Kroos to sign off club career in the Champions League final, leaving Euro 2024 as his swansong
May 22 – Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos will retire from football after the European Championships this summer.
Performance
Juventus fire Allegri after Italian Cup final sending off
May 20 – Juventus are the latest European giant to be looking for a new manager after sacking Massimiliano Allegri just two days after he led the side to the Italian Cup.
No turning back for Tuchel at Bayern Munich
May 17 – Bayern Munich’s apparent u-turn to try and keep manager Thomas Tuchel at the club has been rebuffed after the two parties failed to reach an agreement.
Man City’s Rodri tops world ranking of players who have had the most impact this season
May 16 – Manchester City’s midfield maestro Rodri has been ranked the most impactful player in world football as the Spaniard eyes a fourth straight Premier League title this weekend.
Spurs’ Son tops ‘defensive attacker’ world ranking
May 10 – Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung Min is the top defensive attacker in world football according to a ranking by the CIES Football Observatory, using data from its partners Wyscout and SkillCorner.
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.
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.