data-mm-id=”_31hn2ss3k”>The New York Yankees are one win away from clinching their second AL East title in three years. Ahead of their game against the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday, New York received some bad news about one of their pitchers. Nestor Cortes was scheduled to start Wednesday night against Baltimore but was placed on the 15-day injured list due to a left elbow flexor strain. Cortes had allowed one earned run in his last 15-and-a-third innings pitched. According to ESPN's Jorge Castillo, Nestor said he could return if the Yankees make a deep playoff run. New York called up Cody Poteet from Triple-A and announced Marcus Stroman would be starting Wednesday night's game instead. Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:• Placed LHP Nest…
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly vehemently against a proposal that would see wages anchored to the team that finishes bottom of the Premier League.
The proposed rule change, which is set to be high on the agenda when Premier League clubs convene in London on Monday, would see the amount of money any club can invest in their squads linked to the amount made through TV money and commercial deals by the team that finishes bottom of the table.
Man Utd unable to reap rewards of revenue
Those in favour of anchoring believe it would reduce the growing disparity between the Premier league and the Championship, and feel it would limit the impact of increases in revenues for those involved in the expanded Champions League.
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According to reports, Chelsea are planning to submit a swap deal offer for Crystal Palace star Michael Olise, who is also wanted by Manchester United.
Olise has struggled with injuries in recent seasons and he has been restricted to just 17 appearances this term.
But when he s been available, the Crystal Palace star s form has been breathtaking as he has grabbed nine goals and four assists in the Premier League.
The winger was at his best on Monday night as he scored a brace in Palace s 4-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Palace have been in stunning form since the arrival of Oliver Glasner but they are at risk of losing one or two of their best players in the summer.
Olise was initially expected to leave Palace last summer amid in…
Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has announced he will retire after Euro 2024 and Lucas Vazquez is not a happy bunny.
Kroos final match for Real Madrid will be at Wembley in the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on June 1.
His boots will not be hung up after that match after he made the decision to represent Julian Nagelsmann s Germany at this summer s European Championships.
As the host country, Germany are fancied to go far and kick off the tournament against Scotland on June 14.
When his side s campaign finishes, Kroos will retire, he confirmed on Tuesday.
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According to reports, head coach Erik ten Hag is on the brink of learning whether Manchester United will sack him, as his D-Day is coming.
ended the 2023/24 campaign on a high as they beat arch-rivals Manchester City at Wembley to win the FA Cup.
Despite this, could still be sacked this summer as United s success in the FA Cup arguably does not make up for their failures in other competitions.
The Red Devils exited the Champions League and Carabao Cup prematurely, while they finished eighth in the Premier League.
Man Utd showed no resemblance of consistency this season and their performances in certain matches have been desperately poor. They arguably hit a new low at the start of May as they were hammered 4-0 by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park…
Man Utd have made an offer of £25m for Barcelona starlet Fermin Lopez as they look to get a deal over the line, according to reports.
The Red Devils are changing the way they recruit players under new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe with reports claiming that the British billionaire wants the Premier League club to only buy players under the age of 25.
have wasted millions over the last decade on average players with huge fees spent on big names who failed to make the desired impact at Old Trafford.
But Ratcliffe is looking to change that and when asked in March of the chances of Man Utd buying Kylian Mbappe, he replied: What I would rather do, I would rather find the next Mbappe, rather than spend a fortune to just try and buy success.
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England boss Gareth Southgate should swap Harry Kane for Ollie Watkins earlier on in matches, according to former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor.
The Three Lions have struggled to score goals at the tournament so far with Southgate s side waiting until the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of the second half against Slovakia to find an equaliser.
Jude Bellingham s spectacular overhead kick was followed by a Kane extra-time header to secure .
Despite scoring two goals at the tournament, Kane s overall play has been criticised and Agbonlahor reckons Southgate should take off the captain earlier in games for Aston Villa striker Watkins.
Responding to a caller claiming Southgate s decision to not replace Kane against Slovakia was justified, : …
Gary Neville thinks England boss Gareth Southgate should ve made two substitutions at half-time in their Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain on Sunday.
, suffering back-to-back defeats in European Championship finals as the 58-year wait for a major men’s trophy goes on.
Despite reaching the final, ’s performances in Germany were widely criticised as they required moments of magic to rescue all of their knockout ties before ultimately coming up short against Spain.
Those ragged displays certainly were not caused by a lack of effort, with England boasting the seven top players to cover the most ground across the competition.
But and Neville reckons the England boss should have made two changes at the interval against the Spanish.
Neville would hav…
Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona could have to move on from any attempt to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams this summer, according to reports.
Williams had a brilliant Euro 2024 tournament as Spain won the tournament by beating England in the final in Berlin earlier this month.
There were rumours that Williams could move away from Bilbao in the summer but his performances in Germany increased his stock even further.
Premier League sides and Chelsea have been showing interest throughout the summer, following the conclusion of Euro 2024.
Discussing his future during the Euros, Williams said: In the end, my brother [Athletic team-mate Inaki Williams] is a very important person for me. He has lived a similar situation to mine.
He has als…
Newcastle United and Aston Villa both had scouts in attendance to watch Galatasaray forward Baris Alper Yilmaz on Friday night, according to reports.
, splashing just under £150million on eight new players.
Only 15 clubs in Europe have spent more than , who have bought Lewis Hall, Odysseas Vlachodimos and William Osula for around £60m as well as Lloyd Kelly and John Ruddy on free transfers.
Both clubs are expected to make more signings before the window closes with the Magpies top target believed to be Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi.
Unai Emery s side, meanwhile, have been linked with Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix and Chelsea s Trevoh Chalobah, .
It now appears that Newcastle and the Villans are targeting Turkish international Yilm…