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Barcelona strongly considered a move for Antony but eventually focused on signing Raphinha as his compatriot later completed a move to Manchester United. Kylian Mbappe‘s new contract at Paris Saint-Germain is a two-year extension with an option for an extra season rather than a completely fresh deal. PSG are also lining up new terms for Lionel Messi, but the Argentine won’t make a decision on his future before the World Cup. Manchester United have been linked with a move for free agent right back Santiago Arias, who has previously played for Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven. New Chelsea manager Graham Potter will beRead More →

The Champions League returned for its second matchday of the season and yet again it served up all the drama we needed. From drama in the early kick offs to scraps later on in the night, Tuesday’s games involved plenty of great goals and fascinating entertainment. There was also the high profile return of a certain Robert Lewandowski to former club Bayern Munich. Here’s the roundup of action from the evening’s play. There was only one game played in Group A on Tuesday night, as Rangers’ fixture with Napoli was pushed back a day. Liverpool went ahead against Ajax through Mohamed Salah but were peggedRead More →

Antonio Conte has lamented Tottenham Hotspur’s shock 2-0 defeat to Sporting CP on Tuesday evening, admitting that his team can do better. The Portuguese side scored two late goals at Estádio José Alvalade to secure a huge win – one which sees them move to the top of Group D. Speaking after the game to the press, Conte admitted that he was unimpressed by his side’s performance in the last ten minutes of the game, stating: “A difficult result for sure, when you lose the game you’re not happy. I think that the game was in [the] balance in the second half and I thinkRead More →

Tottenham produced a limp performance in their second Champions League game of the season as Sporting CP scored two late goals to earn all three points on Tuesday night. The sides were neck and neck in a game of few chances but a late corner saw Paulinho flick in the first before Arthur Gomes ran through the Spurs defence to net a second. A quick burst from Marcus Edwards saw Sporting go close first as he set up Pedro Goncalves, whose smart effort was tipped wide by Hugo Lloris. Spurs struggled to create chances during the first half, with a Richarlison header which was comfortablyRead More →

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly has explained his controversial sacking of Thomas Tuchel, saying he did not ‘share his vision for the future’ of the club. Tuchel won the Champions League for Chelsea in 2021 but he was given his marching orders after a 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the same competition earlier this month. However, multiple reports claimed that the decision to sack the German was actually taken a lot earlier than that and the result in Croatia had no bearing on Boehly’s decision. The Blues owner has now confirmed that, explaining that Tuchel did not back his plans for Chelsea to follow theRead More →

Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to build on their fine gameweek one win over Juventus when they travel to face Maccabi Haifa. A first-half Kylian Mbappe brace helped them secure the points last week as they got their latest quest for Champions League glory off to the perfect start. They will be expecting a bit of an easier time against Maccabi, who lost to Benfica in their opening Group H fixture. That said, it will be the Israeli side’s first home Champions League match in 13 years, so a lively atmosphere is expected within the Sammy Ofer Stadium. Here’s what you need to know about oneRead More →

EA Sports have confirmed the top 25 Premier League players on FIFA 23 Ultimate Team. Having recently been announced as the joint-highest rated card on the game, Kevin De Bruyne unsurprisingly sits atop the standings with a cool 91 overall. He’s followed closely behind by Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo, all of whom have been given 90-rated cards this year. All the 89-overall cards were also revealed in the initial haul, so we already know that Son Heung-min, Casemiro, Alisson, Harry Kane, Ederson and N’Golo Kante come in at this mark. However, only one of the Premier League’s 88-overall cards, Erling Haaland,Read More →

An exasperated Carlo Ancelotti refused to discuss the recent report that long-time Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe’s contract actually expires in 2024, not 2025. Real believed they had agreed a deal to sign Mbappe on a free transfer this summer, only for the Frenchman to surprisingly agree to a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain which was advertised as a three-year deal until 2025. However, L’Equipe have now claimed that Mbappe’s contract is only for a guaranteed two years, with the 2024/25 season actually an option which can be triggered by the player himself and not by the Ligue 1 side. Unsurprisingly, that sparked a freshRead More →

Arsenal are pushing hard to tie Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba down to new long-term contracts, 90min understands. The talented trio are all out of contract in 2024 – meaning their deals have less than two years to run – but are seen as a key part of Mikel Arteta’s plans as he ushers in a new era at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are currently top of the Premier League table, after winning five of their opening six games, and Saka, Martinelli and Saliba have all played significant roles in their early season success. Agreeing a new contract with Saka has longRead More →

Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte has warned Son Heung-min that he is not undroppable after an underwhelming start to the season. The 30-year-old shared the Premier League’s Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah last season and scored 28 goals in all competitions for club and country, but is yet to get off the mark in his seven 2022/23 outings. Son’s performances as a whole have fallen way short of the standards he set himself last season, when Conte admitted that he would have been ‘crazy’ to even consider resting or dropping the South Korean because of his form. But with Dejan Kulusevski’s January arrival backed upRead More →