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Birmingham City are set to have a £20 million budget to work with in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Alan Nixon. The plan for the Blues was clear enough anyway – get back to the Championship as quickly as possible – but their intent to do so has been rubber-stamped by the amount of money that they are willing to give first-time manager Chris Davies to spend this summer. Some teams in the Premier League may not reach the £20 million expenditure mark by the end of September, and yet that is what Davies has at his disposal. They…

just now Everything About Simone Biles’s NFL Player Husband, Jonathan Owens Gymnast Simone Biles, a four-time Olympic gold medallist, announced her new boyfriend, 26-year-old Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens, to the world in August 2020. In pictures posted on both her and his Instagram accounts, the two seemed cosy together. “Just us ,” she wrote as the photo’s caption. She announced that they would be getting married in February 2022. She said, “THE EASIEST YES,” as the caption for her engagement pictures on Instagram. The first indication of a romance emerged soon after Biles celebrated Owens’ birthday at the end…

Louisville has an official date set with 2025 four-star guard Acaden Lewis. First reported by Travis Branham, national basketball analyst for 247Sports, Cardinal Authority has further confirmed that Louisville will host Lewis on an official visit the weekend of August 30. The 6-foot-1 guard from Washington D.C., was one of the biggest risers in the recent 247Sports prospect rankings. He climbed from No. 80 to No. 35 overall and is now listed as the No. 6 combo guard nationally. Branham reports that the cause behind the impressive jump in rankings is that Lewis “has taken his game to another level with his wiggle…

Birmingham City now know two of their opponents for the 2024/24 edition of the EFL Trophy. Birmingham City now know two of their opponents for the 2024/25 EFL Trophy. As a result of Blues’ relegation to League One, they will compete in the EFL Trophy, named the Bristol Street Motors Trophy for sponsorship reasons. It includes 64 clubs, 24 from League One, 24 from League Two and 16 teams from the Premier League. Teams play each other once in the group stage before going in to the Round of 32, Round of 16, quarter-finals and so on. Clubs that finish top of their group get a home tie against…

England has produced some of the finest football legends, thriving in various capacities across the globe, including David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, and Bobby Charlton. Dion Sanderson started his senior career in 2019 and has become a top footballer. Here is everything to know about the English athlete. Dion Sanderson (aged 24 years old in 2024) was born on December 15, 1999, in Wednesfield, England. The English player started playing football before he was 10.

When Major League Baseball released the first update on All-Star Game voting last week, Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies had a rather commanding lead at first base in the National League, with more than 1.1 million votes, as opposed to the 713,858 votes for his top competitor: Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. With Harper on pace to make the All-Star Game for the eighth time, has the 31-year-old — in his first full season at his new position — seized the crown as the best first baseman in baseball? At least as far as the 2024 season has gone, it’s pretty hard to argue that anyone…

Baker joins Birmingham City just days after leaving her former club. She has signed a three-year deal with the Blues. The midfielder came through the academy system at Leicester City and she made her senior debut for the club as a 16-year-old in an FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup fixture against Manchester City in January 2022. Baker went on to make 19 appearances for The Foxes in the Barclays Women’s Super League and she scored her only league goal in a 1-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2022/2023 season. Baker announced her Leicester City departure last…

McMinn contracted a mystery infection that led to most of his right foot being amputated. Kevin Clifton “Ted” McMinn (born 28 September 1962) is a Scottish former association footballer who played as a winger. His nickname is The Tin Man.[1] Playing career[edit] Early years[edit] Born in Castle Douglas and raised in nearby Dumfries,[1] McMinn was alleged by The Scotsman to be called ‘Teddy’ at school because he ran as if he had a teddy bear tucked under his arm.[2] In his autobiography McMinn stated it was because as a toddler he and his teddy bear were inseparable.[1] McMinn started his playing career at Scottish junior side Glenafton Athletic in 1981.[1] McMinn joined Glenafton from Dumfries High…

Speaking of breaking news, as the Braves were introducing Olson during a press conference on Tuesday, they announced they had already signed him to an eight-year, $168 million contract that includes a $20 million club option for the 2030 season. NORTH PORT, Florida — The first call from a general manager to a newly acquired player is usually perfunctory, a simple welcome. But when Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos phoned Matt Olson on Monday after acquiring the All-Star first baseman in a trade for the Oakland Athletics’ slugger, he had more news. Anthopoulos told Olson that his next call would go to Olson’s agent to open conversations…

Birmingham City asked the EFL to schedule their upcoming League One fixture with Wrexham AFC to be played in the United States. More and more American investors and owners are getting involved in English football. From the non-league to the Premier League, and everything in between, the beautiful game is currently being seen as a great opportunity for the affluent members of the USA. By Christmas 2023, 22 of the 72 teams in the EFL had some level of American investment, whether it was full ownership or minority stakeholdings. That number has increased since then, with West Bromwich Albion being sold to Shilen…