Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was rounded by supporters of the club as they vented their frustrations about the price of tickets, following their game at Fulham on Sunday. The club decided to increase matchday ticket prices in the middle of the season to £66 per game, without concessions for children or pensioners — which has raised tension amongst fans with protests at Old Trafford taking place with numbers turning up to express their minds. Sir Ratcliffe replied the protests days after by doubling down on his decision to increase prices despite many supporters already being priced out of…
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Football icon and Argentina caption Lionel Messi is reportedly eyeing a move back to Barcelona, after his career at Inter Miami is done. The 37-year-old, who arrived at Miami in 2023 after winning the World Cup in 2022, reigned as one of the all time greats of world football after 17 years at Barcelona. Argentinian journalist and a family friend of Messi, Yanina Latorre, publicly stated that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner would like to return to Barcelona. “Messi told me that when he is finished in Miami, where he is happy, he will return to Barcelona,” said Latorre. The…
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente has penned a new contract extension that will keep him in the dugout until Euro 2024, as announced by the Spanish Football Federation on Monday. The 63-year-old will be with La Roja beyond the 2026 World Cup in USA, Canada and Mexico – and head into the European Championship in Britain and Ireland. Under De la Fuente, Spain won all seven matches en route to lifting the title with a 2-1 triumph in the final against England. De la Fuente started his coaching career with Spain, tutoring the youth teams in 2013, starting…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola provided an update on the status of all three of the club’s new players, confirming they could all feature in the big clash against Chelsea. Guardiola revealed Ruben Dias and Jeremy Doku will miss Saturday’s game against the Blues after the former was subbed off at half-time during the midweek UEFA Champions League game. “[We have the] same injuries, we had [before]. “Ruben and Doku are out. The other players out are [still] out.” Also quizzed about whether new signings Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush, Guardiola said they are available this weekend. “Yes,”…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca disagreed with opinions that now is a good time to face Manchester City as he also cooled reports surrounding a potential transfer involving Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho. Maresca’s side are set to face City on Saturday night, after Pep Guardiola’s side suffered defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. However, the Italian insisted that there is never a good time to face his former club. “No, I don’t believe in this kind of thing, probably on the other side. With this club and these players, when they are in a difficult…
Manchester City captain Kyle Walker has completed a transfer to AC Milan on loan for the remainder of the season, as announced by both clubs on Friday. The Italian giants also announced in a statement that they also have an option to buy, which will cost around £4.2million. The 34-year-old featured 319 times for the Cityzens, with his last appearance coming in the 4-1 Premier League triumph against West Ham United on January 4. A week later, Walker was left out of City’s team for the FA Cup 8-0 thrashing against Salford, with gaffer Pep Guardiola revealing he had asked…
Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has penned a contract extension until the European Championship in 2028, the German Football Association [DFB] confirmed on Friday. The 37-year-old, who took charge in September 2023, tutored Germany to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024. The former Bayern Munich gaffer’s initial contract was to expire in the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Nagelsmann was the national team’s second youngest coach when he took up the role at the age of 36. “When I came to the DFB in September 2023, I could not have imagined being a national coach…
Manchester City blew a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and manager Pep Guardiola understood his side “could not cope” in their UEFA Champions League contest, which left their hopes of qualification to the next stage on the brink. City took control of the contest thanks to goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland early in the second half. However, Ousmane Dembele began the revival for the Paris club and Bradley Barcola levelled matters at the hourmark — goals from Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos then wrapped up the points at Parc des Princes. “They were better. We…
Bayern Munich gaffer Vincent Kompany was displeased with the efficiency of his side as they failed to find the back of the net in their 3-0 loss at Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, despite recording 32 shots and having close to 70% possession. The Dutch outfit were the efficient side as they scored twice in the first half thanks to Santiago Gimenez and then, adding a third — in a game which they posted just six attempts. The Bavarians hit the frame of the goal with Leroy Sane’s header in the second half and a flurry of…
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim insisted he wants to keep Antony at the club, faced the media ahead of the game against Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford. Asked initially about his concerns of the playing performance of Manuel Ugarte, Amorim defended his Uruguayan midfielder. “The players will get used to that. I’m trying to be honest with you guys. I talk openly about the game. You are focused on what I said about Ugarte. Ugarte was tired because he did a great job against Liverpool. “If you look at the game against Arsenal, maybe Ugarte and Bruno [Fernandes]…