https://boards.footymad.net/ General football news, rumours and gossip. Keep it friendly! en Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:22:25 GMT vBulletin 60 https://boards.footymad.net/images/misc/rss.png https://boards.footymad.net/ https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383788&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:01:09 GMT Douglas Luiz, who once dated the "world's ***iest footballer" Alisha Lehmann, has gone public with his new flame - who is the daughter of an Arsenal hero

More... ]]> Football News Footymad https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383788 https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383786&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:10:12 GMT * Sydney-born playmaker switches national allegiance from Australia * FA blindsided by 21-year-old?s defection ahead of 2026 World Cup The Socceroos have been blindsided by Adrian Segecic?s defection to Croatia after learning of the playmaker?s international switch from the Croatian federation in the past fortnight. Less than three months out from Australia?s World Cup opener in Vancouver, Segecic?s switch went through on Friday and was visible on Fifa?s change of association platform on Saturday. Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/14/australia-socceroos-croatia-adrian-segecic-football-allegiance) More... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/14/australia-socceroos-croatia-adrian-segecic-football-allegiance)

• Sydney-born playmaker switches national allegiance from Australia
  
• FA blindsided by 21-year-old?s defection ahead of 2026 World Cup

The Socceroos have been blindsided by Adrian Segecic?s defection to Croatia after learning of the playmaker?s international switch from the Croatian federation in the past fortnight.
Less than three months out from Australia?s World Cup opener in Vancouver, Segecic?s switch went through on Friday and was visible on Fifa?s change of association platform on Saturday.
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Mikel Arteta has been ruthless in reshaping Arsenal's squad into title contenders.

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Wayne Rooney's son Kai has been making waves at Manchester United.

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Two members of Liverpool's ownership group have added to their fortunes in the past year.

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More... ]]> Football News Footymad https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383783 https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383780&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:15:32 GMT On fifth anniversary of their takeover, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac showed off their ?happy clapper? credentials The daily ritual of the modern football fan is well established: check the fixtures and TV listings, then decide which match to half-follow while gawping at social media as a second screen. On most nights in March this year there has been either a Premier League or Champions League game to provide turf-coloured backlight to the doomscroll. Until Friday night. Clearly the suits at Sky Sports thought Wrexham v Swansea City on a Friday night needed its own sideshow. A clash between two historic Welsh clubs just five points apart in the battle for the Championship playoff places may not appeal to the TikTok generation. If only there were some Hollywood actors on hand to step into the content void, relegating Daniel Mann and Andy Hinchcliffe to second-string commentary choice. Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/13/hollywood-in-the-gantry-welsh-derby-gets-wrexham-heavy-makeover) More... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/13/hollywood-in-the-gantry-welsh-derby-gets-wrexham-heavy-makeover) On fifth anniversary of their takeover, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac showed off their ?happy clapper? credentials
The daily ritual of the modern football fan is well established: check the fixtures and TV listings, then decide which match to half-follow while gawping at social media as a second screen. On most nights in March this year there has been either a Premier League or Champions League game to provide turf-coloured backlight to the doomscroll. Until Friday night.
Clearly the suits at Sky Sports thought Wrexham v Swansea City on a Friday night needed its own sideshow. A clash between two historic Welsh clubs just five points apart in the battle for the Championship playoff places may not appeal to the TikTok generation. If only there were some Hollywood actors on hand to step into the content void, relegating Daniel Mann and Andy Hinchcliffe to second-string commentary choice.
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• Manager speaks at length after defeat at Real Madrid
  
• Players must use ?guts and nose? to score, he adds

Pep Guardiola launched a four-and-a-half minute defence of his team selection in the 3-0 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. Guardiola chose to play an attacking 4-2-2-2 formation at the Bernab?u stadium on Wednesday and the visitors were ultimately humbled by a Federico Valverde hat-trick to leave them on the brink of a European exit.
?I had to explain it [team selection] before and after? After 10 years? I would not convince you one second, any one of you, anyone,? Guardiola said before City?s visit to West Ham on Saturday. ?Why? Because we lost 3-0, destroyed, yeah it?s normal. It?s not personal, believe me, it?s all the managers.
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Igor Tudor has overseen four consecutive defeats since being appointed as Tottenham Hotspur manager last month, with Spurs now reportedly looking at potential replacements

More... ]]> Football News Footymad https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383774 https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383775&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:40:18 GMT Manchester City were beaten 3-0 by Real Madrid on Wednesday. More... (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pep-guardiola-champions-league-manchester-city-real-madrid-rodri-b2938361.html) Manchester City were beaten 3-0 by Real Madrid on Wednesday.

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More... ]]> Football News Footymad https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383778 https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383779&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:40:18 GMT The Hollywood stars took on a new role as their team beat Swansea. More... (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ryan-reynolds-sky-sports-wrexham-hollywood-phil-parkinson-b2938353.html) The Hollywood stars took on a new role as their team beat Swansea.

More... ]]> Football News Footymad https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383779 https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38383771&goto=newpost Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:20:03 GMT With nine games to go, we assess the Premier League teams behind Arsenal and Manchester City who are most likely to fill the remaining berths *Reasons for optimism:* Michael Carrick recently professed himself as ?definitely a glass half-full? manager so the interim surely looks at the final nine games and sees a huge opportunity. Particularly positive here are the fixtures with Aston Villa (Sunday), Chelsea (18 April) and Liverpool (2 May): three chances for Manchester United to seriously damage the Champions League qualification prospects of the three teams currently directly below them and enhance their own. Carrick?s men are third but only three points above Liverpool in sixth and, with fifth probably enough for a Champions League berth, beating even one of the three would be a big boost to hopes ? provided results are rosy in United?s other fixtures. Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/13/crunch-time-how-englands-battle-for-champions-league-places-is-shaping-up) More... (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/13/crunch-time-how-englands-battle-for-champions-league-places-is-shaping-up) With nine games to go, we assess the Premier League teams behind Arsenal and Manchester City who are most likely to fill the remaining berths
Reasons for optimism: Michael Carrick recently professed himself as ?definitely a glass half-full? manager so the interim surely looks at the final nine games and sees a huge opportunity. Particularly positive here are the fixtures with Aston Villa (Sunday), Chelsea (18 April) and Liverpool (2 May): three chances for Manchester United to seriously damage the Champions League qualification prospects of the three teams currently directly below them and enhance their own. Carrick?s men are third but only three points above Liverpool in sixth and, with fifth probably enough for a Champions League berth, beating even one of the three would be a big boost to hopes ? provided results are rosy in United?s other fixtures.
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