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/ 1354 days ago

Barcelona claim profits could reach $273 million this season

Barcelona announced it closed out the 2021/22 financial year with profits of $98 million and a turnover of about $1 billion. The Catalan club also approved a budget for the 2022/23 season that includes an operating income limit of $1.2 billion. They even predict a profit of around $273 million for the current campaign. Barcelona […]

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/ 1355 days ago

Premier League clubs seeking changes to League Cup, FA Cup

On Wednesday, Premier League clubs will discuss intended changes to both the League Cup and FA Cup. The Premier League shareholders' meeting aims to tackle the congestion in the calendar for Premier League teams. This is particularly true for those in European competition. Furthermore, in 2022, there are increased games with the World Cup taking […]

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/ 1355 days ago

Michael Knighton 'hostile takeover' at Man United advancing

Michael Knighton and Great Britain's richest man, Sir James Ratcliffe, say their plans to acquire Manchester United move forward. Knighton is a name familiar to the history of Manchester United. After failing with a bid to buy the club in 1989, he joined the board at United. He departed just a couple of years later, […]

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/ 1355 days ago

Chelsea close to securing Salzburg's Freund as sporting director

Chelsea appear to have found its new sporting director, with RB Salzburg's Christoph Freund close to taking over the role. Evening Standard reports that Freund, who is the sporting director at Salzburg, takes his same role over to Stamford Bridge. There, he works closely with owner Todd Boehly and new manager Graham Potter for tactics and […]

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/ 1355 days ago

Glazers want to keep winter window funds tight at Man United

This winter transfer window, the owners and board of Manchester United want to not spend so lavishly. Instead, the club wants to use the summer window in 2023 to make the major adjustments to the squad. According to a report from The Athletic, Erik ten Hag already has names picked out to fill in to […]

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/ 1356 days ago

How FC Vaduz, a second division club, qualified for Europe

This season, Swiss second-tier side FC Vaduz is playing in the group stages of a European competition. In 2020/21, Vaduz finished bottom of the Swiss Super League, falling to the Challenge League. Yet, Vaduz does not have any kind of hardware from the Swiss leagues or cups to provide access into European club play. Despite […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Ricardo Pepi scores first goal for Groningen

American striker Ricardo Pepi scored his first goal for Groningen on Saturday, ahead of important World Cup warm-up matches for the USMNT striker. The 19-year-old El Paso native struck a neatly-placed header from a cross into the box. Despite the goal, Groningen lost the match to Sparta Rotterdam 2-1. Although USMNT fans probably won't mind […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Brentford vs Arsenal coverage details: Match preview

Brentford and Arsenal's coverage details come at a time with both clubs on decent, albeit not perfect, form. The game between the two London foes is on Sunday morning, with a rescheduled time than originally planned. Issues regarding The Queen's passing and the necessary police force for her funeral suspended other games in the league. […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Son Heung-min scores hat trick as Spurs hit Leicester for six

Son Heung-min scored a hat trick Saturday in a convincing 6-2 victory against Leicester City. To be specific, it took Son Heung-min just 13 minutes and 21 seconds to score his hat trick. What made the trio of goals by Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min special was that he scored them after coming on as a […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Bayern Munich's Nagelsmann under pressure after defeat

Bayern Munich dropped to fourth in the Bundesliga table after a 1-0 loss to Augsburg on Saturday. Mergim Berisha scored the only goal of the match for the home side. The German giants are now winless in four consecutive league matches, as their last victory in the competition came nearly a month ago against VfL […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Orlando City fined for "spying" incident prior to US Open Cup Final

Orlando City FC has been fined for a "spying" incident that happened against Sacramento Republic FC ahead of their U.S. Open Cup final, according to an ESPN report. The incident involves a member of the Orlando City staff who watched a Sacramento practice held in a central Florida park just prior to the cup final […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Marco Reus suffers serious injury in Dortmund-Schalke derby

Marco Reus was stretchered off of the field during Borussia Dortmund's derby with Schalke. The veteran Germany international appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury inside the first half after being tackled by a Schalke defender. Reus was emotionally distraught and covering his face with his hands as he was carried off the pitch. The […]

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/ 1357 days ago

Erling Haaland on pace to smash Premier League goal record

Erling Haaland scored yet again in Premier League. This time, it was Manchester City's 3-0 demolition of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Perhaps the only surprising storyline was that the superstar striker only netted once. Jack Grealish opened the scoring inside the first minute of the game. Haaland picked up City's second and Phil Foden polished […]

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/ 1358 days ago

Sergiño Dest eyes permanent Milan deal in spite of playing time

Sergiño Dest hopes to stay with AC Milan past the current campaign. The defending Scudetto winners brought in the American international on loan from Barcelona. However, Milan does have an option to buy, making the transfer a permanent deal. "There's a buy option in the contract between AC Milan and Barcelona, so I will do […]

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/ 1358 days ago

Borussia Dortmund scheduling US tour for 2023

German giants Borussia Dortmund announced plans for a US tour in the summer of 2023 for preseason. With the United States among the hosts for the 2026 World Cup, Borussia Dortmund seeks to grow its brand across the pond. "North America, but also greater America, are very important markets for us," team managing director Carsten […]