Mikel Arteta is actively seeking to enhance his backroom staff as his team progresses. Having begun his coaching journey under the mentorship of Pep Guardiola, the former midfielder ascended to the top job at Arsenal.
Tomorrow evening Celtic FC Women take on Hibs in the fourth match of the post split fixtures in the SWPL1. Unlike the men’s split in the Scottish Premiership, the women’s games does things differently with the split happening earlier in the season, with the top six playing each other home and away.
Lazio and Bologna are reportedly competing for the services of Union Berlin left-back Robin Gosens. The German has massive Serie A experience under the belt having represented Atalanta and Inter in previous seasons.
Juventus finds itself divided regarding Max Allegri’s future. Some supporters attribute the team’s poor performance to inadequate squad quality, while others believe better results are achievable.
Sheffield United are already preparing plans for the summer with reports suggesting they’re interested in Villarreal loanee Ben Brereton-Diaz. However, the Chilean striker’s preference for a return to La Liga has added an intriguing twist.
Juventus legend and former Italy World Cup winner Alessandro Del Piero has revealed that there is one aspect of Kylian Mbappe’s professionalism that he doesn’t quite understand.
Ben Osborn has been an unsung hero at times for Sheffield United having been forced into playing multiple roles across his five seasons with the Blades.
Several issues have emerged this season, and fingers have been pointed in every direction. Today, a report has revealed the Rossoner’s issues with balance
Milan and Davide Calabria are reportedly both hoping for smooth contract extension talks, even if the two parties have not yet formally met to discuss a renewal.
Wingback Denzel Dumfries is happy at Inter Milan, but still “dreams” of a move to a club in the Premier League. This according to Italian news outlet FCInterNews.
Gary Neville was unimpressed with the performance of Gabriel Jesus during Arsenal’s game against Aston Villa at the weekend. The Brazilian is the club’s main number nine and after a spell on the sidelines, he was struggling to break back into the first team.
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Atletico Madrid face the difficult task of finishing their Champions League quarter-final clash at Borussia Dortmund’s home stadium, although they are 2-1 ahead from last week’s first leg at the Civitas Metropolitano.
Manchester City and Real Madrid are both prepared for yet another epic encounter. Following on from last week’s enthralling 3-all draw at the Bernabeu, the scene is now set for another mouth watering clash at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow evening.
After yet another tumultuous weekend involving Manchester United, all attention can now hopefully switch solely to the FA Cup semi-final. The Red Devils were back at Carrington today (Tuesday) as they continue their preparations to face Coventry City this Sunday at Wembley.
Guinness and Heineken are engaged in a multimillion-pound fight to replace Budweiser as the Premier League’s official beer partner. The news emerged this evening, as per Sky News, are the media outlet learned that Guinness and Heineken were involved in a bidding war after making rival proposals to replace Budweiser at the end of the season.
In order to adequately bolster the Manchester United squad this summer, funds will need to be raised to ensure a higher transfer budget and more room for manoeuvre around Financial Fair Play restrictions.
Kenan Yildiz will soon extend his contract with Juventus for the second time in a calendar year. He will then part ways with the agency Leaderbrocks, which negotiated the deal, due to divergences about the future plans.
Following his 4 goal performance for Chelsea in their 6-nil win over Everton last night, the consensus has been that Manchester City made a mistake by selling Cole Palmer.
Juventus hero Marco Tardelli wants to see Adrien Rabiot stay next season. The France midfielder is off contract at the end of the season. Tardelli told TMW: "For (Max) Allegri it seems that Rabiot is indispensable.
Conor Coady has noticed a discernible change in Jurgen Klopp’s demeanour following Liverpool’s defeat to Crystal Palace on Sunday. Speaking to Sky Sports
Our Gunners’ title hopes suffered a setback when they fell 2-0 to Villa on Sunday evening. Before Arsenal played Villa, Liverpool had just lost 1-0 in
Well lovely Arsenal people, I’m still gutted. The standards to win this league demand perfection. If you have a lead on City you best hold on to it, or they will take it and not give it back.
A decision on Kyle Walker’s ability to start tomorrow evening’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid will be made after Manchester City train later today.
Neil Jones has sought to allay Liverpool fans’ fears over the futures of two crucial first-team players at Anfield. As things stand, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are approaching the final year of their respective contracts with the Reds, which may leave some supporters worried that the duo mightn’t renew terms with the club.
Arsenal have had a good 2023/24 season, challenging for the Premier League title and reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Despite their recent success the club are looking to strengthen the squad further ahead of the next season and have identified Bruno Guimaraes as a potential target.
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