Papy Djilobodji has been handed a two-game ban for unsportsmanlike conduct after making a throat-slitting gesture in Werder Bremen s 1-1 draw with Mainz on Saturday.
The 27-year-old, on loan at Werder from Chelsea, made the signal at a grounded Pablo de Blasis after battling for possession with the attacker during the Bundesliga clash.
A three-match suspension for the Chelsea loanee had initially been proposed by the German Football Association (DFB) a similar sanction to that of St Pauli s Deniz Naki for making the gesture toward Hansa Rostock fans in 2009 but Werder appealed Tuesday s ruling.
Bremen s appeal has been partially successful, but they will nonetheless be without the centre-back in their upcoming games.
The DFB disciplinary board has hand…
Newcastle United are interested in signing Jarrad Branthwaite from Premier League rivals Everton in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Newcastle are looking for a new centre-back, and that the Magpies are keen on bringing Branthwaite to St. James’ Park.
Football Transfers has claimed that Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is a big fan of Branthwaite and personally wants to sign the 21-year-old English central defender. Branthwaite has established himself as an important player for Everton. The 21-year-old has made 10 appearances in the Premier League this season.
Newcastle are seventh in the Premier League table at the moment with 20 points from 12 matches, six points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fourth. Meanwhile, Everton currently find…
Barcelona chief Joan Laporta is not a fan of the original plans for a European Super League, even though his club have stood by the proposal.
Along with 11 other European heavyweights, Barca attempted to form a breakaway competition in April 2021.
However, nine of the 12 teams withdrew due to the unpopularity of the proposals, with UEFA s reaction particularly strong.
The sides nevertheless avoided any meaningful punishment and three clubs – Barca, Real Madrid and Juventus – remain committed to a Super League.
However, Laporta, who succeeded Josep Maria Bartomeu as Barca president in March of last year, does not believe a closed-shop Super League would be the correct way to go.
Indeed, Laporta believes keeping alive the chance of smaller teams…
Lautaro Martinez s superb double fired Inter into the Coppa Italia final against Milan on Tuesday, as they ran out 3-0 victors at San Siro.
The Argentina international kept the Nerazzurri on course for a potential domestic double, after a goalless first leg last month set up a winner-takes-all clash this week.
With the Supercoppa Italia already secured against Juventus and Milan merely two points ahead with a game out of hand, Inter could yet complete a clean sweep of domestic honours.
Simone Inzaghi claimed a maiden Derby della Madonnina win with the result, and his side will now wait to discover if they face holders Juventus or Fiorentina.
With defeat leaving Stefano Pioli and his side with just the Scudetto left to fight for, though, the stage is…
Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out received a record number of reports of discriminatory behaviour during the 2022-23 season.
Figures released by the organisation show that 1,007 reports – an increase of 65.1 per cent over the previous season – were made during the campaign from the grassroots and professional games and across social media.
Reports of online abuse rose by 279 per cent with the organisation receiving 207 more reports related to online forums and social media than in the previous 12 months.
Racism was the most common form of discrimination, accounting for just under half (49.3 per cent) of all reports, while reports related to sexism and misogyny represented the largest rise in a specific discrimination type.
Figures show a 400 per ce…
Takumi Minamino is officially a Liverpool player. A transfer story that broke suddenly has been wrapped up well before Christmas, let alone the January window opening.
The Reds had barely touched down after playing Salzburg in the Champions League when journalists in the know began reporting a potential deal. Within hours, the Austrian club officially confirmed negotiations were taking place after a reported £7.25million release clause was met.
Liverpool saw what the Japan international can offer during the two games between the teams in Europe.
Indeed, Minamino has already scored at Anfield, finding the net in a 4-3 loss back in October. There is a video on Twitter of Jurgen Klopp nodding his head approvingly at that goal, cheekily suggesting he knew all alon…
Harry Kane is not expected to return to training until April in a huge blow to both Tottenham and England.
The Spurs striker suffered a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring in the Premier League defeat to Southampton this month, and the club confirmed on Thursday he would undergo surgery.
The latest estimate for Kane s lay-off should concern Tottenham fans, with the team sixth and six points off a Champions League place, while England manager Gareth Southgate will also be worried as Euro 2020 approaches.
So, will Spurs stick or twist in the transfer market? And does Southgate have an alternative to his talismanic captain?
6 In the last six Premier League matches that Harry Kane has played no part in for Tottenham Hotspur, they have picked up just five po…
Dejan Stankovic is sure former boss Jose Mourinho will restore the glory days at Manchester United as he told supporters to expect success from the Special One .
Identified by United s hierarchy in the off-season to lead the Premier League club back among Europe s elite, Mourinho has overseen signs of improvement but also some teething problems at Old Trafford.
Since replacing Louis van Gaal and investing heavily in Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly, Mourinho has won the EFL Cup and is preparing for the Europa League quarter-finals, but United are stumbling in the race for the top four.
Tuesday s last-gasp draw at home to Everton their ninth at the Theatre of Dreams this season and 12th overall in the Premier League left United si…
According to a recent report from AS, Barcelona club president Joseph Maria Bartomeu has not kickstarted negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over any kind of deal for Neymar. The belief is that they are confident Real Madrid aren’t interested in trying to bring him in anymore, meaning they will be able to take their good sweet time before making an effort to sign the Brazilian.
Neymar’s future has been uncertain for quite some time now, with the man himself indicating over the summer that he would be intrigued by the possibility of a return to the Nou Camp.
His first spell with the club didn’t exactly end perfectly but when you consider just how talented he is, we can’t imagine Barca fans will care too much if they do manage to bring him back.
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Jozy Altidore has signed a new Toronto contract running until the end of the 2022 season, the club announced on Thursday.
The 29-year-old United States international joined Toronto from Sunderland in January 2015, returning to MLS after nearly seven years abroad.
He has starred as a designated player for Toronto, contributing 60 goals and 20 assists in 114 appearances across all competitions and leading the side to an MLS Cup win in 2017.
This is my family, this club and this city, Altidore said in a release. The fans, from the first day, they accepted me, they gave me the right to show what I m all about, and they took me in. We ve built something great togethe
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Toronto took me in, made me…