Former Juventus goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny has joined Spanish giants Barcelona until the end of the season, barely a month after he announced his retirement from football, Afrosport reports. The 34-year-old shot stopper only announced his retirement on August 27 after mutually agreeing to terminate his Juventus contract, but now sees a sensational return to the game. Szczesny's signing is due to the knee injury suffered by...
La Liga club Barcelona has confirmed that goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen will undergo a knee surgery on Monday. Ter Stegen suffered a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee during their 5-1 victory over Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday. The German shot-stopper was carried off on a stretcher after injuring his right knee as he landed awkwardly...
Cameroon and Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, along with Morocco's Yassine Bono, are among the ten shotstoppers nominated for the Yashin trophy in the 2023 Ballon d'Or award. Onana, who spent last season with Serie A side Inter Milan, was vital to the Nerazzurri's success in the 2022–23 season. The Cameroon goalie helped Inter win the Italian Super Cup and the Coppa Italia, including helping them...
Ivory Coast international Franck Kessie was the hero as Catalan giants Barcelona edged their eternal rivals Real Madrid in the El Clasico at the Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night. The former AC Milan midfielder, who came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Barca’s other goalscorer Sergio Roberto, finished off a brilliant team move with a sublime strike in second-half stoppage time, helping Barcelona to their...
The much-anticipated tie between Manchester United and Barcelona did not disappoint as both sides played out a 2-2 draw in an enthralling encounter in the Europa League playoff round at the Camp Nou. The highly-anticipated tie did not disappoint, with the two tacticians on the sidelines – Erik Ten Hag and Xavi Hernandez – devising various combinations that could lead to victory. Although the first half...
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