All About The Beautiful Game
Another MLS star is off to Europe: New York City FC striker Taty Castellanos is signing for Serie A club Lazio for a reported €15 million. The Argentina is now the most expensive sale in the club’s history, with the previous record sale being Jack Harrison’s €4 million move to Manchester City. Castellanos spent last … Read more
In 2011, 19-year-old Marcel Halstenberg left Hannover 96 II for Borussia Dortmund II. Now, after twelve years, 165 Bundesliga appearances, nine Germany appearances, and two DFB Pokal trophies, he is returning to his former club. The reported transfer fee is around €500k. After over a decade with Hannover’s youth teams, Halstenberg left the club, having … Read more
In preparation for their return to the Premier League, Burnley has announced the signing of striker Zeki Amdouni. Amdouni, who previously played for Swiss side FC Basel, will cost around €18 million. He had previously been linked with Serie A sides Torino and Lazio but will join the Clarets instead. Amdouni spent last season with … Read more
Bayern Munich has made their first major move of the summer, triggering the €50 million release clause of South Korean defender Kim Min-jae. Min-jae, who spent last season with Serie A champions Napoli, is regarded as one of the best defenders in the world right now. Premier League clubs Manchester United and Newcastle United were … Read more
Serie B side Palermo has just signed one of the most promising goalkeepers in the world: Italian youth international and Golden Glove winner Sebastiano Desplanches. It cost just €3 million to sign the 20-year-old from Serie C side Vicenza. Desplanches starred in the under-20 World Cup last month, helping Italy reach the final and allowing just … Read more
In 2014, Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, a strategically located peninsula in neighboring Ukraine. While Russia widely disputed the characterization as an annexation, most of the world — and Ukraine — did not. As a result, Russia was banned from the Group of Eight — they have not been reinstated — and the UN rejected … Read more