Erling Haaland has posted only once on X in the past two weeks. The message was unremarkable and safe but notable nevertheless for a player of the Manchester City striker’s profile using a platform that has become a no-go zone for many footballers. All together 🩵 pic.twitter.com/YozFL4EdKC — Erling Haaland (@ErlingHaaland) January 29, 2025 Haaland’s … Read more
“Data analytics was a big step,” Jan Wendt tells Sky Sports. “This is a giant leap in the evolution of football data.” Wendt is the co-founder of PLAIER, a company that is helping to bring artificial intelligence technology into Premier League football. They are already working with four Premier League clubs and 10 times that … Read more
National League clubs are calling on the EFL to increase the number of teams being promoted from the end of next season. At present, two teams go up from the National League to League Two each season – the champions and the play-off winners. 3 More National League teams are hoping to follow in Wrexham’s … Read more
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Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist Europe’s winter transfer window slammed shut on Monday, but not before two more 2026 World Cup hopefuls switched clubs to help boost their chances of making United States coach Mauricio Pochettino’s roster for next year’s tournament on home soil. Here are six Americans who changed employers over the last 34 days, … Read more
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 18, 2024, 04:00 AM ET With temperatures dipping and the winter chill beginning to bite up in the terraces, many clubs in the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga and beyond have released their official Christmas sweaters to keep their fans cosy throughout the festive period. Where once we were awash in … Read more
Currently 1st in the table ©TM/IMAGO Last season just one team managed to beat Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions – Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta. And it was on the big occasion. The Italian side run riot in Dublin, beating their German counterparts 3-0 to win the Europa League title – the club’s first ever European trophy. That triumph … Read more
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 04:00 AM ET The January transfer window is just around the corner, but how much do we know about the people behind the scenes who are responsible for making things happen? Be it a sporting director, managing director or even club president, Europe’s top clubs all have someone pulling the … Read more
The Friedkin Group (TFG) have completed their takeover of Premier League club Everton. The Friedkin Group, which also owns Roma and is led by American billionaire Dan Friedkin, has acquired a majority stake in Everton, starting a new era for the Merseyside club and ending Farhad Moshiri’s time in charge at Goodison Park. Friedkin, who … Read more
Marcus Rashford has put potential suitors on red alert after he sensationally opened the door to a Manchester United exit. The 27-year-old has spent two decades at his boyhood club, but has revealed he is ‘ready for a new challenge’ ahead of the January transfer window. 7 Rashford is facing an uncertain future at Old … Read more