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Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Hurzeler message to Evan Ferguson leaves fans guessing over long-term future
Fabian Hurzeler has given his reaction to Evan Ferguson's departure from Brighton on a season-long loan deal to Serie A giants Roma. The Ireland striker has made the move to Italy, with Roma paying a loan fee of around €3million to the Premier League side. And they will have the option to buy Ferguson at the end of his spell for almost €40million next summer. However, Hurzeler's remarks suggest that he is open to the Meathman returning to Brighton next year. Ferguson's playing time under the former St Pauli boss last season was restricted as an ankle injury meant he missed most of pre-season training. He made just two starts and 11 substitute appearances, before a loan move to West Ham that came after more ankle woes that ruled him out for most of January. Hurzeler acknowledged the 'challenging period' that Ferguson went through during the German's first term in charge at Brighton. And he added that he would be keeping a close eye on the 20-year-old's progress over the next year at Roma. He told the Brighton website: 'Evan had a challenging period across the past season and a half, and it has been one disrupted by niggling injury issues which hasn't allowed him a run of games. 'He is over those injuries and has come back in great shape. Now he really wants to play regularly. This is an exciting opportunity in a strong league and with the prospect of European football. 'We wish Evan well for the season ahead and will be watching his progress closely throughout the season.' Ferguson joined Brighton from League of Ireland side Bohemians in January 2021 and has made 80 appearances for the south coast club, scoring 17 goals. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Burnley's Hountondji makes St Pauli loan move
Burnley striker Andreas Hountondji has joined Bundesliga side St Pauli on loan for the 2025-26 international Hountondji joined the Clarets from French side Caen in the summer of 2024. He made 10 appearances, before joining Standard Liege on loan for the second half of last 23-year-old featured 18 times in Belgium, scoring four goals and assisting twice.
BBC News
02-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Vote for the best kits for 2025-26 so far
It's that time of the year. With a new football season looming, clubs are beginning to show off their fresh looks for the upcoming campaign - including some kits that have been debuted at the Club World Sport has pulled together a list of some of the best kits to have been released so far. Vote for your favourites at the bottom of the page. St. Pauli (home) German club St. Pauli have gone back to their earthy roots with the return of a classic, striped design. The last time the club wore vertical stripes on their home shirts was the 2011-12 season. Palmeiras (home) Palmeiras' new home shirt for the Club World Cup gives a nod to the Brazilian club's 1951 triumph in the Copa Rio - a forerunner of the current competition. The baroque design features a leaf motif, evoking the trophy. It baroques BBC Sport's world. Port Vale (home) Puma have made a truly valiant effort with Port Vale's 150th anniversary kit. It's as simple as they come and is inspired by the team of 1953-54, who won the Third Division North and reached the semi-finals of the FA modern crest is replaced by the letters 'PVFC' in gold stitching. Nuremberg (home) German club Nuremberg have released a corker of an anniversary kit, celebrating 125 years since they were founded. The slightly maroon red and gold trims give it a vintage feel. Porto (third) Sometimes it's the little details. That motif printed on the inside of the collar elevates Porto's third kit to a whole new class. The crystal-blue motif across the badge and sponsor, laid onto a crisp, off-white base, puts BBC Sport in mind of clear waters lapping against the city's beaches. Cadiz (home) Spanish club Cadiz have released a low-key banger in this year's home kit, which has a repeating embossed pattern across the traditional yellow base. Marseille (home) Marseille's home kit uses the club's iconic colour palette, with images of past club badges embossed across the shirt. And who wouldn't want a slice of that? Mamelodi Sundowns (home) South African team Mamelodi Sundowns are bringing golden-hour energy to the Club World Cup with this gorgeous, hazy number. Cambridge United (home) Cambridge United have undergone a rebrand with a new club crest and a home kit that harks back to the mid-70s when they were crowned Division 4 champions. There is something very satisfying about the thick, vertical stripes on this jersey. Rangers (home) Rangers' home kit this season evokes the one worn by the likes of Derek Johnstone, Sandy Jardine and Alex MacDonald between 1978-82. Malaga (home) Malaga's new home kit pays tribute to their iconic 2009-10 shirts, with sky blue stripes complemented by what's being described as a darker, 'surf the web' blue. Borussia Dortmund (home) Borussia Dortmund have caused a buzz at the Club World Cup with their new home kit, designed by KidSuper. The geometric pattern across the chest and arms is based on a honeycomb, which will no doubt have gone down well with their mascot, Emma the Bee. Paris St-Germain (home) The classic design that was created by former club president Daniel Hechter gets a slight update here with a geometric pattern that acts as an insouciant, Parisian nod to the city's famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. Real Madrid (away) Would you call it petrol blue? Either way, Real Madrid are cooking on gas in this year's shimmery, metallic away jersey. Olympiakos (home) This centenary kit was released in March to celebrate 100 years since Olympiakos, the country's most successful club, were founded. Red and white stripes with a gold trefoil keep it simple and stunning. Al-Hilal (home) Saudi Pro League team Al-Hilal's home kit is one of the boldest looks at this summer's Club World Cup. It features a crescent moon motif across the torso and stripes with a brushstroke effect. Boca Juniors (home) Boca Juniors kits tend to be the one of the most coveted items for football shirt collectors. This year's strip commemorates the 120th anniversary of the club, with a specially designed crest and the date 1905 - when Los Xeneizes were founded. Werder Bremen (third) Werder Bremen's third kit celebrates 60 years since the German club's first Bundesliga title. Copper lettering inside the neck reads 'Deutscher Meister 1965' (German Champions 1965), with a tonal image of the team from that campaign. Former players Hans Schulz and Gunter Bernard, who helped Die Grun-Weissen lift the trophy that year, were enlisted for the campaign launch of the kit. Trabzonspor (home) Claret and blue is a marriage made in football heaven and Super Lig side Trabzonspor look the part. Chelsea (away) In 1974, under manager Dave Sexton, Chelsea unveiled an away strip featuring the colours of the Hungarian flag, in tribute to Hungary's famous 'Magnificent Magyars' side from two decades season's away strip resurrects that style. Inter Miami (third) The Major League Soccer outfit's new third kit is not turquoise or even sky blue. No, the club and manufacturer are calling this one, 'semi blue burst'. Either way, this is a classic Miami colour palette and the pinstripes add a tailored feeling. Arsenal (home) Isn't this the same as last season's home kit? Of course not, the stripes on that were blue. Completely different… Aston Villa (away) The design on the shoulders of Aston Villa's away shirt is inspired by Birmingham landmark, the Bullring. Chelsea (home) Moises Caicedo looks thoroughly blue here as he's confronted by one of the saddest breakfasts BBC Sport has ever laid eyes on. At least the kit looks nice. Manchester City (home) This is the first time Manchester City have featured a sash on one of their home shirts. But it's not a straightforward sash – more like a vapour trail. Or a motion blur. Cool. Newcastle (home) In a changing world, there are some things you can depend on. One of them is a Newcastle home shirt. It's black and white (with ice blue trims this year). What else is there to say? Fiorentina (home) Fiorentina's new home kit pays tribute to the 1999-2000 edition worn by legendary Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta in his final season with the Italian club. For any Gen Z readers, those things laid out around the model's feet on the right of the image are called CDs and a boombox and this is how people used to have to consume music. Bayern Munich (away) Adidas have made a kit that looks like the Allianz Arena in tribute to Bayern Munich's stadium on its 20th anniversary. This will also be the kit that veteran midfielder Thomas Muller wears in his final season with the club, bringing the curtain down on 25 years with the German champions. Paris FC (third) Paris FC may not have a European trophy in their cabinet like their neighbours Paris St-Germain, but they are (paradoxically) making themselves known in this camouflage third kit, launched alongside French rapper Ninho.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
St. Pauli conclude record sale of Philipp Treu to Freiburg
Sport Bild reports that transfer negotiations between two Bundesliga outfits swapping well over a month have finally wrapped. St. Pauli fullback Philipp Treu is now set to return to his former club SC Freiburg on a €5m deal. Treu – a Heidelberg native – came up through the Freiburg ranks and once featured for the SCF reserves in the 3. Liga. St. Pauli and Freiburg have both had an active summer transfer window. Interestingly enough, Treu will constitute the third transaction involving the two clubs. Hamburg's Kiezkicker opted to ship back Freiburg loanees Robert Wagner and Noah Weißhaupt earlier this month. Advertisement Treu's base-transfer-fee counts as a new record for St. Pauli. The sale, which could far exceed €5m via bonus payments, is the highest sum the Hamburg-based club have ever received for a player. Kicker – among others – reports that St. Pauli will utilize the proceeds to immediately finalize the purchase of recent FC Kaiserslautern standout Daisuke Yokota. The Japanese midfielder will serve as the Hanseatic club's eighth summer signing. Freiburg themselves have brought in four new summer additions, impressively concluding most of their targeted signings shortly after the Bundesliga campaign concluded in mid-May. The SCF front office then turned their attention to contract extensions. Exciting young Swiss prospect Johan Manzambi inked a new deal early last week. Shortly after that, it was time to reward club legend Vincenzo Grifo. Kicker reports that French talent Jordy Makengo will also extend this week. Advertisement 'There's no end in sight for Vince,' Freiburg sporting director Klemens Hartenbach said of Grifo on the occasion of the Pforzheim native's contract extension. 'He leads the way both on and off the pitch. It's not just his statistics that are important for the team. He also exudes confidence and composure, which is infectious and helps his teammates immensely. We want this to continue in the coming years.' 'When I came here in 2015, none of this was foreseeable,' one of Germany's most popular players himself added. 'Now it's my home. My heart lies in Freiburg. I've played 307 competitive games for SC. I'm doing very, very well here, both in terms of sport and privately. I want to continue on this path, play as many games as possible, help the young players, and also develop further personally.' GGFN | Peter Weis
New York Times
20-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Magnus Carlsen, world chess No. 1, signs St Pauli contract extension for 2025-26 Bundesliga season
World chess No. 1 Magnus Carlsen will continue with Bundesliga team St Pauli for the 2025-26 season. Carlsen joined the German team in May 2024. Nicknamed 'the Mozart of Chess', the former world champion helped St Pauli to a 12th-placed finish in the 15-team standings, cementing their top-flight status in their debut season following promotion. Advertisement 'Last season was a great success for the team,' Carlsen said. 'We proved that we can hold our own in the Bundesliga and compete with the very best. I'm looking forward to the team's continued development – and to contributing to it.' Carlsen's arrival at St Pauli came with significant fanfare, his stature and reputation in chess attracting an oversubscription in interest for tickets and his matches were covered by the majority of German newspapers and several television channels. The Norwegian's arrival also meant each of the top-10 chess players in the world were playing in Germany. Both St Pauli's football team and its amateur chess team won promotion to the top-flight in 2024. The club's branding as one of the most widely-recognised left-wing teams in Europe was one of the factors which attracted Carlsen, with his acquisition a significant coup in their attempt for survival. Carlsen attended a St. Pauli match at their stadium, the Millerntor, when they were a struggling second-division team, and he cited the 'relaxed and joyful atmosphere' as a factor in persuading him to become a part of the club. Thomas Schuttler, chairman of the FC St. Pauli chess department, said: 'Magnus Carlsen is not only an extraordinary player but also a tremendous asset to our team culture. His presence has inspired everyone involved. We're thrilled that he's staying on — together, we're writing a special chapter in German chess, in true St. Pauli style.' Carlsen made his debut in the fifth round of the Bundesliga season, defeating Dutch grandmaster Max Warmerdam as St Pauli triumphed over SG Solingen, their first victory of the season. He was then held to a draw by Wei Yi in his side's narrow defeat to Dusseldorfer SK. The 34-year-old has not played for St Pauli since, with appearances at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Weissenhaus and Paris, the TCh-NOR Elite 2024-25 and 13th Norway Chess 2025 comprising a busy schedule. Jan Henric Buettner, founder of Freestyle Chess and sponsor of the team said Carlsen's contract extension 'reflects the strength of our shared project and our ambition to increase the popularity of chess in Germany'.
