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Nashville SC acquired an international roster spot from FC Cincinnati in exchange for $175,000 in General Allocation Money. The Gary Smith-led side will look to strengthen their roster before the MLS Primary transfer window closes on Monday, April 24th. Though Nashville has seen a decent start to the 2023 Major League Soccer campaign, sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with 11 points through eight games, the team will continue to search for depth on the squad.  With defender Nick DePuy injured for the foreseeable future with a torn achilles, Nashville may use their newly acquired international roster spot for another center back. OnRead More →

Erling Haaland ‘s first half penalty miss proved insignificant as Manchester City ousted Bayern Munich from the Champions League after securing a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena. The Norwegian blazed his spot kick over Yann Sommer’s crossbar towards the end of the first half, but made amendments not long into the second with his 48th goal of the season in all competitions. That put City in complete cruise control, 4-0 up on aggregate, but they couldn’t see out the game after another dubious penalty call – City’s first half award was just as contentious – allowed Joshua Kimmich to level things up. Thomas TuchelRead More →

Erling Haaland has spent the 2022/23 season proving any and all doubters he has wrong. Heading into the second leg of Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final second leg tie with Bayern Munich, he’d scored 47 goals in 40 games across all competitions. Yes, 47 goals in 40 games. That goalscoring rate has led many to believe that Haaland isn’t actually human, rather some kind of cyborg from the future programmed into the Manchester City mainframe to relentlessly score goals and pulverise opponents into submission. He’s scored hat-tricks for fun, made defenders look stupid, and just had a generally swell time of things. So when CityRead More →

A 2022 MLS Cup final re-match is on the cards as LAFC faces off against the Philadelphia Union in the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals. Though Philadelphia may have gotten a rough start to their 2023 MLS season, the Union will look to avenge their MLS Cup loss with a win against LAFC. Led by Julian Caranza, Daniel Gazdag, and a backline that boasts the 2022 MLS Cup defender of the year Jakob Glesnes, Jim Curtin’s side will hope to salvage their year with a good start to the first leg of the semi-final.  Likewise, LAFC will want to add to their trophy cabinet and returnRead More →

After receiving a red card during their 1-1 draw against the Columbus Crew, New England Revolution winger Dylan Borrero has been fined by the MLS Disciplinary Committee for failing to leave the field promptly.   The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined an undisclosed amount Borrero for his actions on the field during the 65th minute of New England’s 1-1 draw vs. the Columbus Crew.  The 21-year-old received a second yellow for a harsh tackle on Crew winger Mohamed Farsi; the Colombian subsequently confronted the referee, hovered over the injured player, and got into a shouting match with other Columbus players. Borrero had to be pushed offRead More →

Manchester United manager Marc Skinner has admitted the club still needs more ‘investment and recruitment’ if they are to challenge for multiple trophies per season in the coming years. Having finished fourth in each of their three previous WSL seasons to date, narrowly missing out on Champions League qualification in the latter two, United came into the 2022/23 campaign determined to get over the line and break up the league’s established status quo. No teams other than Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City – not always in that order – have finished in the top three since Liverpool won the title in 2014. United always intendedRead More →

Thibaut Courtois hardly endeared himself to the fans who used to adore him during Real Madrid’s 2-0 win at Chelsea on Tuesday night. Los Blancos secured their place in the semi-finals of this year’s UEFA Champions League with a 4-0 aggregate win against the Blues. The tie saw Courtois paired with his former club for a third successive season, with this being his second return to Stamford Bridge in front of fans. Chelsea supporters have held a grudge against the Belgian after he forced a move to Real Madrid back in the summer of 2018, refusing to show up for pre-season. Read the latest ChampionsRead More →

Thiago Silva has slammed Chelsea’s ownership for signing too many players during the recent January transfer window. The centre-back started both of the Blues’ 2-0 defeats to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals over the last week, and has been regular in a team that has struggled to find any sort of form since new ownership took over the club. Chelsea’s horrid form, particularly in the Premier League, recently saw Graham Potter lose his job and be replaced by Frank Lampard until the end of the 2022/23 season. Lampard’s appointment hasn’t done much to rectify the club’s issues, however, as they have lostRead More →

Real Madrid’s passage through to the semi-finals of the Champions League was sealed with a comfortable 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are attempting to win the competition for a record-extending 15th time, and are defending the title they won in 2022 after beating Liverpool 1-0 thanks to Vinicius Junior’s goal. Their hero on Tuesday night in west London was 22-year-old winger Rodrygo, who scored a second half brace to extinguish any hope that Chelsea had of getting back into the tie. It was the young Brazilian’s 14th and 15th UEFA Champions League goals – pretty impressive numbers for a youngRead More →

Frank Lampard is now the holder of an unwanted 118-year Chelsea record after losing to Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. The Blues went down 2-0 at Stamford Bridge – the same scoreline they lost by in Madrid a week prior – to not only exit this season’s competition, but likely end all hope of qualifying for any kind of European football in 2023/24. Chelsea legend Lampard was appointed as caretaker manager in early April, after the club opted to sack Graham Potter less than seven months into the five-year contract he signed when joining from Brighton, but heRead More →