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The Women's Champions League is set to explode with the news of Lucy Bronze returning to England and joining Chelsea! Bronze, a Five-time Champions League winner with Lyon and Barcelona, brings a wealth of experience and leadership to a Blues side hungry for European glory. But with the FA WSL retaining Bronze, how will the landscape of the UWCL be affected? We examine the contenders: 5. PSG (France): PSG is a team on the rise. Last year's semi-finalists added firepower with Kika joining their already impressive attack featuring Marie-Antoinette Katoto (league-leading 35 goals in 2023/24). Building a cohesive squad and maintaining their defensive form will be key for PSG's title aspirations. 4. Bayern Munich (Germany): Don't underestimate the Bavarians. Boasting a strong domestic lea...

Brighton have a reputation for plucking wonderkids seemingly out of nowhere. However, this latest transfer rumor seems odd even for the Seagulls.  According to multiple outlets in Colombia and Mexico, Brighton are still interested in signing Cruz Azul goalkeeper Kevin Mier. He could cost as little as €8m. Tottenham have also been linked to the 24-year-old Colombian. The Seagulls were linked to Mier back in January, but it was never clear whether that was just paper talk or a legit transfer rumor. I, and many Brighton fans, were inclined to think it wasn’t true due to the number of goalkeepers already under contract at the Amex. In January, Brighton were still rotating their starting goalkeepers with Jason Steele and Bart Verbruggen only playing two or three matches in a row before...

Even though the 2024 transfer window does not close for another month and a half, Brighton have already spent almost €100m on players this summer. Only Aston Villa have spent more than the Seagulls.  This is a sign of Brighton owner Tony Bloom’s ambitious plan to make Brighton regular contenders for European football. However, it has to be said that most of Brighton’s signings have been on young players with big upside and not proven players who will help them qualify for Europe this season.  If the Seagulls really want to establish themselves as Premier League powerhouses, they will have to spend on proven players. Roberto De Zerbi left the club because he thought they were unwilling to make these kinds of signings.  So far, De Zerbi has been right. The club have continued to sig...

Brighton have made waves this transfer window by signing some of Europe’s best wonderkids. The Seagulls now look ready to buck their transfer strategy to sign a high-profile veteran player from Paris Saint-Germain.  According to Le Parisien, Brighton are interested in signing Spanish midfielder Carlos Soler from the French giants.  Soler, 27, has been a productive player for PSG, but he’s never been a great fit. The Parisians signed him from Valencia in 2022 for €18m. After just one season, PSG were willing to let him go and started shopping him around to other clubs.  Brighton were one of the clubs linked to Soler last summer. Those links ramped up in the January transfer window, but have since gone quiet. Until now, that is.  On paper, Soler seems like a strange fit for Brigh...

Spain capped off the Euro 2024 tournament with a 2-1 win over England on Sunday. La Roja became the first team to ever win four Euros, while England became the first team to lose back-to-back European Championships.  Now that it’s all over, let’s look at the best players from Euro 2024. Here is our Euro 2024 Team of the Tournament. Defense GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia) As much as Georgia dazzled fans with their swashbuckling attacking play, their defense is why they made it to the Round of 16. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili had an unbelievable 30 saves in just four matches. This was almost twice as many as the next-best player, Jordan Pickford.  Mamardashvili also allowed more goals than any keeper at the tournament, but it could have been much, much worse for Georgia withou...

Brighton have spent the 2024 summer transfer window adding to their stable of wonderkids by signing Newcastle’s Yankuba Minteh, Feyenoord’s Mats Wieffer, and Malick Yalcouye from IFK Goteborg.  With so much talent at the club now, Brighton could be set to lose one of their most important young players from last season.  Multiple reports claim that Marseille are interested in signing Brighton wonderkid Simon Adingra. Roberto De Zerbi was impressed by the Ivorian during his time on the South Coast. Adingra had 7 goals and 3 assists in all competitions for the Seagulls last season. He also starred for his country at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The 22-year-old was one of Ivory Coast’s best players down the stretch and played a key role for Les Éléphants as they won their third AFC...

We are less than two weeks into the European summer transfer window, and Brighton are the Premier League’s second biggest spenders. The Seagulls aren’t done yet though. They are now going after one of Europe’s best young forwards.  According to SportBild, Brighton are a strong contender to sign Hoffenheim’s Maximilian Beier. The 21-year-old center forward was one of the breakout stars in Europe during the 2023/24 season.  In his first full Bundesliga season with Hoffenheim last year, Beier scored 16 goals in 33 matches. He was also a part of Germany’s squad at this summer’s Euros. Beier came on as a sub against Switzerland in his only appearance at the tournament.  Pellegrino Matarazzo and Hoffenheim would like to keep Beier after his breakout campaign, but the club may not be abl...

Bayern Munich have turned winning into a tradition, to the point where their success is taken for granted more than at any other club in world football. One of the best-run organizations in professional sports, Bayern's excellence has recently been called into question after a host of rash managerial decisions, poor signings, and dysfunctional executives. But Bayern's track record of success in the 2010s decade speaks for itself, and looking at their list of transfers over the last 15 years provides a clear example of why they achieved consistent Champions League success and perennial Bundesliga dominance. Here are the 10 best transfers in Bayern Munich's recent history since 2010, ranked in order. 10. Leon Goretzka, CM Leon Goretzka helped lead Schalke to an unlikely second-pla...

Here are the 10 best strikers in Serie A right now in 2024 based on a combination of recent success and overall pedigree. 10. Andrea Pinamonti, Sassuolo Andrea Pinamonti has been one of the most perennially disappointing strikers in Italian football because on the basis of talent alone, he should be in the top five of the best strikers in Serie A. Instead, Pinamonti does find himself in the top 10, as he has turned out to be a decent striker in his own right, capable of utter brilliance when inspiration strikers and his best quality comes to the fore. 9. Duvan Zapata, Torino After a poor final season in Bergamo, the iconic Duvan Zapata got a new lease on life in Torino and proceeded to dispatch 12 goals with 4 assists to rebound somewhat and regain his reputation as one of the bette...