Lightning killed a 34-year-old player and injured four others during a football match in the Peruvian Andes. The local tournament game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in Huancayo province on Sunday was halted when lightning first struck, but a second bolt hit players as they began leaving the field. Video footage shows eight of them collapsing after a loud crack. The local municipality said Jose de la Cruz, a…
Mikel Arteta has vowed Arsenal’s pursuit of glory will not be derailed by the abrupt departure of sporting director Edu. The Gunners confirmed on Monday that Edu had resigned from his position with sources telling ESPN the former Brazil midfielder is in advanced talks to take up a position at the head of a multi-club model involving Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis. Edu rejoined the club he made 127 appearances…
Five Copa del Rey games which were postponed after deadly flooding in Valencia have been rescheduled for a second time, as recovery efforts continue in the region. The first round matches — including Valencia’s tie at Parla and Levante’s at Pontevedra — were originally due to take place last week, before devastating flash floods left at least 217 people dead. The ties were initially postponed until this week, but the…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said all football in Spain should have been put on hold after flash floods in Valencia left at least 217 people dead. Madrid’s LaLiga game at Valencia — which was due to be played on Saturday — was postponed, along with Villarreal’s game with Rayo Vallecano, but the remaining eight top-flight matches in Spain went ahead. LaLiga has been collaborating with the Red Cross…
While defeats for Manchester City and Arsenal allowed Liverpool to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday, there was no shortage of action elsewhere in England. You may have missed the action from this weekend’s round of games in the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division, for example, where Bearsted’s game against local non-league rivals Fisher produced one of the greatest saves ever…
The Premier League season is only three months old, but this weekend may have gone some way to shaping how it will look come May. Manchester City? They’re no longer top after getting beaten by AFC Bournemouth. Arsenal? Not even in the top four following their loss at Newcastle United. That’s all put into perspective by events in Spain, where floods have left more than 200 people dead. Valencia’s meeting…
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are looking for midfield reinforcements ahead of the January transfer window, and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Carlos Baleba is on the radar of the London clubs. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from the world of soccer. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Rúben Amorim: Man United told me move was ‘now or never’ –…
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — The handshakes were cursory and the celebrations prolonged. Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe said Saturday’s 1-0 win over Arsenal “means so much more” because of recent poor results, but there is another reason; Alexander Isak’s 12th-minute header not only dented the Gunners’ Premier League title hopes, but also deepened one of the division’s more unlikely rivalries. Howe and Mikel Arteta have attempted to make their sides more…
Al Hilal forward Neymar and Real Madrid’s Endrick have been left out of Brazil’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Venezuela and Uruguay. Endrick, 18, has played only 107 minutes for Madrid and has not featured in his team’s last four games. Neymar, 32, returned to play with Al Hilal on Oct. 21 after a year-long absence due to injury. “We decided not to bring him so as…
Mikel Arteta has said he couldn’t rewatch Anthony Gordon’s controversial goal from Arsenal’s defeat to Newcastle last season but believes there is no lasting damage from his subsequent row with PGMOL. Arsenal return to St James’ Park on Saturday almost exactly a year on from losing 1-0 as Gordon’s 64th-minute strike sparked a furious response from Arteta, who branded the incident “embarrassing” and a disgrace” as the goal survived three…