[ad_1] Brighton have appointed former Bayern Munich and Freiburg coach Jen Scheuer as their permanent successor to Hope Powell, who stepped down suddenly at the end of October. Powell’s last game was the 8-0 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham, which was a third consecutive WSL defeat without scoring. The Seagulls placed Amy Merricks in charge on an interim basis and immediately bounced back by taking four points from games against West Ham and Liverpool. Scheuer has signed a three-and-a-half year deal until the summer of 2026, highlighting a determination from Brighton to build a long-term project. The German coach guided Bayern Munich to theRead More →

[ad_1] Fulham welcome Southampton to Craven Cottage in the Premier League on New Year’s Eve. Marco Silva’s side emerged from their winter hibernation to bully Crystal Palace into a 3-0 defeat which was impressive before the Eagles were reduced to nine men. A convincing defeat to south coast rivals Brighton condemned Southampton to a fourth consecutive Premier League reverse, leaving Nathan Jones’ side propping up the rest of the division with almost half of the season gone. Here’s everything you need to know about the final game of 2022 for this pair. Fulham vs Southampton H2H Results (Last Five Games) Current Form (Last Five Games)Read More →

[ad_1] Barcelona conclude 2022 with a Catalan derby against Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday lunchtime. No club on the globe provided more World Cup players than Barcelona’s dizzying 17. However, only two made it beyond the quarter-finals – both of which lost the showpiece while representing France. Here’s the internationally renowned XI Xavi may cobble together with the focus back on club football. Pedri has completed more passes into the final third than any other Barcelona player this season / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – “We will do everything possible to win all the titles,” Ter Stegen recently pledged. With aRead More →

[ad_1] Christian Eriksen has said it is possible to feel recent transformation in Marcus Rashford after he took his brilliant World Cup confidence back to Manchester United. Rashford appeared to have lost his way during the 2021/22 season, during which he only scored five goals in the entire campaign. He has scored double that tally already this season, including a goal in each of his two games since returning from the World Cup with England. Given his absence from England squad since Euro 2020, the 25-year-old was an unexpected star for the Three Lions in Qatar, scoring three goals in their run to the quarter-finals.Read More →

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo’s son has re-signed for Real Madrid’s youth ranks after following his father out of Manchester United. Ronaldo Sr mutually terminated his contract at Old Trafford last month following his explosive interview with Piers Morgan. And while the Portugal forward remains without a new club, his son has completed a return to Los Blancos. La Razon report that Ronaldo Jr has rejoined Real Madrid’s youth teams having first played for them during his father’s spell in the Spanish capital. In his last spell at Valdebebas, he is said to have scored over 50 goals in 20 games across several age groups. He followedRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool host Leicester City in the Premier League on Friday evening for their final match of 2022. Jurgen Klopp’s side emerged from Villa Park with all three points on Boxing Day, recording three consecutive Premier League wins – straddling a six-week World Cup hiatus – for the first time all season. Leicester had a run of four straight victories across all competitions halted by a ruthless Newcastle United, shipping three first-half goals – as many as the Foxes had conceded across their previous ten matches. Here’s everything you need to know about Brendan Rodgers’ return to Anfield. Liverpool vs Leicester H2H Results (Last FiveRead More →

[ad_1] Having seen Cody Gakpo snapped up by arch rivals Liverpool this week, Manchester United are back to square one in their search for a new goalscorer. So to give the Red Devils a hand in their hunt for a new striker, we decided to draw up a shortlist of options they could target this January. In the words of Maui, you’re welcome… Dusan Vlahovic is brilliant / Carlos Rodrigues/GettyImages Club: JuventusAge: 22Games: 15Goals: 7 If Erling Haaland wasn’t a thing, then Dusan Vlahovic would be widely regarded as the best young number nine in the world. Only 22 years old, Vlahovic has everything you’dRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United are said to be ‘nonplussed’ by a technical error on the Premier League database which claimed Portuguese striker B*tinho had been registered with the club. The Red Devils’ January transfer plans have been dealt a blow by rivals Liverpool moving ahead of them in the race to sign PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo. In the hours that followed this news earlier this week, fans became confused when the Premier League website and app appeared to show that United had a new 29-year-old striker on their books by the name of B*tinho. His name and date of birth lined up with that ofRead More →

[ad_1] Charlotte FC have completed the transfer of forward Daniel Rios to Liga MX side Chivas. Rios has departed for an undisclosed fee after notching seven goals and two assists in 27 MLS appearances during CLTFC’s inaugural season. Prior to playing in Charlotte, Rios two years with Nashville SC. “It was a pleasure to see Dani’s skills evolve throughout the year and make a strong impact on the field late in the season, which is a testament to the type of player development we’re building at Charlotte FC,” sporting director Zoran Krneta said in a club press release. “Everyone at the club thanks Dani forRead More →

[ad_1] Marcus Rashford has revealed that he’s aiming to beat his season-best tally of 22 goals during the 2022/23 campaign. The Manchester United forward has been in fantastic form in recent months for both club and country, scoring three World Cup goals in Qatar and 10 for his club to boot. Rashford was once again in the goals on Tuesday evening in Man Utd’s comfortable 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest – scoring the opener from a training ground routine corner kick. Speaking about the goal to Amazon Prime, Rashford revealed that Man Utd worked on exploiting a weakness that was spotted while they were analysingRead More →