When Lamine Yamal was withdrawn from international duty earlier this week, it sparked another flashpoint in tensions between Barcelona and the Spanish FA. Those tensions first surfaced back in September, when Barca manager Hansi Flick accused Spain of “not protecting” the 18-year-old forward, who played through two World Cup qualifiers that month despite discomfort from…
Alberto Gardin/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Atletico Madrid Femenino player Andrea Medina was taken to hospital after suffering a head injury during the Champions League tie against Juventus in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night. Medina was treated on the pitch for more than five minutes after staying down following a sliding tackle near the corner…
WOLVERHAMPTON, England — Rob Edwards has been tasked with performing the great escape for Wolverhampton in the Premier League. Wolves hired Edwards as manager on Wednesday as the replacement for Vitor Pereira, who was fired on Nov. 2 with the team in last place in the Premier League and still without a win. That remains…
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,…
BERGAMO, Italy — Former Monza and Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino was named Atalanta’s new manager on Tuesday. Palladino replaces Ivan Jurić, who was fired on Monday amid a seven-match winless streak in Serie A that has left Atalanta in 13th place. The sacking came two days after a 3-0 loss at home to promoted Sassuolo….
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…
Happy men’s international break to all who celebrate! Manchester City went into the break on a high with a statement-making win over Liverpool, while the UEFA Women’s Champions League soaks up the spotlight midweek. I’m Pardeep Cattry with the latest to start a new week. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Tuesday, Nov. 11🇪🇺 UWCL:…
With bright white snow littering the ground around David Rodríguez, the Mexican attacking midfielder won the Canadian Premier League final for Atletico Ottawa with a deft touch in the second half of extra time. Shortly after, Rodríguez slipped and fell into a giant snowbank behind the goal, an image that defines Atletico Ottawa’s first CPL…
You’ve heard of footballer meet and greets — but what about with their mums? There is so much excitement around 18-year-old Barcelona and Spain forward Lamine Yamal that his mother Sheila Ebana was the special guest at a Christmas gala organised by a wedding and events planning company in London on Friday. The most expensive…
The Stadium of Light is becoming one of the toughest places to play in the Premier League, as Arsenal drew 2-2 against Sunderland on Saturday. After 10 consecutive wins to start the season, it’s the first dropped points for Mikel Arteta’s team, while Sunderland are trying to ride stoppage time magic to a European place….