It was Hansi Flick that revealed the news, and upon doing so, he took aim at the Spanish Football Federation, and in particular, Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente. The Barcelona manager accused La Roja of giving Lamine Yamal painkillers in order for him to play against Bulgaria and Türkiye, which led to the…
The injury to Lamine Yamal, which has ruled him out of Barcelona’s game against Valencia tonight, has sparked a lot of fury inside the club. Now, SPORT has brought forward an extensive report detailing how manager Hansi Flick learned about the problem and his immediate reaction. After his Spain duties, Lamine returned to training on…
Barcelona are back in action after a two-week international break as they get set to host Valencia in La Liga later tonight at Estadi Johan Cruyff. The Catalans will be gunning to bounce back to winning ways after having dropped points in their previous match against Rayo Vallecano. Lewandowski, who has not yet started in…
This is the tenth in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 1938, Uruguay in 1950, West Germany in 1954, before a Brazilian double in 1958 and 1962, an England success in 1966, and another Brazil win in 1970. This time,…
The official Premier League squad lists are in… and there was no shortage of stories around who did and did not make the cut. Here, our experts pick the most intriguing storylines from their clubs. You can see a full list of each club’s players on the Premier League website. Arsenal Gabriel Jesus has been…
FC Barcelona (5th, 7pts) vs Valencia CF (11th, 4pts)* *Standings at the time of writing Competition/Round: 2025-26 La Liga, Matchday 4 Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Marc-André ter Stegen, Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Lamine Yamal, Frenkie de Jong (out) Valencia Outs & Doubts: None Date/Time: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria),…
Arsenal welcomed former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou back to Premier League football with a 3-0 drubbing of his new team Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Martin Zubimendi notched a brace while Viktor Gyokeres was also on the scoresheet for the Gunners. In the late kick-off, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at Brentford as Fabio…
The UEFA Executive Committee held off on making a decision regarding a potential La Liga match between Barcelona and Villarreal on U.S. soil. The delay comes just one month after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) approved the plans for Hard Rock Stadium to host the Catalans’ December clash. UEFA and subsequently FIFA still need to…
Serge Gnabry’s athletic renaissance continues. The Bayern Munich professional continues to excel in his new tactical role as a ten. Deputizing for the injured Jamal Musiala in the ten, Gnabry has gotten his name on the scoresheet in all three of his Bundesliga starts thus far this season. The opening goal in Saturday night’s 5-0…
“We have some momentum that we’re ready to carry into the next home game,” Kompany noted at the post-match press conference. “We got off to a flying start tonight. The fans were just ready for this game. The feeling from the first minute onwards was just awesome. It’s not Oktoberfest just yet, but the atmosphere…