Ex Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy thanked the jury for ignoring what he termed “rumors” as he was cleared of 10 sexual harassment and assault charges, including two serious cases – raping a woman and trying to rape another. The Frenchman broke down in tears as the judge delivered the verdict at Chester Crown Court on Friday.
English midfielder Bamidele Alli was one of English soccer’s biggest prospects in the mid 2010s. He was a member of the England team that reached the World Cup semifinals in 2018, and that after a period when he was a star of Mauricio Pochettino’s young Tottenham side that nearly won the Premier League. However, the attacking midfielder’s career has dipped in recent years, from falling out of pecking order with Tottenham to not getting minutes in Everton and then being loaned to the Turkish league. Apparently, the midfielder was going through a lot of things that affected his mental stability, and he chose to share in an interview with former England defender Gary Neville, opening up on issues that have been affecting him.
The class of 1984 finally has some company as England Under 21 class of 2023 team win the European Championship for the first time in 39 years!!! It was an entertaining and feisty game as two of the European heavyweights went head to head against each other, but the main highlight of the game was the last minute penalty save by James Trafford. The Man City goalkeeper who is set for a move to another club this summer, kept out Abel Ruiz’s low spot kick in the 99th minute after a lengthy VAR check. The 20-year-old then produced another brilliant stop on the follow up before his teammates mobbed him up.
Former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has decided to hang his boots and retire from professional football at the age of 36. The middle maestro hangs up his boots following a successful and colorful career which saw the Spaniard win two Premier League titles with Chelsea, a La Liga with Barcelona and an FA Cup with Arsenal. He also earned 110 caps for Spain in an international career which saw him win back-to-back European Championships and the World Cup in between those successes.
Manchester United are hoping to build on what was a very impressive debut season for manager Erik ten Hag which saw them finish third in the Premier League and claim their first silverware in over 6 years as they won the Carabao Cup. The Red Devils also reached the final of the FA Cup but were beaten by local rivals Manchester City, who equaled United’s 1998/99 record of winning the treble. So in the quest of strengthening the team in certain lagging areas, Manchester United have decided to sign Chelsea ace, Mason Mount on a £60m deal, Black Sports Live understands.
Following their stellar season, though it did not end in the way they would have wanted, Arsenal are already making exciting moves in the transfer window this summer. The Gunners have just completed two major signings in Kai Havertz and Declan Rice. Arsenal’s third bid of £105m for Declan Rice is the most expensive British transfer ever. Man City ended interest after having £90m+10m in addons bid rejected by West Ham. Every team that wanted him knew how much he’d cost, after he led the Hammers to an Europa Conference League title last season, their first European trophy since 1965.
Cristiano Ronaldo has always relished a sense of occasion and struck in typical fashion, bagging a winner on the same night he was honoured with a plaque from Guinness World Records for his record breaking 200th international appearance. The Portuguese international received a Guinness World Records certificate for having the most international caps for a male player. The closest to Ronaldo’s tally is Bader Al-Mutawa, who was capped by Kuwait on 196 occasions.
The Spanish national team beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties to win their first ever Nations League trophy, and their first trophy win since Euro 2012. Dani Carvajal, who was substituted seven minutes into the extra time, converted the deciding penalty to win the trophy with an ice cold ‘panenka’. The game had ended goalless after extra time, giving head coach Luis de la Fuente, a trophy winning start to his tenure.
Manchester United’s future remains unclear, as the Glazers continue to delay a public announcement about their preferred takeover bidder. Sheikh Jassimi and Sir Jim Ratcliffe await the decision from the Raine Group, but things haven’t really been silent around the process. Despite reports indicating that fans should expect the successful party to become known this week, there hasn’t been any clarity on the whole situation. However, Sheikh Jassim’s camp is hopeful of sealing the deal after his improved fifth bid earlier this month, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who was previously considered the firm favourite, has the chance to respond to that offer with an upgraded approach of his own. The Glazers are hanging on for every penny they can get near the end of a seven month saga that could likely go on and on to a year by its conclusion.
Leicester City appointed Enzo Maresca as their new manager on Friday after the Italian left his role as assistant coach under Pep Guardiola at treble winners Manchester City.
Maresca signed a three-year deal with Leicester as he replaces Dean Smith who was appointed interim boss until the end of the season following the sacking of Brendan Rodgers. Smith, however, could not keep the 2015/16 Premier League champions in the top flight, as they finished 18th and were relegated to the second tier English Championship.
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