Turkish football was already reeling from the betting scandal that implicated hundreds of their match officials last month. Now, it is the turn of the players to be at the centre of the storm, after 1,024 of them were suspended by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) as part of the same investigation. In a statement,…
Barely four years ago, Karl Etta Eyong was playing on the sloping, dried-up pitches of Douala, Cameroon, desperate to make an impression. Fast forward to today, and only Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski and Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez have scored more than the Levante striker’s six La Liga goals this season. Yet in…
While Ivan Juric insisted the touchline row with Ademola Lookman had been resolved, the Nigeria international unfollowed the club and removed them from his social media posts. The clash occurred when Lookman was substituted during the second half of the Champions League victory away to Olympique Marseille. Advertisement The forward seemed irritated at being replaced,…
Why are we about to tell you about a 0-0 draw in the Spanish fourth division from 18 years ago? Because it was Pep Guardiola’s very first match as a manager. Today, he is one of the most celebrated and decorated coaches in football history. On Sunday, he will take charge of his 1,000th game,…
Lamine Yamal rescued FC Barcelona from defeat in their latest 2025-26 UEFA Champions League match against Club Brugge, a performance that still left fans worried. After the 3–3 draw, soccer legend and former Barca star Thierry Henry issued a strong warning to the Spanish side regarding their European ambitions. For Matchday 4 of the Champions…
Compared to some of the other teams in this edition of the UEFA Champions League, Club Brugge are not necessarily a slouch, especially so after journeying to the round of 16 last season. A clash against Belgium’s second best team is never one that stands out on a long list of league phase fixtures, though,…
Barcelona are set to take on Club Brugge in Wednesday’s Champions League league-phase encounter at Jan Breydel Stadium. Currently, the Catalan giants have six points from their first three games, while the hosts have managed to gather three points from as many games. Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to…
The Board of Legends deliberated. Opinions were swapped, cases made, and gradually 100 names became 25. Its eclectic members were tasked with deciding the winner of the 2025 Golden Boy, the best under-21 player in European football. Each brought their own experience. Among them were Ballon d’Or winners Andriy Shevchenko, Pavel Nedved and Hristo Stoichkov….
Athletic Club’s trip to Newcastle United brings together two very different Champions League teams. One of just four Spanish clubs owned by their fans, the Basque side are well known for a policy of only fielding players from the local area spanning north-west Spain and part of south-western France. Newcastle’s majority owner is Saudi Arabia’s…
Sporting Lisbon’s Uruguayan midfielder #20 Maximiliano Araujo fights for the ball with Juventus’ Canadian forward #30 Jonathan David and Juventus’ Italian midfielder #21 Fabio Miretti during the UEFA Champions League – league phase day 4 football match between Juventus and Sporting CP at the Allianz stadium in Turin, on Nov 4, 2025. (PHOTO/ AFP) TURIN,…