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[ad_1] Barcelona have announced that they made a profit of €98m in the 2021/22 campaign. The Spanish club entered something of a financial crisis at the start of last season which saw them lose Lionel Messi to PSG as they were unable to offer him a new contract. Since then, they have taken a number of steps to try and address said crisis, having a number of players agree to defer wages, selling the naming rights of the stadium to Spotify and selling a considerable portion of their TV rights too. On Monday, Barca announced what the economic situation is at the club now, revealingRead More →

[ad_1] Robert Lewandowski has suggested that his summer transfer to Barcelona could help his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or, claiming the ‘path is shorter’ than it was at Bayern Munich. Bayern were initially reluctant to sell Lewandowski, who had scored 344 goals in 375 appearances for the club and 158 goals since the start of the 2019/20 season alone. But the player was keen on taking a new challenge and a €50m deal was eventually agreed with Barcelona. The 34-year-old Pole has started in Catalonia just as he left off in Bavaria, netting 11 times in his first eight appearances for Barça – includingRead More →

[ad_1] Erik ten Hag wants Manchester United to sign Benfica striker Goncalo Ramos in January. The 21-year-old is valued at around £25m and has also attracted interest from Newcastle and Bayern Munich. Liverpool are the latest side to express an interest in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, who is expected to be available for around £50m in January. Manchester City winger Jack Grealish has told those close to him that he does not expect to remain at the club beyond next summer and has already asked his agent to search for potential suitors. Representatives from Paris Saint-Germain have reached out to Chelsea midfielder N’Golo KanteRead More →

[ad_1] When the World Cup group stage draw for the 2022 tournament in Qatar was made back in April, it threw up some excellent matchups. Top seeds like Brazil, England and Argentina discovered their opponents as teams look to claim the trophy France won in 2018 in Russia. Which teams are staring down the barrel of a Group of Death? Who are already plotting their path to the final from the last 16? Here are the easiest and hardest groups at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA world rankings – ie ‘(1)’ – are correct as of 25 August 2022. Group A Qatar (48),Read More →

[ad_1] The 2022 World Cup is just around the corner, with nations gearing up for their final international breaks before the tournament kicks off. England’s preparations for the tournament come in the form of two Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany in October. After that, the next time the Three Lions will take to the field together will be against Iran for their World Cup opener on 21 November. With plenty of club football still to be played before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, it’s easy to forget about it for the time being and postpone all the planning, be it fromRead More →

[ad_1] Qatar’s record on human rights and its treatment of LGBTQ people has attracted criticism from the wider world. The nation was awarded the 2022 World Cup in 2010 and corruption allegations arose after, but the focus more recently has been on its human rights record. Here’s how fans and teams are protesting the tournament. The law in Qatar: “Whoever copulates with a male over sixteen years of age without compulsion, duress or ruse shall be punished with imprisonment for a term up to seven years. The same penalty shall apply to the male for his consent.” (Penal Code, Law No. 11 of 2004; ArticleRead More →

[ad_1] The 2022/23 WSL season kicked off in style over the weekend, with a selection of shocks and stunning goals. Champions Chelsea were beaten by newly promoted Liverpool, Aston Villa stunned Manchester City in a seven-goal thriller and Arsenal and Manchester United both ran riot. Here are 90min’s WSL awards for gameweek 1. Villa registered their first ever win over Aston Villa / Barrington Coombs/GettyImages Aston Villa and Manchester City treated the Villa Park faithful to a rollercoaster of a fixture with swinging momentum, seven goals and a surprise result as Carla Ward’s side ran out 4-3 winners. Villa had led 2-0 thanks to goalsRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has insisted that the club are ‘totally convinced’ about Julian Nagelsmann despite a topsy-turvy start to the 2022/23 season. The defending Bundesliga champions have endured a surprisingly mediocre start to the new campaign domestically, winning just three of their seven league games and losing to Augsburg this past weekend. This poor form means that Bayern are currently five points adrift of table-toppers Union Berlin heading into the international break. As expected, Bayern’s slow start has led to rumours swirling regarding the future of their manager Nagelsmann, with former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel named as a potential replacement by someRead More →

[ad_1] Considering there were only seven Premier League games this weekend, Gameweek 8 threw up plenty of drama. Manchester City made Wolves’ lives misery, Tottenham tore apart Leicester to put more pressure on Brendan Rodgers, Arsenal swept aside Brentford and Everton actually won a game of football. Here’s our selection for the team of the week. Neto is in fine form / Stu Forster/GettyImages There were a few eyebrows raised when Bournemouth decided to make Barcelona backup goalkeeper Neto one of their more high-profile signings considering how promising Mark Travers has been. However, the Brazilian is proving his worth and put in another fine displayRead More →

[ad_1] Callum Hudson-Odoi has confessed he began to consider his future at Chelsea after being left out of Thomas Tuchel’s matchday squad for the opening day victory over Everton. The 21-year-old winger struggled for minutes under the former boss and eventually joined Bayer Leverkusen on a season-long loan with, notably, does not include an option to buy at the end of the season. Since making the move, Tuchel has been relieved of his duties at Stamford Bridge, with Graham Potter taking his place. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Hudson-Odoi insisted he has no hard feelings towards his former manager, although he did admit to feelingRead More →