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ROME, ITALY – APRIL 13: A general view prior the Serie match between Lazio and Roma at Stadio Olimpico on April 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images) Multiple sources in Italy claim that Lega Serie A wants the Rome Derby to be played on Sunday, even after
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MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 18: Ederson of Atalanta looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Atalanta BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi refuses to rule out Ederson’s
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Barcelona are La Liga champions for the 29th time in their illustrious history, deservedly winning back-to-back league titles after a dominant domestic campaign full of unforgettable moments. The standard set by during Hansi Flick’s debut season in 2024–25 were sky-high, as Barcelona won a domestic treble. Still, this term’s version has been even better domestically—at
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Lamine Yamal was pictured waving a Palestinian flag during Barcelona’s celebrations for winning La Liga title on Monday evening. The day after the club’s 29th Spanish league title was sealed in a 2-0 Clasico victory over rivals Real Madrid, the Barca team rode an open-top bus through the streets of the Catalan capital, which were
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Xabi Alonso is described as “open” to the possibility of becoming Chelsea’s new permanent manager, with the Blues taking a different approach after the disastrously short Liam Rosenior experiment. Rosenior wound up getting fired only four months into a six-and-a-half year contract, after a humbling Champions League elimination and getting into an alarming Premier League
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Pique is one of the most decorated Spanish players in history Oscar del Pozo via Getty Images Former Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique has been fined €200,000 ($236,000; £173,455) for insider trading. The fines were confirmed via a report from the Boletin Oficial del Estado (BOE), which publishes official government announcements in Spain. They
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The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Avoid a sweep today. Coming up: 🫣 Arsenal’s drought nearly over 👋 Bye, LeBron? 😷 PWHL game postponed While You Were Sleeping: Headline Luke Hales / Getty Images The Oklahoma
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The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured before the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) Reports from Italy suggest that the Rome Derby, originally scheduled for Sunday
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The 2025/26 season is reaching its conclusion and the 2026/27 campaign is also beginning to take shape. Barça claimed the La Liga title on Sunday thanks to their win in the Clásico against Real Madrid and so they now know that they will face Atlético Madrid in the semi-finals of the 2027 edition of the
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Kylian Mbappé may well end the season with the Pichichi Trophy for La Liga’s top scorer, making it two in a row since he moved to Spain in the summer of 2024. No player since the great Mario Kempes in the late ‘70s has claimed back-to-back top scorer awards in his first two seasons in
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Bolton Wanderers have carried the weight of expectation on them for several years now. This is a big club – one that has averaged crowds of over 21,000 for three seasons now; one that has dreams of an eventual return to the Premier League, where they have spent 13 seasons in all. But it is
May 12, 2026, 02:25 AM ET The Premier League title race between Manchester City and Arsenal is currently in the Gunners’ hands. Mikel Arteta’s side currently lead by five points after a huge win over West Ham on Sunday. Should both sides win all of their remaining league matches, Arsenal will be crowned champions on
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The penultimate matchday of the Bundesliga season began with Eintracht Frankfurt’s European chances taking a dent after a 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Friday night. Saturday in the Bundesliga saw: Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig vs St.Pauli, Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen and Augsburg vs Borussia Mönchengladbach. Here are the three things we learnt:
According to a report by TMW, the Bianconeri might be tempted to part ways with David this summer as Villa and Palace are expected to send offers soon following inquiries. Both of the Premier League sides have gained a preliminary knowledge of the Canadian striker’s situation at Juventus, demonstrating their clear interest in his signature.
Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and go beyond the game with exclusive insights Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter TRY 1 MONTH FOR FREE Yet another game dictated by VAR now, rather fittingly, looks set to bring the 2025-26 relegation battle down to the tightest
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Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren in a surprise move by 2028 but there appears to be a difference of opinion about the role he will hold. Red Bull announced last month that Lambiase was leaving his role as head of race engineering and Verstappen’s engineer to join McLaren, who said he
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Getty LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Fulham at Emirates Stadium on May 02, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) The Premier League standings after Matchday 36 have created a tense title race heading into
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