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Everton identify 21-yr-old PL player as a priority target, Aston Villa keen as well
Burnley winger Dwight McNeil has repeatedly been linked with a move away from Turf Moor this summer. According to Football Insider, Everton are pushing to sign the highly talented winger, but they face strong competition from Aston Villa. McNeil has been outstanding for Burnley over the past year, and it is no surprise that his performances have caught the attention of other Premier League clubs. Everton need more depth in wide areas, and the Burnley star would be a superb long term investment. However, they will have to sell before buying any more players due to financial fair play regulations. This could give Villa an edge in the transfer chase. McNeil bagged two goals and five assists in the Premier League last season, and he has a contract with Burnley until 2024. The 21-year-old ...
Leicester City set to share plans for new 40,000-seater stadium developments
Leicester City have announced via their official website that they will publicise their initial plans for the expansion of the King Power Stadium. The King Power Stadium currently holds just over 32,000 seats, which is the 20th-largest stadium in the country and the 13th-biggest in the Premier League. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Leicester were receiving near sell-out crowds, filling approximately 98% of their capacity on average. The plans will expand the King Power to 40,000 seats There is clear potential for growth, especially given their impressive recent performances on the pitch. In the last six years, the Foxes have won a Premier League title, an FA Cup and have qualified for Europe three times. As a result, they are looking to expand their home ground to 40,000 to make more money ...
Leicester City set to share plans for new 40,000-seater stadium developments
Leicester City have announced via their official website that they will publicise their initial plans for the expansion of the King Power Stadium. The King Power Stadium currently holds just over 32,000 seats, which is the 20th-largest stadium in the country and the 13th-biggest in the Premier League. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Leicester were receiving near sell-out crowds, filling approximately 98% of their capacity on average. The plans will expand the King Power to 40,000 seats There is clear potential for growth, especially given their impressive recent performances on the pitch. In the last six years, the Foxes have won a Premier League title, an FA Cup and have qualified for Europe three times. As a result, they are looking to expand their home ground to 40,000 to make more money ...
1 PL assist since 2019, 2 PL goals since 2020 – Aston Villa must sell £32k-per-week man
Aston Villa have significantly strengthened their attack this summer with the signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City. They are also trying to lure Leon Bailey away from Bayer Leverkusen, so might that spell the end for Trezeguet? The 26-year-old has been a good servant for Villa since his arrival two years ago, but he’s never been a prolific wide man and now has stiff competition for a starting place. Trezeguet joined the Midlands outfit in 2019 from Kasimpasa and has made 63 appearances in all competitions, bagging nine goals with five assists. The £32k-per-week Egyptian international was a regular in his debut season but found playing time harder to come by in 2020/21. Trezeguet has made only one assist in the Premier League since 2019 and has scored only two Premier League goals ...
1 PL assist since 2019, 2 PL goals since 2020 – Aston Villa must sell £32k-per-week man
Aston Villa have significantly strengthened their attack this summer with the signing of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City. They are also trying to lure Leon Bailey away from Bayer Leverkusen, so might that spell the end for Trezeguet? The 26-year-old has been a good servant for Villa since his arrival two years ago, but he’s never been a prolific wide man and now has stiff competition for a starting place. Trezeguet joined the Midlands outfit in 2019 from Kasimpasa and has made 63 appearances in all competitions, bagging nine goals with five assists. The £32k-per-week Egyptian international was a regular in his debut season but found playing time harder to come by in 2020/21. Trezeguet has made only one assist in the Premier League since 2019 and has scored only two Premier League goals ...
Celtic suffer blow in their pursuit of forward who was valued at €5m earlier this summer
Celtic have suffered a blow in their pursuit of attacker Evann Guessand. According to GFFN, the talented 20-year-old has now signed a new deal with Nice until 2026. Guessand was made available for around €5 million, and Celtic were in talks with the French outfit to sign the centre forward. He is a talented young forward who was on loan at Lausanne in Switzerland last year. The youngster has a massive future ahead of him and could have been a quality long term signing for the Scottish giants. It seems unlikely that he will be sold anytime soon after the contract extension, and Celtic will have to switch their attentions elsewhere. The Hoops are in desperate need of attacking reinforcements, especially with the future of Odsonne Edouard still very much in doubt. The Frenchman is the on...
Celtic suffer blow in their pursuit of forward who was valued at €5m earlier this summer
Celtic have suffered a blow in their pursuit of attacker Evann Guessand. According to GFFN, the talented 20-year-old has now signed a new deal with Nice until 2026. Guessand was made available for around €5 million, and Celtic were in talks with the French outfit to sign the centre forward. He is a talented young forward who was on loan at Lausanne in Switzerland last year. The youngster has a massive future ahead of him and could have been a quality long term signing for the Scottish giants. It seems unlikely that he will be sold anytime soon after the contract extension, and Celtic will have to switch their attentions elsewhere. The Hoops are in desperate need of attacking reinforcements, especially with the future of Odsonne Edouard still very much in doubt. The Frenchman is the on...
English Football Introduces New Heading Limit Amidst Long-Term Head Injury Concerns
English football has introduced a new heading rule for the upcoming 2021/22 season that will see players limited to 10 “higher-force” headers in training per week. The announcement — that will be implemented across all professional levels of football in the U.K. — comes after a series of studies found that repeated heading could lead to dementia and other long-term diseases, while a 2018 study by the University of British Columbia found that blood levels of proteins associated with damage to nerve cells increase after heading the ball. The new rules, delivered in a joint statement from the Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, Professional Footballers’ Association and League Managers’ Association, advises that “a maximum of 10 higher-force headers are carried out i...
An Oral History of Skateboarding in the U.K.: Part 2, 2000-Today
After charting British skateboarding’s journey from the late ‘70s to the turn of the millennium in Part One, the second installment of our oral history of U.K. skateboarding looks at its modern era. Beginning with the cultural impact of Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater, this was the period when the Southbank was saved and that Palace was born, placing the U.K. on the skateboarding map in a way that had never happened before. Alongside that, skateboarding crossed into the mainstream to an unparalleled degree. On one hand, luxury houses from Lanvin to Louis Vuitton began looking to skateboarding for inspiration, while on the other skateparks were built up and down the country, and a new — more diverse — generation became involved in the sport. This is how British skateboarding moved from the rough wor...
28-yr-old set for Man Utd medical in two days, Some of their fans react – ‘Disgustingly good’
Manchester United have agreed on a deal to sign the French international Raphael Varane from Real Madrid. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Red Devils will pay a fee of around €50 million for the 28-year-old centre back. The player is set to undergo his medical in Manchester in the next two days. #Varane @ManUtd deal done: €50M plus bonus to @realmadrid, medicals in #Manchester in two days @SkySports @SkySport — Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) July 26, 2021 Raphaël Varane unveiling as Manchester United player expected next week, due to quarantine rules. Varane’s camp still working on it. 🔴 #MUFC The deal is 100% DONE. Varane will fly to Manchester this week but will undergo his medical few days later. ‘Official’ planning soon. 🛫 pic.twitter.com/uyito8POmn — Fabrizio Roman...
Jurgen Klopp confirms fitness boost for £180,000-a-week man ahead of Hertha friendly
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Virgil van Dijk could make his injury comeback during the pre-season friendly against Hertha Berlin. The Reds are currently in a training camp in Austria. They have already played three games on their trip including one against Mainz that ended 1-0 on Friday. The club have three more friendlies before the new Premier League campaign, and one of those will be against Hertha on Thursday evening. Ahead of the game, Klopp said that the centre-back could make a cameo appearance after nine months out with a serious knee injury. He told Liverpoolfc.com: “I hope, I am not sure, that there is the opportunity that Virgil could play a few minutes.” “He looks really good in training and maybe we can bring [him in], but I need to have some final convers...
Philippines Wins Its First-Ever Olympic Gold Medal
The Philippines has won an Olympic gold medal for the first time in history at the Tokyo Summer Games. Awarded to weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in the 55-kilogram category of women’s weightlifting, Diaz simultaneously set an Olympic record with a combined total of 224 kilograms (493 lbs.) across her two lifts. The event saw Diaz go head-to-head with world record-holder, China’s Liao Qiuyun. Both competitors lifted 97 kilograms (214 lbs.) each in the first round’s snatch lift, but for the following clean and jerk, in which competitors lift the bar to their shoulders before raising it above their heads, Liao lifted 126 kilograms (278 lbs.), while Diaz exceeded with a 127-kilogram lift. In addition to serving in her country’s air force, Diaz is a four-time Olympic competitor who first made waves ...
