Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has received his first call-up to the England squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium. Eighteen year old Mainoo was originally named in the under-21s squad but has been promoted to Gareth Southgate’s senior side. England play Brazil on Saturday and Belgium on 26 March – both at…
Spanish giants Real Madrid have filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of Saturday’s game at Osasuna for omitting alleged racist abuse towards Vinicius Jr from his match report. The club say the “insults and vexatious shouts” were “deliberately” not included by Juan Martinez Munuera. Vinicius has suffered racist abuse on multiple occasions…
Lazio have appointed Croatian Igor Tudor as their new manager after Maurizio Sarri’s resignation. Sarri resigned on Wednesday after a fifth defeat in six games. Following Sarri’s departure, assistant coach Giovanni Martusciello was in charge of Saturday’s 3-2 win at Frosinone. Tudor spent last season with Marseille, finishing third in Ligue 1, and has managed…
Xavi Hernandez could be banned from the touch lines for three matches after his second red card of the season in LaLiga. The Barcelona Manager was sent off in the first half of their 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid last weekend for dissent. The former Spain midfielder was initially shown a yellow card for his…
English Premier League side Nottingham Forest have been docked four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules. An independent commission found Forest’s losses to 2022-23 breached the threshold of £61m by £34.5m. The immediate loss of points means they drop below Luton Town into the Premier League’s relegation zone. Forest are the second…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says the 4-3 FA Cup quarter-final victory over arch-rivals Liverpool could be the turning point of their season. Trailing deep in both normal and extra time, United eventually went through in thrilling style thanks to Amad Diallo’s late, late winner. It keeps alive United’s hopes of lifting silverware this…
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen moved closer to the league title after a 3-2 win over Freiburg. The victory kept Xabi Alonso’s side 10 points clear at the top of the table, with Freiburg in ninth. Bayern Munich had closed the gap to seven points after beating rock-bottom Darmstadt 5-2 on Saturday, but Leverkusen showed no…
Semifinal draws for the English FA Cup have been held with Championship side Coventry City paired against Manchester United while defending champions Manchester City play Chelsea. To get to the semifinal, Coventry City beat Wolves 3-2 in their quarter-final. Manchester United needed extra time to beat rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford 4-3 Meanwhile Manchester City…
Ex Super Eagles of Nigeria head coach, Samson Siasia has revealed that he can’t apply to be the coach of the team at the moment. Recall that Siasia first became the coach of the national team in 2010 and lasted in that position for one year. He also became the coach of the team in 2016…
English side Liverpool will play Italian Seria A team Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League while another premier league team West Ham take on Bayer Leverkusen. Italian rivals AC Milan and Roma meet for a place in the semi-finals, while Portuguese club Benfica take on Ligue 1 side Marseille. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have…
