…Super Eagles duo Ola Aina and Taiwo Awoniyi featured as Nottingham Forest opened their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 victory over Notts County in Olivier Glasner’s first match in charge of the Premier League club. Forest produced an assured performance under their new manager, with goals from Igor Jesus and Arnaud Kal…
…he begins reshaping the squad ahead of the new season.The Spaniard, who officially began pre-season preparations at Cobham last week, is said to have identified goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, defenders Axel Disasi and Benoît Badiashile, winger Alejandro Garnacho and striker Liam Delap as surplus to requirements.According…
…added. As part of preparations for the new season, Bayelsa United will stage a 12-team pre-season tournament featuring the eight quarter-finalists from the last edition of the Prosperity Cup, alongside Selena FC, Bayelsa Talents Under-19, Bayelsa United Feeders and City Boy FC. According to the club, the competition is…
…an important position, so we are delighted that he will join Michael's squad so early in pre-season." Santos joined Chelsea from Vasco da Gama in 2023 and spent time on loan at Nottingham Forest and Chelsea's sister club Strasbourg. by Linda Ikeji at 13/07/2026 8:05 PM | Share this Story
…has been included in AC Milan’s 26-man squad for the opening phase of the club’s pre-season preparations under new coach Ruben Amorim, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Rossoneri will begin training at the Milanello training centre on Monday (today), with Amorim set to assess his squad before making further decisions on…
…for him to undergo a medical at the beginning of July before the squad returned for pre-season. Delay raises fresh questions Those plans changed after Ederson received a late call-up to Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The expectation was that the 27-year-old would complete his medical once B…
…said. "If we can do something relatively quickly, at least he then gets started in pre-season, which is really important for him. "It's something he didn't have last year. After about three minutes, he was injured against Sturm Graz, and he then hurt himself in the [Scottish] League Cup final as well. "I would like to…
…club and will integrate with his new teammates at the Sobha Realty Training Centre for pre-season training, pending the final completion of standard regulatory processes. by Linda Ikeji at 09/07/2026 8:11 PM | Share this Story
…sharing further news after he didn't join up with the Bundesliga 2 side at the start of pre-season. 'Christian Eriksen will soon begin an individual rehabilitation programme,' the statement read. 'After a conversation with VfL managing director Dieter Hecking, it was decided that the 34-year-old will complete this in h…
…With Kobbie Mainoo still away on World Cup duty with England, United faced beginning pre-season with limited senior midfield options. Michael Carrick’s side are scheduled to return to training this week before opening their pre-season programme against Wrexham in Helsinki on July 18. Santos is expected to join Brazilia…
…Mafra. Striker credits Osimhen’s mentality Iheanacho has enjoyed an impressive start to pre-season, scoring in friendly matches against Lillestrøm, Malmö and Silkeborg to strengthen his case for a regular place in Midtjylland’s squad. Speaking to Midtjylland’s official media, the striker said Osimhen’s determination ar…
…the Nigerian striker, further fuelling uncertainty over Osimhen's next destination. With pre-season preparations for the new campaign approaching, the former Napoli forward is expected to provide clarity on his future in the coming weeks as interest in his signature continues to grow across Europe.
…Grimsby before he was sent out on loan. The goalkeeper had been expected to report for pre-season training on July 9, but his chances of reclaiming a place in the first team were limited, with Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens firmly established as manager Michael Carrick’s first-choice keeper. United’s goalkeeping depa…
…one of the first things we addressed right from day one of the off-season, let alone the pre-season - if you can't win, you draw and if you can't draw, you lose by one point. If you can't lose by one point you lose by two, because that's the easiest way for me to wrap it up."You can talk about resilience and all this t…