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The alarming situation at La Liga giants Real Madrid has on Thursday taken another considerable turn for the worse. This comes amid confirmation that two of the club’s midfield stars came to blows at Valdebebas earlier today. Advertisement The pair in question? Federico Valverde, and Aurélien Tchouaméni. Valverde and Tchouaméni were at the heart of

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler has signed a new three-year contract. The 33-year-old’s previous Seagulls deal was due to expire in the summer of 2027, but he has now committed his future to Brighton until the summer of 2029. Hurzeler’s new deal comes amid a growing list of admirers both domestically and in Germany. It

Bournemouth striker Junior Kroupi’s incredible campaign has not gone unnoticed, with European behemoths Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester City among the clubs reportedly tracking his progress. The 19-year-old joined Bournemouth from Lorient for a bargain fee of approximately $14 million (£11.2 million) in February 2025, before spending the remainder of the season back on loan with

Bayern Munich were denied passage to their first Champions League final since beating Paris Saint-Germain to lift the coveted trophy in 2019/20. Ironically, their dream of playing in the showpiece in Budapest was derailed by the reigning champions, who finally had their vengeance in a chaotic 6-5 aggregate victory. Advertisement Harry Kane wasn’t part of

When the World Cup comes to California in June 2026, most visitors will understandably focus on matchdays at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Yet for fans travelling long distances, the tournament also opens the door to something else: the chance to experience a state celebrated for its remarkable diversity of

The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been urged to stop Premier League clubs from accepting sponsorship from gambling companies unlicensed in the UK in the latest public consultation over its licensing regime. Entain, the global sports betting company that owns Ladbrokes and Coral, has submitted a response to the IFR asking for a clarification of

The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Paris Saint-Germain painted a masterpiece with four passes. Hang it in the Louvre. Coming up: 🎨 PSG’s work of art 👊 Another Madrid dust-up 🇲🇽 Mexico squad meltdown 🏆 Panini

Germany defender and former Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Suele has decided to retire from football at just 30 years of age, at the end of the season. In an appearance on the Spielmacher podcast on Thursday, Suele said he made ​the decision ‌to hang up his boots after injuring his knee during a match against

Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. Matchday 35 saw teams across the Premier League score 23 of their 46 big chances. That 50 per cent conversion rate is the third best of the season after Matchday 5

Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal squad will have watched Paris Saint-Germain dismantle Bayern Munich and felt a sense of déjà vu from the French side. They’ve seen it before. The way PSG beat Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals was the same medicine Arsenal got a year ago. Just as they did in the last-four

Many moments of Manchester City’s illustrious season, their best in a decade, stand out. Big goals, important results and colossal performances. But that is not enough to win a Women’s Super League as competitive as this one. Not in 2025/26 anyway. Man City’s start to this campaign, a 2-1 loss at Chelsea, tells you how

Rory McIlroy insists he’s more motivated than ever to build on his ‘different’ title defence at The Masters, ahead of returning to PGA Tour action for the first time since his major victory. McIlroy became just the fourth player in history to win back-to-back editions of The Masters – following on from Jack Nicklaus, Sir

Sky Sports will remain the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2034 after extending its partnership with the sport for a further five years. As part of the award-winning coverage, all races, qualifying and practice sessions will continue to be exclusively live on Sky Sports F1 and available to stream

Following a disappointing weekend for Ferrari at the Miami Grand Prix, Karun Chandhok and David Croft discuss on The F1 Show podcast whether the Italian team’s 2026 campaign is in trouble. There were high expectations for Ferrari as they brought a major upgrade package to Miami after F1’s enforced five-week break, but the results were

Gianluca Prestianni’s six-match ban for discriminatory conduct towards Vinicius Junior has been extended worldwide – meaning the Argentina winger could miss his country’s first two World Cup games if he is selected in their squad. FIFA’s disciplinary committee made the decision to extend the six-match ban imposed by UEFA, which originally only applied to European

Kimi Antonelli’s victory in Miami continued Mercedes’ unbeaten start to the 2026 season on Sundays with the Silver Arrows having now claimed four Grand Prix wins from four at the start of Formula 1’s new era of rules. But that does not mean to say that the Miami weekend all went Mercedes’ way on the

At the same time, he was keen to defend his former mentor, Pep Guardiola. For years, the Manchester City manager has faced the unflattering criticism that he over-analyses big and important matches and tries to catch the opposition off guard with unorthodox tactics and line-ups – a strategy that, on balance, has often backfired. The

MILAN, ITALY – MAY 03: Alessandro Bastoni of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates after being confirmed as Serie A champions following victory in the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Parma Calcio 1913 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on May 03, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Inter legend Beppe Bergomi insists

World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka believes tennis players should organise a boycott if they don’t start receiving a bigger share of tournament revenues at the Grand Slams . Sabalenka and fellow men’s world No. 1 Jannik Sinner were among leading players – most of them ranked in the top 10 – who issued a statement

Lewis Hamilton says his “challenging” Miami weekend “won’t define us” after the Ferrari driver struggled for pace. Hamilton was consistently a few tenths adrift of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc throughout the Sprint weekend in Miami and failed to finish any session in the top five. He was classified in sixth, ahead of Leclerc, in Sunday’s