Author: Hfutbol World

In the end, the signings will come in for Chelsea this summer despite the setbacks they’ve had albeit most of the signings still to come this will see them overpay because time is running out and they will become short of options.Yes. Chelsea have already paid part of the price for the incapability of the duo of Todd Boehly and Thomas Tuchel as they’ve seen some of their primary targets moved elsewhere but more is still to come before the end of the summer.Maybe there will be no Barcelona to beat them to another signing. Maybe the players this time…

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Liverpool assistant manager, Pep Lijnders has confirmed that current Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta approached him in 2019 to become his assistant at the club.Lijnders, who has been at Liverpool since 2014 when he joined from Porto had a brief spell at NEC Nijmegen in 2018 before returning to Liverpool the same year.He was together with Mikel Arteta years earlier when they both took the Pro Licence course and they have keep a close relationship since then while they serve as assistance to the two biggest rivals in the league.Pep Lijnders said: “Mikel Arteta had asked me to be his assistant…

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A desperate move to maintain the excitement but for a consequence severe enough to cost the club it’s status as they continue to accumulate loses.A quiet summer was predicted for the Spotify Camp Nou landlords but reverse has been the case weeks into the transfer window.Cash has been injected and new players have come in while the club struggle to get some others off the books. It is a summer Barcelona fans thought they would only live in their dreams.The activation of the economic lever has helped the club raise money to fund transfers this summer and Barcelona has seized…

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What would you make of Manchester United’s preseason so far ? There’s no denying it has been one impressive run despite their latest disappointment against Aston Villa.This [the disappointment] is one that is expected in order to banish any signs of complacency when the new season gets underway. The team needs a down to earth from their performances and being served three game to the end of preseason is great timing.So far so good. Three Premier League teams played in the course of four preseason games and it is obvious what Erik Ten Hag brings to Manchester United.One can say,…

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Arsenal on Friday officially confirmed the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City in a £32 million deal on a four year contract.The Ukrainian left City after six years to reunite with former Manchester City assistant manager, Mikel Arteta, who is now the boss at the Emirates.The 25-year-old will wear the No. 35 shirt, previously occupied by Gabriel Martinelli, who has switched to the No. 11 earlier in the summer.Speaking for the first time as the club’s latest signing, Zinchenko was asked a lot of questions about his position. Being a versatile player, the fans are eager to know if…

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Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has confirmed the club is not considering a move for Brazilian star, Neymar Jr this summer.Speculations of a move away from PSG this summer is not going away for Neymar despite the player reiterating his intention of staying in Paris.Chelsea and Manchester City are amongst several clubs believed to be interested in luring the 30-year-old away from current club, PSG, but Pep Guardiola has now denounce the reports.Pep Guardiola on the reports: “I’m sorry but it’s not true. The information is not right, Neymar is an incredible player and the information I have, he’s an…

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Summer signing from Porto Fabio Vieira has aimed a dig at his new Arsenal teammate, Marquinhos about learning a new language in England.22-year-old Portuguese midfielder, Vieira while responding to questions in an interview revealed that fellow new signing, Marquinhos is worse at English than himself.Fabio Vieira: “I have the Portuguese-speaking guys here. It’s easier for me because they help me with the language. Obviously we talk to each other in Portuguese – but sometimes in English too, because me and Marquinhos need to learn English. His English is worse than mine.”Brazil teenager, Marquinhos also arrived at the Emirates this summer…

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South Africa and Morocco will meet in the final of this edition of the Women African Cup of Nations following victories in their respective semi final games.South Africa reaches consecutive finals in the Women African Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over Zambia thanks to Linda Motlhalo’s 94th minute penalty.And evenly contested game at the Mohammad V Sports complex in Casablanca saw both neither side able to find a breakthrough for the entire 90 minutes though chances were created.As the match appeared headed for a draw, Martha Tembo was condemned for a foul on Seoposenwe inside the area and…

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Baby of the league as qualified by team manager, Gbenga Ogunbote, Remo Stars were the real deal in the concluded league season.The Ikenne Warriors enjoyed a historical season, as every good thing that happened to them over the course of the 38 game season is in all likelihood be happening for the first time.Having been eliminated in each of the two seasons they had been promoted to the topflight, Remo Stars made several changes on regaining promotion back into the NPFL and that has paid massive dividends in under a year.The first step was appointing veteran manager, Gbenga Ogunbote, who…

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The NPFL 2021/22 season has come to a close and unlike any other campaign in previous years, it was more fun, competitive, engaged by fans and from here, on can boastfully say, it will only get better.The level of enthusiasm shown by fans was evidence in the number of turn ups in different stadia across the country over the course of the season, while it can also be seen amongst the trending topics on social media platforms, weeks in and out.It is impressive to see such attention given to our domestic league, which has not been so in times past,…

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