The Chinese New Year is less than two weeks away, and it’s the “year of the rat” in 2020. And what better way to woo the Chinese market with a specially themed kit, especially if you have some popularity in the world’s most populated nation. We’re speaking about Manchester United, who unveiled the special kit
Liverpool have signed a multi-year deal with Nike as their new kit supplier from the 2020-21 season to replace New Balance, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. Liverpool were taken to court by New Balance last year after it was alleged the club was looking to switch to Nike once their existing contract ended
Former Everton midfielder Li Tie has been appointed the new head coach of China’s national team. The tenacious tackler takes over as the long-term replacement for Marcello Lippi, who quit following a surprise loss to Syria in November in a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. The 42-year-old was selected from a three-man short-list
The head coaches of South Korea and Japan at last year’s World Cup in Russia could soon go head to head. Different roles this time though. Former South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong has been tapped to take over Indonesia’s struggling national team, the country’s football association said on Friday. Shin guided South Korea in Russia,
AC Milan continue to be linked with free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic and manager Stefano Pioli talked up the qualities he would add to his struggling team. The Rossoneri were embarrassed by Atalanta on Sunday with Josip Ilicic’s double and goals from Alejandro Gomez, Mario Pasalic and Luis Muriel consigning them to a 5-0 defeat. It
Japanese international Takumi Minamino has completed his move to Liverpool for a reported fee of £7.25 million ($9.5 million). He joins the Champions League holders from Austrian outfit Red Bull Salzburg. The 24-year-old forward is believed to have signed a four-and-a-half-year contract. “Liverpool Football Club can confirm an agreement has been reached with Red Bull
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, a German footballer of Turkish origin, on Friday expressed support for Uighurs in Xinjiang and criticised Muslim countries for their failure to speak up for them. “Korans are being burnt… Mosques are being shut down … Muslim schools are being banned … Religious scholars are being killed one by one … Brothers
As 2019 draws to a close, Park Hang-seo has reached heights that none of his predecessors did. Only last week, the South Korean coach led the U-23 squad to the gold medal at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, giving Vietnam their first title at the regional multisport competition. He led them to the quarter-finals of
Emotions are scrawled across the faces of footballers whenever they score a crucial goal. But a rare selection is choosing to conceal it with a mask, most often one of a fictional action hero. Here are some of the most famous masked footballers. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did just that as a Borussia Dortmund player against city
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester City that Manchester United are still the biggest club in the city as they prepare to face off in the first derby of the season. Pep Guardiola has led City to back-to-back titles and a domestic Treble, while United have dwindled in form since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in