Manchester United could use Frenkie de Jong s best friend in football as a tactic to convince the midfielder to leave Barcelona this summer, according to reports.
De Jong has been perpetually linked with a move to Old Trafford since Erik ten Hag s arrival before the 2022/23 season.
Ten Hag managed the Barcelona star at Ajax and was desperate to sign him in his first summer at the club but the player was not interested.
He did not want to leave the Catalan club and was also not convinced by the project at , especially with the club in the Europa League, not the Champions League.
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Jude Bellingham said his celebration against Slovakia in England s Euro 2024 last 16 match stemmed from a combination of a lot of things .
The Real Madrid man had struggled to make an impression on the last-16 tie in Gelsenkirchen as England looked set to be heading home before his moment of inspiration, with Harry Kane then heading home in extra time to secure a 2-1 win.
Gareth Southgate’s side will now meet Switzerland in Dusseldorf on Saturday as England look to end a 58-year wait for a major men’s trophy.
Bellingham celebrated his wonder goal by raising his arms and shouting “Who else?” before seemingly gesturing a talking expression with his hand.
“The adrenaline gets you,” he said when asked what was behind the celebration.
“I…
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has pointed blame towards the England players, not Gareth Southgate, following their failure to win Euro 2024.
were beaten 2-1 by Spain in the final of Euro 2024 after goals from Nico Williams and substitute Mikel Oyarzabal.
The Three Lions were fairly underwhelming throughout the tournament, particularly in their opening four games, despite reaching the final and ending up falling short against comfortably the best team in Germany.
With the tournament over, there will be lots of questions asked about the future of , who has led England to back-to-back European Championship finals but could not get over the line once again.
Southgate is out of contract in December and will soon hold talks with the Football Association .<…
Tottenham are reportedly looking to add three more players before the end of the transfer window, including Pedro Neto, and some wiggle room in negotiating a fee could help them to land the Wolves man.
Spurs have so far made three signings this summer, prioritising the growth of their youth ranks. Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and Min-hyeok Yang, all 18, have all been signed, likely with a view to becoming genuine first-team stars within the next few years.
Each have impressed in senior football at their previous clubs, so may not find it too challenging to break into the ranks of the north London side.
But Ange Postecoglou wants a more experienced player, with Wolves winger Neto one of his favoured targets, and Tottenham could manage to get him through the door f…
Arsenal have made a offer to sign Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman ahead of the summer transfer deadline, according to reports.
The Gunners have only made one new signing in the summer transfer market with Riccardo Calafiori arriving from Bologna for around £42m, while they also turned David Raya s loan deal from Brentford into a permanent move for £27m.
There have been rumours all summer that Arsenal could add another winger to support Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli this season and now the Gunners are being linked to Atalanta hero Lookman.
The former Everton winger scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final as Atalanta beat German champions Bayer Leverkusen to win their first ever European trophy.
And his performances for the Italian side have o…
According to reports, Manchester United have accepted a proposal from Chelsea, who are set to sign England international Jadon Sancho on loan.
In recent days, Chelsea have emerged as s most likely next destination as they have fended off competition from Serie A giants Juventus to land the winger.
The Englishman has been unable to live up to expectations at following his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund, but he shone while on loan at the German outfit last season.
Sancho s long-term future has been in doubt since he had a major fallout with Erik ten Hag last season. He was banished from the first team after he refused to apologise to the Dutchman, who was accused of making the player a scapegoat.
The winger featured heavily for Man Utd during pre-seaso…
I quit, I quit was what Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne appeared to tell Belgium technical director Frank Vercauteren after suffering a 2-0 defeat to France in the UEFA Nations League on Monday night.
In a video surfacing online, De Bruyne seemed visibly frustrated speaking to Vercauteren, with tasting defeat an unusual feeling for the 33-year-old having gone unbeaten since the beginning of the campaign with his club.
has started every game for so far this season, seemingly back to his best after facing an uphill battle against injuries in the last few years.
De Bruyne and Belgium have often come under fire in recent tournaments as their so called golden generation failed to stamp their authority on the international football scene, being knocked out in …
Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham s 3-1 win over Brentford should have been more convincing but insists life s good after Brennan Johnson s second goal of the week.
Johnson was criticised by fans on social media after the 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal and bounced back with a crucial goal away to Coventry City in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
He made it two in two to help Postecoglou s side beat Brentford at home on Saturday afternoon.
Spurs went a goal down inside a minute thanks to Bryan Mbeumo but bounced back quickly through Dominic Solanke, who netted his first goal for the club.
Johnson then put Spurs in front and the points were secured when James Maddison scored with five minutes remaining.
Spurs boss Postecoglou said after the match: It w…
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Preliminary data from a new study of students at certain campuses shows an existing high prevalence of gambling and sports betting among male students and student-athletes as the state moves closer to its online sports betting launch next month.
Michelle L. Malkin, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at East Carolina University (ECU), Director of Gambling Research Initiative Policy, shared data from her ongoing baseline study of 2,200 students across 12 UNC campuses assessing gambling behavior, awareness, and risk among UNC undergraduate students.
What we have been able to find here in North Carolina, prior to the actual expansion into legalized sports betting, is that we already have a large number of college students, 58% of those we po…