West Ham have confirmed the signing of Jean-Clair Todibo on an initial season-long loan from Nice.
The defender will be with the Hammers for the 2024-25 season, and the club has the option to buy at the end of the campaign for a reported £34.2million fee.
Todibo joined Nice in 2021, initially on loan, and went on to make 136 appearances for them in all competitions, netting two goals.
He also helped them reach the 2021-22 Coupe de France final, though they missed out on the trophy to Nantes.
I am really excited to be signing for West Ham, Todibo told West Ham s website. It is a dream come true to play in the Premier League, the best league in the world.
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The upcoming match between Ukraine and Italy in the Euro 2024 qualification on Sunday stands as a crucial showdown, with both teams vying for the second spot in Group C and a ticket to the European Championship next summer.
As it stands, Italy holds the second position in the group, and they can secure qualification to the finals by preventing a defeat against Ukraine. On the other hand, Ukraine, the nominal hosts with the match set to take place at the BayArena in Germany, have the opportunity to secure their spot in the finals by clinching a victory against the reigning European champions.
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Ukraine face a critical fixture in their Euro 2024 qualification journey after a mixed set of results in recent matches. While t…
Outgoing FIFA executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer believes the 2022 Qatar World Cup should be played in January.
The international football tournament is traditionally held in June and early July the close season for most domestic club competitions.
An immediate concern arising from the decision to award the 2022 tournament to Qatar is the temperature, which can rise to as high as 50 degrees Celsius in June and July in the Persian Gulf.
Beckenbauer, a former World Cup winner as a player and manager with West Germany, who also organised the 2006 tournament in his home country, recommends a departure from the norm when FIFA s showcase heads to the Middle East.
One should think about a different solution, Beckenbauer said.
In January …
Jordan reached the Asian Cup final for the first time in their history thanks to a richly deserved 2-0 win over South Korea in Qatar.
Second-half strikes from Yazan Al Naimat and Mousa Al-Taamari ended the hopes of Son Heung-min and his team-mates at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday.
Jordan had dominated from the off, with near misses from Hwang In-beom and Lee Jae-sung – and a penalty that was rightly overturned after a VAR check – all that pre-tournament favourites South Korea mustered. Son did not even have a shot.
Al Naimat and Al-Taamari s quality shone through, and Jordan, who were backed by a vociferous support, will now face Iran or the holders and hosts Qatar in Saturday s final.
Jordan are set to play for the title f…
Teenage winger Bobby Clark has left Liverpool to join Salzburg on a permanent deal.
Clark joined Liverpool in 2021 after coming through Newcastle United s youth system and was handed his senior debut by Jurgen Klopp in a 9-0 victory over Bournemouth in August 2022.
He went on to make a further five Premier League appearances in 2023-24, also featuring in the Reds extra-time victory over Chelsea in the EFL Cup final and scoring his first goal for the club in a 6-1 Europa League win over Sparta Praha.
That strike made the 19-year-old the youngest Liverpool goalscorer in European competitions since Trent Alexander-Arnold netted against Maribor in the Champions League in 2017.
However, with fierce competition for places hampering his chances of regular first-…
Borussia Dortmund reached their third Champions League final after Mats Hummels second-half goal earned a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
Leading 1-0 from the first leg, BVB came up with the goods at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to seal a 2-0 aggregate victory.
Hummels headed home from a corner five minutes into the second half to send the German team, who won the title in 1997, into their first final in Europe s top club competition since 2013.
PSG hit the woodwork four times but failed to find the net as Kylian Mbappe, who is widely expected to leave the club at the end of the season, was a shadow of his usual brilliant self.
Dortmund will meet either 14-time champions Real Madrid or their Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, who clash at the Berna…
Tim Howard s time in MLS is running out, with the former Manchester United and Everton goalkeeper confirming he will retire this year.
The Colorado Rapids goalkeeper and long-time United States national team star used social media to announce his retirement on Tuesday at the conclusion of the 2019 MLS season.
I’m greatly looking forward to kicking off the 2019 MLS season, as it will be my LAST, Howard wrote. There will be plenty of time for sentiment later.
For now, I am going to enjoy every minute. And as I ve always done, compete hard and help lead the Rapids with the sole purpose of winning.
I’m greatly looking forward to kicking off the 2019 MLS season, as it will be my LAST. There will be plenty of time for sentiment later. For now, I am go…
Gareth Southgate says no job in football would “intimidate or daunt” him after managing England.
Southgate has spent years seven years as England manager and his talented team are among the favourites to win Euro 2024 in Germany next summer.
It will be Southgate’s fourth major tournament as England boss and the 53-year-old’s current deal with the Football Association expires next December.
“I was 35 years old when I managed in the Premier League and we finished 12th and 13th,” former Middlesbrough manager Southgate told Sky Sports.
“I knew nothing like what I know now. There isn’t a job in world football that would intimidate or daunt you, having lived this one.
“I remember talking to Jose (Mourinho) when he was at Man United and…
Croatia took charge of Group C with a 3-1 victory on Sunday as Ireland s usually reliable defence crumbled in Poznan.
Mario Mandzukic got the Balkan side off to a great start with an early goal but Sean St Ledger restored parity midway through the first half.
Ireland then began to take a back seat in the match and they were punished with goals from Nikica Jelavic and Mandzukic either side of the break.
Croatia were ahead within three minutes of the kick-off.
Darijo Srna drove to the byline and clipped the ball back into the area where Mandzukic recovered from a slip to meet it with his head.
He somehow generated enough power to get his effort on target, catching Shay Given by surprise.
After drawing a free kick from Vedran Corluka, Aid…
England could be considered as the biggest favourite for the 2022 World Cup, according to former Three Lions manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Gareth Southgate s team reached the semi-finals at Russia 2018, matching England s best effort at a World Cup since they triumphed on home soil in 1966.
England then made their first major tournament final appearance since 1966 when they faced Italy in a Euro 2020 showdown last year, only to lose on penalties.
Eriksson managed England at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, reaching the quarter-finals of each tournament respectively, while also getting to the last eight at Euro 2004.
Beaten by Brazil in 2002, and Portugal at the following two tournaments, Eriksson was unable to guide England s golden generation to success.