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Soccer News, Rumors, and Scores

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This week Oliver thrills us with the latest update on soccer, or football as we call it in England (or what the world knows as fútbol). In his article, Oliver provides us with the recent match scores and placings in the Premier League. On top of that, he shares up-to-date soccer rumors and news. – Sienna Price, Editor

By Oliver Martinez, Fútbol Enthusiast

Welcome back to soccer news, rumors and scores. Let’s start with the Premier League. On Saturday, January 15, Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0. Manchester is now in 1st, and Chelsea moves to 3rd. On Saturday, January 15, the Wolves beat Southampton 3-1. The Wolves are in 8th, and Southampton is in 12th place. And, Aston Villa drew Manchester United 2-2! Because of this, Manchester U is in 7th and Aston V in 13th place. On Sunday, January 16, Liverpool beat Brentford 3-0, putting Liverpool in 2nd and Brentford in 14th. 

As for La Liga, there have been no relevant games since last week. 

Soccer Rumors and News: Big teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Manchester City are looking to trade for Erling Haaland. Erling Haaland is a great player that is currently in Dortmund; his contract ends in 2024, but there is a release clause that would allow him to leave in the summer of 2022 for a total of 75 million euros (amp.marca.com).

Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Bayern Munich are hoping to buy Spanish young star Pablo Gavi. One of Gavi’s accomplishments include being the youngest player to play for Spain’s national team. He was only 17. Another one of his accomplishments is being the fourth youngest to play for Barcelona in La Liga (espn.com). English soccer legend Wayne Mark Rooney, also known as Rooney, hopes to get a chance to coach Everton. “I’m the same as everyone else, I see the speculation on social media and in the newspapers. Of course Everton is a club I grew up supporting.” There is a strong possibility he will get the job–Everton just sacked Rafael Benitez (football365.com).

Notable Soccer Games in Premier League and La Liga

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Oliver Martinez keeps us updated on the soccer news, rumors, and the recent games of the top leagues, La Liga and Premier League.  – Editor Lilah Nick

By Oliver Martinez, Fútbol Enthusiast 

La Liga (Spain) and Premier League (England) are some of the biggest, most important soccer leagues in the world. They have a few of the best players out there. I’ll go over their top games. Let’s start with the Premier League: Manchester United lost to the Wolverhampton Wolves 0-1 on January 3rd, leaving Manchester in 7th place in the league and the Wolves in 8th.  Chelsea tied Liverpool 2-2 on January 2nd, leaving Chelsea in 2nd place and Liverpool in 3rd. Brentford beat Aston Villa 2-1 on January 2nd, leaving Brentford in 12th place and Aston in 13th.

Now let’s move on to La Liga: Getafe beat Real Madrid 1-0 on January 2nd. Real Madrid still stands in first place in the league and Getafe in 16. Atlético Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 on January 2nd, leaving Atlético in 4th place and Vallecano in 6th. Barcelona beat Mallorca 1-0 on January 2nd. This leaves Barcelona in 5th place and Mallorca in 15th. Sevilla beat Cadiz 1-0 on January 3rd, leaving Sevilla in 2nd and Cadiz in 19th. Real Betis lost to Celta Vigo 0-2 on January 2nd; this leaves Real Betis in 3rd place and Celta in 12th. 

Soccer Rumors and News:

Real Madrid is hoping to soon buy young talent Mbappe from PSG for 220 million euros (around 249 million dollars) (espn.com). After collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest against Finland in an international match, Eriksen, after a brief hospital stay, hopes to return to soccer this year for the World Cup. Eriksen is only 29 years old. Lastly, the World Cup is around the corner, and teams around the world are getting ready for the biggest soccer event. The World Cup Finals will be played in Qatar. Qatar is requiring all fans to vaccinate if they want to see their favorite teams play fútbol. Top sources such as espn.com are hinting that maybe France may win the Cup again. Favored teams include Brazil, France, England, and Italy (espn.com). More soccer news to come.