Sevilla have condemned “racist and xenophobic abuse” aimed at defender Marcos Acuña and coach Quique Sanchez Flores during their 1-0 LaLiga win at Getafe on Saturday. The game was stopped in the 68th minute, with a warning issued over the stadium tannoy — following LaLiga’s anti-racism protocol — after shouts of “Acuña, monkey” were heard from the crowd, referee Javier Iglesias Villanueva said in his match report. Sevilla manager Sánchez…
The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and there is plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Sporting CP will require €80m this summer to part ways with forward Viktor Gyökeres, amid Arsenal and Chelsea interest, according to the Mirror. The…
Beth Mead has said she believes Arsenal can bounce back from their defeat to Chelsea in the Women’s Super League (WSL) earlier in the month and retain the Conti Cup when they face the same opponents in the final on Sunday. The two teams have one of the longest-running rivalries in women’s football and their meeting at Molineux is a repeat of last year’s Conti Cup final, in which Arsenal…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández confirmed on Friday that he is taking legal action against two journalists he said made up stories about him. Reports surfaced this week claiming Xavi was not happy with one report that said he demanded his coaching staff all put their phones on the table so he could determine if there was a leak from his own team. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)…
Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, released their accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to the two owner/celebrities has risen to nearly £9 million ($11.4m). That was up from £3.7m ($4.67m) from the previous year, ending June 2022. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) While the club said turnover rose from…
Fulham have unveiled lavish plans for their redeveloped Riverside Stand with a host of premium matchday experiences that club chairman Shahid Khan has said will be “unlike anything in football.” The Riverside Stand was closed off to fans for renovation work in 2019, with the lower tier being opened to the public in 2022. Work on the upper tier is now complete and will be open to supporters from the…
A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, court documents seen by Reuters and EFE on Wednesday showed. Prosecutor Marta Durántez charged Rubiales with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail terms of…
FRANKFURT, Germany — The odd thing about watching Germany less than three months from the 2024 European Championship, their first major event on home soil since the 2006 World Cup, is the blasé vibe you get from fans, players and coach Julian Nagelsmann. The 45,000 fans in attendance for Tuesday’s 2-1 friendly win against Netherlands certainly made a racket, but in a corporate crowd/stadium DJ/pass-the-beer sort of way. They didn’t…
The A-League’s pivot towards a “football focus” will bolster the competition’s status as a breeding ground for players who go on to do “great things” in Europe, according to Australian Professional Leagues (APL) commissioner Nick Garcia. Assuming primary responsibility for the operation of the A-League Men and A-League Women last October, Garcia’s tenure at the APL helm has largely been dominated by off-field issues. Weeks of fan discontent surrounding over-policing…
A former president of China’s football association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than $10 million in bribes, the country’s state media reported on Tuesday, following one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years. The sentence handed down to Chen Xuyuan came in the wake of probes into more than a dozen high-level football officials since late 2022. Chen had brought “tremendous damage”…