Chelsea and Belgium legend Eden Hazard has shared his thoughts on Rayan Cherki being Kevin De Bruyne’s successor at Manchester City. Cherki joined Manchester City as their third signing of the previous summer window from Lyon on a five-year contract as the Blues planned for life beyond De Bruyne, who joined Napoli as a free […]

The league’s emphasis on youth development has seen its place in the careers of US national team players shift dramatically Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter When the United States men’s national team traveled to France for the 1998 World Cup, they did so with 16 Major League Soccer players on their 22-man roster. This was very much by design. MLS had kicked off in 1996 as a fulfilled promise made to Fifa by US Soccer for the right to host the 1994 World Cup. The new league then set about hoarding as many national team players as it could. In a winless and mirthless tournament in 1998, fraught by a fractious camp, the Americans started an MLS player 21 times in their three group-stage matches, for an average of seven per starting lineup. That number has trended down ever since. In the 2002 run to the World Cup quarter-finals, setting the program’s modern high-water mark, an average of 5.4 MLS players made a start in the USA’s five matches. In 2006, it was 3.33. By 2010, that number had sunk to two; and in 2022, it was only one. In Qatar, the USMNT’s final group stage match against Iran was, in fact, the first time the team had started no MLS players at all at a World Cup since the league’s founding.

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Altay Bayindir seems to have finally reached his absolute breaking point at Manchester United. With the summer transfer window peeking around the corner, the Turkish international is reportedly plotting his escape route from Old Trafford. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & […] The post Personal terms agreed: Man United outcast close to ending Old Trafford nightmare appeared first on CaughtOffside.

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Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has agreed personal terms with Besiktas, per the Daily Mail. The Turkish club made an offer for the 28-year-old in January, but United rejected their approach as they wanted to keep him as a back-up option. Bayindir is contracted at Old Trafford until 2027, with the club having an option […]

Omar Alderete has become one of those signings that only looks obvious in hindsight. Sunderland’s recruitment in their push to survive in the Premier League has rightly drawn attention for the headline additions, with Nordi Mukiele adding athleticism and recovery pace to the defensive unit, Enzo Le Fée giving them flair, and Granit Xhaka providing […] The post Omar Alderete Scout Report At Sunderland 2025/2026: The Black Cats’ Defensive Stabiliser – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

When Manchester City signed Rayan Cherki from Lyon last summer, there were question marks surrounding how the French international would fit into a Pep Guardiola side. Cherki’s talent was never in question, however, his work out of possession was in some circles. As the 2025-26 season has progressed, Rayan Cherki has emphatically put any doubts […] The post Pep Guardiola and Rayan Cherki have put a narrative to bed surrounding the Manchester City marvel appeared first on Esteemed Kompany.