https://theathletic.com/4718637/2023/07/29/jamaica-women-world-cup/
Feel so bad for the poor kid, having to deal with shit like this at 17 is insane. Especially stupid because at that age he is already one of the club's better players, and one of Argentina's brightest prospects.
Pretty damn cool tbh
Hold on, I found a non-paywalled article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-03/spain-france-canada-player-boycotts-paradox-of-power-womens-game/102037590
It's a great read, if rather depressing.
And yeah it's an absolute shitshow. Feel bad for the Spanish team who are the strongest they've been in a long time, but have to deal with this situation.
Here's a good article by the Athletic about it (paywalled though.)
Short version, fifteen players (mostly from Barcelona) protested against unprofessional treatment from Vilda and his coaching staff, and insufficient resources and backing from the federation. They requested not to be called up to the national team. Federation supported Vilda fully but later offered a compromise on certain issues, which is why some of the fifteen later returned for the World Cup. However, Spain are still missing key players who are continuing the boycott, most notably Mapi León.
I'm inclined to to believe the players on this, you don't have fifteen players refuse to play for their national team (with public support from another three, including Alexia Putellas) without having some serious problems.
Reminder that the Spanish football federation are a bunch of cunts (especially Rubiales) who would rather save face than support their players, and that Jorge Vilda is a useless, disgusting fuckwit who only got his job because of nepotism.
Wish you all the best with the job hunt!
Congratulations Aussies! Always great when a host nation goes through.
I just steal them from Reddit lol. I actually asked how to clip goals myself once, but I can't be arsed fiddling around with that, and in any case I doubt anyone wants to see my shitty illegal stream. Let me know if you find a good source!