- NBC Sports
Juve’s Kean could leave club over tractor dispute
Moise Kean, 17, broke into the Juventus senior team last season with a trio of Serie A appearances that concluded with a goal against Bologna on May 27. Kean’s father, Biorou, says Juventus has broken a contractual promise to his family, and that could send the teenager into the transfer market. “Juventus offered a contract of €700,000-a-year, which was fine, but the problem is they had also promised me some tractors for my agricultural business in the Ivory Coast, but now they say there is no budget for them.
- ABC News•3 hours ago
Planes provide glimpse into private Sochi training sessions
Perhaps keeping the ball on the ground should be the order from air traffic control rather than coaches in this southern Russian coastal resort. A FIFA-assigned training ground, used so far by Australia and Cameroon at the Confederations Cup, is directly on the flight path into Sochi's airport. After passing over the Black Sea, the final kilometer of the descent sees planes roar directly over the pitch before touching down on the runway. The airplanes can appear deceptively close for players training for the 2018 World Cup warm-up tournament. According to the flight tracking app Plane Finder, aircraft are less than 70 meters off the ground as they drop over the pitch. Passengers in window seats
- ProSoccerTalk
Celtic’s Griffiths tears into Rangers chairman after “gulf” comments
Celtic star Leigh Griffiths took the Old Firm bait and promptly swallowed the fisherman. If you missed it, Rangers chairman Dave King said Celtic should’ve been even further ahead of their rivals given the setbacks handed to Rangers, who finally climbed back to the Scottish Premiership this season. Celtic went unbeaten, drawing just four of 38 matches and finished 39 points ahead of Rangers on the table. If Celtic won all 38, they could’ve finished 47 points clear of Rangers. So, we guess the gulf could be bigger. Here’s what Griffiths had to say: “What was the gulf? 30-odd points. How does he expect that to be bigger? They were touting at the start of last season that they were going to win
Headlines
- Sanchez showcases value in Chile's Confed Cup draw with Germany
- Schaerlaeckens: VAR system failing so far at Confederations Cup
- Mexico survives scare from New Zealand in Confederations Cup
- Chile considering joint bid for 2026 World Cup
- Schaerlaeckens: Meet the soccer players refusing to 'stick to sports'
