This week has been marked by a discrimination incident involving Spain. In the match against Egypt, fans chanted a song, which led Lamine Yamal to post a strong statement after his religion was targeted. It was also time for Espanyol to defend itself. The match was played at RCDE Stadium, home of Espanyol. Criticism spread

Defending champion Arsenal advanced to the Women’s Champions League semifinals despite a 1-0 loss to Chelsea in a London derby on Wednesday. With a 3-1 home victory in the first leg of the quarterfinal last week, Arsenal reached the last four on a 3-2 aggregate score and will next face either Wolfsburg or Lyonnes. Sjoeke

Rabat – FIFA has confirmed that Arsene Wenger’s proposed “daylight” offside rule will be tested in the Canadian Premier League starting April 4, marking the first time the idea will be used in a professional competition. The rule introduces a shift in how offside decisions are judged. Under this system, an attacking player will remain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has strongly condemned the racist incident that occurred during the friendly match between the Spanish and Egyptian national teams, which took place yesterday, Tuesday, at the RCDE Stadium (Espanyol’s ground) in Barcelona, as part of both teams’ preparations for the 2026 World Cup. The match ended in a goalless draw

Spain’s friendly with Egypt over the international break was marred by racist chanting, leading to Lamine Yamal to issue a strong statement condemning the “disrespectful” and “intolerable” situation. Former Liverpool and Levante midfielder Momo Sissoko says the chants were a “disgrace” and believe that if he were in Yamal’s shoes he would be having doubts

Chelsea posted the largest pre-tax loss in Premier League history on the same day it was announced that the free-spending London outfit paid player agents laughably more than all their other top-flight rivals. The club’s finances have been under a white-hot spotlight recently. The Premier League dolled out the largest fine in competition history to

He failed to save any of the penalties while Italy’s Pio Esposito and Bryan Cristante missed theirs. “I cried because of the enormous sadness I’m feeling, along with the entire Azzurri team, of which I’m proud to be captain, and I know you, fans of our national team, are feeling it too,” Donnarumma added. The

MADRID (AP) — Spain star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday condemned the anti-Muslim chants made by Spanish fans during a friendly soccer game in the latest incident to dent the nation’s sporting image. The Spanish government and the soccer federation also condemned the chants, and police said they were investigating the behavior by fans during Tuesday’s

Italy must once again rebuild after another World Cup play-off elimination, and Gazzetta names the players expected to retain their spots in the team, those who could return, and others who won’t play for the national team again. Italy: six players to build on after World Cup disaster Gennaro Gattuso’s future as the Italy national

For the third time running, Italy — a former superpower of world football — won’t be going to the World Cup. On Tuesday evening, the four-time world champions were dumped out on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in their crucial qualifier. In many ways, this elimination was hardly even surprising: last year, in the group qualifying stages,

Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona and Spain star, expressed his anger at the behaviour of La Roja’s fans during Tuesday evening’s friendly against Egypt, played in preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The Spanish national team failed to secure a win, settling for a disappointing goalless draw against Egypt, who put up a strong defensive performance

Mundo Deportivo added: “On a positive note, there were no other serious injuries among the other internationals. Youngster Xavi Espart topped the list of minutes played (257 minutes) for Spain’s Under-19s and helped the team qualify for the European Championship, followed by Lewandowski (180 minutes) and then Ronald Araújo (135 minutes), who featured in Uruguay’s

Football fans all over the world are rejoicing after the Premier League announced the ultimate free perk. April Fools is upon us and so one has to be extremely careful about any announcements made – taking them with a pinch of salt. However the big, genuinely legitimate news from the Premier League came a day

Italians will once again be forced to watch a World Cup from the sidelines after another play-off disaster highlighted just how far one of the great footballing nations has fallen. Four-time world champions, the football-mad country finds itself at its lowest ebb and without a clear path to a brighter future after missing out again