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The academies that brought you the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas have a message for the rest of Europe: there’s more where that came from. With their spending power in the transfer market largely dwarfed by the financial muscle of the Premier League, Serie A and even the Saudi

When I started this column a couple of years ago I made it clear that this was an occasional, non-exclusive relationship, and we were both free to do other things. You could read about tactics, transfers or even tennis, and I could write about biathlon and curling. But I will hold my hand up and

Napoli moved a step closer to securing Champions League football with a commanding home victory over Torino at the Maradona, with goals from Alisson Santos and Eljif Elmas doing the damage against a Torino side that threatened briefly but were ultimately well beaten. Antonio Conte’s men were in the ascendancy from the off, and it

Real Madrid visit the Estadio de Balaidos on Friday to take on Celta Vigo in a high-stakes Matchday 27 fixture of the 2025-26 LaLiga. Trailing league leaders Barcelona by four points, Los Blancos are desperate for a victory to keep their title hopes alive. However, they will face this challenge without their leading scorer, Kylian

Joern Beissert, deputy ambassador of the German Embassy in Seoul, speaks at an event in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, Wednesday. (Sanjay Kumar/The Korea Herald) Soccer can serve as a powerful cultural bridge between Germany and South Korea, the German Embassy in Seoul emphasized Wednesday, underscoring the sport’s role in deepening people-to-people ties and nurturing youth talent.

Fikayo Tomori walks into his local pasticceria and shows remarkable restraint. “I’ve got a sweet tooth. I can’t lie,” he tells The Athletic. “There’s actually a Neapolitan pastry, a sfogliatella, so I like that every now and then.” It’s late afternoon in Milan, so he eschews the curly, crunchy goodness for some vitamin D instead.

SBJ Football: DAZN’s role in the NFL’s international growth The NFL’s games in Brazil so far have drawn big crowds, but DAZN says the TV subscriber base to its NFL product is growing rapidly too. Getty Images Former NFL OL Justin Pugh is helping spread American football in Europe as the commissioner of the Italian

LONDON — Tottenham’s Premier League survival hopes took another blow on Thursday with a 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace. Spurs — one of the richest teams in Europe and a founding member of the Premier League — is just one point above the relegation zone and without a domestic win in 2026. The latest defeat

Gareth Bale didn’t hold back when he sat down for the Stick to Football Magazine podcast, where legends like Ian Wright, Gary Neville, and Paul Scholes peppered him with questions about his time at Real Madrid. The Welsh star spoke candidly about everything—Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, and even how close he

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Harry Redknapp’s Jukebox Man attempts to be the first horse from British soil to win the Gold Cup since 2018 at the four-day Cheltenham Festival – and you can follow it live on the BBC. BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra will bring you commentaries of all 28 races at the meeting from 10-13 March, with

The Middle East conflict has continued to disrupt the soccer calendar, with a Saudi Pro League game being postponed and the Spanish football federation (RFEF) raising concerns to UEFA over the staging of their women’s World Cup qualifier in Turkey. The SPL confirmed that Thursday’s game between Al Kholood and Al Qadsiah had been rescheduled

For much of this season, it has been easy to dismiss the vitriol sent in Arsenal’s decision as what it often is performative nonsense on the internet. Mikel Arteta’s league leaders get hate online because most everything gets hate online. It’s the internet’s default reaction. For instance, there’s this football writer who works for a

BARCELONA, Spain — After back-to-back defeats, Real Madrid will try to get back on the winning path in La Liga before it faces its new European nemesis. Madrid has slumped to consecutive Liga losses, 2-1 at Osasuna and a 1-0 implosion against lowly Getafe in its own Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. On Friday it will try

After months of blood, sweat and tears on Premier League pitches across the country, we have officially entered the final quarter of the campaign. The stakes will rise with each passing week as crunch time approaches, the fight for glory, continental qualification and survival all to be decided on an increasingly muddy and chaotic battlefield.

The showpiece event between the winners of the Copa America and the Euros will take place in Qatar this month, as had originally been planned claim. La Finalissima was due to be held in Doha, but conflict in the Middle East has sparked speculation that it could be moved. While the event in theory should

1 Following Borussia Dortmund’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League, it could leave the Black-Yellows with a shortfall of up to €27m, according to Bild, who add that Julian Ryerson would be allowed to leave the club for a reported €30m. The Norwegian has been in excellent form this campaign with 14 assists in 32

1 Speaking ahead of Bayern Munich’s clash against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Vincent Kompany confirmed that Harry Kane would be absent after picking up a calf injury. “Harry Kane is out tomorrow,” said the Belgian. “He took a knock to his calf and hasn’t recovered yet. It’s just a knock. Nothing serious for the foreseeable future, but

Felix Wienand (Pic Credits: SWR Sport’s Facebook Handle) A German soccer match was paused for about 40 minutes after a firecracker thrown from the stands exploded near goalkeeper Felix Wienand. He plays for Rot‑Weiss Essen, and the incident happened during their game against Waldhof Mannheim in the third division.The firecracker exploded “in his immediate vicinity”