The decision to appoint Matarazzo, then a virtual unknown in Spain, probably took even Aperribay by surprise. “I didn’t know him,” the Real Sociedad president admitted to Cadena SER after the cup final victory. He also revealed, “I asked the AI whether he would be a good manager for Real Sociedad. It told me no.”

The Premier League fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be released on Friday, 19 June at 10:00 BST. The fixture announcement time is an hour later than the 09:00 slot seen in previous years. Both the start and end dates of the 2026-27 season are later than usual as a result of the 2026 World

Apr 23, 2026, 03:22 AM ET The UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals get underway Saturday, as the last four teams in the mix battle to get to the final in Oslo on May 23. It’s defending champions Arsenal vs. eight-time winners OL Lyonnes and last year’s finalists Barcelona vs. German giants Bayern Munich. We’ve seen

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The decision to sack Liam Rosenior after less than four months in charge is not one Chelsea took lightly. But after the humiliating defeat by Brighton & Hove Albion, it is one that felt inevitable. This was a man closely aligned to the club’s hierarchy and hired on a deal running to 2032. Sacking him

Yamal suffered a peculiar injury against Celta Vigo. In the 40th minute, the 18-year-old confidently converted a penalty he had won himself to put Barca ahead, a lead that ultimately proved to be the final score. Instead of celebrating, however, he signalled to the substitutes’ bench immediately after taking the penalty that he had been

Dani Carvajal is one of Real Madrid and Spain’s most decorated and experienced players, but could we be witnessing the beginning of the end for him at the Bernabeu? The 34-year-old right-back has been in and out of the starting line-up this season when he has not been injured. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s signing from Liverpool last

A top envoy to US President Donald Trump has asked FIFA to replace Iran with Italy in the upcoming World Cup. The plan is an effort to repair ties between Trump and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after the two fell out amid the American president’s attacks against Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war,

Getty Images Lamine Yamal left Barcelona’s win over Celta Vigo on Wednesday with an apparent hamstring injury, raising concerns about his ability to finish out the season with his club and his availability for this summer’s World Cup with Spain. Early in the process of diagnosing the injury, the club fear he suffered a torn

For the first time since August, Manchester City sit at the summit of the Premier League, ending Arsenal’s reign atop the table. Pep Guardiola’s men extended their winning streak to five matches across all competitions on Wednesday with a 1–0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. It wasn’t exactly a vintage City performance, but all

BURNLEY, England — If victory over Arsenal opened the door for Manchester City to mount a late title charge, then they were only able to tiptoe towards it at Burnley. A narrow, nervy 1-0 win at Turf Moor on Wednesday relegated Burnley and put Pep Guardiola’s side top of the table. But only just. After

It was another league game where Diego Simeone rotated almost his entire Atlético Madrid squad ahead of another massive cup match in a week’s time. Julián Alvarez, Ademola Lookman, Marcos Llorente, Matteo Ruggeri, Alexander Sørloth and captain Koke all received well-earned rest ahead of next Wednesday’s all-important Champions League semifinal first leg against Arsenal. For

Barcelona edge closer to sealing their La Liga title defence with win against Champions League-chasing Celta Vigo. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Lamine Yamal was injured while converting a penalty in Barcelona’s Spanish league win against Celta Vigo. Yamal scored Barcelona’s first goal in the 40th minute on Wednesday and immediately looked to

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, April 22 (Reuters) – ⁠Treble-chasing Bayern Munich battled past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 ⁠on Wednesday with goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz ‌to reach the German Cup final for the first time in six years. The hosts were no match for the Bavarians, who were fresh from securing the ​league title on

Chelsea have not managed to produce their best season. Following the dismissal of Enzo Maresca, they opted for a radical change, identifying Liam Rosenior as their ideal candidate. However, the Blues failed to improve under the Englishman, who was also dismissed after just three months in charge. As a result, Rosenior set an unwanted club

After their painful Champions League eliminations, both Spanish giants are licking their wounds and are forced to deeply rethink their sporting projects before the summer. While Barcelona and Real Madrid focus on closing out the LaLiga season, both teams show structural cracks that demand immediate solutions for their respective squads. The summer looms as a

BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) – Bayern ⁠Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry will ⁠miss the World Cup starting in June due ‌to an adductormuscle tear sustained during training, he said on social media on Wednesday. Germany international Gnabry, who was in the starting lineup for ​both the recent friendly internationals against ⁠Switzerland and Ghana