The legendary Brazilian playwright and sportswriter Nelson Rodrigues was not impressed with the advent of televised matches. “If the videotape shows it’s a penalty then all the worse for the videotape,” he once famously fumed. “The videotape is stupid.” One can only imagine what he would have made of VAR. There has been speculation about…
Updated 23:09 19 Nov 2025 GMTPublished 22:58 19 Nov 2025 GMT The top Premier League player could switch allegiances to Scotland ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Featured Image Credit: Stu Forster/Getty Images Topics: Scotland, England, Newcastle United, Football World Cup, FIFA World Cup Source link
By TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER Published: 20:53 GMT, 19 November 2025 | Updated: 20:54 GMT, 19 November 2025 Wayne Rooney has named his three players of the Premier League season so far ahead of the return of domestic football this weekend. But rather than plumping for some of the bigger names currently at the…
Record eight-time champion OL Lyonnes rallied from three goals down at halftime to salvage a 3-3 draw at Juventus in the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Veteran defender Wendie Renard, who has scored more than 150 goals for Lyon, equalized with a well-taken penalty in the 90th minute following a handball by Juve captain Cecilia…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 13 min: Caldentey tries to release Maanum down the middle, but the pass is just behind her team-mate, and dribbles through to Rodriguez. Share 11 min: Russo dribbles down the left and checks back. She lays off to Smith, who opens…
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s next Champions League match at home will be at the renovated Camp Nou stadium with partial capacity. The club said Wednesday it will host Eintracht Frankfurt at the venue on Dec. 9 in the league phase of the European competition. About 45,000 tickets are expected to be available. Barcelona said…
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: Sandro Tonali of Newcastle United is challenged by Alejandro Rego of Athletic Club during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between Newcastle United FC and Athletic Club at St James’ Park on November 05, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)…
Chelsea face their UEFA Women’s Champions League nemeses Barcelona on Thursday, with Aitana Bonmatí’s presence a reminder of the standard they still aspire to. For Chelsea, success in the UEFA Women’s Champions League has become an obsession, one which Barcelona have almost singlehandedly prevented them fulfilling in recent years. It was understandable, then, that in…
Lamine Yamal, the young Barcelona forward, has been identified as the most racially abused footballer in Spain, receiving more attacks online than all other La Liga players combined. The report, conducted by the Spanish Observatory Against Racism and Xenophobia (Oberaxe), used an AI system called FARO to track and classify racial attacks across social media…