The club has swapped its iconic Blaugrana striped look for a different pattern, inspired by the city’s Eixample district Barcelona have revealed their new 2019-20 kits which features a club-wide change away from their traditional stripes for a checkerboard style. The club’s home kits, featuring the classic striped pattern, has become one of the most iconic […]
Read MoreBayern Munich chief confirms James Rodriguez has asked to leave
The 28-year-old will return initially to parent club Real Madrid after a two-year loan spell in the Bundesliga, but he is unlikely to stay there James Rodriguez will not be returning to Bayern Munich on a permanent deal after asking the Bundesliga champions not to exercise their option to purchase him. Having spent the last […]
Read MoreBremen convinced Pavlenka will stay despite Liverpool and Juventus rumours
The German club have been quick to shut down talk of a transfer and insist the goalkeeper remains in their plans for next season Werder Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann says the club have no plans to sell Jiri Pavlenka despite reports linking the goalkeeper with Liverpool and Juventus. The 27-year-old has impressed in the […]
Read MoreProud Pochettino targets another Champions League final after Liverpool defeat
The Tottenham boss saw his side suffer a 2-0 defeat to the Reds in Madrid, but he is eager to return to a European showpiece in the near future Mauricio Pochettino wants to “experience this again” despite seeing his Tottenham side suffer Champions League heartache against Liverpool. Spurs saw a stunning run through European competition […]
Read MoreInter will challenge for Scudetto under Conte, predicts Skriniar
The Slovakia international tips his club to challenge Juventus dominance in Serie A with the former Bianconeri boss at the helm Milan Skriniar understands Inter’s decision to part company with Luciano Spalletti and believes his side will challenge to win Serie A under replacement Antonio Conte next season. A fourth-place finish in 2018-19 was not […]
Read MoreYoussoufa Moukoko – the world's next superstar striker or just another Freddy Adu?
Question marks regarding the 14-year-old’s age remain prevalent, but his form at Borussia Dortmund suggests he has a supreme goalscoring talent “God gave you a hard life because he knew from the beginning how strong you are.” When words such as those are posted on Instagram, nine times out of 10 they will be from […]
Read MoreProjecting the USMNT lineup versus Curacao
Gregg Berhalter rested his starters in the USA’s Gold Cup group stage finale, but should bring back his best squad to face the Caribbean underdogs After watching Canada topped by Haiti, and Mexico pushed to the brink by Costa Rica, it’s a safe bet that Gregg Berhalter’s U.S. national team will not be looking past […]
Read More“Armenia first”: behind the rise of Armenia’s alt-right scene
2018 is fast becoming a turning point in the history of Armenia. After a civil disobedience campaign ousted Serzh Sargsyan from office in April 2018 – only six days after finishing his second presidential term and being appointed Prime Minister – the country held its first elections in two decades without widespread fraud or violence […]
Read MoreFor the first time in my life, I'm frightened to be Jewish
I am 58 years old, and for the first time in my life, I am frightened to be Jewish. We live in a time when racism is being normalized, when Nazis parade in the streets in Europe and America; Jew baiters like Hungary's Orban are treated as respectable players on the international scene, “white nationalist” […]
Read MoreOil, war, and corruption in Brazil: understanding “Curitiba’s conspiracy”
Americans usually celebrate the two great generations that have marked their history: the generation of their founding fathers, responsible for the creation of their political system, in the second half of the 18th century; and the generation of robber barons, responsible for the creation of their monopolistic capitalism in the second half of the 19th […]
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