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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
How did you rate the Cherries this season? Have your say in survey
HOW did you rate the Cherries' season in 2024/25? It was a brilliant year for the club on and off the pitch - and the Daily Echo is inviting fans to have their say in a fans' survey for the end of the season. There was silverware for the women's team as they achieved promotion and won the National League Plate, while the development squad reached the final of the Professional Development League playoffs. For the men's first team, a record-breaking campaign saw Andoni Iraola's side earn a best-ever 56 points, with the most wins and most goals scored in a Premier League season for AFC Bournemouth. Let us know your highlights and lowlights, as well as how you rated each of the men's players across the top flight campaign below. The deadline for responses is this Sunday, June 8.
BBC News
a day ago
- Business
- BBC News
Is Iraola staying? Transfer window Q&A
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter Simon Stone has been taking your asked: With AFC Bournemouth having had such a good season we will obviously be losing a few players. What will really hurt is if we lose Iraola. Is there any gossip around him going anywhere? (The chatter about a move to Tottenham seems to have abated a bit!)Simon answered: The latest I heard on this was that Iraola is keen to stay and continue the work he has been doing at the Vitality. I guess the problem is last season was really good - but for extended periods, it promised much more, and Bournemouth are in the cycle where after a campaign like they had, they are at risk of being picked off by bigger, richer clubs. Dean Huijsen has gone, everyone expects Milos Kerkez to go and no-one really knows where it will key, clearly, is for Bournemouth to spend the money wisely. And that is not totally down to the Q&A and the rest of the day's football news here
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Record-breaking Cherries season in pictures
IT WAS a record-breaking season with highlights throughout the campaign for AFC Bournemouth. From wins vs Arsenal and Manchester City in the early months of the season, to a record unbeaten run and reaching a record points haul, it has been a memorable season. The Daily Echo has selected one picture from each match throughout the season. View them in our gallery above.
Forbes
5 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
Phil Foden Reveals What Caused His Horror Season At Manchester City
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 20: Phil Foden of Manchester City warms up before the Premier League match ... More between Manchester City FC and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on May 20, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) Phil Foden's absence from Thomas Tuchel's England squad was not surprising. He might still technically be the holder of the coveted PFA Players' Player of the Year trophy for his outstanding performances last year, but in the final months of this season, he could barely get a game. The mysterious downturn in form, which has led to this sorry scenario for the Manchester City forward, began with Foden donning the white shirt of England last summer at the European Championships in Germany. Touted ahead of the competition as a key component in the most exciting front line in a generation, he soon became a scapegoat for the side's lethargic performances in the early rounds. It was strange to see a player who, just weeks before, picked up the ball with such incision and rifled it into the back of the West Ham United net in the final crucial game, struggling to find a forward pass. He was not alone. England had a long list of underperformers in those early weeks of the competition. However, while Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka looked reinvigorated when they returned to their club colors, Foden's bluntness continued. It should be noted that his struggles have come in the context of Manchester City's worst season in eight years. This campaign has been shockingly bad, considering four back-to-back titles had been won before then. But even so, Foden has failed to have any real impact on a poor Pep Guardiola side. Addressing his decision not to select the attacked England boss, Thomas Tuchel suggested a combination of mental and physical strains was to blame. 'Phil had a difficult time since last camp,' said the German. 'I loved Phil as a person, fantastic. I love his talent and ability he showed, simply outstanding, no doubt. He struggled before last camp to show it at Man City. 'Things weren't so easy for him, became a bit more complicated after the [Manchester] derby on a personal level [when Manchester United supporters sang derogatory songs about his mother], what happened with fans and also on a physical level. '[He's] still suffering from ankle problems. Putting it all in the mix, we thought it better for Phil to take a breath, not be with us, which was also very hard because I admire and like him a lot. COLOGNE, GERMANY - JUNE 25: Phil Foden of England during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match ... More between England and Slovenia at Cologne Stadium on June 25, 2024 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by) 'But it's better he takes care about his ankle, gets fully pain free and be fit for the Club World Cup. So a mix between injury and performance.' Foden doesn't do much media, but he has a habit of offering brutal, often self-reflective honesty when he does. Shortly before he was cut from the England squad, he provided the fullest explanation yet for his horrible downturn in form. Addressing the physical problems, Foden revealed he'd played with an injury from which he'd not properly recovered. 'I managed to play on with my ligaments done [against Manchester United],' he said, 'that's the kind of person I am. I try play on with anything. I remember how much pain I felt when the adrenaline died. I missed the next game or two, came back to training quite early. But most tellingly, he said some off-field problems were dogging his mind. 'It's been a frustrating season for me. I've had a lot of things going on off the pitch mentally,' he explained. 'It's one of them, sometimes there's things in life bigger than football. This season, I've struggled a little. 'Hopefully, come next year, I can get my head mentally right, get back where I left the season before because I know what I'm capable of and the quality I have. I know if everything was okay, I'd definitely be better on the field. 'Sometimes things happen; you have to deal with it and move on. Unfortunately, I've had a difficult season. Now it's just about improving, getting back to my best. I know my standards and what I can reach. I'm looking forward to getting back.' 'The club have been so supportive. I can't thank them enough...' We often take for granted that elite athletes can put aside everything in their personal lives and continue to perform at the highest levels. But the reality is that there are many times when events away from the field have an impact. We don't know about these events because they are, by their very nature, personal. Foden has suggested that this is the reason behind his struggles, which should be respected. Fortunately for the Manchester City forward, his manager, Pep Guardiola, appreciates this. He discussed Foden's problems: " A baby, baby boy from the Academy is becoming a star for us, and we want to help him. 'He needs rest, and it's going to happen, and step by step, it's going to happen. It's what we want; we want to help. I don't care about his performance on the pitch; I want him to feel good, and the rest will come.' Both England and Manchester City fans will hope that's the case.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Kepa Arrizabalaga set for Chelsea exit but permanent Bournemouth move is unlikely
Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is heading for a Chelsea exit this summer, but a permanent move to AFC Bournemouth is highly unlikely. That's according to Luca Bendoni, who reports that both Arrizabalaga and Bournemouth are exploring other options rather than sticking together. The 30-year-old spent the season on loan at Bournemouth and featured 31 times in the Premier League this season under manager Andoni Iraola. He managed eight clean sheets and also kept one in four FA Cup games. Arrizabalaga has enjoyed a decent loan spell with the Cherries, establishing himself as a reliable presence between the sticks. Unfortunately, that wouldn't translate into a permanent deal this summer, but not for the lack of trying. Bendoni claims Bournemouth had already made a move to keep the Spaniard at the club but to no avail, so both sides are now considering other options on the market. The good news for Chelsea is that Arrizabalaga has plenty of admirers both in England and abroad. The Blues are desperate to get him off their wage bill and could get their wish this summer. Before making the switch to the south coast last summer, Arrizabalaga extended his Chelsea contract by one year, keeping him on the club's payroll until June 2026. There was also a £5 million release clause in the contract, which is now open for interested clubs. The move was designed to protect the Blues' transfer interests, allowing them to potentially recoup some value for a player who once held the title of the world's most expensive goalkeeper. Arrizabalaga has no hopes of returning to Chelsea. The Blues have other plans and are already stacked up in the goalkeeping department. At the moment, they're still pondering what to do with Robert Sanchez, Djordje Petrovic, Filip Jorgensen, and the talented Mike Penders, who has turned heads with an exceptional loan spell at KRC Genk. Chelsea's initial idea was to give Petrovic and Penders a chance to displace Sanchez as the club's number-one shot-stopper. However, there have been talks of another loan deal for Penders while Petrovic's future is still up in the air despite a transformative spell at RC Strasbourg.
