There is often a sense of mystique associated with the terms ‘Director of Football’, ‘Sporting Director’ or ‘Technical Director’. While it’s not easy to provide a definition for these roles, they tend to have a specific purpose - to bridge the gap between the footballing side and the business side
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Champions League Group Analysis: Group H
Always leave the best for last and this year’s Group H is just that. The traditional ‘Group of Death’ features Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and APOEL Nicosia. One can almost write off APOEL before the games have even started due to the ability of the other teams. The
As the Dust Settles
Milan and Dortmund play the blame game.
AC Milan sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli has acccused Borussia Dortmund of making it hard for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to join his club this summer despite the player’s desire to make the switch. He said “Dortmund struggled to allow him to leave.” on a live Facebook Q & A on
Homecoming
How will Ousmane Dembele fit in at Barcelona?
A second exclusive by Anirudh Srinivas. Illustration by Norman Kopietz Ousmane Dembele completed his move to Barcelona earlier this week. The transfer fee of 105 million euros plus about 42 million euros in add-ons will make this the second most expensive transfer in football history, after Neymar’s move from Barcelona to
BREAKING: FCBarcelona confirm they have completed a deal to sign Ousmane Dembele
Barcelona have completed the signing of Borussia Dortmund attacker Ousmane Dembele for an initial fee of €105 million. They announced the signing on Twitter. Benvingut @Dembouz! ¡Bienvenido Dembélé! Welcome Dembélé! Bienvenue Dembélé! #BeBarça pic.twitter.com/gTl0YXCEd6 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 25, 2017 The Barcelona faithful will hope that Dembele will be be able to
Julian Draxler: Where does he go now?
This transfer market just seems to amaze us. Who would have thought that at this late stage PSG would put one of footballs’ hottest properties on the market? Just as we thought things were starting to settle down a bit in the market, we get another transfer bombshell. Julian Draxler