Manchester United’s regeneration task force charged with exploring the redevelopment of Old Trafford has met for the first time.
Lord Coe, chair of a group that also includes Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and former United captain Gary Neville, oversaw the meeting that took place on Monday.
United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is looking to build a world-class stadium by either redeveloping Old Trafford or constructing a new ground on adjacent land owned by the Premier League club.
“Yesterday, I chaired the first meeting of the Old Trafford regeneration task force to kick off a conversation about how development of a world-class football stadium for the north of England can deliver social and economic benefits for the region,” London 2012 chief Co…
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In what is a heavyweight Champions League opener on Thursday night, Atletico Madrid will welcome RB Leipzig to the Spanish capital.
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Starting with the hosts, marking their return from September’s international break with a rampant performance at the Metropolitano as they stormed their way to a 3-0 victory against Valencia, Atletico Madrid have continued to shine since opening up the new campaign. Continuing to receive a host of plaudits, Diego Simeone’s men should find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Heading into September’s fortnight interval with a gritty 1-0 win away at Athletic Bilbao, the Spanish heavyweights are unbeaten in all of their first five La Liga appearances. Making a heavyweight statement…
Karim Adeyemi says he has no intention of leaving Borussia Dortmund in the transfer window amid speculation over his future.
The German has been linked with a move away from Signal Iduna Park, with both Juventus and Chelsea reportedly interested in his signature.
Adeyemi signed for Dortmund in May 2022 and has since made 66 appearances for them in all competitions, scoring 14 goals and providing eight assists.
He also played a key role in helping the team to the Champions League final last season, playing in all but one of those games, though missed big chances in the showpiece as they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid.
Dortmund were reportedly willing to sell him, but have now backtracked, and Adeyemi confirmed that he is keen to stay at the club.
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Erik ten Hag says Manchester United do not want to sell Scott McTominay, despite speculation linking the midfielder with a move away from Old Trafford.
McTominay, who has been with United since the age of five, has been the subject of interest from Galatasaray and Fulham, with the latter seeing a bid of £17million rejected.
The Scotland midfielder enjoyed his most prolific season in 2023-24 with 10 goals, before appearing for his nation at Euro 2024.
And though the Red Devils are reportedly keen to offload players, Ten Hag hopes McTominay will not be one of them.
We have very good players, so there will always be interest from other clubs, Ten Hag said.
When you score 10 goals in a season and also perform very well for Scotland, then there will…
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has been ruled out of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Manchester City due to a hamstring injury.
Martial picked up the problem in United’s final Premier League game of the season after stepping off the bench on Sunday against Fulham and scans have revealed the full extent of the damage.
United said in a statement: “Anthony Martial is out of Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup final against Manchester City due to injury.
An injury update on ahead of Saturday s final.
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“The France international strained his hamstring towards the end of Sunday’s 2-1 win against Fulham at Old Trafford.
“Assessments have since revealed a muscle tear that rules the 27-year-old out …
Pep Guardiola joked Manchester City have signed the best winger on the planet after defender Josko Gvardiol scored twice in Saturday s 4-0 thrashing of Fulham.
Centre-back Gvardiol once again operated at full-back on the left of City s four-man defence, finding the net in either half at Craven Cottage as Guardiola s side moved back to the Premier League summit.
His first came from a dancing run inside from Kevin De Bruyne s dinked pass before curling a well-taken right-footed finish into the bottom-left corner.
That passage of play may have been expected from City s attacking riches of Phil Foden, Erling Haaland or Bernardo Silva, though Gvardiol is becoming accustomed to starring at the other end of the pitch.
The Croatia international has netted five go…
Edin Terzic has resigned as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
Terzic departs after leading his side to the Champions League final, which they lost 2-0 to Real Madrid at Wembley earlier this month.
The 41-year-old, who was in his second spell in charge of Dortmund, asked Die Schwarzgelben to terminate his contract, which was due to expire next year.
Even though it really hurts, I want to inform you that I will leave BVB today. It was a huge honour to lead this club to a DFB Cup final and recently a Champions League final, Terzic said in a club statement.
After our final at Wembley, I asked the club bosses for a talk, because I ve been at BVB for over 10 years now, with five as a coach and two-and…
Manchester City assistant manager Rodolfo Borrell has left the treble winners to become sporting director at Major League Soccer side Austin FC.
The Spaniard joined City from Liverpool in 2014 as global technical director, before being appointed head of coaching for the academy and then joining Pep Guardiola’s backroom team.
Borrell was named assistant manager ahead of last season, which saw City win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup, but becomes the second of Guardiola’s lieutenants to leave this summer following Enzo Maresca’s appointment as Leicester boss earlier this month
Director of football Txiki Begiristain said: “He has played a significant role in the club’s achievements over the past nine years.
“The manager has often …
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is expecting the unexpected when his side returns to Bundesliga action on Sunday against Freiburg.
Bayern sit third in the table, unbeaten in their opening six matches, but had to fight back from 2-0 down to salvage a point in last week’s 2-2 draw at Leipzig.
Tuchel’s side also came from behind in midweek to win 2-1 in Copenhagen and make it two wins from two Champions League group matches.
Tuchel on : We really want to get all three points, but we know how difficult it will be, so we ll have to show up on Sunday. Freiburg change their system a lot and I m 100% sure that they ll do everything possible to make our lives difficult. We ll have to be ready…
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Juventus are on the verge of signing Khephren Thuram from Nice in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported that Juventus will announce the deal on Wednesday.
Romano wrote on : “Khéphren Thuram will be announced today as new Juventus player on €20m deal plus €5m add-ons.
“Contract until June 2029 already signed. Juventus keep talks active also for Jean-Clair Todibo, another player from OGC Nice.”
Thuram has been on the books of Nice since 2019 when he joined after leaving AS Monaco. The 23-year-old France international has gone on to establish himself as one of the best young midfielders in Ligue 1.
The young midfielder scored one goal and gave one assist in 25 s…