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/ 828 days agoBarcelona summer budget revealed—and it's pitiful
With its well-known financial disaster, Barcelona already has a lot on its hands. They have addressed some of their issues and are now free of their enormous debt, but others persist. Joan Laporta has never shied away from a creative solution since taking over as club president again in March 2021. As an example, there […]

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/ 828 days agoNeither Barcelona nor Liverpool: Conte to land new Serie A job
In light of recent openings at Liverpool and Barcelona, Antonio Conte is being courted to return to Italy with AC Milan. After an abrupt departure from Tottenham, the Italian has been without employment for some time. In a heated news conference after the draw with Southampton, Conte ripped against his previous team. The 54-year-old has […]

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/ 828 days agoTurning heads: 3 top European clubs eye Girona boss Michel
Real Madrid and a certain Catalan team often face off for the title of La Liga, as any Spanish soccer fan worth their salt will tell you. However, the squad hailing from northeastern Spain is not Barcelona this season. Girona has unexpectedly emerged as Madrid's main rival for the crown, even though they are only […]

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/ 828 days agoTottenham hijack Barcelona move for impressive Swedish talent
One Swedish prodigy was all anybody could talk about on transfer deadline day. Barcelona and Tottenham battled tooth and claw to get Lucas Bergvall. In the last days of the transfer window, Bergvall visited Barcelona's training facilities as they seemed ready to sign him. He was quite close to completing the transfer when his club, […]

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/ 828 days agoEPL commentators on NBC: February 3 to 5
Dramatic midweek results in the Premier League shook up the outlook of the table in the English top flight. Liverpool's comfortable win over Chelsea at Anfield strengthened Liverpool's lead at the top of the table. However, Manchester City remains nipping at the heels of the Reds. After defeating Vincent Kompany and Burnley, City trails the […]

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/ 828 days agoInfantino wants computer algorithms to determine transfer fees
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has again floated the idea of determining transfer fees by using a computer algorithm. The notion has been discussed several times in recent years by the governing body of the sport. However, Infantino once again talked about the potential move at FIFA's annual law conference on Friday. "Now more than ever […]

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/ 828 days agoPremier League January spending lowest in 12 years due to FFP
Premier League clubs had remarkably quiet January transfer windows, with the total spending in the league hitting $126 million. While this is still a large sum of money, it is just a fraction of the fees that these teams previously spent on new players. For reference, English top-flight clubs racked up over $1 billion in […]

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/ 828 days agoFOX, Telemundo announce 2026 World Cup match schedule event
The broadcasting schedule for the entire 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to be revealed this weekend. FOX and Telemundo will announce their complete coverage of the upcoming tournament during a telecast on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. ET. FOX has had exclusive English-language media rights to major FIFA tournaments since 2015. The upcoming […]

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/ 828 days agoForest signs goalkeeper as Turner's time as club's starter to end
Matt Turner's time as a starting goalkeeper at Nottingham Forest looks to be coming to an end. The United States men's national team star previously joined the club from fellow Premier League side Arsenal in the summer. Forest ended up paying around $9 million for the shot-stopper. The move by Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to […]

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/ 828 days agoBeware soccer fans: ESPN+ to crack down on password sharing
Disney is cracking down on password sharing on their streaming apps. As the massive media conglomerate owns several entities, the move affects those with ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu. New subscribers to any one of these streaming services will now not be allowed to share passwords with other people. Existing users, however, will have until March […]

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/ 829 days agoCopa America tickets on sale ahead of this summer
Are you tired of waiting for Copa America tickets to go on sale? CONMEBOL originally planned to put them on sale in mid-January, but due to further planning delays by CONMEBOL, the tickets will now go on sale on February 28, 2024. The irony is that Copa America tickets have legally been on sale since […]

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/ 829 days agoFulham wins race to sign Broja on loan from Chelsea
Chelsea looks set to send Armando Broja to Fulham for the remainder of the 2023/24 season. The Blues were previously shopping the striker in hopes of selling him for around $63 million. Nevertheless, teams interested in the forward balked at the price tag. Instead, Fulham has agreed to temporarily sign Broja for around $5 million. […]

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/ 829 days agoPundit makes bold claim: Messi should replace Xavi at Barcelona
It is already determined that Xavi Hernandez will relinquish his post as manager of Barcelona next season. After that, the club will have a new manager. Ex-Premier League player turned English commentator has suggested an intriguing possibility to replace him. In Xavi's first full season as manager of the club where he spent much of […]

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/ 829 days agoMessi sets Inter Miami stadium expansion into motion
In preparation for the 2024 MLS season, Inter Miami has revealed an expansion in its stadium. This comes from unprecedented demand to see Messi and his Miami squad. The Argentine legend joined the Florida club in the summer of 2023, much to the delight of American soccer fans. In fact, that is when ticket demand […]

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/ 829 days agoEndless drama: AFCON winner accused of match-fixing again
Samuel Eto'o, president of the Cameroon Football Association, has been the subject of several legal issues during his tenure, the most recent of which are fresh accusations of match-fixing and threatening behavior. In the last two years, Eto'o has faced several legal challenges, including a lawsuit in Italy brought by his daughter, who is 21 […]