The agent of Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie admits Liverpool were interested in the summer. Manuel Sierra says Liverpool were keen before deciding to focus on another area of Jurgen Klopp‘s team. “Liverpool were interested in him, but at that time they chose to invest in the midfield,” he told Joaquin Saavedra from Futbol Sin … Read more
The Saudi Pro League will continue their mega spending spree in January. The likes of Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal raided the Premier League for some of their biggest names over the summer. And a SPL source says they’ll be back in January – particularly as Saudi Araba have announced they’re bidding to host the 2034 World … Read more
Getty Images When Megan Rapinoe finally made the trek back to Washington state a few weeks after winning and celebrating her 2019 Women’s World Cup triumph, she did so at Tacoma’s Cheney Stadium. She did not play for Reign FC that day — “I’m exhausted,” she admitted before the match — but people traveled to … Read more
play Is Messi prioritising Argentina over Miami after international call-up? (1:59)The Futbol Americas duo discuss Lionel Messi’s international call up despite his recent Inter Miami absence due to injury. (1:59) Oct 6, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Luciano Acosta isn’t thinking about it. Well, that’s not quite true. The thought that he could be Major League … Read more
play Onuoha: Man City won’t worry about clean sheets if they keep winning (1:38)Nedum Onuoha explains why he isn’t worried that Manchester City’s defense has had trouble holding teams scoreless. (1:38) Manchester City go to Arsenal on Sunday for a top of the Premier League table clash with confidence restored and normal winning service resumed. … Read more
Former Manchester United defender Danny Simpson has returned to Carrington. Simpson has been doing punditry work for MUTV and has also been seen at academy training. The Manchester Evening News says he’s observing academy training and matches while he weighs up the next step in his career. Simpson attended United’s UEFA Youth League win against … Read more
Manchester United winger Antony is set to start tomorrow against Brentford. Antony was a late substitute for the midweek Champions League defeat to Galatasaray. And United manager Erik ten Hag says the Brazil international is to start against the Bees. However, the match will come too soon for left-back Sergio Reguilon. “Not for tomorrow [Reguilon]. … Read more
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is confident in his players going to Luton Town. Postecoglou is convinced they can handle the Kenilworth Road atmosphere. He said, “If you look at all their games, maybe their results haven’t been as positive as they would have liked, but they’ve all been really tight games, they haven’t been blown … Read more
play Why kicking off the World Cup outside the host venues impacts the next tournament (1:00)Dale Johnson explains why the 2023 World Cup will kick off in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay and not in host countries Morocco, Portugal and Spain. (1:00) Oct 5, 2023, 02:38 PM ET A day after Morocco and Spain were nominated … Read more
Oct 5, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Kylian Mbappe cannot be satisfied with his recent performances, France coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday as he named his squad for a Euro qualifier against the Netherlands and a friendly with Scotland. Mbappe has struggled this season despite scoring seven goals in Ligue 1 for Paris Saint-Germain. – … Read more
