By Peter Weis @PeterVicey Transfermarkt’s German website reports that Feyenoord Rotterdam may be willing to pay a small transfer sum to acquire Borussia Dortmund fullback Thomas Meunier during the current January transfer window. Thomas Meunier.Photo: Borussia Dortmund Despite the fact that injuries recently forced Borussia Dortmund to place disaffected fullback Thomas Meunier back on the pitch, Germany’s second wealthiest club would still love to potentially rid themselves of a player known to serve as a burden on their payroll. The 32-year-old has been considered a dead-weight roster occupant for some time and will be departing the BVB on his expiring…
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Mikel Arteta has lamented Arsenal’s struggles in front of goal after their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup. The Gunners fell to their third consecutive defeat on Sunday, but certainly created enough chances to win the game at the Emirates Stadium. Arteta’s side spurned 1.61 xG worth of opportunities in the game, with Martin Odegaard hitting the crossbar and Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka missing chances from point blank range in the eventual loss. Speaking to the press during his post-match press conference, the manager admitted that he was disappointed by his team’s inability…
Liverpool have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise, according to a report from Football Transfers. The report says the 22-year-old French winger has a release clause of £60 million in his contract and Manchester United have been closely monitoring his progress ahead of a potential swoop. However, United face stiff competition as Liverpool have now joined the race for his signature and they view him as the ideal long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian international is nearing the end of his contract at Anfield and he’s been strongly linked with a big…
Arman Tsarukyan is open to fighting Dustin Poirier next, even though they currently both train at American Top Team. Tsarukyan scored the biggest win of his career to close out 2023, knocking out Beneil Dariush in 64 seconds in the main event of UFC Austin. The lightweight title picture is currently log-jammed, with both Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje waiting for a crack at champion Islam Makhachev, but Tsarukyan hopes that his win over Dariush was so good, he might skip to the front of the line. “Islam had same situation,” Tsarukyan said on The MMA Hour. “He never beat…
HOUSTON – Jim Harbaugh smiles as he says it, almost straining in his seat to demonstrate. He’s recalling the first time he met Michigan offensive coordinator, Sherrone Moore, then the 31-year-old tight ends coach at Central Michigan.During an interview, Harbaugh asked Moore to demonstrate his teaching technique for a tight end to zone and gap block. Moore immediately blasted out of his seat and went through a progression. Four simple steps. Four learnable steps. One lasting impression.“I was blown away,” Harbaugh said during media days ahead of a national championship matchup between Michigan and Washington. “Knocked my socks off.”Six years…
Discussing the trade in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM on Sunday, Dipoto said the Mariners were looking for more payroll balance after investing heavily on the pitching side of the ball in recent years. That included their five-year, $115 million deal with Ray after the lefty won the American League Cy Young with the Blue Jays in 2021. “In looking at our roster, one of the things that was important to us coming into this offseason was to redistribute the way our payroll was spread out,” Dipoto said. “We really haven’t changed our payroll a great deal…
The Portland Trail Blazers (9-25) play against the Brooklyn Nets (16-20) at Barclays Center Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live games plus NBA TV. Free trial Game Time: 3:00 PM EST on Sunday January 7, 2024 Portland Trail Blazers 0, Brooklyn Nets 0 (3:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22 Nets starters vs. Blazers Dinwiddie Bridges Finney-Smith Johnson Claxton Vaughn on this lineup: “We’ve really created shots for each other on the offensive end of the floor. The biggest glaring hole defensively is being able to change up different coverages…
Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 7, 2024, 02:06 PM ETCloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter at @ESPNdirocco.NASVILLE, Tenn. — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s right shoulder appears to be just fine. The Jaguars regained the lead over the Tennessee Titans Sunday with Lawrence’s 59-yard touchdown pass to receiver Calvin Ridley with 12:24 remaining in the first half of the…
Feyi-Waboso has scored five tries in nine Premiership games for Exeter this seasonExeter’s in-form winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso looks set to choose England over Wales in a boost for head coach Steve Borthwick before the Six Nations. The Cardiff-born 21-year-old represented Wales at age-grade level and had been tipped for a call-up to Warren Gatland’s squad.But it is understood he will attend an England alignment camp this week.While that is no guarantee he will make Borthwick’s final Six Nations squad, it is still a significant move. Borthwick confirmed last week he had spoken to Feyi-Waboso and praised his excellent form for…
Azeem Rafiq has criticised the expected return of Colin Graves as Yorkshire chair and urged sponsors to walk out on the club if he is reappointed.Rafiq – who spoke out against the racism he experienced as a Yorkshire player, leading to the club being fined £400,000 and docked 48 points in last year’s County Championship, in addition to sanctions against six individuals – said in a Sunday newspaper column he feared “nothing had changed” in the 40 months since he first raised the issue and that “all we have are empty words and broken promises”.Graves has reportedly been in talks…