The Italian Coaches’ Association (AIAC) has called on FIFA and UEFA to suspend Israel from all international football competitions due to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. In a letter sent to Italian Football Federation President Gabriele Gravina, the association stated that the request “is not just a symbolic action, but a necessary choice,…
In an age of freakish intensity and disconcertingly aggressive defensive lines, you simply can’t survive if you’re not fleet of foot. Dean Saunders will tell you that there’s nothing novel about contemporary principles, which, in his eyes, have merely been jazzed up and renamed to appease faux intellectuals. However, suggesting the sport hasn’t evolved drastically…
One team has installed three rows of new seats, another has a new corner-taker and one side began the 2025-26 campaign by deliberately smashing the ball out of play. Yes, the Premier League is back and on the opening weekend we asked our reporters in addition to covering the games and the new signings to…
One swallow allegedly does not make a summer. One football match does not make club owners rush out and spend millions of pounds on new players… or does it? You may think the people who run the team you support are professional, sensible and rational. They don’t read social media, they don’t run a business…
With less than 10 months to go before the most important tournament in Canadian soccer history, this European season will be crucial for Jesse Marsch’s players to establish themselves as difference-makers ahead of a World Cup their homeland is co-hosting. Canada’s head coach already knows who he can start in every game of their World…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A media company is reimagining its mobile to put its take on the For You Page front and center. On April 21, ESPN will launch an as-of-yet unnamed feed that will serve vertical videos in an endlessly scrolling feed, according to a report from Sportico. Through a mix…
After a lengthy period of negotiations, the Partenopei are set to add a defensive reinforcement as Napoli are prepared to close in on Sevilla full-back Juanlu Sanchez. TMW reports that after several weeks of frequent back and forth discussions, the two clubs have at last reached an agreement around the region of €17m for the 22 year-old…
Real Madrid kicked off their 2025–26 season with a 1–0 victory over Osasuna thanks to a penalty from Kylian Mbappé. Just 41 days after they crashed out of the FIFA Club World Cup, Los Blancos returned to La Liga action at the Santiago Bernabéu. Like so many times last season, Mbappé delivered when the team…
2 Sky Germany – as relayed by transfermarkt.de – is currently confirming a report originating in the Athletic concerning RB Leipzig’s interest in Christopher Nkunku. According to the German broadcaster, RB Leipzig and Chelsea have never officially broken off talks about a potential swap deal involving Xavi Simons and Christopher Nkunku. Nkunku’s former Bundesliga club…
German record champions Bayern Munich were evidently interested in acquiring Nkunku on loan, but were rebuffed by the London outfit. Borussia Dortmund are also not interested in paying upwards of €50m for the 14-times-capped French international. Leipzig could be willing to meet this asking price, but there’s much to speak against it. Source link