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Before Barcelona’s Champions League quarter-final tie against Borussia Dortmund last season, the club’s senior executives held an off-the-record briefing with reporters. Among a wide range of topics discussed, boardroom members spoke about the consequences of not playing in the summer’s revamped Club World Cup in the United States. The prospect of missing out on prize…
Tension is brewing in Spanish women’s football after Real Madrid reportedly blocked plans to hold the Women’s Super Cup in Miami. Several clubs have expressed frustration, accusing Los Blancos of halting a major financial and branding opportunity. Some even believe Madrid’s refusal stems from fear of facing Barcelona on American soil. Source link
Former Tottenham Hotspur director Fabio Paratici has returned to the club following the end of a 30-month ban from football activity. The 53-year-old will act as joint-sporting director with Johan Lange, who has been promoted from the position of technical director. In a statement, Spurs said the pair “will lead our men’s football strategy and…
Premier League clubs will make a new decision over the place taking the knee has ahead of top-flight fixtures following this weekend’s No Room for Racism matches 08:43, 15 Oct 2025Updated 08:49, 15 Oct 2025 Premier League stars will take this knee this weekend(Image: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Premier League chief Richard Masters has revealed that…
The start of every football match brings a little flutter in the stomach. Will the stars perform? Will the referee have a good game by giving your players every decision? And will the football gods shine down on your team? A more pertinent question to ask this season, though, is how much football will we…
A report from The Guardian in 2020 named 20 of the best young talents at Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool – so how are they getting on, five years later? The 2025 edition of The Guardian’s Next Generation series recently dropped on the publication’s website, and as always, it made for…
Gianluigi Donnarumma admits he would ‘love’ to go back in time and play the defeat to Norway again, but Italy must look forward. ‘I am certain we will get to the World Cup.’ The Azzurri secured their play-off spot with a 3-0 win over Israel at the Stadio Friuli, thanks to a brace from Mateo…
Cristhian Mosquera was the coolest man inside Anfield when William Saliba came off with an ankle injury five minutes into Arsenal’s visit to champions Liverpool in August. “It was crazy,” says Mosquera, who replaced Saliba for only his second appearance in the English top flight. “I hadn’t played there in the Premier League before, but…
1 Another (some would say unwelcome) International break is in the books. The German national team remains on course to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after getting the job done with a workmanlike 4-0 win over Luxembourg and a narrow victory over Northern Ireland in Belfast. Should one choose to focus purely on…
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has told Sky News players will take the knee at this weekend’s matches amid ongoing discussions about whether the anti-racism move is still effective. Captains of the 20 clubs are understood to back the move, although players could decide individually to opt out. The majority of Women’s Super League…