Football Blog (Page 40)

[ad_1] With MLS recently announcing that Arsenal FC will be this year’s All-Star opponent, let’s take a look at the players in contention to make the roster when the match kicks off on July 18th in Washington, D.C. The plethora of talent in MLS is palpable. From clinical forwards to masterful midfielders to tough tackling defenders and showstopping keepers, the best that the league has to offer will be on display as they take on Arsenal. That said, who will be in the starting XI when game time comes? Every week, this list will power ranking every player worthy of an All-star selection until theyRead More →

[ad_1] Premier League leaders Arsenal host a Leeds side showing signs of fight in the relegation scrap on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners hold an eight-point advantage over Manchester City having played a game more, though that lead could shrink by the time they play United with City hosting Liverpool in Saturday’s early kick off. Seven points from four games has lifted Leeds up to 14th, but they remain a relegation candidate with only 26 points so far. Here’s 90min‘s preview of the game at the Emirates. Arsenal vs Leeds H2H Results (Last Five Games) Current Premier League Form (Last Five Games) Country Television Channel/Live StreamRead More →

[ad_1] West Ham United and David Moyes are likely to part company in the summer regardless of whether or not the club retains their Premier League status, 90min understands. The Hammers are embroiled in a fiercely contested relegation battle containing nine teams, and currently sit in the drop zone after a run of just one win from their last five Premier League outings. Moyes’ side do have at least a game on hand on every team around them, but still need to play Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle and Liverpool before the season concludes. Pressure has been mounting on Moyes’ shoulders for a numberRead More →

[ad_1] Details of a huge row between Sadio Mane and Julian Nagelsmann prior to the latter’s sacking by Bayern Munich have been revealed. Nagelsmann was relieved of his duties at Bayern last week and quickly replaced by former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel following the club’s disastrous defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga – a defeat which saw FC Hollywood knocked off top spot in the league table. A key reason for Nagelsmann’s sacking, as explained by sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic in an interview with Sport1, was also a number of ‘discipline issues’: “Of course there were problems – and we had a few disciplineRead More →

[ad_1] Tickets for Arsenal’s final day of the season clash with Wolves are being sold for as much as €50,000 (£44,000), with Gunners fans clamouring to be at a potentially historic day in the club’s history. Arsenal currently sit atop of the Premier League table, eight points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City, and within touching distance of their first league title since 2004 – when they went the whole campaign unbeaten. The Gunners have around 40,000 season ticket holders, leaving just over 20,000 tickets for the reported 40,000 silver members – who pay £54 per year to have second option on tickets for gamesRead More →

[ad_1] Ansu Fati has met with Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez to explain that he does not agree with his father’s recent outburst over his lack of game time at Camp Nou. The talented 20-year-old has seen regular playing time extremely hard to come by under Xavi during the 2022/23 campaign. To date, Fati has started just 11 games in all competitions – including nine in La Liga – with his coach preferring an attacking trident of Pedri, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha to any that includes Fati. Earlier this week Fati’s father Bori Fati gave an interview on Spanish radio station Cadena Cope questioning the situationRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Real Madrid have rekindled their interest in Chelsea full-back Reece James, even though he signed a new long-term contract at Stamford Bridge last year. (AS) Jude Bellingham is Real’s priority signing, however, though he’s yet to decide if he’s leaving Borussia Dortmund. Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea are the other clubs awaiting news on his plans. (AS) Ilkay Gundogan is ready to bid farewell to Manchester City in order to join Barcelona on a free transfer this summer. (Football Insider) David de Gea has turned down Manchester United‘s first offerRead More →

[ad_1] England Under-21 manager Lee Carsley is hoping to ‘convince’ Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun to commit his international future to the Three Lions, having pulled out of this month’s junior squad. Balogun has a number of options at international level. He was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, but was raised in England from the age of two, making him eligible to represent all three. The 21-year-old has almost exclusively played youth international football for England aside from a handful appearances for the United States at Under-18 level. He has also expressed an openness to playing for Nigeria, but was reported to haveRead More →

[ad_1] Former Spain and Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has revealed a desire to work in the Premier League while unveiling himself as something of an Anglophile. Four-and-a-half years after he was first appointed, Enrique permanently left his post as manager of the Spanish men’s national team following La Roja’s galling World Cup penalty shootout defeat to surprise package Morocco in the round of 16. Enrique was first hired after Spain exited the 2018 tournament in Russia to the hosts on penalties at the same stage of the competition. Personal issues forced Enrique to take a leave of absence for nine months in 2019 but theRead More →

[ad_1] After their narrow 1-0 loss against the United States in the Concacaf Nations League, head coach Hugo Perez was asked about his future, specifically, if he would be open to coaching the USMNT. With El Salvador just losing out to a tough US side, thanks to a Ricardo Pepi goal in the 62nd minute that saw them knocked out of the Nations League, the Salvadorian-American manager was asked about potentially taking over the Stars and Stripes. The US job has been in limbo since Gregg Berhalter’s contract expired at the end of 2022. After three months and several controversies later, Berhalter still isn’t backRead More →