Hansi Flick revealed a new contract will extend his time as Barcelona manager through June 2028. The back-to-back La Liga winner confirmed the news at a press conference ahead of facing Alavés in a first match since clinching this season’s championship last weekend. There has been no official communication from the club, but ought only

BOLOGNA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 27: Sergio Conceicao head coach of AC Milan during the Serie A match between Bologna and AC Milan at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on February 27, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) Sergio Conceicao admits that it is ‘not easy’ to be the head coach of Milan, especially

Published on 13/05/2026 – 14:23 GMT+2•Updated 14:23 A press conference by Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, one of the most powerful men in Europe, has turned into a political row engulfing commentors, the media and progressive politicians accusing the football chief of sounding like Donald Trump. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a rare QA with the press,

1 Bayer Leverkusen must beat Hamburg and hope that VfB Stuttgart and Hoffenheim both lose on Saturday in order to secure their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League, but their task will be significantly harder with two attacking players facing a race to be fit. With Martin Terrier (thigh) already sidelined and Nathan Tella

Manchester United are reported to have ruled out approaching Andoni Iraola when it comes to appointing a new permanent manager to replace Ruben Amorim. That decision only further strengthens current interim Michael Carrick’s chance of getting the job. United have deliberately delayed a decision on who will lead the team next season and beyond, refusing

Inside Miami’s Tropical Park, a 275-acre urban park in South Miami, Baller League’s 3,500-seat custom-built arena has been hosting six six-a-side soccer games every Thursday since March that feel less like soccer matches and more like an underground computer game manifested physically. “Welcome to a new era of soccer,” reads the banner stretched along the

May 13, 2026Updated 3:44 am EDT There are two men’s matches at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia today, the best being No. 25-ranked Casper Ruud versus No. 15 Karen Khachanov. Internazionali BNL d’Italia key details Tournament: The Internazionali BNL d’Italia Round: Quarterfinals Date: May 13 Streaming: Fubo (Stream now) Venue: Foro Italico Location: Rome, Italy Court

But Guardiola says it is up to the players to take VAR out of the equation. “When this happens it is because we have to do better, not the referees or VAR,” he continued. “I never trust anything since I arrived a long time ago. Always I learned you have to do it better, do

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W5 D3) since a 2-0 home loss in October 2021. Crystal Palace have scored exactly twice in each of their last four Premier League away games against Man City, though have only gone on to win one of those (D1 L2).

Welcome to The Athletic’s Premier League’s predictions challenge, where the subscribers, like Arsenal, are inching closer. It was a tense weekend for our latest guest subscriber, Aston Villa fan Jack, but Manchester City’s third goal against Brentford, in stoppage time, gave the readers a precious spot-on prediction to extend their lead at the top. The subscribers

1 Barcelona 35 30 1 4 91 31 60 91 W Result Win W Result Win W Result Win W Result Win W Result Win W Result Win 2 Real Madrid 35 24 5 6 70 33 37 77 L Result Loss D Result Draw W Result Win D Result Draw W Result Win L