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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has said that the decision to hire Frank Lampard as caretaker manager was to give the club a ‘clear and stable plan for the remainder of the season’. The Blues confirmed the appointment of Lampard as their new caretaker manager, taking over from Bruno Saltor, on Thursday afternoon. In a statement on the club’s official website announcing the appointment, co-controlling owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said: “We are delighted to welcome Frank back to Stamford Bridge. Frank is a Premier League Hall of Famer and a legend at this club. As we continue our thorough and exhaustive process for a permanentRead More →

90min is the home of the PFA Vertu Motors Fans’ Player of the Month Award for the 2022/23 season. Each month, you can vote for your favourite players across five divisions of English football, for the chance to win incredible prizes, including the opportunity to present the award to the winning player. Your League One nominees for March are… George Wood/GettyImages Appearances: 6Goals: 2Assists: 1 Barnsley were brilliant in March and Devante Cole played his part with two goals and an assist. Cole’s first goal of the month arrived in their 3-1 win over Portsmouth, before playing a huge role in the massive derby win overRead More →

Xavi Hernandez has admitted that Barcelona’s thumping 4-0 defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday evening is ‘difficult to digest’. Barcelona had gone into Wednesday’s Clasico with a 1-0 lead, having won the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi final at the Santiago Bernabeu. But they were well beaten at Camp Nou thanks in large part to a hat-trick from Karim Benzema. Speaking after the game, Xavi admitted that the defeat was hard to take: “It’s difficult to digest. “We were doing well, but we lost order after the second goal, maybe [it was down to] maturity, we have a lot of very youngRead More →

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed he didn’t want to take any risks with Luke Shaw after he was substituted in the first half of their 1-0 win against Brentford on Wednesday evening. The Red Devils won their first Premier League game since February with a narrow victory against the high-flying Bees, with Marcus Rashford scoring the winner midway through the first half. Shortly after his decisive strike, Shaw was seen hobbling and touching his hamstring on the touchline and was swiftly replaced by Tyrell Malacia at left-back. Speaking at a post-match press conference, Ten Hag stated this quick reaction was to protectRead More →

Head coach Jim Curtin praised the Philadelphia Union after defeating Atlas 1-0 in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series at home. It was a struggle, but they got it done. The Philadelphia Union are now one step closer to the CCL semi-final with their win against Atlas. Speaking to the media after the match, Curtin touched on his team’s effort and organization after a challenging game.  “Overall, I thought our backline was organized, and we created some good chances,” Curtin said. “Still, we’re not clicking perfectly, we’d like to get more than just one goal, but we stuck to the task andRead More →

The highs of February’s Carabao Cup triumph have quickly been usurped by Premier League perils at Manchester United. After beating Newcastle 2-0 at Wembley to claim their first piece of silverware under Erik ten Hag, United have endured a barren run in the league and have subsequently fallen out of the top-four. Defeats at Anfield and St. James’ Park were chastening in their own ways, and it’s safe to say Ten Hag is currently going through his first tricky period since the first two weeks of the 2022/23 campaign – although a win over Brentford did help steady the ship. Nevertheless, the Red Devils’ excellentRead More →

The Philadelphia Union narrowly beat Atlas 1-0 in their first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal with a last-minute penaly from Daniel Gazdag. In what was a tough match for both sides, the Union had the bulk of possession but Atlas fought hard, hitting the target multiple times. It got started in just the 8th minute when Atlas fullback Luis Reyes sent a left-footed shot from outside of the box, which just went wide. The Mexican side continued to pepper the Union goal just a minute after that with a right-footed shot from midfielder Brian Lozano.  The Union finally managed to get their first shot ofRead More →

Barcelona are hoping to complete their renovation of Camp Nou in 2025, with the newly redeveloped stadium the centre-piece of the club’s wider ‘Espai Barça’ project. Some of the work is already ongoing and the Blaugrana are planning to play home games next season at the city’s Olympic Stadium in Montjuic during the more invasive aspects of work. The idea was to return to Camp Nou at reduced capacity in 2024/25 while the remaining work was carried out, but then reap the financial reward of a state of the art home and venue once the project is complete. However, the timeline has been revised andRead More →

Never before has the Premier League managerial merry-go-round span at quite the current rate of revolutions. For the first time in the last three decades of top-flight English football, there have been as many as 13 managerial departures during the season. Within a matter of hours on Sunday night, both Leicester City and Chelsea parted company with Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter respectively. Antonio Conte had mentally checked out months earlier but Tottenham only got around to firing the Italian coach in late March. None of those three clubs have managed to fill their vacant hot seat. Let’s give them a helping hand. Luis EnriqueRead More →

Liga MX has issued a 12-game suspension to referee Fernando Hernandez for kneeing Club Leon’s Lucas Romero in the groin during the Week 13 match against Club America.  “Fernando Hernandez Gomez, center referee of the match [Club America vs. Leon], is sanctioned by the Disciplinary Committee with a 12-game suspension, for violating Article 30, paragraph g) of the FMF’s [Mexican Football Federation] Regulation of Sanctions, by engaging in violent conduct against a player,” said the league in a statement.  Tensions rose in the second half between Leon and America at the Estadio Azteca this past Saturday, as players surrounded Hernandez following a controversial goal byRead More →