Swansea City have re-signed German goalkeeper Gerhard Tremmel, .
The 36 year old left the South Wales club when his previous contract with them expired back in May, but has now penned a new two year deal and will provide competition to first choice shot-stopper Lukasz Fabianski and Kristoffer Nordfeldt, who arrived in the summer.
Tremmel has made fifty-two appearances for the Swans in all competitions, a tally that includes the 5-0 League Cup final victory over Bradford City at Wembley in February 2013.
Prior to his initial switch to the Premier League outfit, he had season in Austria with Red Bull Salzburg having spent the rest of his career so far in his native Germany.
Swansea began the new season with a credible draw against Chelsea at Stamford B…
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is anticipating a tough match when Real Betis travel to the Camp Nou for their Copa del Rey clash.
Betis were poised to become a La Liga powerhouse when they won the Spanish Cup in 2005 and became Champions League group stage participants.
However, the club have suffered a fall from grace since, and were relegated to the Segunda Division after the 2008-09 season.
They sit on top of the table in the second tier and are attempting to fight their way into the Spanish top flight, and Guardiola is aware of the side s capabilities prior to their quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
Betis are the leaders of the second division, they look like they can play good football from what I ve seen, he said.
The opponents (of Barce…
FIFA has hit back at reports claiming its president Gianni Infantino worked to weaken the code of ethics, accusing the media of trying to undermine the governing body s leadership.
German publication Der Spiegel alleged Infantino was in August personally involved in amendments to the FIFA regulations, based on documents it claims to have attained from whistleblowers Football Leaks . Infantino did not address the accusations directly in a statement issued on Friday.
FIFA was criticised for removing the word corruption from its code of ethics, while also introducing a statute of limitation and defamation clause.
The defence for replacing bribery and corruption with just bribery in Article 27 was for reasons of language clarity in the English, Spanish and German ver…
Guangzhou Evergrande will have to be wary of Gamba Osaka until the final minute of Wednesday s AFC Champions League (ACL) semi-final first leg.
Gamba have become the ACL s late-show specialists, with the J.League club having reached the final four in Asia s premier club competition thanks to Koki Yonekura s 93rd-minute strike in the quarter-finals against Jeonbuk Motors.
Jeonbuk had looked set to advance on away goals in Japan on September 16 after Urko Vera scored in the 88th minute to level the match and the tie at 2-2, but Yonekura dribbled his way through the visitors defence soon after before poking the ball into the net to secure a last-gasp victory.
In the ACL group stage, Gamba also scored late goals to defeat Seongnam and Buriram United.
Those po…
Arsenal have confirmed that Victoria Pelova has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while on international duty with the Netherlands.
The 25-year-old, who scored two goals and provided seven assists during the 2023–24 Women s Super League campaign for the Gunners, is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days, but it is not the first time an Arsenal player has suffered an injury of this nature.
England pair Beth Mead and Leah Williamson were forced to miss the 2023 Women s World Cup, with Pelova s compatriot Vivianne Miedema also missing out on the tournament in Australia because of the same issue.
In a statement, Arsenal said: Victoria was substituted after her knee extended in the 12th minute of the Netherlands UEFA Women s Championship qual…
Former England midfielder Izzy Christiansen believes an English team winning the Champions League would be “massive” for the Women’s Super League.
No English team has won the competition except Arsenal in 2007, although Chelsea have come within touching distance of the trophy after reaching the 2021 final, but were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in Gothenburg.
The Blues are hoping to go one step further this season as they continue their campaign with two semi-final ties against Barcelona this month and Christiansen believes an English Champions League winner would be beneficial for the WSL.
“Chelsea have been knocking on the door for the last three or four seasons with the Champions League,” she told the PA news agency.
“Everyone knows you almost ha…
Arsenal could move for a new winger this summer over concerns about the amount of minutes Bukayo Saka played last season, according to reports.
The Gunners had a brilliant campaign under Mikel Arteta with Arsenal beaten to the Premier League title by Manchester City on the final day of the season.
have yet again improved under Arteta with the Emirates Stadium once again an attractive proposition for some of the best players in world football.
Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, David Raya and Jurrien Timber improved the quality in depth of Arteta s side last term and now they are set to dip into the market for some more top players this summer.
And former CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs insists that Arsenal could now move for a winger after concerns over the amo…
In the 2024 Puppy Bowl odds, Team Fluff is the -150 favorite over Team Ruff, giving them 60% implied probability to garner victory.
Patrick Mabones (Team Fluff) is the +500 MVP favorite at sportsbooks, while Bark Purdy (Team Ruff) is available as a +3500 longshot at most sportsbooks.
All odds as of Feb. 11, 2024.
What Is the Puppy Bowl?
The Puppy Bowl is an annual event that airs on Animal Planet and Discovery channels on Super Bowl Sunday. It features adoptable puppies from shelters and rescues playing together on a miniature football field, complete with toys, tunnels, and even a water bowl camera.
The Puppy Bowl was first held in 2005 as counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime show. It has grown tremendously in popularity over t…