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Manchester United’s latest manager link is a clear downgrade on Michael Carrick
26Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Manchester United’s latest manager link is a clear downgrade on Michael Carrick

Michael Carrick has done wonders as Manchester United's interim manager, totally changing the results and culture at the club, so it is a surprise to hear Ben Jacobs tell The United Stand that the Red Devils are eyeing Portugal national team manager Roberto Martinez. Manchester United were employing two of the worst managers in world football in Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim. The former got fired in mere days at his next job with Bayer Leverkusen, while Amorim's incompetence is best displayed by how much better Man United got when they brought in Carrick instead. A former Manchester United center midfielder himself, Carrick has done so well that many fans would like him to stay on permanently, and when you look at people like Martinez being linked to an Old Trafford move, you have to...
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West Ham blame Graham Potter for missing out on obvious signing
26Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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West Ham blame Graham Potter for missing out on obvious signing

West Ham were able to bring in Pablo and Taty Castellanos for a combined 50 million euros this winter transfer window, but the club is still upset that Graham Potter didn't let them sign a striker sooner, specifically Leeds United star Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The most senior spokesperson to West Ham United's owners told Hammers.News, "We regret not signing Calvert-Lewin, especially on a free transfer. Mr Potter didn’t want a forward and would not let us sign one. Nuno came in and identified he wanted two and it has helped massively." The Hammers are still very much in the relegation battle right now, but they have shown signs of life with new strikers. Callum Wilson did join in the summer and has scored five goals, but Castellanos is the real star after a good tenure in Serie A with L...
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Vinicius Junior broke one of Neymar’s underrated records
26Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Vinicius Junior broke one of Neymar’s underrated records

Real Madrid superstar left winger Vinicius Junior is already becoming a legend in world football, and his latest Champions League goal against Benfica set the record for most knockout goals ever scored by a Brazilian player in the Champions League, via Madrid Xtra. The record for most Champions League knockout goals by a Brazilian footballer was previously held by Neymar, who dominated the competition in the 2010s and early 2020s with Barcelona and PSG, completing Remontadas, winning the treble with Barcelona, and even taking PSG to their first Champions League Final. Vinicius Junior, though, is already surpassing him, and he's only 25. The Real Madrid star's goal against Benfica to win 2-1 in the 80th minute and seal advancement to the Round of 16 was his 14th career knockout stage ...
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Real Madrid get revenge on Jose Mourinho by slapping him with an embarrassing new record
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Real Madrid get revenge on Jose Mourinho by slapping him with an embarrassing new record

Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid will always have love for each other after how he pulled the club back up to the elite level in the early 2010s, but after defending Gianluca Prestianni's racist incident with Vinicius Junior, many Madridistas have soured a bit on the Special One. After a hard-fought 1-0 first leg victory over Benfica on the road, Real Madrid got the job done again, knocking Mourinho out of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory that was also sealed in the end by a great Vinicius Junior finish. According to Madrid Zone, Mourinho's latest knockout defeat means that the legendary Portuguese manager has now lost 10 straight Champions League knockout ties, with his last win coming more than a decade ago in 2014 when he managed Chelsea in his second stint at Stamford Bridge....
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Juventus confirm their Luciano Spalletti decision after brutal Champions League exit
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Juventus confirm their Luciano Spalletti decision after brutal Champions League exit

Juventus are still way off the Serie A title pace and were just eliminated in cruel fashion by Galatasaray in the Champions League, but the Bianconeri are not about to make the legendary Luciano Spalletti the next great manager sacrificed at the altar of the Old Lady. Speaking to the media after the game, legendary Juventus center back and current Director of Football Giorgio Chiellini told reporters at Sky Sport Italia, via Fabrizio Romano, that Juve's opinon have not changed due to the Champions League exit and that they are continuing their efforts to extend the former Napoli Scudetto winner as their manager: “New deal for Luciano Spalletti has never been in doubt. It’s among our priorities. We will meet soon to discuss deal details." Although Juve nearly made a roaring second ...
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Ruben Amorim’s next potential job after Manchester United would be a huge step down
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ruben Amorim’s next potential job after Manchester United would be a huge step down

Manchester United are so much better without Ruben Amorim coaching them, as interim coach Michael Carrick, one of their former midfielders, has the Red Devils dreaming of Champions League qualification. Meanwhile, Amorim's next job might not even be a club in the top five leagues of European football. According to a report from Vasco da Gama outlet VDG-Cast, Amorim is on the shortlist for the Brazilian club's manager job. Except the wild thing isn't just that this is the next club rumored to want Amorim after his colossal failure at Manchester United. No, what's even crazier is that Amorim isn't even their top candidate. Apparently Amorim is second on the Vasco da Gama managerial shortlist behind Artur Jorge, a 78-year-old coach who has not even managed a club in more than a decad...
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Vinicius Junior isn’t the only Real Madrid star blossoming under Alvaro Arbeloa
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Vinicius Junior isn’t the only Real Madrid star blossoming under Alvaro Arbeloa

The softer, friendlier approach from new Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has paid dividends in getting Vinicius Junior back to his superstar status, but more quietly, center midfielder Federico Valverde is also back to his world-class best under the tutelage of the former Merengue right back. Xabi Alonso may have been the bigger name, but he feuded with the superstars in his locker room, many of whom had already won multiple Champions League titles, and few were honest about the former Bayer Leverkusen manager's own ego. Instead, Arbeloa has come in as a full Madridista with humility. He has walked in their shoes, and, like Zinedine Zidane, he relates to them and is a friend and confidant to them, managing the superstars and "egos" of the Madrid dressing room with the same grace. ...
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Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Vinicius Junior surpasses Bayern Munich legend’s Champions League record

For the second time, Vinicius Junior buried a counterattacking goal into the far corner of the net against Benfica in this Champions League tie, shutting down the racists and surpassing Bayern Munich's legendary right winger Arjen Robben in one fell swoop. Robben is one of the best wingers of the last 25 years and was a monster in big games in the Champions League, but even he can't top Vinicius Jr., who is already surpassing his legacy in the Champions League well before turning 30. A two-time winner of the Champions League, Vinicius's goal in the second leg against Benfica to seal the tie for the Merengues at the Santiago Bernabeu is his 32nd Champions League goal of his young career, surpassing Robben's mark of 31. Vinicius Junior is now ranked 27th in history for most Champion...
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Vinicius Junior shut the racists up yet again
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Vinicius Junior shut the racists up yet again

Real Madrid left winger Vinicius Junior is writing a new chapter in the history of the Champions League with every goal and assist, and his late goal in the 80th minute against Benfica to seal the tie on a 3-1 aggregate for the Royal Whites at home had to feel especially good. Benfica attacker Gianluca Prestianni was suspended for covering his mouth and racially abusing Vinicius Junior after his amazing goal to break the deadlock (and eventually decide the game) in the first leg. The Portuguese giants tried to appeal Prestianni's ban, but it did not get overturned. And while Benfica did score the first goal at the Santiago Bernabeu early on, Real Madrid retook the advantage in the tie 2-1 just minutes later via defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni. But Vinicius's moment would ...
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Manuel Neuer won’t follow in Thomas Muller’s footsteps
25Feb By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Manuel Neuer won’t follow in Thomas Muller’s footsteps

Legendary Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is still the 1A between the sticks in Bavaria, and if he were to call it a career, it sounds like he has no intention of ever leaving the Allianz Arena. That's according to Kicker's lead beat reporter Georg Holzner, who reports, as translated by iMiaSanMia, that Neuer is still weighing up his future at Bayern. Once again, Bayern are happy to have him for another season, but Neuer is going to determine whether he continues for the 2026/27 campaign based on how he feels physically. However, Holzner states that Neuer is not going to go to MLS, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, or any of the other popular clubs for retiring superstars, such as Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller, who recently joined left back Alphonso Davies's former employers the Vanco...
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