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Manchester United have named a new technical director as Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s overhaul continues to take shape. Back in February, it was officially confirmed that Ratcliffe and his INEOS team had become minority owners at United. A club statement read: “Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU), and Trawlers Limited, an entity wholly-owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, … Read more
UEFA have confirmed their decision regarding Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. On Thursday night, Villa were taken all the way to penalties by Lille in the Europa Conference League. During the shootout, Martinez received a yellow card but was not shown a red card despite being booked in normal time. The fact that Martinez stayed on the pitch caused an … Read more
According to a new report, Zinedine Zidane is ‘one step away’ from making a surprise return to football management. Zidane has been out of management since he departed from Real Madrid in 2021. The 51-year-old enjoyed two spells with Los Blancos, but despite being linked with many other clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool, and … Read more
Pep Guardiola has revealed that three Manchester City players asked him to be substituted prior to the Champions League quarter-final penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid. City lost 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium. Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva both missed from the spot for Guardiola’s side, while only Luka Modric failed to … Read more
Fans can’t get enough of Jude Bellingham’s post-match interview, during which he revealed what Carlo Ancelotti said to him before Real Madrid faced Manchester City. On Tuesday evening Real Madrid knocked Man City out of the Champions League on penalties to reach the competition’s semi-finals for the 12th time in 14 years. Madrid resisted intense City pressure for much … Read more
Wrexham star James McClean has ‘double downed’ on his decision to join in on ‘anti-monarchy’ chants from Wrexham supporters following their promotion to League 1. Wrexham entered the weekend’s match aware that a victory could potentially secure their promotion to the third tier for the first time, while also relegating their opponents, Forest Green Rovers, … Read more
Ilkay Gundogan held nothing back as he gave a refreshingly honest post-match interview following Barcelona’s crushing Champions League elimination. Barca crashed out of the Champions League following their 6-4 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. The La Liga giants led 3-2 heading into last night’s second leg clash and increased their advantage when Raphinha opened the … Read more
Jadon Sancho helped to make it a night to remember for Borussia Dortmund as they knocked Atletico Madrid out of the Champions League – and dealt a blow to parent club Manchester United in the process. Edin Terzic’s side went into the tie a goal behind their Spanish opposition on aggregate after a 2-1 … Read more
Previously unseen footage of Nicolas Jackson seemingly being slaughtered by his Chelsea team-mate has emerged after the Cole Palmer penalty debacle. Jackson and Noni Madueke were involved in a heated argument over who should take a spot-kick in the Blues’ 6-0 win over Everton, only for regular penalty taker Cole Palmer to take the ball and score his … Read more