Archive for May 31st, 2022

The 2022 Fifa World Cup begins on 21 NovemberFifa and Qatar’s claims that the 2022 World Cup will be carbon neutral involve “creative accounting” and are “misleading”, says a new report.Carbon Market Watch says the tournament will not achieve a net-zero carbon footprint, despite claims it would be the first football World Cup to do…

Manchester United have started talks to sign 20-year-old Dutch international defender Jurrien Timber, who is valued at £43m by Ajax. (Guardian)external-linkSenegal striker Sadio Mane, 30, has not told Liverpool he wants to leave the club amid links with a £35m move to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.(Sky Sports)external-linkBenfica striker Darwin Nunez, 22, has been meeting with…

Todd Boehly attended Chelsea’s Premier League game against Watford on 22 MayChelsea’s £4.25bn sale to a consortium led by American investor Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital has been completed.The club was put up for sale in March before previous owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned over his links to Russian president Vladimir Putin.Chelsea…

Ashworth had a successful spell as FA technical directorNewcastle have confirmed the appointment of Dan Ashworth as their sporting director.The 51-year-old resigned from his technical director role at Brighton in February and has been on a period of gardening leave since as the clubs engaged in negotiations.He joined Brighton in 2018 after six years as…

City have won four Premier League titles in five seasons under Pep GuardiolaManchester City will make “a couple more” additions to Pep Guardiola’s squad this summer, according to chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.Despite winning a fourth Premier League title in five seasons, City have paid £51.2m to bring in 21-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland.In addition,…

Liverpool’s Senegal striker Sadio Mane, 30, will tell the club he wants to leave this summer. (Fabrizio Romano)external-linkLiverpool have made contact with the representatives of Barcelona’s France winger Ousmane Dembele, 25. (Sport – in Spanish)external-linkBarcelona’s Dembele is also being pursued by Chelsea. (Mundo Deportivo via Mirror)external-linkLiverpool were considering a bid for Tottenham’s South Korea forward…

Last updated on 29 May 202229 May 2022.From the section European FootballSaint-Etienne fans invaded the pitch and many threw flaresSaint-Etienne were relegated from Ligue 1 after losing a play-off against Auxerre in a penalty shoot-out.The defeat sparked a pitch invasion by angry Etienne fans, with many hurling flares at the main stand and towards the…

Nottingham Forest last played in the Premier League in 1999Boss Steve Cooper said Nottingham Forest “belong in the Premier League” after leading them back to the top flight for the first time in 23 years.Cooper said everyone connected to Forest “deserves” promotion.”We are a a big football club, we know that it’s full of history…

Huddersfield’s Harry Toffolo was shown a yellow card for diving after going down in the area under a challenge from Jack ColbackHuddersfield boss Carlos Corberan questioned the purpose of the video assistant referee after two penalty claims were turned down in their play-off final defeat by Nottingham Forest.Harry Toffolo was booked for diving after going…

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, The team were met by a sea of red and clouds of confetti and smoke as the parade reached its endThousands of Liverpool fans have lined the streets of the city to welcome home the side and celebrate their double trophy-winning season.The Reds won the FA and League Cups earlier…