Tacchinardi advises Juventus against selling young loanee: “I’d sacrifice Bremer instead”
Former Juventus star Alessio Tacchinardi urges the management to maintain the services of Matias Soulé, even if it means…
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China's captain RETIRES after 2-2 draw with Singapore as his country's six-game winless run in 2024 continues after 'humiliating' stalemate
Zhang Linpeng had previously been dubbed his nation's best footballer by global icon Marcello Lippi, and had amassed 105 games for China, 13 of...
Milan Court Confirms Hong Kong Tribunal Ruling: Inter Milan President Must Pay Chinese Creditors $255M
A Milan court has confirmed the ruling of a Hong Kong tribunal that Inter Milan President Steven Zhang must pay creditors $255 million USD. This...
Captain resigns and retires after ‘humiliating’ World Cup qualifier and tells wife ‘I really cannot accept it’
CHINA'S national team captain has retired from international duty after his country's “humiliating” draw with Singapore.
Zhang Linpeng threw in the...
Group E: Hong Kong, China 0-2 Uzbekistan
Hong Kong: Goals from Eldor Shomurodov and Rustamjon Ashurmatov earned Uzbekistan a 2-0 win over Hong Kong, China on Thursday to maintain their...
Group C: Singapore 2-2 China PR
Singapore: A spirited second half display saw Singapore come from behind to hold China PR to a 2-2 draw in their Preliminary Joint Qualification –...
Inter Milan CEO To Remain At The Helm Regardless Of Suning’s Future At The Club
While the future of Suning remains shrouded in mystery, Inter Milan CEO Beppe Marotta still holds a firm position at the club. The Nerazzurri...
Celtic star Daizen Maeda caught up in North Korea-Japan chaos as clash suddenly CANCELLED
CELTIC star Daizen Maeda has been caught up in a major footballing row between North Korea and Japan.
That’s because it’s being reported that...
Group D: Chinese Taipei 0-2 Kyrgyz Republic
Kaohsiung: Kyrgyz Republic secured their second win in a row after defeating Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2...
Inter Milan Owners Suning In Talks With Two Companies As They Look To Repay Oaktree Loan Before Deadline
Inter Milan majority owners Suning are still seeking a solution that settles their debt for Oaktree Capital and allows them to remain in control of...
Preview - Group E: Hong Kong, China v Uzbekistan; IR Iran v Turkmenistan
Kuala Lumpur: Uzbekistan will welcome back star forward Eldor Shomurodov for the first of two matches against Hong Kong, China in Group E of the...
Preview - Group C: Korea Republic v Thailand; Singapore v China PR
Kuala Lumpur: All eyes will be on Korea Republic when they resume their Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and...
Preview - Group D: Chinese Taipei v Kyrgyz Republic; Oman v Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: Group D leaders Malaysia will be looking to extend their Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and...
Preview: Singapore vs. China - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Singapore and China, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Preview: Chinese Taipei vs. Kyrgyzstan - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Chinese Taipei and Kyrgyzstan, including predictions, team news and...
Heartbroken Aryna Sabalenka WILL play Miami Open as police rule boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov’s death ‘apparent suicide’
ARYNA SABALENKA is set to play the Miami Open days after boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov’s death.
Former NHL player Koltsov died in Miami yesterday...
FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC Asian Qualifiers: March Match Schedule
During FIFA Matchday, one of the confederations that will see official activity is the AFC. Here you can watch which games and what dates and times...
Reading FC icon takeover verdict and Bearwood confusion
Reading icon Sir John Madejski believes a takeover 'will ratify in the near future' but spoke of his confusion in the news that Wycombe Wanderers...
Inside Paris 2024 Olympic village as ‘intimacy ban’ lifted and 300,000 condoms available but beds made from cardboard
THE intimacy ban for Olympic athletes has been lifted for the Paris Games as organisers have made 300,000 condoms available in the village.
The...
Former Juventus star says Rabiot is not a leader in the Juventus midfield
Former Juventus star Alessio Tacchinardi has commented on the Bianconeri’s midfield, stating that it lacks leaders. Juventus boasts several…
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Jack Grealish lands massive megabucks deal to become the face of kitchen cupboard staple
JACK Grealish has landed a tasty new brand deal – after signing up for a new Hellman’s mayonnaise advert campaign.
The Manchester City ace...
Lu Han x United
See eight epic images from the Chinese singer and actor's recent visit, featuring Reds stars past and present.
Lu Han returns to see United
The well-known Chinese entertainer and avid United fan has been back in Manchester.
Former Juventus star insists they have mentally collapsed
Former Juventus star Alessio Tacchinardi admits that the Bianconeri have experienced a mental collapse after dropping from the top…
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Premier League star’s sister-in-law jailed for 3 YEARS for sharing X-rated videos of footballer in shock blackmail plot
HWANG UI-JO’S sister-in-law has been jailed over a plot to blackmail the Nottingham Forest star.
The striker, who is on loan at Alanyaspor, is...
‘The club is on life support… he’s killing us’, say angry Reading fans as owner SELLS training ground to EFL rivals
ANGRY READING supporters have claimed that the club is “on life support” and that their owner is “killing” the club amid the latest...
Kewell proud of F. Marinos' resilience
Yokohama: Harry Kewell praised his Yokohama F Marinos players as the J1 League outfit advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League for...
Tacchinardi says Juventus has certainly won a top four place now
Alessio Tacchinardi acknowledges that things have not gone according to plan for Juventus so far, but he remains confident…
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TikTok facing BAN in US after vote passes demanding app be sold by ‘shady’ Chinese owners
TIKTOK is facing a “ban” in the US after the House Representatives passed a bill demanding that the app be sold by its Chinese owner.
Lawmakers...
The 9 best-rated hotels in Liverpool on Tripadvisor — with prices from £24pp
IF you’re looking for a city break in the UK, Liverpool should be at the top of your list this year.
To get you there, we’ve rounded up the top...
Inter Milan President Calls Squad With Message Of Support Ahead Of Decisive Champions League Clash Vs Atletico Madrid
Inter Milan President Steven Zhang called the squad today to give a message of support ahead of this evening’s crucial Champions League match...
Ex-Navy diver claims bizarre experiment has de-aged his body age by 20 YEARS – but he SHRUNK in the process
A FORMER Navy diver claims he has de-aged his body after spending a record 100 days underwater.
Dr Joseph Dituri, 56, of the University of Florida,...
Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss leaves Celta Vigo in relegation battle
Rafa Benitez is out of work again (Picture: Getty Images)Former Liverpool and Chelsea manager has been sacked by Celta Vigo, with the club sitting...
Reading FC legend calls on EFL to take 'some accountability'
Reading legend Kevin Doyle has called on the EFL to 'take some accountability' for the off-field mess at the club. The Royals have had 18 points...
Forgotten Chelsea star Oscar tipped for stunning return to European football after earning £150MILLION since leaving
OSCAR is being linked with a shock transfer return to Europe.
The Brazilian, 32, sees his contract with Chinese Super League outfit Shanghai...
Papiss Cisse was terrible in training and I was worried about him but even Didier Drogba was stunned by Newcastle wonder goal
Newcastle cult hero Papiss Cisse was terrible in training but could turn up on a Saturday and stun the very best.
That is the verdict from Alan...
China PR's Wang, Vietnam's Ijiri grateful for experience gained
Tashkent: China PR and Vietnam bid farewell to the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 on Sunday after the East Asian side defeated their...
Reading owner Dai Yongge puts club's Bearwood Park training ground up for SALE in attempt to quickly raise cash - in latest twist under Chinese businessman's ruinous ownership
Reading have had six points deducted this season. The English Football League has previously urged Dai to 'fund the club adequately' or make...
Group B: China PR fall short despite Vietnam win
Tashkent: China PR missed out on the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 semi-finals despite a 6-1 win over Vietnam in their final Group B...
Lionel Messi slammed for backing Chinese firm accused of spying
Football superstar Lionel Messi has been criticised for promoting several apps and video games that are part of what Human Rights Watch has...
Polished Australia please Blayney
Tashkent: Head coach Leah Blayney was proud that Australia managed to subdue a resilient Chinese Taipei to end their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™...
Group A: Perfect Australia sound title warning
Tashkent: Australia defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 to clinch top spot in Group A of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 at the Do’stlik...
Preview - Group B: China PR v Vietnam
Tashkent: China PR will have their work cut out for them when they face Vietnam in their final AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 Group B...
Chelsea confirm summer friendlies for San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta
Photo by Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty ImagesComing to America! This year's USA Tour is starting to shape up, and unlike last year,...
Preview - Group A: Australia v Chinese Taipei
Tashkent: Head coach Leah Blayney wants Australia to maintain their perfect record when they face Chinese Taipei in their final AFC U20 Asian Cup™...
Amano confident of going all the way
Tashkent: Suzu Amano firmly believes that Japan can lift the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ trophy after defeating China PR 2-0 in their Uzbekistan...
Orlando makes Barbra Banda second most expensive female player in world
Zambia forward joins NWSL side for $740,000
Banda says chance to play in US is ‘very humbling'
Orlando Pride have completed a deal to sign Zambia...
Kano: Second-half resilience key to Japan's victory
Tashkent: Head coach Michihisa Kano said a change in tactics in the second half propelled Japan to their 2-0 victory over China PR on Thursday,...
Group B: China PR 0-2 Japan
Tashkent: Japan defeated China PR 2-0 to book their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 semi-final spot on Thursday.
Shin-ji proud to have delivered for Korea Republic
Tashkent: Kim Shin-ji was grinning from ear to ear after Korea Republic’s 6-0 win over Chinese Taipei in their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™...
The Dramatis Personae : 7 March 2024
Thursday Edition of the Daily Merengue The Daily Merengue is a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by...
Abdysh-Ata's Akhmedov wary of Taichung despite huge lead
Bishkek: Head coach Islam Akhmedov believes the job is still not done despite FK Abdysh-Ata Kant’s 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei’s Taichung Futuro FC...
Park: Hunger drove Korea Republic to emphatic victory
Tashkent: Head coach Park Youn-jeong praised Korea Republic's fighting mentality after they cruised to a 6-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in their...
Abdysh-Ata turn on the power against Taichung Futuro
Bishkek: Kyrgyz Republic’s FK Abdysh-Ata Kant will take a commanding 5-0 lead into the second leg of their AFC Cup™ 2023/24 Inter-Zone semi-final...
It was hailed as a great victory for Australian-Chinese relations on Albo's watch... but now alarm bells are ringing about what really happened when the Socceroos went to Beijing
Football Australia sought guidance from the Department of Foreign Affairs about the deal, but were not instructed against participating.
Group A: Chinese Taipei 0-6 Korea Republic
Tashkent: Korea Republic got their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 campaign back on track after defeating Chinese Taipei 6-0 at the...
Preview - Group B: China PR v Japan
Tashkent: China PR are expecting a highly tactical encounter when they face Japan in their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 Group B tie...
Orlando Pride signs Barbra Banda for near-record $740,000 transfer fee as Zambian forward agrees to $2million, four-year deal to become one of the highest-paid players in NWSL history
Falling just short of the all-time women's soccer transfer record, the Orlando Pride signed Zambian forward Barbra Banda from the Chinese Super...
Revealed: How much Orlando Pride are paying for Zambian star Barbra Banda with NWSL set to witness another historic transfer
Orlando Pride has reportedly secured the services of Zambian forward Barbra Banda from Chinese outfit Shanghai Shengli in a record transfer fee.
New West Brom owner Shilen Patel appoints Chinese national as director of WBA Holdings
West Brom owner Shilen Patel has appointed Chinese national Yukai Sun as a new director of WBA Holdings. The development was confirmed on the...
Sources: Orlando signs Banda for near-record fee
The NWSL's Orlando Pride have signed Zambian forward Barbra Banda from Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shengli for a $740,000 transfer fee, a...
Wigan Athletic old-boy opts for new adventure in Chinese Super League
Former Wigan Athletic winger Viv Solomon-Otabor has joined the 10th club of his career by moving to the Chinese Super League.
Former Arsenal cult hero signs for Chinese club
Arsenal cult hero Yaya Sanogo continues his football journey, signing with Chinese club Qingdao Red Lions after stints at Ajax and Urartu FC.
Tacchinardi: “Giuntoli doesn’t like Allegri’s style, Juventus can’t afford to waste Chiesa”
Former Juventus star Alessio Tacchinardi feels that the club’s Football Director Cristiano Giuntoli isn’t a fan of Max Allegri’s…
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Former Arsenal striker seals move to obscure club after contract ripped up
Yaya Sanogo has joined Qingdao Red Lions in China's second division after his contract with Armenian club Urartu was terminated early - the former...
DONE DEAL: Ex- Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo moves to China
Former Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo has made a move to China.
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Forgotten ex-Arsenal striker joins second tier Chinese side following contract termination
Yaya Sanogo has signed a deal with Chinese second tier side Qingdao Red Lions, marking the latest chapter in his journeyman career.
Sanogo, now 31,...
Preview - Group A: Chinese Taipei v Korea Republic
Tashkent: Head coach Hsieh Chih-chun is braced for a tough test when Chinese Taipei face Korea Republic in their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™...
Forgotten Arsenal star joins Chinese second tier side just weeks after contract is torn up
Yaya Sanogo, who spent four years at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger, has joined Qingdao Red Lions in China’s second division after an Armenian club...
Matildas eye another crowd record with pre-Olympic games against China locked in
Australia to host back-to-back games in Adelaide and Sydney
Potential 80,000 crowd expected at Accor Stadium on 3 June
The Matildas are looking to...
Arsenal flop dubbed 'next Thierry Henry' joins new club in Chinese second division
He had Arsenal fans excited they'd found a new and improved Thierry Henry, but Yaya Sanogo now finds himself in China aged 31 after failing under...
Liverpool announce new exciting Asia partnership as part of FSG's 'ambitious' growth plans
Liverpool are to launch an immersive Anfield experience in locations across China and Hong Kong
Kim seeks calmer DPR Korea in upcoming matches
Tashkent: Kim Song-gyong is confident DPR Korea will show improvement in their upcoming matches after they began their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™...
Wang lauds China PR's fighting spirit; DPR Korea's Ri unhappy with draw
Tashkent: China PR’s Wang Jun praised his team’s never-say-die attitude after they fought back to hold DPR Korea to a 1-1 draw in their opening AFC...
Forgotten Arsenal striker, who made 20 appearances under Arsene Wenger, completes move to Chinese second division side less than two months after ending his contract in Armenia
Wenger turned to a 21-year-old Frenchman in the final minute of Arsenal 's 2-1 defeat to Swansea in 2014. It would be his last league appearance...
Infamous Portsmouth loanee swaps Ukraine for China as much-travelled ex-Birmingham man on the move again
The winger made 10 appearances for the Blues during the 2018-19 campaign
Forgotten Arsenal star signs for Chinese second tier side six weeks after contract at Armenian minnows was torn up
FORMER Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo has signed for a Chinese second division side… just weeks after having his previous contract torn up.
The...
Kangwa’s Qingdao Hainiu Stumble in Season Opener
28 ViewsZambian football star Evans Kangwa played the full 90 minutes for his Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu, but his team fell short in...
Group B: DPR Korea 1-1 China PR
Tashkent: DPR Korea and China PR played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in their opening Group B match of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan...
Hsieh wants Chinese Taipei to keep improving; Uzbekistan's Khanjariev laments poor second half
Tashkent: Hsieh Chih-chun wants Chinese Taipei to use their 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in Group A of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 as...
Hsieh wants Chinese Taipei to keep improving; Uzbekistan's Khajariev laments poor second half
Tashkent: Hsieh Chih-chun wants Chinese Taipei to use their 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in Group A of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 as...
Group A: Uzbekistan 0-2 Chinese Taipei
Tashkent: Second half goals from He Jia-shiuan and Chen Yu-chin gave Chinese Taipei a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in their AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™...
Match wrap | Portsmouth 2 Oxford United 1
I once heard a story from someone who’d worked on the 2012 Olympics. A delegation from the games’ organising committee went to Beijing to see if...
Preview - Group B: DPR Korea v China PR
Tashkent: China PR have lofty ambitions for the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 and will be looking to start on the right foot against...
Preview - Group A: Uzbekistan v Chinese Taipei
Tashkent: Uzbekistan are determined to kick off their AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 campaign on a winning note when they take on...
Saudi Pro League is set to bite chunks out of top competitions with Premier League first in line… but it’s not all bad
THE Saudi Pro League may currently resemble a retirement earner for notable footballers — but don't be complacent about its motives.
Behind it...
West Brom get new era off to flying start as they pull clear in playoff race
West Brom moved seven points clear of the Championship play-off chasing pack thanks to a 2-1 win over their top-six rivals Coventry. Their Celtic...
Lionel Messi leads Argentine NT March roster with 9 World Cup champs missing
Lionel Scaloni has submitted the Argentine national team squad for the March international window, with Lionel Messi leading the list while eight...
Premier League and Champions League winner looks unrecognisable from time at Chelsea
Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires looks unrecognisable eight years after leaving Stamford Bridge for the Chinese Super League.
The Brazilian, who...