Paul Mitchell will leave his role as Newcastle United sporting director by mutual consent at the end of next month, Afrosport reports. His departure comes less than a year after he joined the Magpies last July to replace Dan Ashworth, who left for Manchester United but was dismissed after just five months. Mitchell joined Newcastle at a time when they had to sell players such as...
Newcastle United will be without centre-back Sven Botman for about eight weeks due to a knee injury, manager Eddie Howe confirms. Botman, who suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in March 2024 and returned in January after a 10-month absence, has sustained an injury to his other knee. The 25-year-old has played just five times for Newcastle this season since returning from injury, including three in...
Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has expressed his uncertainty at the availability of in-form forward Marcus Rashford ahead of Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle at Wembley Stadium. The 25-year-old forward limped off in the second half of United’s Europa League play-off tie against Barcelona at Old Trafford on Thursday. Although he was not on the score sheet against the Blaugrana, Ten Hag’s side came...
Portuguese clubs Rio Ave and FC Porto paid tribute to the late Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who tragically passed away following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this month. Atsu, who was confirmed dead on Saturday by his agent Nana Sechere after his body was eventually found under the rubble in his apartment in the city of Hatay, played for both Portuguese...
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