Sevilla have lodged a formal complaint to LaLiga following Sunday’s controversial 4-1 league defeat at Real Madrid. The Andalusian club felt refereeing decisions put them at a disadvantage at the Bernabeú. Sevilla coach Luis Garcia Plaza was furious after Madrid’s Arda Güler was not sent off for an elbow on Gerard “Peque” Fernandez — which occurred when the game was scoreless — saying his team was “denied the chance to…
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is set to miss to the rest of the 2026-27 season after sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury during Paris Saint-Germain‘s Champions League victory against Barcelona. The 25-year-old, who was injured during a collision with Barceloa’s Xavi Espart in the 59th minute of Tuesday’s game, had to be carried from the field by PSG medical staff due to the extent of the injury. And the Champions League…
Anthony Gordon has offered an honest appraisal of Barcelona’s 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, saying the European champions had “better moments and more quality.” Barça coach Hansi Flick had challenged his side to show they can compete with the best side in Europe before the match. Goals from Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal kept Barça in the game but two late strikes from Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz ensured PSG maintained…
Former Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has spoken candidly about the impact that the criticism of former club legends has on the club and current players. In the second part of an interview with The Athletic, — the first part in which he had said that Cristiano Ronaldo “let United down” during his second spell at the club — Ten Hag said that pundits who often commented on…
Mason Greenwood scored a superb half-volley for Fenerbahce before Pavel Kacor matched him with a last-minute equaliser for Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday. Oguz Aydin opened the scoring for Fenerbahce inside five minutes before Greenwood doubled their lead moments later. The Turkish side looked to be in control before Lukás Provod hit back almost immediately for Slavia Prague, scoring in the 15th minute of a frantic opening…
Alexis Mac Allister has said that Andoni Iraola fixed the issues within the Liverpool group left behind by his predecessor Arne Slot. Slot won the Premier League in his first season in the Anfield dugout but Liverpool slumped to a fifth-place finish last campaign. The Dutchman was replaced by Iraola who oversaw a 4-3 Champions League win against Villareal on Tuesday night. Mac Allister scored twice against Villareal before revealing…
Barcelona have reported Paris Saint-Germain to UEFA for the tifo unfurled by the French club’s supporters before Tuesday’s Champions League game, a source told ESPN. As the players came on to the pitch before kickoff, fans behind one of the goals at Parc des Princes held up a giant banner which showed a masked figure carrying a chainsaw and destroying the Barça badge. Underneath were the words: “Massacre, Parisian style.”…
PARIS — Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his tired side made too many mistakes as their perfect start to the season ended with a 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in the Champions League. Desiré Doué, Lucas Hernández, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz were all on target as PSG edged an enthralling game at the Parc des Princes to make it three wins from three in Europe this season. Xavi…
The Independent Football Regulator will have “absolute power” to force Manchester City‘s owners to sell if they are ultimately found to have run the club improperly, the watchdog’s chair has said. City have been found guilty of circumventing Premier League rules by an independent commission, which found they set up “sham” commercial arrangements to inflate revenues or reduce costs by over £900 million ($1.2 billion) over a nine-season period. They…
Scott McTominay scored twice for Napoli in a thrilling 4-3 home Champions League win against Bodo/Glimt to help ease the pressure on head coach Max Allegri. Napoli had lost three of their first seven Serie A games and their opening two Champions League fixtures under Allegri this season, but McTominay’s first goals since undergoing heart surgery in September gave his side a huge lift. Matteo Politano‘s first-minute opener for Napoli…