​ Done Deal 16.07.2024 – 19:11 | source: The Herald/Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 4 mins Now official  ©TM/IMAGO Theo Bair has decided to make the next step in his career in Ligue 1. On Tuesday, French club AJ Auxerre announced that they had signed the 24-year-old Canadian men’s national team forward from Scottish club Motherwell. According to a…

​ Best player of Euros  ©TM/IMAGO “For me, Rodri is the best player in the world, please give him the Ballon d’Or now,” said Luis de la Fuente after Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph. English pundits and supporters rejoiced as the Manchester City star failed to re-emerge for the second half of the final and their reaction was understandable. Rodri…

​ Join Spain in exclusive club   ©imago images Between 1993 and 2021, Argentina went trophy-less. That 28 year spell was the longest the South American nation had ever been without winning a major international trophy. Since then, it’s been a pretty much non-stop party in Buenos Aires. In 2021, on the soil of their old…

​ Vote for Copa América too   ©Imago/Content stadium On Sunday evening UEFA crowned Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri the player of the tournament, following his nation’s 2-1 victory over England in the final. But who do you think was the best player of the 2024 European Championship? All registered users of Transfermarkt can now give their…

​ Done Deal 14.07.2024 – 16:04 | source: Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 4 mins 5-year-deal signed  ©TM/IMAGO From Disneyland to the Euros, it’s already been a turbulent summer for Joshua Zirkzee. A late call up to the Netherlands squad due to injuries elsewhere meant the Dutchman had to give Mickey Mouse the elbow to represent…

​ 7th most valuable teenager  ©TM/IMAGO Kobbie Mainoo, the youngest England player to feature in a semi-final at a major tournament, produced a sublime performance gainst Netherlands that defied his 19 years. Mainoo was completely unfazed by the magnitude of the last four clash but his maturity has defied belief since making his first Manchester United start just eight…

​ Youngest Euros scorer  ©TM/IMAGO Adrien Rabiot brazenly challenged Lamine Yamal ahead of France’s Euro 2024 semi-final against Spain and the teenage sensation answered in style. Rabiot called on the Barcelona starlet to ‘show more’ amid considerable hype but Yamal did his talking on the pitch.  With Spain trailing to Randal Kolo Muani’s early opener in Munich, Yamal stepped up to…

​ Copa América  ©TM/IMAGO Tournaments are often the stage in which the world discovers players. In the case of the Copa América, several Canadian men’s national team players used the run to the semifinal to position themselves for bigger and greater things. One of those players is Nashville SC star Jacob Shaffelburg. The 24-year-old winger scored one…

​ Tops England attacking stats  ©TM/IMAGO Much of the focus after England clutched victory from the jaws of defeat against Slovakia in the Euro 2024 round of 16 was for there to be mass changes to the team and set-up, and understandably so. The performance was poor, and the Three Lions were minutes away from being embarrassed in…

​ Deal imminent  ©TM/IMAGO A remarkable transfer summer continues for Atlanta United. After selling Georgios Giakoumakis for €9.3 million to Cruz Azul and Thiago Almada in a deal worth up an initial €19.5m and up to €27.6m to the Eagle Group, left-back Caleb Wiley could be next. Initially reported by The New York Times, Transfermarkt can confirm that…