Jadon Sancho's Manchester United nightmare is finally over, but will he find his best form back at Borussia Dortmund? IT'S TRANSFER SEASON BABAYYY! A few transfers have already been finalized, but none made more headlines than Jadon Sancho's return to Borussia Dortmund on loan from Manchester United! Christian and Alexis give their thoughts on the English winger making the move back to Germany and ask if Sancho will prove Erik ten Hag wrong with his performances. The guys also discuss the Carabao Cup semi-finals, the Saudi Pro League's potential collapse, and some controversial hirings in MLS and NWSL. We finish the episode with another edition of Tight 5. Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has came back Borussia Dortmund on loan until June. The England National team player enjoyed four positive years in Germany but his career pulled up following his much- expensive move to United. Jadon Sancho is back at Borussia Dortmund, connecting the Bundesliga side on loan from Manchester United until the last day of the season as he looks to kick- start a drawing up career. " When I ran into the altering room here and now, it smelled like coming home," Sancho stated after complete the signing of a six- month loan deal in Dortmund on Thursday — a deal which doesn't contain an opportunity for BVB to sign him back permanently. " I know about the club inside- out, I have constantly been actually near to the supporters today and I have noway lost contact with the people in count. I can not wait-anymore to have my teammates once again, get out on the pitch, practicing football with a smile on my expression, earn assists, scoring goals and assist the team qualify for the Champions League." England winger Sancho, 23, 1st flare onto the scene as a teenager in Dortmund, gaining 50 goals and grabing up 64 more for the Black and Yellows in 137 apps between 2017 and 2021. " Jadon is an autocratic contrast- maker and I am going forward to observing him in black and yellow once again soon," said Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl." He knows this club, our supporters and our city. truly though he hasn't played any competitive matches in recent months, we are confident that he will fast fit back in with us, detect his stylish performance and assist us to grabbing our season objects with his intelligence." After supporting lead Dortmund to a German Cup success in 2021, Sancho covered an€ 85 million( roughly$ 93 million) transfer to Premier League monsters United, but he has been unfit to reproduce his performance in Manchester. He has just handled nine goals for the record English champs in 58 Premier League matches, and a public dispute with United head trainer Erik Ten Hag caught him objected out of the team and pressed to train with the youth squad this season. Can Jadon Sancho improve Dortmund? Today come-back in Germany, Sancho will be going to help Dortmund better on a disappointing 1st- half of the season when the Bundesliga resumes this weekend. On a individual position, Sancho will similarly be appearing to renew a bringing up career and recharge faint confidence of a comeback to the England national football squad ahead of the European Championship in Germany this summer. Sancho has just played up onetime for England since failed a penalty-shot in the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy in July 2021, after which he – along with other teammates who failed penalties – was dominated to racist abuse on social media. But holding not demurred a ball in outrage since August 26, there are huge interrogative targets over his game- fitness. And with the loan deal containing no opportunity to buy, and Dortmund unfit to pay for Sancho permanently anyhow in terms of either transfer charge or salary, knockers have hinted that the Bundesliga side are effectively offering to" fix" Sancho without being to profit themselves. On the different angle, with talks in Germany indicating that Dortmund are just paying around€ 3m for Sancho while United remain to complete his wages, the deal could similarly be noted as mainly danger-free. Still, who delighted a good connection with Dortmund head trainer Edin Terzic already, can kick in indeed a slight way to a Dortmund strike which has proven remarkably blunted this season and assist the club cover a money- rolling position in coming season's modified Champions League, If Sancho. Whether Sancho will be carried in the Dortmund team for the journey to recently raised Darmstadt on Saturday remains to be seen.

So Tottenham have agreed a loan deal for RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner. A player who - it’s fair to say - was a disappointment at Chelsea. But if the German international fits the profile and style Spurs are looking for.. Can Ange Postecoglou be the one to unlock Werner’s potential? Host Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic’s Spurs writer Jack-Pitt Brooke, Liam Twomey who as one of our Chelsea writers was there to witness Werner’s time at Stamford Bridge and European writer Seb Stafford-Bloor who is based in Germany. Produced by Mike Stavrou. Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Jesse Marsch pick over the inclusions and exclusions on the first USMNT roster of 2024 and lay out their expectations for the upcoming friendly against Slovenia (04:05). With the Copa America and Olympic Games just around the corner, the guys reveal their picks for which overage players to bring to the latter (22:09). In Americans Abroad news, Daryl Dike made a triumphant return for West Brom, Tim Weah is cracking into the Juventus starting XI, and Christian Pulisic continues to silence the haters (34:58). Brandon Vazquez and Cade Cowell are being linked with moves to two Mexican giants, so should MLS be worried about the pulling power of Liga MX? (49:40) And Jesse pays tribute to Franz Beckenbauer following the Germany and NASL legend’s passing. (59:29) Call It What You Want is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Call It What You Want team on X: @JimmyConrad, @CharlieDavies9, @jessemarsch For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can also watch Call It What You Want on the CBS Sports Golazo Network for free on connected TVs and mobile devices through the CBS Sports app, Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com as well as Paramount+. Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jude Bellingham has become a global superstar. The young England International’s stock continues to rise after having a stunning impact since arriving at Spanish giants Real Madrid. Los Blancos sit second in the LaLiga table just two points off Girona in top spot with real hopes of adding to their tally of 35 league trophies […]

Scotland head coach Steve Clarke exclusively sits down with Sky Sports to reflect on a successful 2023, looks ahead to Euro 2024, Scott McTominay’s impact, his squad selection dilemas and more. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

For the last time in 2023, Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo discuss all the continental happenings in the world of football. The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League throws up some intriguing encounters - Simeone back at Inter, Bosz back at Dortmund, Kane versus Immobile. Harry continues to score but Bayer Leverkusen continue to win. Could AFCON be the thing that scuppers their incredible season? Speaking of incredible seasons, Girona stay top of La Liga, Bellingham scores again and Sevilla make yet another managerial change. PSG slip up late at Lille with Kylian Mbappe seemingly starting to get unhappy with how things are going. But Bologna fans are definitely happy with life as they move into the top 4. Plus Wirtz, David and the prospect of Roma v Feyenoord again. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.45) • PART 2: Champions League last 16 draw reaction (08.30) • PART 3: Leverkusen and Bayern both win 3-0 in the Bundesliga (25.00) • PART 4: Sanchez Flores in at Sevilla as Girona stay top (36.00) • PART 5: Tension rising for Mbappe and PSG (51.00) • PART 6: Motta’s Bologna up into the top 4 (62.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £19.99 FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another episode of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents!A winning run and East Fife have not been happy bedfellows this season. Every time you hope the team may have turned a corner, you find out they're still in a square. But are they starting to finally show signs of life and a turnaround in fortunes could be on the cards?Michael, Lee, and Doug are back to chat about the win over Elgin and the loss to Stenhousemuir. Are we only going to be able to beat teams around or below us and if so, how tough will it be to get fans through the turnstiles next year for a lower third side with little to really play for? Sitting 10 points off the playoffs with 21 games remaining, there's still a lot of time to turn that around, but can Greig McDonald do that and what help will he need in the January transfer window to make that happen?We chat about all of that and say a sad farewell to a couple of East Fife stalwarts who passed away since the last episode. Plus we look at Scotland's draw for next year's Euros in Germany.

The Soccer Sharps were a Kylian-Mbappe-disallowed-goal away from a winning show this midweek, but ultimately, they ended up going 2-2 with their Official Plays, and so, their middling December continues. As always, though, Devin and Jordan are prepared to go again! The brothers have come up with 6 Official Plays for weekend action in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and England. Matches discussed: - AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven (2:26) - Lazio v Inter (4:55) - Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart (8:56) - Brentford v Aston Villa (15:28) - Newcastle Utd v Fulham (19:35) - Burnley v Everton (25:45) For additional leans and last-minute Official Plays, JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER; it's the best way to ensure you don't miss anything from us. Invite link: https://discord.gg/cx7WJKWabQ THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! If you're making money with our advice, please consider taking a moment to leave us a 5-Star review wherever you're listening to our show. It really helps us out!We appreciate your help in growing this podcast. We want as many people as possible to be making money with us, so please share our episodes!JOIN OUR DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/cx7WJKWabQFOLLOW US:Twitter: @TheSoccerSharps Instagram: @TheSoccerSharpsCURRENT SEASON P&L SPREADSHEET: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HzJuaiy_-Hv0gaidKQiU_b9706lEbvTu_OOiNgeQJ_c/edit?usp=sharingP&L SPEADSHEETS FROM PREVIOUS SEASONS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jca0dVIW7FumZ27VEcyhdre0Ke5gh7C6?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris is here with the latest episode of Redmen Bitesize with the news that Liverpool are "eyeing" Bayer Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah, according to reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.