Month: February 2024

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 2, 2024, 08:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States youth international goalkeeper Diego Kochen has agreed a new long-term contract with Barcelona that will keep him at the club until 2028. The deal will be officially signed when Kochen turns 18 on March 19, the Catalan club said on

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 2, 2024, 05:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said coach Xavi Hernández will not be sacked before the end of the season regardless of the team’s results. Xavi, 44, announced he would step down in the summer after last weekend’s 5-3 loss to Villarreal left

Feb 2, 2024, 05:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League club’s gross spend of £100 million ($127.7m) on transfers in January was £715m lower than the record amount (£815m) that changed hands during the window in 2023, new data released by Deloitte has found. Apart from in January 2021 when spending was restricted by

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 2, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has rubbished suggestions Erling Haaland is unhappy at the club. Haaland has been the subject of reports in Spain which have suggested the striker wants to end his stay at the Etihad Stadium because he dislikes Manchester and the

Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA president Gianni Infantino has again raised the idea of setting football transfer fees by algorithm instead of clubs negotiating a market value price for contracted players at the governing body’s annual law conference in Tokyo on Friday. The idea has existed for several

Adriana Garcia Feb 2, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has said it is “likely” that Lionel Messi will be able to play in Sunday’s friendly match against a Hong Kong XI. Messi, who is reportedly struggling with a hamstring problem, came on as an 83rd minute substitute

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 2, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has said it’s “not a secret” he wanted to sign a striker in January and admits he might have to be “creative” when it comes to solving Manchester United‘s lack of depth up front. Ten Hag said profit and sustainability rules

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 January transfer window did not reach the heights of the summer, or even the previous January, as clubs around Europe did little business. While England’s Premier League teams spent a record €2.79 billion during the summer window and €842 million in January