Author: Dhivyadarsan G M

In their last friendly ahead of the Euros, Gareth Southgate’s men will host Romania at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough. England won their last friendly against Austria (1-0), and will be eyeing to enter Euro 2020 on the back of two consecutive, morale-boosting victories. The English team have been amongst headlines in the last few days, and not because of their performances on their field. The squad selection by their head coach raised a few eyebrows as four right-backs made it to the 26-man squad. However, it has now come down to three, after Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold sustained an…

After Mason Greenwood, Trent Alexander-Arnold pulls out of the squad after limping off in England’s warm-up game against Austria. Manchester United forward Greenwood pulled out of the provisional squad earlier this month to recover fully from an underlying groin injury that also kept him out of the Under-21 European Championship in March. https://twitter.com/England/status/1399653805747322883 Alexander-Arnold, who fought his way back into the 26-man squad, was given a chance to play in a friendly game against Austria. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka helped England win the game with his first international goal, but the Three Lions were given an injury blow after the right-back hobbled back to the England dugout…

South American football is currently undergoing a shaky phase. The Copa America 2021, just 13 days before kick-off, was shifted from Argentina to Brazil. However, it hasn’t ended there. Just two days before the World Cup qualifying game between the rivals in Argentina and Chile has been hit hard with a controversy. BBC understands that Chilean players spotted a drone flying above their training ground before bringing it down with one of their own drones. The initial understanding of the situation by Chile was that Argentinian football team were using the drone to spy on the Chile training session.  Fortunately, though, the drone turned out to be from…

Premier League champions are ready to invest in quality players this summer and will stay hungry for more trophies under Pep Guardiola, says chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak. City were crowned as the Premier League champions after their rivals United suffered a 1-2 defeat against Leicester City at Old Trafford. They won the league for the third time in four seasons and for the seventh time in total. City, who had also won the Carabao Cup against Tottenham were looking to win the treble after making it to the Champions League finals where they had to play against Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea. Tuchel, who got the better of Pep twice this season…

Liverpool full-back was included in the 26-man squad among four other right-backs for the Euros, which is set to start on June 12. After being axed for the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania, and Poland, Trent made the cut in the 33-man provisional Euro 2020 squad earlier last week. The 22-year-old struggled in the first half of the season and hence was dropped from the squad by Gareth Southgate. When asked if his exclusion was due to the calf injury he suffered earlier, the manager denied it and stated the following as the reason. “I don’t think he’s played at the level…

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge joined the club management in 1991 as the vice president and took over as the CEO in 2002. After a hugely successful era, he is set to retire and hand over the position to Bayern’s former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. Rummenigge ended his playing career in 1989 when he was playing for Servette Geneva and joined Bayern’s club management in 1991 as the vice-president. In 2002, he took over as the CEO of the newly founded FC Bayern München AG. Under his supervision, Bayern have experienced tremendous success and won innumerable trophies, including the German championship 14 times, the UEFA Champions…

Cardiff City midfielder Rubin Colwill, who managed to start just three games last season, was included in the Wales Squad for the Euros 2020. Robert Page, the caretaker manager of the Wales national football team, in the absence of Ryan Giggs named 19-year-old Rubin Colwill in the 26-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020. Colwill has made just six appearances in England’s second-tier competition with just over 190 minutes under his belt. Apparently, this was enough for him to catch the manager’s attention. He’s been a breath of fresh air since he’s come in,” Wales caretaker manager Robert Page…

Kenny Dougall’s brace against Lincoln City at the Wembley stadium helped Blackpool secure promotion from League One to the Championship next season. Former Liverpool under 23s coach, Neil Critchley succeeded Simon Grayson as the head coach of Blackpool, after the latter was sacked following a run of seven defeats in nine league games. Critchley, 41, who managed Liverpool twice that season in the absence of Jurgen Klopp, impressed the Blackpool owners and started his career at the club with a draw against Fleetwood in the local derby. A loss against Tranmere Rovers in the following match saw them finish in…

With less than a month left on the Argentine’s contract, it is understood that the negotiations over a new deal have begun, and the atmosphere surrounding the situation is optimistic. The official Barcelona website has covered the press conference of club president Joan Laporta. Speaking about the Messi situation, the chairman mentioned that the talks for an extension are underway but are not done yet. Having said that, the president stated that he expects the 33-year-old to stay at the club: “We have made an offer within Barça’s capabilities. It’s clear Leo deserves more and he could get more but I…

Germany will take on Denmark in the first of two international friendlies, which they will play ahead of their UEFA Euro 2020 campaign.  Following a disastrous 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign, Joachim Low’s side have made improvements in many aspects, but they still are a few miles off from where their fans would want them to be. While they have lost only two of their last 11 games, they have drawn four games. Low will step down from his role after the UEFA Euro 2020, and while his story with Die Mannschaft has been predominantly a successful one, the happy ending will certainly act…