Bryan Zaragoza won and converted a late penalty to help Euro 2024 winners Spain beat Switzerland 3-2 in a Nations League dead rubber on Monday. The Nations League holders, already guaranteed top spot in Group A4, twice took the lead but were pegged back by the already-relegated Swiss in Tenerife. It was the … Read more
Paul Pogba‘s Juventus career is over after the Serie A club announced on Friday that the France midfielder’s contract had been terminated even though his doping ban was cut to 18 months on appeal. Pogba will be able to return to competitive football in March after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) … Read more
An Argentinian club drew the ire of the country’s football community after selecting an influencer with no professional experience in its starting XI for a top-flight match. Deportivo Riestra selected a streamer known as “Spreen” for their match against Primera Division leaders Velez Sarsfield on Monday, before substituting the 24-year-old off after 78 … Read more
MLS: Atlanta United defeated Inter Miami 3-2© AFP Lionel Messi‘s goal of winning the MLS Cup title came to an abrupt end on Saturday with his Inter Miami suffering a shock first-round elimination from the playoffs after a 3-2 home defeat to Atlanta United. Miami had won the regular season campaign with a … Read more
A second-half Jamal Musiala goal got Bayern Munich back on track in the Champions League with a 1-0 home win over Benfica on Wednesday. Struggling in Europe after back-to-back losses left them outside the knockout places, Musiala broke through the stubborn Benfica defence, heading in a Harry Kane assist. Bayern were dominant in … Read more
Dani Olmo scored twice on his first start as he comes back from injury as Barcelona beat local rivals Espanyol 3-1 on Sunday to move nine points clear at the top of La Liga. Earlier Atletico Madrid eased to a 2-0 win over Las Palmas and moved third, with coach Diego Simeone’s son … Read more
Photo from Diego Maradona memorial© AFP The children of football legend Diego Maradona announced the launch of a foundation to honour the Argentine player’s legacy, which would include a memorial site planned in the heart of Buenos Aires. The “M10 Memorial” is scheduled to open in 2025 in the tourist area of Puerto Madero and … Read more
East Bengal beat Bashundhara Kings 4-0 in AFC Challenge League© X (Twitter) Indian club East Bengal produced an utterly dominant show to crush Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Kings 4-0 in their AFC Challenge League match on Tuesday. Struggling at the bottom of the 13-team table in the Indian Super League, East Bengal looked a far … Read more
Jefferson Savarino scored twice as Brazil’s Botafogo crushed Uruguay’s Penarol 5-0 in their Copa Libertadores semi-final, first-leg on Wednesday. All five goals came in a blistering second-half display as the Rio team effectively killed off the tie ahead of next week’s return leg in Montevideo and all but booked their place in their … Read more
Over 100 professional female footballers from 24 countries have called for an end to FIFA’s sponsorship deal with Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest state-owned oil and gas company. In April this year, FIFA signed a four-year global partnership with Saudi Arabia’s state-owned firm that will run until 2027 with rights across multiple events … Read more
