Atalanta’s Champions League group decider against Villarreal has been postponed until Thursday due to a massive snowfall in Northern Italy. The snowstorm started at 8 pm CET, an hour before the game was supposed to kick off. The pitch was quickly covered with snow, which the organizers could not clear […]
Lionel Messi surpassed Robert Lewandowski by 33 points to finish first in the vote for the 2021 Ballon d’Or. Messi won his seventh trophy, breaking the record he previously set with his sixth win back in 2019. Messi accumulated 613 points compared to Lewandowski’s 580. Third-placed Jorginho had 460, while […]
Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or trophy for a record-breaking seventh time in a ceremony held at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. Robert Lewandowski finished second, while Jorginho completed the podium. A panel of 180 international journalists representing different countries and territories chose the winner of the men’s Ballon d’Or. […]
FIFA have released their nominations for The Best Awards 2021. The world football governing body will reward players, goalkeepers and coaches in both men’s and women’s football for their achievements over the past 12 months during an online gala on 17 January 2022. Due to the pandemic context, the 2020 […]
France and Real Madrid superstar Karin Benzema was handed a one-year suspended jail term for his involvement in the attempted blackmail of former national team colleague Mathieu Valbuena. Benzema was also fined $84k. Benzema has been found guilty of complicity in the case that kept him out from the French […]
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes the creation of the Super League is the only way to control state-owned clubs. Talking at a club general assembly on Saturday, Perez defended his plans to form a breakaway league, saying it will only help the development of football as a whole. “The […]
Spanish journalist Gerard Romero claims 33-year-old Kun Aguero will announce his retirement from professional football next week. Aguero was diagnosed with a heart condition earlier this month and was supposed to decide his future only after receiving treatment for three months. Doctors have since informed him that retiring looked like […]
The owner of Beitar Jerusalem in the Israeli Premier League has been arrested alongside seven others on charges of cryptocurrency fraud. According to the Israeli Police, the estimated worth of the fraud reaches hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars. Moshe Hogeg, the boss of Beitar, was held in the early […]
Barcelona have agreed on terms with veteran defender Dani Alves, who will join the club on a contract until the summer of 2022. The 38-year-old, who previously spent eight years at Camp Nou between 2008 and 2016, will only be available for selection starting January. Dani Alves will have an […]
Fresh info from Spain claims Sergio Aguero might need to hang up his boots after his cardiac arrhythmia proved more complicated than was originally thought. Aguero was advised to take a three-month break from football and to receive treatment after he needed to be taken off the pitch in Barcelona’s […]
Barca had a three-goal advantage after 34 minutes in Vigo, but an incredible second-half-comeback from Celta extended the Blaugrana winless La Liga run to four games in a row. Barcelona unveiled Xavi as their new manager on the day of the game, with the former legendary midfielder ready to start […]
FC Barcelona has the man they were after. Xavi agreed on contract terms until 2024 after the Catalonian giants paid his $6 million release clause at Al Sadd in Qatar. Xavi won seven trophies in his two-and-a-half years in charge of the Qatari club and impressed both fans and colleagues […]
Leo Messi missed PSG’s Champions League trip to Leipzig and isn’t expected to be involved against Bordeaux over the weekend. Even so, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner is doing his utmost to become available for club and country as soon as possible. LaSexta revealed on Friday that Messi traveled to […]
Top FC Barcelona executives flew to Qatar for talks with Al Sadd’s hierarchy over Xavi’s appointment as the Blaugrana’s next permanent manager. Xavi is managing Al Sadd with great results and the club’s CEO Turki Al-Ali made his position clear. “We are committed to keeping our coach Xavi with us. […]
Kun Aguero was substituted just before half-time in FC Barcelona’s 1-1 home draw against Alaves at the weekend. The Argentine suffered from chest pain and club doctors didn’t hesitate when they asked an ambulance to take him immediately to the hospital for a complete medical examination. Following their investigations from […]
Real Madrid’s former captain joined Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent this summer. The defender has been sidelined with injury since his arrival in the French capital four months ago and has yet to make his debut in the PSG shirt. Ramos hasn’t featured in an official game since May, […]
Leo Messi only left FC Barcelona over the summer, but he’s already thinking about a return to the club where he spent his past 20 years. Messi, now 34, spoke to Catalonian newspaper Sport about his new life in Paris, his expectations with PSG and his plans after football ends. […]
Barcelona – Alaves 1-1. Sergio Aguero needed medical attention in the final minutes of the first half. 33-year-old Aguero had trouble breathing and was substituted after 41 minutes by Coutinho. Through a short message posted on their social platforms and on their website, Barcelona confirmed that the Argentine forward “reported […]
FC Barcelona failed to return to their winning ways after sacking Ronald Koeman earlier this week. With Sergi Barjuan promoted from the second team to take over as caretaker boss, Barcelona only managed to win a point at home against relegation-threatened Alaves. It finished 1-1 at Camp Now, with just […]
FC Barcelona parted company with Dutch coach Ronald Koeman following the team’s second defeat in four days. After losing to Real Madrid in the Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday, 1-2, the Blaugrana traveled to Madrid to play newly-promoted Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona’s lack of ideas and bite allowed Rayo to […]
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