Football Blog (Page 88)

[ad_1] Leeds United’s search for a new manager continues after they decided against appointing former Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder, sources have confirmed to 90min. Schreuder attended Sunday’s loss to Manchester United, as 90min confirmed, and held lengthy talks with the club’s hierarchy including sporting director Victor Orta. Terms were agreed with his representatives, but Leeds’ chairman Andrea Radrizzani pulled the club away from the deal. Sources have told 90min that Schreuder’s lack of experience in England and recent performances were real concerns. It is also believed that fan reaction, which was almost unanimously negative, also played a part in the deal not being greenlighted byRead More →

[ad_1] As the final leg of what has so far been a dire season for Liverpool crawls into view, Jurgen Klopp’s side approach a bundle of matches that have the possibility to definitively save or smite the current campaign. Within the next month, Liverpool face two of the Premier League’s top four and return to Champions League action – the only competition they have realistic ambitions of winning – in arguably the stand-out tie of the round of 16. On Monday night, the Reds made a needed return to form by beating Everton 2-0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. Here’s what lies in storeRead More →

[ad_1] Liverpool made a much needed return to winning ways by seeing off Merseyside rivals Everton 2-0 at Anfield on Monday night. Recent losses to Wolves and Brighton had dented Reds morale but clinical breakaway strikes from Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo – his first strike for the club – ensured Jurgen Klopp won his touchline battle of wits with Sean Dyche. Ellis Simms replaced Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the Everton starting XI and an early Joel Matip error allowed the former Sunderland loanee a chance in space but his shot blasted back off Joe Gomez. Liverpool looked more threatening in the first half than theyRead More →

[ad_1] MLS’s perpetual battle for international relevance was undoubtedly aided by the thrilling conclusion to the 2022 season. Los Angeles FC’s penalty shootout triumph over Philadelphia Union in the MLS Cup final was nothing short of an all-time classic. Attempting to build off the momentum gathered from the 2022 campaign, MLS signed a mammoth ten-year deal with Apple that’ll see every MLS game streamed live on Apple TV. It’s an agreement that could catapult the division’s popularity into a new realm given the broadcasting promises that have been laid out. For the upcoming campaign, Apple is offering a season pass which will allow fans toRead More →

[ad_1] At the turn of the 20th century, New Brighton was the place to be. It was Merseyside’s answer to Dubai. The New Brighton development included Britain’s tallest building, a majestic ballroom that swept locals and tourists off their feet, as well as a 100,000-capacity stadium which hosted the home games of the newly-established New Brighton Tower FC. The club’s owners boasted the ambition of contemporary football tycoons, and their bid to build a competitive football club was briefly successful. However, it wouldn’t take long before their project came crashing down. Here’s the story of the short-lived New Brighton Tower FC. The aforementioned owners ofRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United are progressing in talks over new contracts for a number of first team players, as Erik ten Hag looks to build on his outstanding progress since taking charge at Old Trafford. United are third in the Premier League table and just five points behind leaders Arsenal, who later this week face a crunch battle against second-placed Manchester City, and have an outside chance of competing for the title if form continues in Ten Hag’s debut season. The Dutchman’s side are the only team in Europe competing on four fronts, and play Barcelona in the Europa League later this week with a tripRead More →

[ad_1] Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been named on the shortlist for this year’s FIFPRO World XI. Both players have been named in the final XI on 15 occasions, with both players being named in the team every year since 2007. Alongside Messi and Ronaldo on the forwards list are Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Karim Benzema, Neymar and Robert Lewandowski. Messi is considered the heavy favourite to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award having put in all-time great performances for Argentina on their way to World Cup glory in Qatar. Watch 90min’s Gas Tank as Harry Symeou, Scott Saunders, Grizz Khan & HunterRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich have already confirmed to Manchester City that they do not plan to trigger their €70m option to sign full-back Joao Cancelo permanently, 90min understands, but the Bundesliga side are keen to do business for a lower fee. Cancelo asked to leave City in January after falling out of favour under manager Pep Guardiola and ended up joining Bayern on a six-month loan which includes an option to buy at the end of the campaign. Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has publicly admitted it is ‘difficult to imagine’ triggering their €70m purchase clause, but sources have confirmed to 90min that the Bundesliga sideRead More →

[ad_1] So, here it is. The big one. Arsenal and Manchester City lock horns for their first Premier League meeting of the season on Wednesday night. Very few projected Mikel Arteta’s Gunners to be City’s biggest threat for their crown before the 2022/23 season got underway, but the north London outfit have embarked on a remarkable campaign up until this point. However, after Brentford took two points off the league leaders on Saturday, Arsenal’s advantage over City at the summit is just three and victory for the visitors on Wednesday would see them usurp the Gunners as the Premier League’s top dog for the firstRead More →

[ad_1] Son Heung-min says Tottenham must quickly learn from their ‘lesson’ in Saturday’s horror show against Leicester City on Saturday ahead of their Champions League last 16 tie against AC Milan. Despite taking the lead inside 14 minutes through Rodrigo Bentancur, Spurs were thrashed 4-1 at the King Power Stadium as Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison and Kelechi Iheanacho turned the game on its head before half-time. Harvey Barnes then netted fourth to cap a thoroughly miserable afternoon for Spurs, who also lost Bentancur to a season-ending cruciate knee ligament injury. The shock of the result was heightened given Spurs had won their previous three gamesRead More →