Barcelona’s second-choice goalkeeper spot in deliberation as Neto refuses to leave

Barcelona are facing a major dilemma in the goalkeeping department heading into the new season, as per Diario SPORT.

The Spanish news outlet suggests there is a great amount of confusion within the Barça camp over the goalkeeping unit.

While Marc-Andre ter Stegen is the undisputed starter in between the sticks next season, Barcelona are unsure over the role of second and third-choice goalkeepers, especially in the midst of Neto’s uncertain future at the club.

Barcelona want the former Juventus star to leave Camp Nou in the summer, as he is already sitting on a lucrative contract. Neto, though, has no intention to leave the club and wants to remain at Camp Nou until his contract expires at the end of next season.

Neto’s prolonged stay at the club could be a devastating prospect for the younger players as well as Barcelona themselves.

The Catalans had identified Inaki Pena as … Read the rest

Godman Sachs and McLaren Racing announce a multi-year partnership

McLaren Racing yesterday announced Goldman Sachs Group Inc, the global financial institution, as an Official Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 team for the 2022 season and beyond.

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The multi-year partnership brings together two high-performance organisations with a focus on excellence. It includes a commitment to accelerate progress towards McLaren’s net-zero goals.

With a shared belief that sustainability includes addressing social, environmental and economic impacts as we transition to an inclusive net-zero economy, Goldman Sachs and McLaren will be using their combined expertise to drive change faster in McLaren’s journey to a more sustainable future. McLaren aims to halve its GHG footprint by 2030 on a 2019 baseline and achieve net-zero by 2040 in line with the UN Sports for Climate Action initiative and Race to Zero campaign.

This partnership announcement follows the news that McLaren Racing has been awarded the FIA … Read the rest

Robin Larsson Wins Big at Lydden Hill at Season Opener of NRX

Robin Larsson completed the perfect weekend after winning the action-packed final after the season-opening event at Lydden Hill.

Larsson took home the gold after running a clean and safe race away from the carnage of lap 1 in the final. His teammate, Andreas Bakkerud, scored a nice second-place finish behind him to lock in RX Cartel’s first 1-2 finish of the season gaining vital points for the team championship.

Further back Niclas Gronholm rounded out the podium finishing third after showing up to the event with no testing and having never driven an electric vehicle before. Gronholm proved his skills as he sat in for Kevin Eriksson who sustained a foot injury taking him out of competition. The Finnish driver garnered some hefty points for team OMSE and may see a return later in the season.

An unfortunate end to the weekend for world rally driver Kris Meeke as … Read the rest

How to Play Private Matches with Friends in Fall Guys

Wondering how to play private matches in Fall Guys? In this guide, we’ll explain what you need to do to create or join a custom match so you and up to 59 friends can battle it out on your own.

Fall Guys is a great multiplayer title to play with friends as you all battle it out in groups of max 60 players to get that crown and reign victorious over the TV game show-style series of minigames. While the standard game allows you and up to three friends to play against 56 other random players online, it’s also possible to make your own custom games in Fall Guys so you can exclusively play with friends.

How to Create Private Custom Games in Fall Games

To create a Custom Game, press X on Xbox/ Square on PlayStation/ Y on Switch and click on the ‘Game Mode’ option on PC.… Read the rest

FSG were ‘happy’ to pay £73m for Jadon Sancho last summer but balked at one demand, says David Lynch

Manchester United star Jadon Sancho reportedly was an admired target at Anfield prior to his switch away from Borussia Dortmund with Liverpool’s owners, FSG, prepared to fork out the £73m necessary to sign the wide man.

This update comes courtesy of David Lynch who notes that the player’s wage demands came in the way of a deal being finalised between the two outfits.

“Jadon Sancho had two major admirers at Anfield in manager Jurgen Klopp and his assistant Pep Lijnders, while owners Fenway Sports Group were more than happy to meet Borussia Dortmund’s £73m price tag to secure his signature,” the reporter wrote for The National News.

“Unfortunately, any potential move was scuppered when the Englishman’s wage expectations became clear, paving the way for him to sign a £270,000-per-week deal at Old Trafford.

“Had the 22-year-old been willing to accept half that, then he would have become a Liverpool player; … Read the rest

“He’s Ten Hag’s man” – Manchester United urged to pay up for potential €85million transfer

Manchester United need to be bold and pay the big money required to deliver the transfer of Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong.

That’s the view of former Red Devils midfielder Luke Chadwick, who also spoke to CaughtOffside about Richard Arnold’s chat with fans at the pub earlier this week.

The new Man Utd CEO gave some honest answers to a few supporters over drinks after learning that they planned to protest outside his house.

Chadwick praised Arnold for the things he said, and felt it was encouraging to hear from him that money would not be an issue in the pursuit of the club’s transfer targets this summer.

With that in mind, Chadwick went on to say he’d like to see United pay up to bring in De Jong for new manager Erik ten Hag.

“It’s quite a strange situation…from what I understand, the meeting with the fans at the … Read the rest

Barcelona goalkeeper decides to refuse transfer offers and stay put at the club

In a surprise turn of events, as reported by SPORT, Barcelona goalkeeper Neto has decided against leaving the club and is ready to reject all offers he has on the table this summer.

Signed from Valencia almost three years ago, the Brazilian has spent almost his entire time at Barça playing second-fiddle to Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Indeed, Neto has gotten a look-in only when the German international is out injured or being rested for cup ties.

As a result, the 32-year-old has made just 21 appearances for the Blaugrana to date, with four of them coming in the 2021/22 campaign.

Neto has been pushing for an exit from Camp Nou since last year as he sought regular playing time. And the Catalans were prepared to sanction an exit for the shot-stopper this summer with Inaki Pena primed to take over as ter Stegen’s understudy from the upcoming season.

However, in … Read the rest

4 most common causes of motorsports accidents

Generally speaking, motor racing, also known as motorsports, is one of the biggest and most popular spectator sports worldwide. It’s a competitive sporting event involving different kinds of motorized vehicles. It has attracted more passionate drivers and fans, making sports more exciting.   

However, despite the fun and excitement, motorsports can be risky and can potentially cause catastrophic accidents. Whether an amateur or a professional, you’ll more likely get involved in an accident if you don’t take the necessary precautions. But it’s important to know that motorsports accidents may happen for several reasons.   

Keep reading this article to learn the four most common causes of motorsports accidents.   

  • Negligent Race Car Driver  

Generally, motorsports drivers are expected to be aware of the risk associated with car racing. Hence, they certainly know what may happen to them once they’re on the race track. However, when one of the race drivers acts negligently during … Read the rest

Gillilands celebrate Father’s Day with Knoxville win

With his NASCAR Cup Series rookie season currently in its bye week, Todd Gilliland decided to celebrate Father’s Day weekend by joining David Gilliland‘s team for a Camping World Truck Series one-off at Knoxville Raceway, and he gave Dad the perfect gift of a trip to Victory Lane.

Carson Hocevar, a weekly favourite who could never seem to find the luck to finish the deal and win his maiden race, saw his drought continue as he led the first sixty-five laps and won Stage #1 before his engine expired. Gililand assumed the lead which he held to claim the second stage.

Gilliland faced some resistance in Stage #3 from John Hunter Nemechek, but a late restart with ten laps remaining saw him hold off Nemechek to claim his third career Truck win. As a member of David Gilliland Racing, he now has four victories with … Read the rest

War of the Visions Gets FFX Collab Rerun this Week; New Valefor Vision Card Details Revealed

As announced last week, the Final Fantasy X collaboration event will be returning to War of the Visions this Wednesday. All players will get Tidus for free, while Yuna and Auron will be available as banner units for the next few weeks.

In addition to that, we’ll also see the release of a new UR Vision Card. The Vision Card, simply named Valefor, is a Light-based card that will work well with Light magic users. Here are the details:

  • Party Abilities: Magic Attack Res Piercing Rate Up/ Magic Attack Up/ Dark Eater Up
  • Limited Bestowed Effects: MAG Up/ Area Attack Res Up/ Max HP Up

If you manage to pull the Vision Card, you’ll also get Valefor as an Esper, which will be a nice bonus if you need to further round up your Light team. Here’s a quick look at the Esper’s Evocation Magic:

  • Energy Blast: Evokes Valefor, deals
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