Author: Barkha Roy

According to the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid are interested in Jose Gaya. In the summer transfer window, the reigning La Liga champions hope to strengthen both of their full-back positions. The Valencia captain, 27, has emerged as a candidate for the left-back position. During his professional career, Jose Gaya has established himself as one of the best full-backs in La Liga. The Spanish international is a one-club man, having spent his entire career with Valencia. And he has risen to prominence, becoming Los Che’s captain after Dani Parejo’s departure. The 27-year-old has spent nearly a decade with Valencia’s first team,…

Los Blancos are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea’s Reece James and Kai Havertz in the upcoming summer transfer window. This news has sent shockwaves through the football world, as both players are highly rated and considered key members of the Chelsea squad. According to the Spanish publication AS, the UEFA Champions League holders are looking to sign a new right-back in the near future, and James is at the top of their list of candidates. James is the first right-back on Real Madrid’s wishlist as he is ahead of Bayern Munich’s Joao Cancelo and Villarreal’s Juan Foyth. The England international recently signed a…

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has been shortlisted as one of the probable candidates to take over the reins at fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace, if reports are to be believed. The Tricky Trees boss has emerged as the current favourite to replace stalwart manager Roy Hodgson, who has returned to the Eagles for the rest of the season following the sacking of legendary former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira. The club dubbed their situation in the Premier League a ‘precarious’ one, and said that they made the decision to relieve Vieira of his duties with ‘utmost regret’. The 75-year-old…

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine has taken 7 wickets and bowled 7 maiden overs ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League 2023 season. Interestingly, he was about to fly to India to join his KKR teammates when his flight was delayed, and he ended up bowling a fiery spell in the T&T Cricket Board Premiership Division I. Narine took the field for Queen’s Park Cricket Club I against Clarke Road United at the Queen’s Park Oval in St Clair, Port-of-Spain. The Caribbean had already scalped 31 wickets in his last three matches, including four back-to-back five-wicket hauls. The 34-year-old…

The Blues captain will be hospitalised overnight after being kicked in the head during Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, according to manager Graham Potter. The club manager said Cesar Azpilicueta would be in hospital for at least 24 hours after being hit in the face by an attempted overhead kick by Southampton opponent Sekou Mara in the 74th minute. After a 10-minute stoppage, the Spaniard was carried off on a stretcher while wearing a neck brace and breathing through an oxygen mask. “Thankfully he’s conscious. He’s in hospital. He spoke to his wife, I believe. So…

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the players named to FIFA’s shortlist for the FIFPro team of the year. The former Manchester United forward could be considered a surprise inclusion in the 26-man list, having had a troubled career since the summer, when his relationship with Manchester United began to deteriorate, leading to a bitter exit. Despite being the club’s top scorer last season with 24 goals, the forward began the season out of favour at Old Trafford under Erik ten Hag after demanding to leave after the club failed to qualify for the Champions League. With no interest from other…

Ruben Neves has been heavily linked with a summer move to FC Barcelona as a replacement for Sergio Busquets. While Barca president Joan Laporta and the board are said to be pushing for the signing of the Wolves midfielder because he is a financially viable acquisition, Xavi Hernandez and his coaching staff do not think he is a good fit. Now, according to Joaquim Piera of SPORT, the player is one step closer to joining Barcelona in the upcoming summer transfer window, as Wolves will soon announce the arrival of 21-year-old Brazilian Joao Gomes. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1618907163270717440 The midfielder, who was also…

Orlando City wingman Facundo Torres addressed recent transfer rumours linking him to the Premier League, confirming contact with Arsenal before insisting he is currently ‘focused with Orlando City’. Torres was mentioned in December as a possible backup for Bukayo Saka by the Gunners. Though the transfer did not gain traction at the time, initial discussions were held between both teams. “Orlando City confirmed to me that there was contact with Arsenal, but then I left for the World Cup and I didn’t want to hear about a potential transfer at that point. So the conversation stayed there but now that…

The first encounter between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid this season was played in typically hostile fashion, with Ousmane Dembele’s fine finish the difference as the Blaugrana celebrated a crucial 1-0 win at the Metropolitano. However, tempers flared near the end of the game, with Ferran Torres and Stefan Savic receiving red cards for an off-the-ball grapple in stoppage time, a decision that the Catalan club has since appealed. The scuffle between Savic and Torres was investigated by Barcelona’s legal team to determine whether an appeal against the red card received by the Spanish striker was possible. https://twitter.com/101greatgoals/status/1612208159162077189 After reviewing the…

The French Football Association has filed an official complaint against Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez for his continued taunting of Les Bleus striker Kylian Mbappe after the 2022 World Cup final. The Aston Villa custodian repeatedly targeted Mbappe after his team beat France on penalties following a 3-3 tie in Sunday’s World Cup final. Mbappe became the first player in 56 years to score a hat trick in a World Cup final, but France was defeated 4-2 in a penalty shootout by Argentina. Martinez first requested “a moment of silence” for Mbappe following the game in Qatar, then repeated the request…