Spanish La Liga teams have agreed to a $2.4 billion investment deal with the private equity fund CVC Capital Partners. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Athletic Bilbao were against the move backed by the Spanish league. During Friday’s La Liga assembly, 37 of the 42 first and second-tier clubs in […]
Sam Kerr was booked for knocking a pitch invader to the ground in Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against Juventus in the Champions League. A man from the public left his seat and entered the playing surface without being tackled by stewards. As he was heading toward the sidelines, he stopped while […]
Brazilian legend Pele underwent surgery to have a colon tumor removed in September, spending almost a month in the hospital. Now, the 81-year-old returned to the Albert Einstein hospital to continue his treatment. He is expected to be discharged over the next few days, the medical institution revealed. In a […]
FC Barcelona won’t be continuing in the Champions League group stage following its 3-0 loss in Munich on Wednesday. The Catalan giants finished third in Group E with seven points, behind both Bayern and Benfica, and will play in the Europa League next spring. Barcelona needed to better, or at […]
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 […]
Twenty-nine-year-old Spanish midfielder Carles Gil is the MLS’ Most Valuable Player of the year, the league announced on Tuesday. The New England Revolution player also received the league’s 2021 Comeback Player of the Year award and was nominated in the 2021 Best XI, a selection of the MLS’ best players […]
Lionel Messi has now scored 758 career goals thanks to his Champions League brace against Brugge at Parc des Princes. Messi moved past Pele and is now only behind Josef Bican and Cristiano Ronaldo on the all-time goal-scorers list. Messi scored goals three and four for Paris Saint-Germain in a […]
The ownership of the 49ers group has a deal in place to buy Premier League club Leeds United in a deal valued at more than $530 million. The Athletic reports that the San Francisco 49ers investment arm has the option to acquire 100% control of the Yorkshire club until January […]
Major League Soccer will launch MLS Next Pro in 2022 to help players develop and experience new formats, strategies, and approaches toward the game. Twenty MLS clubs, through their second teams and one independent franchise, Rochester New York FC, will be part of MLS Next Pro’s inaugural season. Rochester New […]
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick will add Chris Armas to his staff at Old Trafford. Rangnick prepared for his first game in charge, the 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at the weekend, with the coaches already at the club. But the German-born manager said he’ll make use of his […]
Orlando Pride forward Alex Morgan is set to complete a move to San Diego Wave FC, according to The Athletic. Orlando is shaking up its roster ahead of the two upcoming drafts. Sources close to the deal claim the negotiations between the two clubs will be completed when the trade […]
Philadelphia Union was missing 11 players due to MLS COVID protocols, but played gamely until the dying moments of their match with NYCFC. City scored the winning goal just two minutes before the end of normal time and will play the Portland Timbers away in their first trip to the […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic launched a new autobiography, not holding back from comments which will surely make headlines around the world. In the new Adrenalina book which was released on the Italian market on 2 December, Zlatan refers to his life at Manchester United in a totally unexpected fashion. The 40-year-old super […]
A 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake sent Portland Timbers to their third MLS Cup final in seven years. Thanks to the higher number of points obtained in the regular season than both Eastern Conference finalists, Portland will host the MLS Cup final at Providence Park for the first time […]
RB Leipzig have let head coach Jesse Marsch go following their 2-1 defeat by Union Berlin on Friday. Leipzig are 11th in the Bundesliga table after 14 games and lost their last three league clashes. They stand no chance of qualifying for the Champions League Round of 16, but could […]
Bayern Munich won the first Der Klassiker (‘The Classic’) of the season, beating Borussia 3-2 after a fantastic clash in Dortmund. Ballon d’Or runner-up Robert Lewandowski netted twice for the visitors and Dortmund’s goal machine Erling Haaland also got his name on the score sheet. Borussia’s players were unhappy with […]
The MLS Eastern Conference between Philadelphia Union and New York City FC is scheduled to kick off at 3 PM on Sunday at the Subaru Park in Chester. An MLS Cup final seat is on the line. The Union could be forced to play a massively weakened team, as 11 […]
Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada has agreed on a personal deal until 2026 with Atlanta United. The MLS club will pay a league-record transfer fee worth $16 million to Velez Sarsfield. The South American club said an agreement was reached, but Atlanta stated that they did not “commit to acquiring” Almada […]
Newcastle United sit bottom of the Premier League table after 14 games with just seven points. They are winless since the start of the campaign. Newcastle’s recent takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium has virtually transformed them into the richest football club in the world. But is money enough to stop […]
Inter Milan and Denmark’s Christian Eriksen has started training alone at Odense Boldklub’s facilities. Eriksen played for the Danish team as a teenager, before moving to Ajax in The Netherlands. Eriksen continues his recovery after the cardiac arrest he went through at Euro 2020. 29-year-old Eriksen collapsed after just a […]
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