By Frank Ulom TURIN (CONVERSEER) – Details have emerged regarding Juventus’ agreement with former Napoli and Italy national team manager, Luciano Spalletti, who is set to take charge of the Turin giants. Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Spalletti has reached a verbal agreement with Juventus to become the club’s new head coach. The…
JERUSALEM (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Education Minister Karin Prien on Monday visited the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem, paying her respects to the victims of the Holocaust. Prien, the first openly Jewish minister in Germany’s post-war history, said it is a “matter of respect” for every German minister to visit the memorial. The experience was…
By Frank Ulom MANCHESTER (CONVERSEER) – Manchester United have moved to the top four (temporary) following their 4-2 win over Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday. United started the game knowing a three-game league win in a row would change the fortune of the club, and they started very well when top…
By Frank Ulom LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an injury update on defender Gabriel Magalhães ahead of their Premier League encounter against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. Gabriel, popularly known as “Big Gabi,” was forced off in the second half during the Gunners’ 4–0 win over Atlético Madrid, a game…
STRASBOURG (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Road deaths in the European Union reached nearly 20,000 last year and the bloc is determined to significantly curb that number by 2050. In the latest move to reduce road fatalities, EU lawmakers this week adopted new EU-wide driving licence rules, including the introduction of digital licences and cross-border penalties. “The…
ISTANBUL (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Fenerbahce defeated VfB Stuttgart 1893 1-0 on Thursday to hand the German Cup winners a second straight defeat in the Europa League. Kerem Aktürkoglu converted a 34th-minute penalty in Istanbul after Angelo Stiller had pulled down Milan Skriniar. Both sides had their chances, but former Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and his…
FREIBURG (CONVERSEER) – Freiburg stretched their unbeaten run across all competitions to eight matches with a 2-0 Europa League victory over Dutch side Utrecht on Thursday. Unmarked Yuiko Suzuki gave Freiburg a 20th-minute lead when Christian Günter laid the ball back to him from the left. Freiburg remained dominant, with goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas tipping Suzuki’s…
MAINZ (DPA, CONVERSEER) – FSV Mainz 05 made it two victories out of two in the Conference League on Thursday, 1-0 over 10-man Zrjinski Mostar. Sota Kawasaki and Andreas Hanche-Olsen aimed inches wide as Mainz dominated the Bosnian champions from the kick-off. A goal was just a matter of time, and it came in the 24th…
By Monika Wendel, dpa BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than 1,000 cranes are thought to have died in a large outbreak of bird flu near Berlin, conservationists recovering the animals’ bodies said on Thursday. A total of 839 dead cranes have been counted since Sunday in the pond area in Linum, around 30 kilometres north-west…
MUNICH (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Bayern Munich have extended their contract with coach Vincent Kompany until June 2029, the Bundesliga champions said in a statement on Tuesday. His previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2027. “I’m grateful, honoured and would like to thank FC Bayern for the trust and the working environment…
