Inter Miami defender Jordi Alba has announced he will retire at the end of this season. Alba, 36, only signed a contract extension with Miami in May, a deal that was due to run until the end of 2027. The Major League Soccer side, meanwhile, is in advanced talks to sign fellow Spanish left-back Sergio…
Uefa said on Monday it had “reluctantly” approved the staging of a Spanish La Liga and an Italian Serie A match in the United States and Australia respectively, despite fan protests. “While it is regrettable to have to let these two games go ahead, this decision is exceptional and shall not be seen as setting…
Seven-time European champions AC Milan are heading to Perth to play an Italian league game in a historic but controversial first. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has “reluctantly” agreed to allow a regular Serie A match between Milan and Como to be staged in the West Australian capital in February. European football’s governing…
The Spanish press have delivered their verdict on Marcus Rashford after Barcelona were thrashed 4-1 by Sevilla in La Liga. The Catalan giants suffered their first league defeat of the season in what proved to be a disappointing away performance from Hansi Flick’s side. Despite the loss, Rashford continued his encouraging form by scoring his…
Title-holders Arsenal will kickstart their Women’s Champions League defence when they host eight-time winners Lyon on Tuesday as the elite European club competition debuts its new format. An 18-team league phase — in which all clubs play six matches, three at home and three away — has replaced the former 16-team group stage as the…
Kylian Mbappe’s brother Ethan haunted his former club Paris Saint-Germain as he came off the bench to grab a late leveller for Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Lyon went down to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Toulouse. The 1-1 draw at Lille’s Stade Pierre-Mauroy was, however, enough for injury-plagued PSG to…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are marching in Barcelona as Spain, Italy and Portugal gear up for mass demonstrations to protest Israel’s war in Gaza. Protests in Spain’s second-largest city as well as in Madrid were called for weeks ago, while calls for demonstrations in Rome and Lisbon followed widespread anger…
It was an image that told the story of the friendship between Lamine Yamal and Vicky Lopez — as well as the characteristic playful side neither has lost on their way to the top. Last November, the two Barcelona players were named Europe’s best under-21 footballers; Lopez winning the Golden Girl award and Yamal the…
Manchester City stand accused by La Liga president Javier Tebas of “losing money and cheating” for 10 years. The Premier League heavyweights currently find themselves at the centre of a long-running Financial Fair Play (FFP) saga, with serious questions being asked of whether rules were breached. Tebas is less than impressed with goings on in…
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid needs to bounce back from its thrashing in last weekend’s Spanish capital derby when it hosts a red-hot Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. Xabi Alonso’s side was embarrassed when it lost 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, marking the first time its crosstown rival scored five times in the derby…