LAMINE YAMAL IS HANDED THE BALLON D'OR - BARCELONA AND KIMMICH CLOSE TO AGREEMENT! Football News

LAMINE YAMAL IS HANDED THE BALLON D'OR - BARCELONA AND KIMMICH CLOSE TO AGREEMENT! Football News Alright, it's time to move on to the main news of the release! Pochettino appointed USMNT head coach Officially Mauricio Pochettino has been named the new head coach of the USMNT, according to the website of the country's Soccer Federation. It is stated that the Argentine will be preparing the squad for the 2026 World Cup. The final tournament is expected to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The 52-year-old manager will lead a national team for the first time in his career; earlier on, he only coached the following clubs: Chelsea, PSG, Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, and Espanyol. Before his arrival, the Yanks were led by Gregg Berhalter, who got sacked after the team failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2024 Copa America. Interestingly enough, Jürgen Klopp, Gareth Southgate, Patrick Vieira, and Pellegrino Matarazzo have also reportedly competed for this position. Potential date for Finalissima revealed Gaston Edul Reliability: 4.5 According to Mundo Albiceleste, citing journalist Gaston Edul, the Finalissima will not be held next year. The source informs that the reason behind this decision lies in the busy schedule of national teams and clubs. Therefore, the match is expected to be played in March 2026, the year of the World Cup, but the exact date is not yet known. The match will feature the winners of Euro 2024, Spain, against the winners of the 2024 Copa America, Argentina. Messi could've played for Real Madrid Kooora Reliability: 5 Horacio Gaggioli, the first agent of former Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, told us which clubs were interested in the Argentine at the start of his career. - “How close was Messi to signing for Real Madrid at the start of his career?” the journalist asked. - “Real Madrid were interested in him when he was young, he was 16 or 17 years old, but Leo never wanted to leave Barcelona. - Arsenal also tried to sign Messi, why didn't they sign him? - Yes, Arsenal showed interest in signing Messi early in his career, but he didn't want to leave Barça,” Gaggioli said in an interview with Kooora. Messi joined the Catalan club's academy in 2000. He was 13 years old back then. Sergio Ramos could end up at... Vasco da Gama? AS Reliability: 5 Spanish centre-back Sergio Ramos could pursue his career at Vasco da Gama. The matter was announced by former player of the Brazilian side Edmundo: “A very important agent from Rio de Janeiro , Marcelo’s manager, came to us offering Sergio Ramos. We started talking and he asked for a very high salary. Of course it would be fantastic, he is training and wants to play, but the request is absurd,” Edmundo said. This summer, the 38-year-old Furia Roja legend departed from Sevilla as a free agent. Depay joins Corinthians! Officially Corinthians have announced the acquisition of striker Memphis Depay. The contract with the Dutchman will last until the end of 2026. The deal has been completed on a free-agent basis, since Depay left Atletico this summer. Previously, the 30-year-old forward represented PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lyon and Barcelona. Corinthians are currently placed 17th in the Brazilian Serie A table. Who would Ronaldo give Ballon d'Or to? UR Cristiano Reliability: 5 In an interview with Rio Ferdinand on his UR Cristiano channel, the legendary 5-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo had a say about the players he believes can potentially win the Ballon d'Or award: “Kylian Mbappé can win Ballon d'Or for next few years, probably Haaland, Bellingham”. -"Vinicius...” added Rio Ferdinand -“Also Lamine Yamal,” Cristiano concluded. Guys, what do you think of Ronaldo's picks? Share your reactions in the comments down below! Barcelona could pull off two top deals? Football España Reliability: 4 Barcelona are planning to land Joshua Kimmich and Óscar Mingueza, Football España writes. One of the Bayern Munich leaders did not extend his contract with the club and could leave them as a free agent next summer. The player is serious about the Catalan club's offer and would love to perform under Flick. The second transfer in could be Oscar Minguez, a former Barcelona player who started the season strong at Celta Vigo - Blaugrana still have a buy-back clause on their player, which now amounts to €10 million.