Although the European leagues might be putting together their preparations before the new seasons get underway, battles in both the MLS and the Brazilian Serie A are starting to heat up. On that note, we have found a handful of helpful tips that can boost your midweek footballing accumulator.
Thursday 26th July
01:00 BST DC United vs New York Red Bulls
Starting with the visitors on Thursday morning, New York s new boss Chris Armas has enjoyed a successful start to life at the Red Bull Arena. Coming off the back of a win over New England, they have now won four of their last five and a win will see them leapfrog bitter rivals New York City into second spot. Along with DC now winning just one of their last seven in all competitions, the visitors are also unbeaten in th…
Aleksander Ceferin kept the Football Association in the dark about his intention not to stand for another term as UEFA president in 2027 prior to announcing it to the media on Thursday.
The Slovenian said he had known for six months that he would not run again, but had delayed going public because he wanted to see the “real face” of some of those close to him.
He said it had been “amusing” to watch “hysteria” build around the prospect of him staying on until 2031, and made his announcement at a press conference after UEFA Congress rather than confirming it in his Congress speech to member associations.
English FA chief exec shows the sole red card to UEFA statute changes which will give Aleksander Ceferin the opportunity to serve a further term as pre…
Schalke have agreed to terminate the contract of attacking midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.
Boateng who moved to Schalke from AC Milan in August 2013 is expected to rejoin the Serie A club and has already been training and playing in friendlies with them for over two months.
The Ghana international was suspended by Schalke following May s 2-0 defeat at Cologne, with the club blaming a lack of mutual trust and informing Boateng he could find a new club.
And a statement on Schalke s official website read: FC Schalke 04 and Ghana international Kevin-Prince Boateng have decided to mutually terminate his contract at the club. The terms of the agreement will remain undisclosed.
He made 60 competitive appearances [46 in the Bundesliga, twelve in European com…
Jack Grealish has suffered a setback in his injury recovery and will be absent for another few weeks , Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has confirmed.
Attacking midfielder Grealish has missed Villa s last seven matches due to a shin complaint, with Smith s side winning only two of those games.
The Villa captain will now sit out the clash with Liverpool at Anfield this weekend and is likely to remain a doubt for when they next play, against Manchester City on April 21.
Myself and Jack were quite optimistic to get him back a bit sooner than he probably should and he s had a setback that will probably put him back a couple of weeks, Smith said.
He was really good in training, but he couldn t tolerate the loading. It s a loading injury and we have to de-load him…
Passionate about football but cut off from the world, the Gaza Strip has its own World Cup, a popular initiative aimed at forcing a lifting of the Israeli blockade on the tiny Palestinian enclave.
The mock World Cup, in which 16 local teams posed as the national squads of countries like France, Serbia and the United States, came to a climax Saturday with France routing Jordan to take take the championship.
A crowd of 20,000 cheered as Ismail Haniya, the head of the Islamist Hamas movement s government that controls Gaza, handed the trophy to the winning team.
The ceremony coincided with commemorations for Naqba, or the catastrophe of Israel s 1948 creation that resulted in the loss of a Palestinian homeland.
You want to go to South Africa but the border…
Bayern to bid for De Bruyne
German daily newspaper that Bayern Munich may submit a mega money offer for Wolfsburg star Kevin De Bruyne.
The Bavarians were the first high-profile club to try and recruit the Belgium hotshot this summer, but they then pulled out of the race as the Wolves looked unlikely to sell.
But, with Manchester City now reportedly closing on a deal for De Bruyne, Bayern appear to have rekindled their interest.
The Bavarians are aware that Wolfsburg may be forced to sell in case of a big money offer and they are ready to challenge the Citizens for the midfielder s signature.
And even though De Bruyne recently suggested he would be staying with Wolfsburg for another season, the summer exit looks increasingly likely.
Foll…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has explained why Phil Jones was not included in Manchester United s travelling party to Germany for the Europa League.
United will play Copenhagen in the last eight in Cologne on Monday, with the final stages of the tournament trimmed down due to the coronavirus pandemic derailing the 2019-20 season.
Solskjaer and his squad departed from Manchester on Sunday but centre-back Jones – who has made just eight appearances in all competitions during the campaign – was not included.
The United boss revealed Jones has remained in Manchester as he recovers from a knee problem which has kept him out since the restart in June.
Suited and booted for a European away trip like no other
— Manchester United (…
Real Salt Lake and Orlando City both claimed Decision Day victories to book their spots in the 2022 MLS playoffs on a dramatic final day of the regular season.
RSL moved above Portland Timbers into the last playoffs spot in the Western Conference with their 3-1 victory, while Orlando achieved the same feat in the east after beating Columbus Crew 2-1 after a late penalty.
Pablo Mastroeni s RSL will take on two seed Austin in the first round of the MLS playoffs, navigating their way past Portland who started the day in sixth spot, but dropped to eighth, with Minnesota United also qualifying with their 2-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps.
Jefferson Savarino settled any nerves for RSL, who had claimed only three wins from their past 17 games, by curling in a 19th-minute…
Sixteen people were hospitalised early Wednesday after Serbian fans clashed with Italian police following the two countries cancelled Euro 2012 qualifying match in Genoa, northern Italy.
In violence before, during, and after the match, some Serbian fans targeted not just Italian fans and local police but their own team s goalkeeper.
Police made 17 arrests, Ansa news agency reported, citing officials.
Buses carrying Serbian fans were later escorted out of the city by police to avoid further clashes with Italian fans.
Officers seized sticks, metal bars and knives from the Serbian fans, as well as a bag carrying large explosive fireworks.
The violence brought sharp condemnation from Italy and Serbia.
The Beasts, read a front-page headline …
Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres says Champions League glory is their top priority this season.
Diego Simeone s side, who sit second in La Liga, but trail a relentless Barcelona by eight points with just nine games to play, booked their place in the Champions League quarter-final berth for the third season in a row by edging PSV on penalties on Tuesday.
Atleti have never won European club football s premier competition, Torres is determined to help his boyhood club go one better than their 2013-14 final defeat to Real Madrid this term.
This [winning the Champions League] is the dream since 1903 [when] this club was created, he said. I think through the whole history we dream to win this competition.
This is the dream we all have. Now we are i…