Football Blog (Page 120)

[ad_1] The WSL returned over the weekend following a month-long winter break, with all 12 teams in action across six entertaining fixtures. Chelsea rescued a late point against title rivals Arsenal, Leicester secured their first points of the season with a huge win over Brighton, and Manchester United were emphatic 6-0 winners against Liverpool. But which players shone in particular? Here’s 90min’s WSL team of the week for gameweek 10. Oh wow @gabsgeorge, that is an absolute stunner 🤩#BarclaysWSL @EvertonWomen pic.twitter.com/9KasRECdvg — Barclays Women’s Super League (@BarclaysWSL) January 15, 2023 GK: Janina Leitzig (Leicester) – Arrived on the Friday on loan from Bayern Munich andRead More →

[ad_1] Sao Paulo youngster Gustavo Maia has quickly emerged as one of Brazil’s brightest young talents, but you would be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of him. The 19-year-old is actually yet to make a first-team appearance for the Brazilian side, but this has not stopped numerous sides across the world from showing an interest in him. Barcelona, however, have seemingly ​won the race for his signature as it was recently revealed that they had already paid an initial fee of just under £1m to secure majority ownership of the youngster, but a further £3m will be paid in add ons to confirm the deal. So with this, we’ve decided toRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United have confirmed new signing Wout Weghorst will wear the number 27 shirt during his loan spell. The Dutchman joined United on a deal until the end of the season last Friday, providing additional cover for Erik ten Hag up front. Weghorst had been on loan at Turkish giants Besiktas since the start of the season, but ended the spell early in order to link up with Ten Hag and aid United’s charge towards Champions League qualification. The Dutchman was a spectator for United’s 2-1 win over neighbourhood rivals City on Saturday because the club weren’t able to register him in time, butRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Barcelona are interested in re-signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after allowing the forward to leave for free at the start of the 2022/23 season. There are fears that doing so would not be allowed by La Liga as Article 126.5 of the Spanish FA’s rulebook state that a player who’s had his contract terminated cannot receive a new one during the same season at the same club. (The Telegraph) Arsenal and Manchester United are both interested in talented young forward Luiz Henrique from Real B*tis. (Fichajes) Bayern Munich are keen to finalise a dealRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham Hotspur have released a statement confirming that they will ensure ‘the strong possible action’ will be taken after a supporter kicked Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale at the end of the north London derby. Arsenal ran out comfortable 2-0 winners at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday thanks to first half goals from Martin Odegaard and an embarrassing own goal from Hugo Lloris. After the final whistle, things took a rather unsavoury turn as substitute Richarlison confronted Ramsdale while the goalkeeper was kissing the Arsenal badge. The Gunners number one, when getting his water bottle and towel from behind the goal was then confrontedRead More →

[ad_1] The New York Red Bulls have re-signed defender Kyle Duncan on a season-long loan from KV Oostende with a purchase option.  The right back joined Oostende in January 2022 on a free transfer, and made seven league appearances for the Belgian team before a loan move back to the Red Bulls in August. “We are very excited to have Kyle [Duncan] back at the club following his loan spell at the end of last season,” Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett said in a statement. “He knows the club very well and has had much success here, and we are looking forward to seeRead More →

[ad_1] From Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – There was much confusion around Arsenal’s dogged and determined pursuit of Aaron Ramsdale in the summer of 2021. He had been relegated in back-to-back seasons with Bournemouth and Sheffield United, shipping 125 goals in the process. Sure, his distribution was decent, but did that really warrant a big-money move to one of English football’s major clubs? Ramsdale got off to a flyer in north London, coming into the side just as Arsenal embarked on their first winning run of the 2021/22 season. Fans appreciated his confidence and charisma, while he seemed to be uttering in an age where characterRead More →

[ad_1] With us now into the second half of the League One season, it’s time for fans to start looking up and booking off the dates of the play-offs. Seeing their team lose in the play-offs is one of the most painful things a football fan can endure, but it doesn’t get much better than seeing your team win them to gain promotion. It’s unclear exactly which teams will contest them in League One this year, but we can at least tell you who’s in the mix and when the matches will take place. Three teams are promoted from League One to the Championship eachRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona and Real Madrid battle it out for 2022/23 Supercopa de Espana crown at the King Fahd Stadium. Xavi has the opportunity to earn a first piece of silverware as Blaugrana boss, while Carlo Ancelotti can pick this title up for a second season on the trot. The sides have been in Saudi Arabia for the past few days, having both relied on penalty-shootout victories to come out on top in their respective semi-final bouts at the King Fahd International Stadium. Barca beat Real B*tis 4-2 on penalties having drawn 2-2 over 120 minutes, after Real sealed their place in the final with aRead More →

[ad_1] One of January’s most high-profile transfer sagas has come to an end with Chelsea signing Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk in a £100m deal. The Ukrainian has penned an eight-and-a-half-contract at Stamford Bridge, even though he looked all-but certain to sign for Premier League rivals Arsenal early in the window. Arsenal had identified Mudryk as their top January target early. In fact, they were already negotiating with Shakhtar Donestsk in December to try and get a deal over the line quickly. It was a deal that clearly appealed to Mudryk too, so much so that he openly admitted that he would struggle to turnRead More →