Blog (Page 254)

[ad_1] Gonzalo Pineda will remain as Atlanta United head coach for the 2023 season. Pineda took over as Gabriel Heinze’s permanent successor in August 2021 and helped guide the Five Stripes back into the MLS Cup Playoffs after missing out for the first time a year prior. This season, however, has been far tougher for Pineda, who has had to deal with a chronic number of injuries to key players, including United States internationals Brad Guzan and Miles Robinson. Pineda has been unable to inspire any consistency in results for Atlanta United. The 2018 MLS Cup champions currently sit 11th in the Eastern Conference, sixRead More →

[ad_1] Leandro Paredes has explained his move to Juventus this summer, stating that he’d always wanted to join the club and return to Serie A. The Argentine midfielder previously enjoyed a four-year spell on the peninsula with Chievo Verona, Empoli and AS Roma before making a move to Zenit St. Petersburg and then his current parent club Paris Saint-Germain. Having completed a late window loan move back to Serie A with Juve this summer, Paredes revealed that he’d been keen to take his talents back to Italy during his official unveiling press conference. “Why did I choose Juve? I’ve wanted to come here for aRead More →

[ad_1] Scotland and Wales have both been handed home ties in the World Cup playoffs, with Scotland hosting Euro 2022 quarter finalists Austria and Wales facing fellow playoff debutants Bosnia and Herzegovina. Should Scotland progress to round two of the playoffs, they will host the Republic of Ireland – who reached the World Cup playoffs for the first time in their history earlier in September – and if Wales get the better of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they will travel to Switzerland. Portugal against Belgium completes the lineup for the first round of playoff fixtures. The winner will face Iceland at home in round two. TheRead More →

[ad_1] The opening weekend of the 2022/23 WSL season has been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday the long-serving monarch had passed away in Balmoral. Tottenham and Manchester United had been due to open the WSL season on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Chelsea versus West Ham at Stamford Bridge, Everton against Leicester, Reading versus Liverpool, Brighton against Aston Villa at the Amex and Manchester City versus Arsenal had been scheduled to take place on Sunday. A statement from the FA reads: “As a mark of respect, following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen, English footballRead More →

[ad_1] What has already been a miserable season for Atlanta United got a little bit worse on Wednesday when the club announced the suspension of star striker Josef Martinez. According to a club statement, the decision was taken due to ‘conduct detrimental to the team’ from Martinez, who will miss this weekend’s match against Toronto FC and is only scheduled to return to team activities on Monday, September 12. Atlanta United provided no further information beyond the details included in a short press release. However, a report from The Athletic’s Felipe Cardenas stated the suspension is the result of an altercation between Martinez and Atlanta United headRead More →

[ad_1] The Canadian Men’s National Team will face Japan in a pre-World Cup friendly in November, Canada Soccer have announced. The match will take place at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on November 17, just six days before Canada take on Belgium in their Group F opener. Les Rouges already have two more warm-up matches slated later this month against host nation Qatar (September 23) and South American powerhouse Uruguay (September 27). “With an eight-week gap between our September matches and our first match at the FIFA World Cup, it is important for our players to experience that level of international intensity with ourRead More →

[ad_1] The English Football League has confirmed its scheduled games on Friday have been postponed following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Thursday the long-serving monarch had passed away in Balmoral. Burnley were due to host Norwich in the Championship on Friday night, with Tranmere also facing Stockport in League Two. A statement from the EFL reads: “As a mark of respect, following the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II earlier today, the EFL has confirmed that its fixtures scheduled for tomorrow evening (Friday 9 September) – Burnley v Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County – haveRead More →

[ad_1] Eddie Nketiah gave away a penalty and scored the winner as Arsenal got their Europa League campaign off to a winning start at Zurich on Thursday night. Brazilian youngster Marquinhos netted his first goal for the Gunners by converting Nketiah’s cross from the left before the English striker brought down Fidan Aliti, allowing Mirlind Kryeziu to grab an equaliser on the stroke of half time. However, the all-action Nketiah would make amends just after the hour mark, heading in Marquinhos’ cross at the back post to earn the visitors all three points in Group A. Arsenal enjoyed mountains of possession in Switzerland and theirRead More →

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, a statement from Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The long-reigning monarch, who celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year, passed away at Balmoral with her son, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall by her side. A statement from Buckingham Palace on the Queen’s passing read: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” The Queen famously presented Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet trophy after England’s World Cup win in 1966, sealed byRead More →

[ad_1] It’s official. Graham Potter has been named the new Chelsea manager, just over 24 hours after the departure of Thomas Tuchel. He takes over at a fascinating time in Chelsea history. The first hand-picked owner of the Todd Boehly era, Potter has a star-studded squad to work with and has £300m of summer signings faces to properly integrate as well. It’s a busy job, but here are some of Potter’s top priorities. Cucurella will reunite with Potter / Bryn Lennon/GettyImages The most pressing issue at Stamford Bridge is the leaky defence. Chelsea spent nearly £200m on new defenders this summer and yet look moreRead More →