The last four seasons of Spanish football have seen a reversion to the mean in the aftermath of Atletico Madrid’s stunning La Liga triumph in 2021. Real Madrid and Barcelona have alternated as champions with the other finishing in second place for four seasons in a row. How Madrid supporters will hope that pattern continues…
The owners of Premier League club Burnley, Velocity Sport Limited, have agreed a deal to acquire Espanyol, the La Liga team said on Monday. “With this deal, RC Espanyol and (Burnley) will be part of this investment group, which expands its interests by having a club in La Liga and another in the Premier League…
Ronald Araujo is ready for the challenge ahead of forcing his way back into thee Barcelona starting line up next season. Hansi Flick enjoyed a superb first season in Catalonia, as the German coach secured a trophy treble, including the La Liga title, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. The club have been low…
Paris Saint-Germain games often have a Groundhog Day feel: they start with a rugby punt into the corner, fall into a pattern of PSG domination and, invariably, end in victory for Luis Enrique’s side. Be it in Ligue 1, the Champions League or at the Club World Cup, their opponents tend to deploy unambitious low…
Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round Monday night. The Mariners breakout slugger, nicknamed Big Dumper, advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an inch over…
Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly reached a deal to acquire Colombian winger Jhon Arias from Fluminense. Fabrizio Romano reported that Wolves reached an agreement will Fluminense that’ll see them spend a fee close to €20 million (£17 million, $22.8 million) to land the 27-year-old Arias. The player has already accepted Wolves‘ contract proposal and could join…
Jersey Swap: Johanna Rytting Kaneryd The Chelsea FC winger wreaked havoc down the right flank all night, eventually reaping the rewards of her hard work with an assist laid on a platter for teammate Lina Hurtig. Germany simply did not have an answer. Der Kaiser: Kathrin Hendrich On a dismal night for the German defense…
Negotiations have been very intense in the last few hours between Napoli and Torino for Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, who will rebuff Leeds United as long as he has a chance of joining the Partenopei. We had already reported for Football Italia on Saturday on the sudden revival of the talks for the goalkeeper, who has quickly…
5 Florian Plettenberg reports that Bayer Leverkusen keeper Matěj Kovář’s move to PSV Eindhoven is being held up by a slight technicality. Kovář’s former club Manchester United retained matching rights on the deal that sent Kovář to Leverkusen in August 2023. PSV and the Bundesliga outfit are thus waiting on United’s go-ahead. The matter shouldn’t…
The owner of Brentford Football Club has clinched a deal to sell a minority stake in the Premier League side to new investors at a valuation of roughly £400m. Sky News has learnt that an agreement that will involve current owner Matthew Benham offloading a chunk of his holding to Gary Lubner – the wealthy…