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Arne Slot is about to make the Rio Ngumoha decision Liverpool fans are begging for

27Feb

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Arne Slot is about to make the Rio Ngumoha decision Liverpool fans are begging for

Liverpool teenage sensation Rio Ngumoha is having some game-changing performances off the bench this season, and now manager Arne Slot is having difficulty denying the 17-year-old from having his day. Per a report from Paul Joyce of the Sunday Times, via Anfield Sector, Slot is planning to give Ngumoha more opportunities to shine going forward and thinks his special one-on-one qualities and explosiveness will ensure the Reds end the 2025/26 Premier League season strong. Despite spending big on Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, and still others, the reigning Premier League champions in Slot's first season as manager have taken a big step backwards in 2025/26 and are only just recently back on the verge of the Champions League qualification places. Mohamed Salah's decline...

Michael Carrick has a surprising opinion of Manuel Ugarte

27Feb

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Michael Carrick has a surprising opinion of Manuel Ugarte

Manchester United spent a whopping 60 million euros on Manuel Ugarte in the summer 2024 transfer window after he shone for both Benfica and PSG, but he has been such a disaster at Old Trafford that fans view him as the club's worst player. Even new manager Michael Carrick, a former deep-lying Man United midfielder himself, has stopped starting Ugarte at all, but his public comments on the Uruguayan man seem to stand in stark contrast to that. Ahead of Sunday's big home game against Crystal Palace, Carrick spoke extensively about Ugarte at the press conference and gave the 24-year-old a great deal of praise. Carrick said, “I like Manu a lot. He's been terrific around the group. I'm hugely impressed with his attitude and how he goes about it and his training qualities. He's got a lo...

Manchester United expected to add two big names to manager wishlist

26Feb

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Manchester United expected to add two big names to manager wishlist

Manchester United are enjoying a great deal of success under interim manager Michael Carrick, but the Red Devils are looking at some big names who could potentially replace the former Man United center midfielder in Julian Nagelsmann and Roberto De Zerbi. That's according to transfer reporter Ben Jacobs, who dropped a lot of great nuggets in his appearance on The United Stand. Per Jacobs, Nagelsmann is open to joining the Premier League this summer, presumably after his World Cup duties with Germany are done, and both he and RDZ are expected to be on the club's final managerial shortlist. De Zerbi has Premier League experience and was excellent at Brighton for a period of time before things fell apart. He's an effective coach, but he is risky since he has not shown he can ever succee...

Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer

26Feb

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Bayern Munich have fully decided who will replace Manuel Neuer

Bayern Munich legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is weighing up whether or not he will retire at the end of the 2025/26 Bundesliga and Champions League seasons, and if he does, Die Roten are going to forge ahead with Jonas Urbig as his successor. Per a report from Sport Bild, via iMiaSanMia, Bayern have no interest in signing another goalkeeper to compete with Urbig as the No. 1, should Neuer retire. The No. 2 could be Daniel Peretz or Alexander Nubel, or it could even be someone else, depending on how the summer window plays out. For years, Bayern have contemplated replacing Neuer, even first tabbing former Schalke captain Nubel as his replacement. But Neuer has never relinquished the job, and even as he has shown decline, that's only from being the world's best to simply being good....

Vinicius Junior humbled Jose Mourinho further with an embarrassing new record

26Feb

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Vinicius Junior humbled Jose Mourinho further with an embarrassing new record

Real Madrid fans will always love Jose Mourinho for how he led their club as manager in the early 2010s, but after his disgraceful comments minimizing racism, it felt good to watch Vinicius Junior sink him. Vinicius Jr. scored a brilliant opening goal that was shrouded by controversy afterwards in the first leg, and then he sealed the tie in the second leg with another goal on the break, meaning that he scored in both ties against Benfica. According to Madrid Xtra, that's actually a record. In addition to all the other history Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid made at Jose Mourinho's expense, Vini Jr. is the first player to ever score in both ties against a Mourinho-led side. Mourinho is a manager famously known for his hard-nosed defenses and stability, going back to his days at Po...

Manchester United’s latest manager link is a clear downgrade on Michael Carrick

26Feb

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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...

West Ham blame Graham Potter for missing out on obvious signing

26Feb

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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...

Vinicius Junior broke one of Neymar’s underrated records

26Feb

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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 ...

Real Madrid get revenge on Jose Mourinho by slapping him with an embarrassing new record

25Feb

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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....

Juventus confirm their Luciano Spalletti decision after brutal Champions League exit

25Feb

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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 ...