Author: Joe Soriano

Joe Soriano covers West Ham for Green Street Hammers and writes about Real Madrid for The Real Champs. He has extensive experience covering world football since 2014. Joe is an editor for The Trivela Effect, where he covers the biggest clubs in European football. He has watched professional sports regularly since 2002 and can be found playing the same sports he covers with his friends.
Bukayo Saka injury update for Arsenal vs. Fulham
27Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Injury News

Bukayo Saka injury update for Arsenal vs. Fulham

Arsenal star right winger Bukayo Saka is one of the best players in the world, but the Gunners haven't been able to get the full benefit of his talents in the 2024/25 Premier League and Champions League seasons due to a rash of injuries. Saka has been out most recently since Dec. 22 with a hamstring injury, and he has missed a total of 20 games and more than 100 days of action as a result. Earlier this season, he had already missed a handful of games with muscular injuries. After the March international break, Arsenal will face off against one of the Premier League's European hopefuls on Tuesday night on an April Fool's Day at the Emirates against Fulham. According to Caught Offside, via afcstuff, there is increasing optimism that Saka will be able to suit up for the Gunners due t...
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Liverpool are losing hope with Trent Alexander-Arnold renewal
27Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Liverpool are losing hope with Trent Alexander-Arnold renewal

Real Madrid have been eyeing a Trent Alexander-Arnold transfer from Liverpool for years, and now that he's set to be a free agent this summer, the most powerful club in world football is ready to flex its marketing might and pull by signing a world-class player for the third year running. Two years ago, they brought in midfield phenom Jude Bellingham, and then, last year, they finally signed Kylian Mbappe for free. Neither player had a prayer of joining another club, such as Liverpool, and both are flourishing in the 2024/25 season for the Champions League contenders. And Real Madrid are Champions League contenders again this season as the reigning champions despite losing a bevy of crucial players to season-ending injuries, including their star right back Dani Carvajal, whose ACL te...
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Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen
27Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Real Madrid are upping their interest in Dean Huijsen

Real Madrid have watched Eder Militao go down with a season-ending injury for two seasons in a row, taking the club's best center back - and one of the best center backs on the planet - away from them. Although Real Madrid have unearthed one of the best young center backs in the world in Raul Asencio this season and have high hopes for fellow prospect Joan Martinez, who tore his own ACL before his 2024/25 breakout could ever begin, they can't like their depth too much right now. Antonio Rudiger is still effective but getting older, while David Alaba may be finished at the top level after his torn ACL last season. Aurelien Tchouameni is an option at center back, but he's not a reliable one, particularly against top teams like Barcelona. Real Madrid will have their eyes on an ascend...
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Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid
26Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Fabrizio Romano has exciting Alexander-Arnold transfer update for Real Madrid

Liverpool star right back Trent Alexander-Arnold appears to be on the verge of a big move to Real Madrid in the summer 2025 transfer window, as he continues to rebuff efforts to re-sign him from Anfield, Now, Alexander-Arnold is close to putting pen to paper on a deal that would make him this summer's dream signing for Real Madrid, who have made a marquee move in each of the past two summer windows. First, it was Jude Bellingham for 100 million euros in summer 2023, and then last summer, Florentino Perez finally landed his white whale, signing Kylian Mbappe for free from PSG. Trent Alexander-Arnold won't get absurd money Alexander-Arnold would be nearly as big of a get for Real Madrid, as Fabrizio Romano previously reported that the 26-year-old England international was options one...
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5 Champions League clubs that could have new managers in 2026
26Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Analysis

5 Champions League clubs that could have new managers in 2026

As the 2024/25 Champions League season winds down to a close and the quarterfinals draw nearer, the coaching carousel is only just beginning, with Juventus already making a high-profile move. Here are five clubs that were in the Champions League this season that could have a new manager by the time the year 2026 begins. Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti has won three Champions League titles as Real Madrid manager and two LaLiga trophies to boot, but it feels like his time as the club's manager is finally winding down to a close. We've sang this refrain before, only for Ancelotti to win the double and keep his job, but with the consistent lack of ideas and defensive instability, there's a prevailing belief among Real Madrid fans that now is the time to pull the trigger on a coaching chang...
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5 swap deals top Serie A clubs must make in summer 2025
25Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

5 swap deals top Serie A clubs must make in summer 2025

Swap deals don't get made nearly enough in football, and there's no league with a more enticing slate of potential trades than Serie A with so many clubs hoping to reach that next level, whether it's winning the Scudetto every year or getting over the Champions League hump. Here are five trades for every contending team in the Italian top flight to consider making in the summer 2025 transfer window. Juventus swap Dusan Vlahovic for Randal Kolo Muani with PSG The first swap deal on the list is the most obvious one. Dusan Vlahovic joined Juventus with a lot of hype in 2022 for a fee of over 80 million euros, but he has failed to live up to that hefty price tag - or the weight of being the Juventus No. 9. Vlahovic has so much talent, but it's not working out for him in Turin. With Thi...
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5 transfers Champions League clubs need to make in summer 2025
22Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

5 transfers Champions League clubs need to make in summer 2025

Winning the Champions League is one thing, but staying on top and being a legitimate title contender year in and year out is another thing entirely and requires making the right signings at the right times. Here are five signings that the traditional heavyweights - and new contenders - in the Champions League need to make in the summer 2025 transfer window in order to improve their chances of making the leap or building a true dynasty. Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid Listen, Real Madrid needed to sign another right back five years ago, and while Dani Carvajal proved a lot of Madrid fans wrong by showing he has plenty left in the tank last season, he will be coming off an ACL tear in 2025/26 at the age of 33 at a physically demanding position. Real Madrid need a new right back...
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The 5 most impactful injuries of the 2024/25 LaLiga season
21Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Injury News

The 5 most impactful injuries of the 2024/25 LaLiga season

There's nothing like a major injury that can completely change the narrative of the season, and the 2024/25 LaLiga title race - and even the race for European places - has been significantly impacted by major ailments. Here are just five of the biggest injuries of the current season. Real Madrid RB Dani Carvajal When reigning European Championship, LaLiga, and Champions League winner Dani Carvajal went down with a season-ending ACL tear in early October, everyone knew Real Madrid were going to be in deep trouble thereafter. Real Madrid had failed to sign adequate cover for Carvajal at right back, and the age-old question became an immediate nightmare, especially with no real chance of signing an adequate player in the winter transfer window (free-agent-to-be Trent Alexander-Arnold ...
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5 best possible right back signings for AC Milan in summer 2025
20Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

5 best possible right back signings for AC Milan in summer 2025

Although AC Milan acquired 34-year-old Manchester City star Kyle Walker this winter on loan and have plugged and played him into the starting position, it's hard envisioning the former England international being any kind of a long-term solution for the Rossoneri despite rumors stating otherwise. Walker is, more or less, a lateral move from Davide Calabria with more pedigree. He is a solution in comparison to only Emerson Royal, who was, predictably, a disastrous signing. Milan need something better than Walker going forward, even if they can get Walker on a cheap, stopgap type deal. Here are five players Milan should consider signing in the summer 2025 transfer window at right back. Arnau Martinez, Girona Arnau Martinez has fallen compared to where he was valued a couple of years ...
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Transfermarkt snubbed Liverpool stars from most valuable Premier League XI
20Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Analysis

Transfermarkt snubbed Liverpool stars from most valuable Premier League XI

Transfermarkt has been releasing a lot of lists and best of formations due to its updated transfer valuations, and Liverpool fans will have a bone to pick with the latest most valuable XI for the Premier League. Not a single Liverpool player makes the squad despite the fact that the Reds are first in the Premier League by XI points. Arsenal and Manchester City led the way with four players in the team, each. David Raya got the nod in goal; William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes combined with Josko Gvardiol to form the back line; Rodri and Declan Rice are the double-pivot in midfield; Cole Palmer is the playmaker; Phil Foden and Bukayo Saka are the winger duo; and Erling Haaland and Alexander Isak obviously make the grade as the two strikers. Ryan Gravenberch deserves more praise Gran...
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