The curse of Neverkusen , as the rival fans used to mock Bayer Leverkusen for the fact that the crown of German football avoided them for close to 120 years, is broken.
Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions, following their 5-0 thumping of Werder Bremen on Sunday at the BayArena, and the outburst of joy from their supporters at the final whistle is more than understandable.
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Arsenal are interested in signing Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Arsenal are ready to spend big on the former Coventry City striker. The Sweden international has a release clause of €100 million in his contract at Sporting, and Arsenal will face competition from other clubs.
Gyokeres has been on the books of Sporting since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Coventry City. The 25-year-old has been superb for the Portuguese giants this season. The striker has scored 36 goals and given 15 assists in 42 appearances for Sporting this season. Gyokeres scored 22 goals and gave 12 assists in 50 matches in all competitions for Coventry last season.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League t…
Tottenham Hotspur are looking at Leeds United winger Crysencio Summerville, according to . The report has claimed that the Premier League outfit are among a number of clubs who are keeping tabs on the youngster and have been impressed by how well he has done for Daniel Farke’s side this campaign.
Summerville has been on the books of Leeds since 2020 and has established himself as one of the best young players for the West Yorkshire club. He is one of the first names on the Leeds teamsheet and has been playing well for Daniel Farke’s side. The 22-year-old has scored 17 goals and given eight assists in 36 starts and two substitute appearances in the Championship for the West Yorkshire club this campaign.
Tottenham are fifth in the Premier League table with 57 points f…
Arsenal are showing interest in signing Nicolo Barella from Inter Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has added that Liverpool and Manchester City are also keen on the Italy international midfielder.
Barella is one of the best midfielders in Italy and has been on the books of Inter since 2020. The Italian star helped the Nerazzurri win Serie A in 2020-21 and 2023-24. He also helped Inter reach the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2023 and the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2020.
Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 80 points from 35 matches. The Gunners are a point ahead of defending champions Manchester City, who are second and have played 34 games. Meanwhile, Inter have already won the Serie A title …
Andriy Shevchenko is in the conversation to take over as Chelsea manager if the Blues decide to part ways with manager Frank Lampard.
With Chelsea languishing in ninth place in the Premier League table, Le10sport reports the Ukrainian s name is on the Blues list of possible replacements.
Shevchenko played for the club between 2006 and 2008 and has since forged a managerial career with the Ukraine national team, moving through the under-19 and under-21 teams to the senior dugout.
TOP STORY – SHEVCHENKO BEING CONSIDERED AS NEXT CHELSEA MANAGER
Chelsea are studying their options to replace Lampard and his former Blues team-mate Shevchenko is part of the shortlist, reports Le10sports.
The 44-year-old led Ukraine through an undefeate…
New guidelines on added time and player behaviour are set to dominate the debate in the early weeks of the new domestic season in England.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look.
– What has happened?
Referees in the Premier League and the EFL, in line with every other competition around the world, have been instructed by the game’s lawmakers to more accurately calculate time lost to stoppages this season – including goal celebrations, substitutions and VAR checks.
The approach was first adopted at the men’s World Cup in Qatar last year, where on average FIFA found 10 minutes and 11 seconds were added to matches at the finals.
– Why is this being done?The idea is to clamp down on time-wasting and increase effective playing time. The…
Franck Ribery has reached an agreement with Salernitana to sign for them as a free agent following the expiration of his contract at Fiorentina, according to . The medical is scheduled to take place on Monday.
Having started out at Lille s youth setup, Ribery played for the Under-19 team of US Boulogne, where he earned first-team promotion back in 2000. He also had spells with Olympique Ales, Brest, Metz and Galatasaray, before joining Olympique Marseille in 2005. Two years later, he moved on to Bayern Munich, and that s where his career really took off.
He spent 12 years with the Bavarians, winning nine Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal trophies, the 2013 Champions League, followed by the UEFA Super Sup and the FIFA Club World Cup. His exploits that year saw him pick up…
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini joined an exclusive club on Monday as La Dea s 4-0 win at Lecce saw him pass the landmark of 550 Serie A points with a single club.
Marco Brescianini and Mateo Retegui both scored twice as the Europa League holders got their Serie A campaign off to a flying start at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare.
The victory saw Gasperini – who joined Atalanta in 2016 – reach 552 points in charge of the Bergamo club, who he led to a fourth-place finish in Serie A last term.
Only four coaches had previously collected 550 or more points with a single club in Serie A: Helenio Herrera with Inter, Carlo Ancelotti with Milan (both 557), Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus (663) and Giovanni Trapattoni, who collected 770 also with the Bianconeri.<…
West Ham 0-0 Manchester City (5-3 on pens): Foden misses decisive spot-kick as holders are knocked o
Phil Foden missed what turned out to be the decisive spot-kick as holders Manchester City were knocked out of the EFL Cup for the first time in five years on penalties following a 0-0 draw in normal time.
Alphonse Areola made a number of crucial saves as the Hammers frustrated City at the London Stadium across 90 minutes, forcing a penalty shootout to settle the tie.
Foden was the only player to miss from the spot, with West Ham scoring each of their five penalties Mark Noble netting the first and Said Benrahma scoring the last.
David Moyes side are now through to the quarter-finals, while City s remarkable run of progressing from their last 21 League Cup ties comes to an end.
WE MAKE IT THROUGH ON PENALTIES!
COME ON YOU IRONS!
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Ankaragucu and Galatasaray will face each other in the Turkish Super Lig this weekend. The match between Tolunay Kafkas’s side and Okan Buruk’s team will be held at the Eryaman Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 6pm UK time on Tuesday.
Ankaragucu
Ankaragucu are a modest club in Turkey and do not always tend to stay in the Turkish Super Lig. They were in the Turkish top flight from 1981 until 2012, but since then they have been floating between the first division and the second tier. Ankaragucu finished first in 2021–22 TFF First League table and won automatic promotion to the Turkish Super League for the 2022-23 campaign.
And Tolunay Kafkas’s side have done well in the Turk…