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Two parties were long believed to be the front runners to takeover Manchester United, but a third party fronted by Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has emerged as another contender. Zilliacus, who founded and now chairs investment company Mobile FutureWorks, wants to buy the club in a 50-50 partnership that hands a significant amount of power over to the fans. “No more sheikhs and oligarchs controlling football!”, he tweeted on 23 March. I have put in a bid to buy Manchester United together with the fans, who will have equal say on all sporting matters. No more sheiks and oligarks controlling football! #Manchester_United #ManchesterUnited #ManUnited —Read More →

The Mexican national team held Jamaica to a 2-2 draw on Sunday at the Estadio Azteca to top the CONCACAF Nations League Group A and narrowly qualify for the final four.  El Tri managed to balance out an early rocket from Jamaica’s Bobby Decordova-Reid and the own goal by Edson Alvarez with Orbelin Pineda’s first half effort and a penalty by Chucky Lozano. But despite earning the point and spot in the next phase, the tumultuous draw felt like a disappointing way to usher in the ‘Diego Cocca’ era at the hallowed Azteca.  “We wanted a victory here at home, but the game was complicatedRead More →

The Canadian men’s national team secured the 2-0 victory over Curacao as goals by Jonathan David and Cyle Larin secured John Herdman’s side all three points.  In their first competitive match since the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Canada got an easy win. The scoring got started in the 23rd minute with a Jonathan David goal provided by right-back Richie Larryea.  Curacao didn’t react well, getting frustrated quickly until defender Jurien Gaari got sent off with a second yellow just 38 minutes into the match. After that, the Canadians never looked back, dominating possession and shots on target, culminating with a Cyle Larin strike in the 43rdRead More →

A screamer from Benjamin Pavard saw France claim a resilient 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday night. The Irish beat Latvia 3-2 in a recent friendly but couldn’t force an equaliser against the French as their bid to reach a first European Championship since 2016 started with defeat at the Aviva Stadium. It’s two wins from two games for new captain Kylian Mbappe and France, who have taken an early grip on Group B. Randal Kolo Muani, who has scored 11 Bundesliga goals for Eintracht Frankfurt this season, rounded Gavin Bazunu early on and found Olivier Giroud, butRead More →

The unprecedented winter World Cup means it’s a shorter turnaround between major tournaments for UEFA nations, and Euro 2024 will spring up on us in no time. Qualification for the tournament is Germany has just got underway with the campaign concluding later this year. It’s all happening so fast! Euro 2020 was unique in that multiple cities from various countries were used to celebrate the tournament’s 60th anniversary, but things will be going back to normal in 2024 with ten German cities playing host. Here’s the lowdown on the ten stadiums that are being used at Euro 2024. The Olympiastadion is the biggest stadium inRead More →

Week five in MLS was a goal-fest.  It certainly should’ve been entertaining to watch as a neutral, to say the least. St. Louis continued to break records, Seattle put a thumping on Sporting KC, and Orlando City got back to winning ways. The five players on this list showed out for their clubs when they needed them the most. Here at the top five players from week five… Denis Bouanga continues to impress for LAFC. / Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Denis Bouanga is unstoppable.  Not only did his trek back to LA take him thirteen hours (only just arriving at the stadium a little over anRead More →

Antonio Conte has posted a farewell message to Tottenham and the club’s supporters after he left by mutual consent. The Italian’s departure was confirmed late on Sunday night after speculation over his role in north London heightened following an explosive press conference at Southampton, in which he targeted his players and those in boardroom roles following a 3-3 draw. Spurs have confirmed Cristian Stellini will take over as acting head coach until the end of the season alongside assistant Ryan Mason. Conte, who helped Spurs qualify for the Champions League thanks to an electric run of form towards the end of last season, has nowRead More →

After 3-0 victories in their opening fixtures, Scotland and Spain will look to keep the good times rolling when they face off on Tuesday. Scotland put three past Cyprus thanks to a late flurry from Scott McTominay, before Spain matched that scoreline against Norway a few hours later, surviving some nervy moments before Joselu struck twice in the dying embers to seal the three points. Here’s all you need to know about the battle of Group A’s early leaders. Scotland vs Spain H2H Results (Last Five Games) Current Form (Last Five Games) Country Television Channel/Live Stream United Kingdom Viaplay Sports 1 United States VIX+ CanadaRead More →

Barcelona midfielder Pedri hasn’t ruled out playing in the Premier League in the future, potentially paving the way for an exit from Camp Nou even if not any time soon. Pedri has been a key player for Barça since the age of 16 when he arrived from Las Palmas. By the end of his debut season, the teen prodigy had played 52 games in all competitions and played for Spain at both Euro 2020 and the Olympics in one summer. Barça tied Pedri to a new long-term contract in the autumn of 2021, raising his mandatory buyout clause to €1bn – they had paid justRead More →

Kylian Mbappe has praised young Republic of Ireland striker Evan Ferguson ahead of France’s Euro 2024 qualifier at the Aviva Stadium. France go into the contest as heavy favourites having recently came within a penalty shootout of retaining the FIFA World Cup in December, while Ireland failed to qualify for the tournament at all. Les Bleus kick-started their Euro 2024 qualification campaign with a victory last week, seeing off the Netherlands with relative ease. Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Dayot Upamecano and a brace from Kylian Mbappe secured the convincing 4-0 win. That game was Mbappe’s first as France captain and, ahead of his second, theRead More →