BARCELONA, Spain — Atletico Madrid revamped its already deep squad this summer with its hopes set on mounting a title challenge in La Liga. But it is already trailing Barcelona and Real Madrid after losing its season-opener for the first time since Diego Simeone took over as coach more than a decade ago. It will…
The brass at La Liga giants Barcelona are on the verge of closing a contract termination agreement with a member of the club’s midfield ranks. That’s according to Marca, who point towards Oriol Romeu as the player in question. The subject of Romeu’s future in Barcelona has of course long proven a prominent talking point…
Die Fohlen have made an offer for Reyna, who is also attracting interest from Parma in Serie A, and negotiations between the two sides are ongoing. Gladbach will also need to reach an agreement with the 22-year-old. When it comes to outgoings at Borussia Park, Julian Weigl could follow Ko Itakura and Alassane Plea out…
The most talked about player in Germany right now is not Bayern Munich’s new signing Luis Diaz nor is it perennial top scorer Harry Kane. Both netted as Bayern won the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup but all eyes were on the striker still wearing a Stuttgart shirt. Nick Woltemade is a target for Bayern after a…
August 21 – The Italian Football Coaches’ Association (AIAC) believes “football must take action” on Israel as the war in Gaza continues, suggesting that the country should be banned from the international game. Italy is due to face Israel in World Cup qualifiers home and away in September and October, but the AIAC has wrote…
Our Premier League trip to Fulham in October has a new kick-off time after being selected for live TV coverage in the UK. The game at Craven Cottage will still be played on Saturday, October 18, but will now get underway at 5.30pm to allow it to be broadcast by Sky Sports. This change was…
Welcome back to The Alternative Premier League Table, a new series you can enjoy on The Athletic every Thursday during the season. We all know how compelling it is to stare at standings. Whether your team is in the middle of a winning run or mired in terrible form, five minutes looking at the table can convince you…
The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau has launched a comprehensive webpage to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Source link
When Martin Scorsese saw Fellini’s 8½ for the first time he was a student at New York University. Upon returning home, he tried to sketch his favourite scenes from memory and then set about thinking what the film was about. “Then you realise you don’t have to because it’s very simple really,” Scorsese explained. Dreams….
West Ham have won four of their last eight home Premier League games against Chelsea (D2 L2), but did lose 3-0 at the London Stadium last season, last suffering consecutive home league defeats to the Blues in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns. Chelsea have won five of their last seven Premier League meetings with West…