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THIAGO ALCANTARA RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
Until the age of 33, Thiago Alcantara invested time in a career that brought him many trophies. The former Spain international suffered a series of injuries during his four seasons at Liverpool. Thiago won a host of team and individual honors during his 15-year career, including seven consecutive Bundesliga titles, two UEFA Champions League wins and the FA Cup. He wrote: “I will always be ready to give back what...
WILL MARK GUEHI GO TO MANCHESTER UNITED OR ARSENAL?
The paper stated: “Arsenal and Manchester United are on alert, with Mark Gehey ready to reject a new contract offer from Crystal Palace. "The 23-year-old shone for England at Euro 2024 and now has a host of top clubs seeking his services as the Eagles look set to lose their biggest three stars this summer." "Palace had hoped to keep hold of centre-half Gehi for at least another season after...
ENGLAND 1 – 1 SWITZERLAND
PLAYER OF THE MATCH – BUKAYO SAKA (ENGLAND) Throughout the match Saka had Michel Aebischer on toast, going past him with ease and creating the majority of England's few openings. Even though he was out of his natural position he kept England going forwards and drilled in a superb equalizer to keep England in it. His penalty in the shoot-out, after the trauma of missing three years ago at Euro...
SPAIN 2 – 1 GERMANY
MAN OF THE MATCH: DANI OLMO (SPAIN) Spain were rocked by the loss of Pedri to injury in the opening moments, but it proved to be a blessing in disguise as Olmo produced a match-winning display from the bench. A wonderful goal for the Spain opener and the RB Leipzig midfielder then acted as provider for Mera's winning finale to send Spain into the last four. PLAYER RATINGS Germany: Neuer...
Manchester United are to cut 250 jobs as part of a determination to slash costs and scrap some “non-essential” activities
United director Sir Dave Brailsford has led an extensive review of the club's operations since Ineos' part ownership of the club was confirmed in December. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has already told staff he wants them back to work from the clubhouse. However, club sources now say a significant financial transformation is needed to stop the sharp rise in costs year-on-year. The review concluded, structurally, the size and shape of the...
ROMANIA 0 – 3 NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands advanced to the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 at the expense of Romania with a convincing 3-0 victory in Munich. PLAYER OF THE MATCH - KODI GAKPO (NETHERLANDS) Despite Mullen's late brace, Gakpo's opening goal and wonderful assist made this an easy choice. He quickly becomes a star star on this side. PLAYER RATINGS Romania: Nita 5; Taiu 6, Dragušin 8, Burca 6, Mogoš 5; M.Marin 6; Hagi 7,...