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Martin Braithwaite has lavished praise on his Barcelona teammates including Lionel Messi ahead of La Liga's imminent return. The 29-year-old arrived at the Camp Nou in controversial circumstances back in February. Despite their significant financial resources, Barça were awarded special dispensation to bring the forward in from relegation-threatened Leganes outside of the transfer window following the injury of Ousmane Dembele. Martin Braithwaite in action for Barcelona The deal was criticised...

Jill Scott has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal at Manchester City in a combined playing and coaching role, emphasising her continued ability to defy age and the huge importance she still has for both club and country. City have a proud history of investing in youth, with youngsters Keira Walsh, Jess Park and Lauren Hemp all signing new, long-term contracts at the club over the past six months. Despite the club's reputation for putting their faith in youth, they had no qualms in handing...

*TRANSFER SAGAS ALERT* Even before football properly returns from a three-month hiatus, a pair of blockbusting transfer 'sagas' involving two of the finest talents this continent has to offer are already starting to unravel. The futures of both Jadon Sancho and Kai Havertz have been thrust into the unknown as a result of the unprecedented financial strains brought about by COVID-19, with the former's exit from Borussia Dortmund this summer now not looking so clear-cut, while the latter's...

tart Premier League clubs face missing out on combined lost revenue of up to £1bn this season as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with accountancy firm Deloitte expecting ‘significant revenue reduction and operating losses’ across European football as a whole. Premier League clubs pulled in a collective £5.2bn in revenue for the 2018/19 season, but Deloitte’s 2020 Annual Review of Football Finances projects a drop in revenues to £4.3bn in 2019/20. Much of that drop will be from lost...

As football across Europe inches closer to a return and the dust is blown off the tossed aside league tables, Serie A boasts something of a bottleneck at the business end. Juventus, in the hunt for their ninth consecutive Scudetto, occupy the familiar position of first place but are just one point above the surprise challengers Lazio. ?? Da quattro anni alla nostra guida! Il 3 aprile del 2016, Simone #Inzaghi diventava l'allenatore de #LaPrimaSquadraDellaCapitale ? pic.twitter.com/zhQs56xthb —...

Barcelona have entered the race for Feyenoord starlet Orkun Kökcü this summer. Kökcü's season is already over after the cancellation of the Eredivisie at the end of April, with Feyenoord sitting third in the table behind joint-leaders Ajax and AZ. The 2019/20 Eredivisie season was declared null and void back in April The talented 19-year-old may have played his final game in red and white, with Arsenal expected to lodge a bid for the player, while Dutch news outlet RTV Rijnmond report that...

For the neutral, watching Juan Foyth play football must be such exhilarating entertainment. Why? Because whenever he plays, something really, really ridiculous happens. And yet, there's still a part of your average Tottenham fan that thinks, 'That Foyth has something about him, y'know.' Foyth celebrates his goal at Crystal Palace last season The Argentina international - no, really, he's accumulated ten caps since his debut in October 2018 - hasn't persuaded Jose Mourinho of his ability since...

Liverpool Women winger Rinsola Babajide has signed a fresh contract with the club to extend her stay on Merseyside for at least another season, a rare piece of good news for the Reds at the moment following a raft of other departures and relegation. With the Women’s Super League season cancelled as a result of the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis, it was decided last week that Liverpool would be relegated to the Women’s Championship on a points per game basis. Liverpool have been...

d Go It's tough times for Lyon right now. At the start of the season, they had one of the most exciting and dynamic sides in Europe as they flew out of the traps both domestically and in Europe. However, a few patchy spells of form after an injury to Memphis Depay saw them slip to seventh in Ligue 1, just before the league was cut short by COVID-19. This means there will be no European football at the Groupama Stadium for the first time in 20 years, and due to this they will have to sell some...

Barcelona right-back Nélson Semedo has been forced into a period of self-isolation after breaking quarantine guidelines just days before La Liga is set to get back underway. Sevilla and Real Betis will kick of proceedings on Thursday evening, with Barcelona's first fixture coming against Real Mallorca on Saturday. View this post on Instagram Nton Nu Bai??‍♂️??‍♂️ A post shared by Nelson Semedo ???? (@nelsonsemedo50) on May 19, 2020 at 5:36am PDT Semedo's involvement in that fixture is now in...

Gareth Southgate has acknowledged that he benefitted from white privilege when he was given his first job in management at Premier League outfit Middlesbrough in 2006. Southgate, alongside fellow former England internationals Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Phil Neville, all walked into high profile debut managerial jobs, while Sol Campbell and Paul Ince were both forced to begin their careers in the dugout at League Two side Macclesfield. The England boss admitted that he did not register...

lans The UEFA Executive Committee will hold its next videoconference meeting in two parts on 17 and 18 June, with discussions to include the conclusion of the 2019/20 Champions League and Europa League, as well as looking ahead to next season’s competitions. All European competitions were suspended indefinitely in March, with both the Champions League and Europa League frozen at the last 16 stage. View this post on Instagram ?️"“If the @ChampionsLeague can't be completed, the trophy should go...

gain Whether it be for his hairstyles, antics off the field, transfer stories, his agent...or his stellar performances on the pitch, Paul Pogba is never too far away from the headlines. There are few quite like the Frenchman in world football. With the perfect blend of power and technical skill, Pogba has the ability to change a game singlehandedly. Paul Pogba - Manchester United Departing Manchester United in the summer of 2012 for Juventus, Pogba went on to get the first team minutes he was...

So we all know that Newcastle are hopeful of coming into a little bit of money in the near future. Their Saudi Arabia-backed takeover is close to completion (unless, of course, it isn't) so the transfer rumours are already going wild. We've had rubbish, unfounded rumours of bids for Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, and now we've got a link to Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz. Because of many requests. True: Kai Havertz can imagine to play for @ChelseaFC. True: there are already talks. But: @ChelseaFC...

Chelsea have been taken taken to the High Court by a group of former players who were victims of racist abuse by former club coach Gwyn Williams during the 1980s and 1990s. Williams was found guilty of subjecting youth team players as young as 12 to daily racist abuse, prompting Chelsea to issue a public apology and offer support to the victims. Former youth coach Gwyn Williams has been named as the "instigator" of racial abuse at Chelsea Read more: https://t.co/SRxN9WbkJY...

News With the rest of Europe's top leagues almost back in business, the Bundesliga may start to fade into the background soon; with the title race done and the season almost over. There's still plenty to play for in the interim though, with the European spots still up for grabs and the relegation battle very much alive. Bayern Munich have more or less wrapped up the title, leading Borussia Dortmund by seven points with just four games to go, but they haven't taken their collective foot off the...

Australia and New Zealand are now firm favourites to be named co-hosts of the next FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023 following a strong assessment in the official Bid Evaluation Report, giving them a key advantage over Japan and Colombia at the final stage of the process. With Brazil withdrawing from the race earlier this month, FIFA has now published its report on the final three bids, with the FIFA Council scheduled to hold a decisive vote later this month and announce the winning bid for 2023...

turn The Championship is following in the Premier League's footsteps with a return to action on 20 June, following three months without football. Standings are tantalisingly poised, with just six points separating sixth from 13th, and just three points between 22nd and 17th, meaning there's everything to play for in the nine remaining league fixtures. Let's take a look at a selection of fixtures that could prove decisive when the league gets back underway. 20 June: Brentford vs. Fulham Restart...

ment Leicester City have accepted that they are facing an uphill battle to hold on to left-back Ben Chilwell, who is wanted by both Chelsea and Manchester City. It was confirmed to 90min that the two suitors see Chilwell as the perfect solution to their struggles at left-back. Chelsea want to replace both Marcos Alonso and Emerson, while City are ready to cut ties with Benjamin Mendy. Leicester want £75m to part ways with Chilwell Leicester have insisted that they will not be forced to part...

Bournemouth winger Ryan Fraser is likely to turn down a new contract with the Cherries in order to protect his chance to sign for a new club before next season. The 26-year-old has been subject to interest from a number of Premier League sides in the last 12 months and will leave Bournemouth for free this summer as it stands. 90min exclusively revealed last month that Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham are all monitoring his situation, and are preparing to offer the Scottish international a...