Author: Barkha Roy

Kalvin Phillips has revealed that he turned down Manchester United this summer to join the club’s cross town rivals Manchester City due to his love for Leeds. The England midfielder joined the Citizens in a 45 million pounds deal after deciding that the bitter rivalry between the two Uniteds made following in the footsteps of Eric Cantona, Rio Ferdinand, and Alan Smith by moving from Elland Road to Old Trafford impossible. “Going to United? No, there was never any chance of me going there. You know my loyalty to Leeds. My family as well – they’re all Leeds fans. I was honoured that United…

The Gunners have announced the signing of Manchester City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. According to Sky Sports, Arsenal paid 30 million pounds up front with a further 2 million in bonuses, with the Ukraine international signing a long-term contract at The Emirates. The Ukrainian has already joined the Arsenal squad at their pre-season training camp in Orlando, and his squad number will be announced soon. The 25-year-old, who was coached by Mikel Arteta as an assistant to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, can play a variety of positions, including left-back and central midfield. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1550583705512693762 Arteta is said to be excited about…

Sweden defeated Belgium 1-0 on July 22, setting up a Women’s Euro 2022 semi-final match off against hosts England next Tuesday. Central defender Linda Sembrant scored in stoppage time. Belgium’s game plan of containing Peter Gerhardsson’s side and hitting them on the break appeared to be working. However, the last of the opposition’s 34 shots on goal was forced home by Sembrant, sending the Belgians crashing out. Credit: UEFA The Swedes pinned Belgium back for most of the first half and should have taken the lead in the 25th minute when Stina Blackstenius slotted home. However, a VAR review revealed that she was just…

Die Nationalelf carried their strong group stage form into the knockout round, defeating Austria 2-0 in the Euro 2022 quarterfinal. Germany, like England, had not conceded a goal in the group stage, but unlike the hosts, they maintained their record with an impressive performance in Brentford. Despite being heavy favourites, Austria had the first shot on goal when Julia Hickelsberger-Fuller was played in behind the German defence, but her low drive was saved by Merle Frohms. Credit: UEFA Shortly after, Alexandra Popp was played into the centre of the box by Germany, but her shot sailed over the bar almost immediately. Austria appeared to be…

Premier League newcomers Nottingham Forest have announced on Thursday that they have signed former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard on a free transfer. The Englishman, a United academy graduate, ended his 22-year association with the club last month when his contract expired. Forest, who are keen to do well in the top tier this term after winning back the promotion to the Premier League, have come to terms with Lingard on a one-year deal worth close to 200,000 pounds per week. The 29-year-old, who left United last month as a free agent, underwent a medical on Wednesday night. Переглянути цей…

After speaking with Cristiano Ronaldo this week, acclaimed British journalist Piers Morgan is convinced the striker will leave Manchester United and believes he will join a ”surprising” club. Morgan claims to have spoken to Ronaldo in recent days and believes the Portuguese has “mentally left” Old Trafford. The Portuguese informed the club’s management earlier this month that he wanted to leave, but the Red Devils are adamant that he is not for sale. When asked about the situation, United’s new manager Erik ten Hag stated that he intends to work with Ronaldo throughout the 2022-23 season and that the five-time Ballon d’…

Mumbai City FC have announced the signing of former Kerala Blasters FC forward Jorge Pereyra Diaz for the upcoming season in the Indian Super League. The 31-year-old Argentine player refused to consider offers from former club Kerala Blasters, citing his desire to play elsewhere. However, the former Yellow Tuskers player will now face his former team in light blue. Diaz appeared 21 times during his one-year stay at KBFC, scoring eight goals. He is known for his off-the-ball movements and ability to support creativity in both the middle and final thirds. His partnership with former Jamshedpur star Greg Stewart is expected to energise Des Buckingham’s attacking…

FC Goa have completed the signing of winger Noah Sadaoui, the Indian Super League club announced on July 20. The Moroccan international has signed a two-year contract with the Gaurs and will represent them until the summer of 2024. https://twitter.com/FCGoaOfficial/status/1549352652701839360 “I’m pleased to begin the next phase of my career with FC Goa. The club are not new to me, we’ve been speaking to each other for nearly two years now, and I’ve used this time to follow them and their performances in the ISL, Durand Cup and so on,”the player told fcgoa.in after signing on the dotted line. “What…

Borussia Dortmund on Monday announced that striker Sebastien Haller had left their pre-season training camp in Switzerland due to a testicular tumour. The Ivory Coast international has joined the German club on July 6 from AFC Ajax as a replacement for Erling Haaland, who has joined Manchester City. https://twitter.com/BlackYellow/status/1549350864757858312 The 28-year-old felt ill on Monday morning, missing 3-1 friendly defeat to Valencia later that day, and a series of medical tests were performed for the proper diagnosis of the player’s illness. After the confirmation of the tumour, further tests in a specialised facility are scheduled for the coming days. Tumours can be…

With three months until the start of the 2022-23 Indian Super League, ATKMB are making moves in the transfer market. Their latest acquisition is Australian forward Dimitrios Petratos, the Mariners have confirmed via their official Twitter handle on July 18. https://twitter.com/Socceroos/status/1282999532800765954 Petratos is the third overseas signing of the summer after Brendan Hamill and Florentin Pogba. The 29-year-old has played for Australia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and also has the experience of playing extensively in Asia. “I am very excited to join the club, very excited to play in front of new fans and I am going to do…