Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has insisted he is not under pressure from the club hierarchy to win the FIFA Club World Cup because of the massive financial incentives attached to the competition, Afrosport reports. World football governing body FIFA has set aside a prize money pool of $1 billion among the 32 competing teams from six continents, with the eventual winner taking home a whopping...
Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has admitted that his team’s preparations for the upcoming Bundesliga season have been disrupted because of their participation at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, Afrosport reports. The expanded intercontinental tournament will finish on July 13, meaning participating teams will have limited time to recuperate before the 2025-26 season commences. Regardless of the disruption, Kompany has taken...
Crystal Palace have signed goalkeeper Walter Benitez on a free transfer and will join the club on July 1 after the expiration of his contract with PSV Eindhoven, Afrosport reports. The 32-year-old Argentine shot stopper featured 134 times across three seasons for PSV, keeping a total of 43 clean sheets, helping them win back-to-back Eredivisie titles in 2024 and 2025 as well as the Dutch Cup...
Middlesbrough appointed former Luton Town boss Rob Edwards their new manager after the dismissal of Michael Carrick, Afrosport reports. The 42-year-old departed Luton by mutual consent in January and takes over from Carrick, who was relieved of his duties after failing to get Boro into the Championship playoff places last season. Edwards famously secured Premier League promotion for Luton for the 2023-24 season, but the Hatters...
Al Ahly narrowly missed out on booking their place in the round of 16 at 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after an epic 4-4 draw in their final Group A game with FC Porto at MetLife Stadium on Monday, Afrosport reports. The Egyptian giants needed to defeat Porto to stand a chance of qualification having gathered one point in their opening two games while hoping things...
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