By: Oliver Fisher In the past few months, less has been seen and heard from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. A report has claimed it is a deliberate step back. As Calciomercato.com recall, Ibrahimović serves as Senior Advisor to RedBird Capital and Operating Partner at Milan, with a cross-functional role that combines sporting and commercial duties, without being nailed down to […] The post CM: Ibrahimovic ‘marginalised’ at Milan – how his role has ‘radically changed’ appeared first on SempreMilan.

Bayern Munich are reportedly exploring attacking reinforcements ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window, with Brian Brobbey emerging as a player of interest following his encouraging debut campaign in the Premier League. According to The Independent, the German champions have been closely tracking the Sunderland forward, who has made a positive impression during his first […] The post Bayern Munich eye impressive Premier League striker as potential back up to Harry Kane appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Manchester United are set to appeal against Lisandro Martinez’s red card in the 2-1 defeat against Leeds United at the behest of Michael Carrick. However, former Premier League referee Peter Watson has told the interim manager that he’s ‘wasting his time’ and has ‘no chance of success’. Martinez was dismissed just 11 minutes into the […]

Manchester United’s search for long-term stability in the dugout appears to be gathering pace, with fresh reports suggesting that club officials have recently reached out to the representatives of Julian Nagelsmann. According to a source circulating on social media platform X, contact between United and Nagelsmann’s camp was made within the last 24 hours, signaling […] The post Contact made: Man United make initial inquiry to appoint promising young manager appeared first on CaughtOffside.

Nottingham Forest return to the City Ground to face Porto knowing their European season rests on a single night, but the reality is far more complicated than a simple home advantage. The 1-1 draw in Portugal has left this Europa League quarter-final finely poised, yet it is a result that demands more from Forest than […]

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The US federation’s sporting director hired Mauricio Pochettino and Emma Hayes, but it’s too early to judge his larger impact Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter Sporting directors live in the mid-to-long-term. While the coaches they hire and players they recruit have to deal with the highs and lows of week-to-week performance reviews, the executives watch on and make sure the project hasn’t veered off course. With a club, the rule of thumb is that it can take at least three transfer windows to start seeing tangible evidence of progress under a new sporting director. In international soccer, it often takes multiple cycles. Matt Crocker arrived at US Soccer in April 2023 pledging to guide the program into a brave new era while acknowledging that initiative would take time to actualize. As it turned out, he never game himself that time. US Soccer announced on Tuesday that Crocker was stepping down as sporting director, and he’s reportedly due to take up a similar position with Saudi Arabia.