Basque country’s Athletic Club top global ranking of home-grown players
May 2 – Spain’s Athletic Club head a world ranking of clubs with the greatest reliance on home-grown players.
Performance
Bayern Munich still seeking Tuchel replacement after Rangnick opts to remain with Austria
May 2 – Ralf Rangnick has turned down Bayern Munich to remain as Austria’s head coach and lead the country at Euro 2024.
Burnley partners with young player scouting and funding app Nordensa
April 30 – Premier League Burnley have announced an agreement with football talent platform Nordensa, which allows fans to discover and financially support trials of young talent from across the world via an app.
Joao Neves tops world U20 ranking as data points to where Summer transfer focus will be
April 26 – Benfica starlet Joao Neves is the most seasoned U20 player in world football according to data provided by the CIES Football Observatory.
Marta to quit international football after the Olympics
April 26 – Brazil legend Marta, 38, will retire from international football this year, she confirmed.
Man Utd’s desire for Ashworth tests Ratcliffe’s pocket
April 26 – The row between Manchester United and Newcastle over the latter putting their sporting director Dan Ashworth on gardening leave is set to go to arbitration in an effort to resolve the impasse.
Gunners fire in five against Chelsea to maintain Premier League title pressure
April 24 – Arsenal are cemented their challenge in the final stretches of the Premier League title race with an emphatic 5-0 win against London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday.
Man Utd controversially squeeze past Coventry to set up FA Cup final against Man City
April 22 – It was seconds away from being one of the most memorable FA Cup stories in the competition’s long history – if not the most. Then a combination of a highly contentious VAR call and a penalty shootout snatched it all away.
Man City’s Etihad expansion hits first-year construction landmark
April 19 – Manchester City’s stadium development has completed installation of the first steels as the project reaches the one-year anniversary of the club’s submission of the planning application for its £300 million expansion.
‘Positive’ De Rossi given another year at Roma after Mourinho’s negative exit
April 18 – Daniele De Rossi will continue as AS Roma’s manager for next season and the “foreseeable future”, his contract extended after just three months in the job.
US women eagerly await arrival of Hayes as they hunger for Olympic success
April 16 – New US women’s national team manager Emma Hayes will bring a winning mentality back to the country at the Olympic Games this summer, according to the players.
Yamal’s transfer value soars to €134m, Palmer’s hits €117m
April 11 – FC Barcelona’s 16-year-old talent Lamine Yamal (pictured) has seen his market value increase by €134 million according to the latest CIES Football Observatory report, with the youngster continuing to impress and break records on a seemingly weekly basis.
Liverpool equalise late against Man Utd but missed chances gift Premier League to Arsenal
April 8 – Liverpool have been the first to blink in the three-way Premier League title race with Arsenal and Manchester City, as Manchester United managed a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford after Liverpool wasted a multitude of chances.
Ranking shows Barca lead Europe’s giants when it comes to blooding young players
April 4 – FC Barcelona are one of the world leaders in giving first team minutes to young players, as the club continues to thrive despite a reduced transfer spend.
Saarbrücken’s fairy tale cup run ends in semi-final loss to Kaiserslautern
April 3 – German third-tier club Saarbrücken’s astonishing journey in the DFB-Pokal, which included impressive victories over heavyweight clubs Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, came crashing down on Tuesday night after losing 2-0 to Bundesliga 2 side Kaiserslautern.