The filing of the lawsuit by the Public Prosecutor’s Office alongside the charges brought against Barcelona are set to seriously jeopardize the club’s chances of featuring in European competition next season. As reported on MARCA, as soon as it is admitted for processing, with all indications suggesting it will be, UEFA could be in a…
Paul Pogba was dropped for Juventus’ match against SC Freiburg on Thursday in the Europa League due to “disciplinary reasons,” the Italian club said. As reported on ESPN, Juventus did not elaborate in its statement to The Associated Press amid reports the midfielder arrived late for a team retreat Wednesday night. The Serie A side…
Marcus Rashford has been named as the Premier League’s Player of the Month for February. The no.10 collects the award for the second consecutive month, after his January triumph, making it three for the season after he was handed the accolade in September. After notching five goals in just four league fixtures across the month,…
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club as Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their last-16 second leg to reach the quarter-finals. Choupo-Moting, who featured for PSG in their 1-0 Champions League final loss to Bayern in Lisbon in 2020, sidefooted the…
The Syrian Football Association has banned former national captain Ahmed Al-Saleh for life after he “kicked, insulted and spat on” a referee. As reported on BBC, the 33-year-old Al-Jaish defender lashed out at the official after being shown a red card in a top-flight game against Al-Wathba on Friday. Al-Saleh had to be restrained by…
Paris Saint-Germain must make drastic cuts to their wage bill or face sanctions in the Champions League. PSG were one of 10 clubs fined for breaching UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for the 2020-21 season. They had accumulated losses of €30million across three accounting years, leading to a whopping €55m fine – of which…
Prosecutors are seeking corruption charges against Barcelona and former president Josep Maria Bartomeu following the unearthing of payments to the former vice president of the refereeing committee, judicial sources have confirmed to Spanish news agency EFE. Until now, former referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira had been the sole focus of the investigation for payments worth…
A supporter who ran onto the field during PSV Eindhoven’s Europa League match against Sevilla and punched the Spanish club’s goalkeeper in the face was sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison. As reported on ESPN, the 20-year-old, who was identified as Dylano K. in line with Dutch privacy guidelines, was convicted of assaulting goalkeeper…
Every Liverpool supporter with an official ticket for last season’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris will be given a full refund by UEFA following the chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France that led to hundreds of fans missing the game. As reported on ESPN, UEFA announced that all 19,618 tickets which…
Real Madrid legend Marco Asensio is reportedly ready to listen to a potential offer from FC Barcelona and switch allegiances between Spain’s two biggest rivals. As reported on Forbes, the three-time Champions League winner is out of contract in the summer, and is said to be fed up with his lot at the Bernabeu where…
Liverpool recorded their biggest win ever against Manchester United with a 7-0 humiliation of their traditional rivals at Anfield. Goals from Darwin Nunez (2), Cody Gakpo (2), Mohamed Salah (2) and Roberto Firmino took Liverpool to win three points of the top four, but they also put an end to suggestions that third-place United could…
Cristiano Ronaldo was heckled by a young fan in the tunnel as he came off at half-time with Al-Nassr trailing 1-0 against Al-Batin. As reported on Goal, Ronaldo refused to react after being taunted in the tunnel with a heckle of: “Messi is the GOAT!” after a poor first half against bottom side Al-Batin. Al-Nassr…
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has reacted to reports linking striker Roberto Firmino with a move away from the club this summer. Firmino has been linked with a move away from Liverpool at the end of the season,The Brazilian’s contract with Jurgen Klopp’s side will expire this summer. The 31-year-old is in his eighth year at…
Arsenal have a new hero. Reiss Nelson, making his first Premier League appearance since November, completed Arsenal’s unbelievable comeback from 2-0 down against Bournemouth on Saturday with a sweet half-volley in the 97th minute that keeps the north London side’s lead atop the Premier League table at five points. Bournemouth took the lead after just…
Lionel Messi has ordered gold iPhones for Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad and staff, with the custom-made devices reportedly worth £175,000. As reported on Goal, the Albiceleste emerged victorious at Qatar 2022, with Messi putting in another collection of talismanic displays as captain. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has just landed the FIFA Best men’s…
All the players in the Manchester United squad will be paid close to half a million pounds each in bonuses if they complete a quadruple. They have already received around £65,000 for winning the Carabao Cup trophy last Sunday.Sportsmail reports there will be further bonuses of £85,000 per player for each of the FA Cup…
Rafaela Pimenta, the agent to Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has claimed there are talks over his exit from the club. According to Pimenta, Real Madrid is a “dreamland” for every player. City signed Haaland for £51million last summer ahead of Madrid. But there is still a strong belief that Haaland, who has scored 33 goals…
Arsenal’s home defeat by Premier League champions and title rivals Manchester City that knocked them off the top of the table carried all the hallmarks of a defining moment in their season. If it was, the Gunners’ response since then has been truly outstanding and the 4-0 thrashing of hopeless Everton at Emirates Stadium delivered…
Gunmen left a threatening message Thursday for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi and opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina’s third-largest city, police said. As reported by The Score, nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in…
Just Fontaine, the all-time top scorer in a single World Cup finals with 13 goals, has died aged 89. As reported on The Score, Fontaine achieved the record in the 1958 finals in Sweden where France reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history, losing to Pele’s Brazil. Part of a wonderful attacking…
Paul Pogba made his long-awaited return to football after almost a year on the sidelines in Juventus’ 4-2 win against city rival Torino in Serie A. The former world champion came off the bench in the 69th minute with the scores level at 2-2 and helped the Bianconeri seal a much-needed win. Late goals from…
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi was smiling yesterday during The Best gala that took place in the French capital despite a rape accusation against him being reported that evening. It was reported by French newspaper Le Parisien that a woman filed a complaint against the Moroccan defender after an event that happened on Saturday. As…
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the Clasico against Real Madrid on Thursday with a hamstring strain as the club’s problems continue to grow. Lewandowski, 34, was injured in the shock 1-0 defeat to Almeria on Sunday as Barca missed the chance to open up a 10-point lead over Madrid at the top of LaLiga….
French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into a rape accusation against Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, a judicial official said on Monday. As reported on ESPN, the investigation is being led by the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, the official said. A judicial source told ESPN on Monday that a 23-year-old…
Argentina and Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi has been named Player of the Year at the 2022 Best FIFA Awards. As reported on Tribal Football, the 35-year-old beat French forwards Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema to the prize. Messi helped Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring 27 goals in 49 games for…
Roy Keane joked Erik ten Hag should resign as Manchester United boss for joining players Antony and Lisandro Martinez in a dance at the Carabao Cup final. The Red Devils won their first piece of silverware since 2017 in Ten Hag’s first campaign in charge after arriving from Ajax as they ran out 2-0 winners…
World Cup foes Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe inspired Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-0 win at bitter rivals Marseille to extend their Ligue 1 lead to eight points on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, Mbappe, who bagged a double, was set up by Messi for both his goals, and repaid the favour by laying on…
Manchester City kept pace in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 mauling of relegation-threatened Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s second-placed side were five points behind Arsenal before the match, but were unphased as Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden each scored in a dominant first half performance. Chris…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Al Nassr beat Damac 3-0 on Saturday to move top of the Saudi Pro League. As reported on ESPN, Ronaldo, who has now scored seven goals in five appearances since for Al Nassr since joining, netted in the 18th, 23rd and 44th minute to seal victory. Al Nassr…
Graham Potter has revealed both he and his family have received death threats from Chelsea supporters frustrated at the team’s disappointing form. As reported on ESPN, the Blues have won just two of their last 14 matches across all competitions and were booed off after last weekend’s 1-0 home defeat to manager-less Southampton, a result…
Arsenal retained a 2e-point lead in the Premier League title race as they edged Leicester City with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. As reported on ESPN, Gabriel Martinelli scored the game’s only goal a minute into the second half to open up a five-point gap on second-placed Manchester City, which…
Sevilla’s 2-0 loss to PSV Eindhoven in Thursday’s Europa League match turned ugly when a pitch invader ran on the field and punched the Spanish club’s goalkeeper Marko Dmitrović at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Towards the end of the match, which resulted in PSV being eliminated from the tournament 3-2 on aggregate,…
Sergio Ramos has issued a statement to announce his retirement from the Spanish national team after a call from coach Luis de la Fuente. A World Cup and two-time European Championship winner, Ramos lashed out at the coach’s decision and leaves a string of messages in his letter, making it clear that the decision taken…
Arsenal winger, Bukayo Saka, has told the club he wants to stay at the Emirates.The England international is now set to sign a new deal worth a minimum £10million-a-year. Sportsmail reports that both camps have made significant progress towards an agreement in recent weeks. The principles of an agreement are believed to be in place,…
There was a point at which Kepa Arrizabalaga appeared to have no long-term future at Chelsea. Countless errors had been made, his confidence had been obliterated, and a new goalkeeper was signed to replace him as number one. Yet he remained at Stamford Bridge. A key reason as to why was the contract the goalkeeper…
FC Barcelona reportedly met with the father and agent of Lionel Messi in a secret meeting to discuss many topics. The first item on the agenda was a tribute to the Argentine star, who left in a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain after spending most of his life at the Camp Nou. The existence of…
Arsenal Women Football Club has increased pay by almost 30%, according to the latest published accounts. However the entire team still earns considerably less than some individual male players. As reported on BBC, the total wage bill for the 2021-22 season was £4.3m, giving an average figure of £98,000 across playing and non-playing staff. Arsenal…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he gathered his players on the pitch at the end of the 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig because he wasn’t happy that their “heads were down” at the final whistle. As reported on ESPN, City were held at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday after Josko Gvardiol’s second-half header…
John Motson, the BBC football commentator who was one of the most well-known voices in British sport for 50 years, has died. He was 77. “It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep today,” a statement from Motson’s family read on Thursday. Fondly known as “Motty,” Motson…
Real Madrid had a historic Champions League performance after coming from two goals down to defeat Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday, February 21. While it looked all gloomy for Real Madrid after Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah gave the Reds an electric start with two quickfire goals, Vinicius Junior set in motion a dominant…
Chelsea are determined to give Graham Potter time to improve the club’s fortunes but are wary of growing fan unrest over the team’s results, sources have told ESPN. As reported by ESPN, the 47-year-old replaced Thomas Tuchel as head coach in September but has won just five of his 17 Premier League games despite the…
Real Madrid left Liverpool on the brink of Champions League elimination after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-2 in a classic game at Anfield. Reigning European champions Real Madrid had fallen 2-0 down inside 14 minutes after goals from Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. But two Vinicius Junior goals hauled the…
The body of Ghana winger Christian Atsu was flown home to Accra on Sunday evening, the day after he was found dead under a collapsed building in southern Turkey. As reported on ESPN, Atsu had been missing since the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. He was 31. Draped…
Neymar has been accused of ‘stabbing [Lionel] Messi in the back’, in reference to his Paris Saint Germain teammate. Neymar left FC Barcelona in the summer of 2017 after the Qatari-backed giants triggered his €222mn ($237.2mn) release clause. Four years later, the Brazilian was said to have played a huge part in Messi leaving the…
Mohammed Kudus scored a wonderful free kick for Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday, but the strike was eclipsed by his moving tribute to Christian Atsu, whose death in the Turkey earthquakes was confirmed on Saturday. Elsewhere, the relentless Victor Osimhen continued his remarkable goal-scoring run in spectacular fashion in Italy and Eric…
The latest slip up from PSG, this time in the Champions League against Bayern, has put Galtier in the spotlight once again. The 56-year-old manager has suffered more defeats in 2023 than in the whole of 2022, which makes the game against Lille potentially make or break. According to Le Parisien, the PSG board are…
Darwin Nunez will undergo tests on a shoulder injury that has made the Liverpool forward a doubt for Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash against Real Madrid at Anfield. As reported on ESPN, Nunez, 23, scored his first Premier League goal since before the World Cup to set Liverpool on course for a…
Marcus Rashford continued his clinical form in front of goal as he scored twice to help Manchester United claim a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, United could thank goalkeeper David De Gea for not being two goals down in the opening stages at Old…
Tottenham moved into the Premier League top four with a 2-0 home win over West Ham United in a mostly cagey affair on Sunday. As reported on ESPN, both sides struggled to find an attacking rhythm in the first-half with Spurs registering the only two shots on target in the opening period. However Spurs, who…
Arsenal could have wilted. On the back of a dispiriting defeat to Manchester City less than 72 hours earlier, the Gunners were in danger of seeing their blip in form turn into a season-defining slump on Saturday. Winless in three matches and knocked off their perch atop the Premier League table for the first time…
