The long awaited new Premier League season kicked off on Friday night as Manchester United edged past Fulham in a 1-0 victory, as new signing Joshua Zirkzee opened his account by guiding the ball into the net with a simple left foot finish into the bottom left corner. The Dutch striker announced himself at Manchester United by scoring a late winner on his debut to secure their 1-0 win over Fulham for Erik ten Hag’s side.
The current reigning Champions of Europe, Real Madrid added to their massive trophy cabinet by beating Serie A side Atalanta 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup.
West Ham have signed Germany striker Niclas Fullkrug from Borussia Dortmund for £27m plus addons that could raise the fee to about £32m. The 31 year old, who joined Dortmund from Werder Bremen last summer, scored 15 goals in 46 games in 2023/24 and finished as a Champions League runner up. He also netted twice during hosts Germany’s run to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals, despite not starting a match.
Spain reached their second successive Olympic men’s football final when they beat Morocco 2-1 thanks to second half goals from Fermin Lopez and Juanlu Sanchez at Marseille Stadium on Monday afternoon. La Roja fought back after Morocco went ahead to earn the chance to improve on their silver medal at the Tokyo Games last time out where they were second to Brazil courtesy of Malcom’s extra time winning goal.
Pep Guardiola says he has not ruled out signing a new contract with Manchester City. The Manchester City gaffer’s current deal is due to expire next summer and appeared to hint after steering City to a fourth successive Premier League title in May that next season could be his last at the club. However, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss on Friday opened the door for his time at the Etihad to be extended into a 10th year.
Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa, popularly known as Endrick was revealed as new Real Madrid player on Saturday. The 17 year old Brazilian forward got super emotional and teary during his presentation as a new Real Madrid player at Santiago Bernabéu, stating that playing for the Spanish club was a “dream come true”.
The Spanish national team defeated the Three Lions on Sunday night by two goals to one to lift the Euro 2024 trophy. Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal came off the bench to fire Spain to a record fourth European Championship victory with a merited 2-1 Euro 2024 final win over a battling England side in Berlin on the night.
Arsenal are finalising a deal for Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori for a fee expected to be worth €40m plus addons that might take the total fee to €45m in the long run. Bologna has been holding out for that figure, and discussions have been reported over the payment structure and clauses
Manchester City have completed a deal for 20 year old sensational Brazil winger Sávio on a five year deal, the club confirmed on Thursday. Sources reported that City have paid an initial transfer fee of €25 million ($27.3m), plus a potential €15m ($16.4m) in addons. Sávinho joins City from French side Troyes after loan spells at PSV Eindhoven and Girona over the past two years. Both Troyes and Girona are part of the City Football Group (CFG), which is headed by Manchester City.
Argentina claimed the 2024 Copa América championship by defeating Colombia 1-0, thanks to an extra time goal. The thrilling match remained goalless until Lautaro Martinez scored in the 112th minute, sealing Argentina’s victory. Martinez, who finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with five goals, netted the winner following a turnover that led to a breakaway. His shot flew past Colombia’s goalkeeper, Camilo Vargas, ensuring Argentina’s triumph.
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