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Barcelona have a major question to answer this summer: who should be their long-term central striker? Robert Lewandowski is widely expected to leave when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 37-year-old Poland international has been a consistent goalscorer for Barca since joining from Bayern Munich in 2022, with 115 goals in

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – GEODIS Park and TEG Sport announced today that the English Premier League’s Liverpool FC and Sunderland AFC will play a friendly at GEODIS Park on Saturday, July 25 (kickoff time TBA) as part of TEG Sport’s 2026 Summer Soccer Series. Liverpool FC vs. Sunderland AFC is the second time in GEODIS

BRIGHTON, England — It was only right that the biggest cheer of the night in a game this bad came for something that happened somewhere else. Arsenal had just ground out a 1-0 win at Brighton when news filtered through seconds later that rivals Manchester City had drawn at home to Nottingham Forest, putting the

Chelsea enjoyed the perfect midweek as their bid for to qualify for the Champions League was completely re-energized. Not only did Chelsea thrash their rivals for European qualification as João Pedro’s hat trick secured a 4–1 win over Aston Villa, they witnessed their other adversaries, Manchester United and Liverpool stumble to last-gasp defeats on the

Liverpool made unwanted Premier League history as they fell to yet another last-gasp Premier League defeat, losing 2–1 to last-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday night. In a bitter blow to their hopes of Champions League qualification, the Reds stumbled to a ninth Premier League loss of the campaign—over double the number of defeats as last

Real Madrid’s Franco Mastantuono has been handed a two-game ban for his sending-off against Getafe on Monday, as the Argentine continues to endure a disappointing first season with the LaLiga giants. In the closing stages of Madrid’s surprise 1-0 home defeat, Mastantuono was dismissed by referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz for allegedly calling the official a

‘Glasner’s accomplishments count for something’published at 14:02 GMT 14:02 GMT Tottenham v Crystal Palace (Thu, 20:00 GMT) Sami MokbelBBC Sport Senior football correspondent on Football Focus Image source, Getty Images It is logical for Palace to wait until the summer as they look to appoint Glasner’s successor. You would imagine Glasner’s body of work would

Barcelona have confirmed Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde both sustained hamstring injuries against Atletico following the 3-0 Copa del Rey clash. Kounde lasted only 11 minutes of the game before having to be replaced, while Balde come on but couldn’t finish the match as he also picked up a problem. Advertisement Here are Barcelona’s official

If Real Madrid president Florentino Perez thought that firing Xabi Alonso and hiring Alvaro Arbeloa as coach would quickly fix the problems at the Bernabeu, he was mistaken. Defeat at home to Getafe means Arbeloa has now lost four of his first 12 games in charge — and there could be another change of coach

It’s a goal that doesn’t save Liverpool against Wolverhampton Premier League: Salah finds the net again but… It was a night of mixed emotions for Mohamed Salah. The Liverpool striker finally broke his long Premier League goal drought, but his team suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Salah scored with a

Marcus Rashford was unable to help Barcelona complete a comeback against Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final Marcus Rashford reacting after Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid(Image: Soccrates Images, Getty Images) Barcelona and Marcus Rashford fell short in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night despite a valiant effort. Having lost 4-0 to Atletico Madrid

Arne Slot began the week by saying that he found most Premier League games no longer a joy to watch. The Liverpool boss certainly won’t have changed his mind after his side’s performance in their 2-1 defeat at bottom club Wolves. Advertisement As Rob Edwards raced down the touchline in Jose Mourinho-esque fashion to celebrate

Barcelona fell just short in their efforts to overturn a 4-0 aggregate deficit in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, defeating Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the second leg. A double from Marc Bernal and a Raphinha penalty gave Hansi Flick’s side hope that they could complete the comeback, though Atletico were able to hold on to

Getty Former Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh is the new commissioner of the Italian Football League. A former New York Giants offensive lineman has a new role in football, one that could have positively affect the future of the sport’s global growth. Justin Pugh, who spent six seasons with the Giants over two tours, was

The move to the Champions League quarterfinals wasn’t easy for Real Madrid. Benfica was an important rival in a match that became more dramatic because of Vinicius’ controversy, in which he claimed he was discriminated against by Gianluca Prestianni. Marcel Desailly, a World Cup winner with France, backed the winger. In the context of the

Real Madrid suffered a catastrophic tactical setback after Brazilian forward Rodrygo Goes was diagnosed with a severe anterior cruciate ligament tear. The crushing news, confirmed by medical scans following their La Liga loss to Getafe, effectively ends his domestic season and tragically rules him out of the upcoming World Cup. Devastating medical verdict confirmed The

Milan legend Demetrio Albertini has praised current Rossoneri star for his stance on the upcoming Derby della Madonnina against rivals and league leaders Inter, suggesting that the Portugal international is beginning to talk and act ‘like a veteran’. Albertini praises Leao and warns Milan about Inter clash: ‘Definitely the last call’ The Rossoneri will be

Date, time, TV channels and lineups for Manchester City vs Nottingham Manchester City – Nottingham/@BBC Manchester City are determined to keep their title hopes alive as they host Nottingham Forest, who are fighting tooth and nail to stay in the top flight, this Wednesday evening in Matchday 29 of the Premier League. Advertisement Second in