Category: Global

  • LIVE: Brazil v Chile – Including Neymar & Alexis Sanchez

    LIVE: Brazil v Chile – Including Neymar & Alexis Sanchez

    Welcome to Brazil vs Chile, live from Emirates Stadium, brought to you by Copa90 and Football FanCast. In a repeat of last summer’s World Cup quarter-final – which Brazil clinched following a 3-2 penalty shoot-out victory – two of South America’s on-song sides face-off with Alexis Sanchez and Neymar set to take centre stage. It’s…

  • LIVE: Weekend Coverage of Brazil v Chile

    LIVE: Weekend Coverage of Brazil v Chile

    Welcome to a true festival of football, as Copa90 and Football FanCast welcome you to exclusive, weekend-long coverage of Brazil vs Chile.

  • Former Man United trialist Freddy Adu moves to Finland

    Former Man United trialist Freddy Adu moves to Finland

    Embed from Getty Images Finnish club Kuopion Palloseura have confirmed that they have signed Freddy Adu. The 25-year-old former United States international was tipped to become one of the greatest footballers when he made his debut for DC United at just 14-years-old. However, since his departure in 2007, after which he had a two-week trial…

  • Arsenal close in on 16-year-old Uruguayan wonderkid

    Arsenal close in on 16-year-old Uruguayan wonderkid

    Embed from Getty Images Arsenal are ready to make a £2.5 million bid for 16-year-old Uruguayan sensation Federico Valverde, according to reports. The 16-year-old visited the North London club’s training ground and Emirates stadium earlier this month and it is now being reported a deal worth £2.5m is close to being closed. Valverde currently plays Penarol…

  • Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez to join Al Sadd

    Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez to join Al Sadd

    Embed from Getty Images Youcef Dahmani takes a brief look at Xavi Hernandez’s new role with Al Sadd, leaving behind an amazing history with Barcelona. Xavi will be earning €10m a season over the next three years, with an extra year as an option. As well as being given a role as adviser of the…

  • Is The MLS drafting system paving the way forward for player recruitment ?

    Is The MLS drafting system paving the way forward for player recruitment ?

    Embed from Getty Images Calum Valentine takes a closer look at the MLS’s drafting system and questions if other leagues around the world, mainly the Premier League, could adopt their approach. At the end of every transfer window the same question always seems to arise; Is our current player recruitment model on a national scale fair…

  • Lampard excited to face Steven Gerrard in MLS

    Lampard excited to face Steven Gerrard in MLS

    Embed from Getty Images Frank Lampard has discussed the potential of playing against Steven Gerrard in the MLS when they join New York City and LA Galaxy, respectively. Lampard, who is currently on loan with Manchester City will join their feeder club, New York, at the end of the season, whilst Gerrard will link up…

  • England could host the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    England could host the 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Embed from Getty Images Greg Dyke, Football Association Chairman, has come out and said England may bid to host the World Cup in 2016. With the announcement that Englishman David Gill has been appointed Britain’s next FIFA Vice-President, Greg Dyke has stated that England’s prospects of bidding for the 2026 World Cup have certainly increased.…

  • Former Man United star agrees deal to leave Juventus for Boca Juniors

    Former Man United star agrees deal to leave Juventus for Boca Juniors

    Embed from Getty Images Former Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez is set to leave Juventus this summer and move to Boca Juniors, according to Calciomercato. It is widely expected that the Argentine forward will return to his native country when his deal expires in 2016, however, reports have now claimed that he could depart this…

  • Real Madrid youngster to join Celtic on loan next season

    Real Madrid youngster to join Celtic on loan next season

    Embed from Getty Images Real Madrid youngster Martin Odegaard has been linked with a move to Celtic on loan. Attacking midfielder Odegaard joined Real Madrid in January for a fee of £2m from Stromgodset after impressing for the Norwegian club side and national side, whom he made his debut with at the age of 15. Now,…