A minor who racially abused Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a Spanish league game at Rayo Vallecano last season has apologised to him, the club said on Friday. The teenager was identified and reported by LaLiga for hurling racist insults at the Brazil international during a 1-1 draw against Rayo at the Vallecas stadium on Feb. 18. Due to his status as a minor, the perpetrator reached an out-of-court…
Viktor Gyökeres has gone from Championship flop to one of Europe’s most in-form strikers in the space of just three years. The Sporting CP forward has outscored Manchester City’s Erling Haaland this season to continue a devastating run of form that makes a big-money transfer either in January or next summer a near certainty, with several Premier League clubs among those casting admiring glances at the 26-year-old. It is all…
Juventus will look to the Premier League to move on some of their players while Liverpool have one eye on Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong as Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contract runs down. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Luis Suárez signs Inter Miami contract extension – Naeher: ‘Nervous’ to tell Hayes about…
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award on Wednesday — the youngest winner of the prize for the best under-21 men’s player in the world — while Barça Femení star Vicky López scooped the Golden Girl award. Yamal, 17, becomes the third Barça player to win the men’s award in the last four years, following in the footsteps of teammates Pedri and Gavi. Meanwhile, López won…
The English Football Association (FA) has launched an investigation into allegations suspended referee David Coote discussed handing out a yellow card before a match. First reported by The Sun, the investigation refers to a match between Leeds United and West Bromich Albion in October 2019. Coote booked Leeds player Ezgjan Alioski during the match. There is no suggestion there is any impropriety in issuing the card. The Sun claims the…
A Namibian journalist criticised by Florentino Pérez for failing to vote for Vinícius Júnior to win the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or has hit back at the Real Madrid president. Madrid boycotted the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris last month over the decision to award the prize — which is voted on by a panel of 100 international journalists — to Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri , ahead of Vinícius.…
Five months after leaving his job as England manager, Gareth Southgate has said his next career move could be outside the football industry. In a long post on social media platform LinkedIn, Southgate said he is searching for his next “purpose” in life after his time as the coach of the England men’s national team from 2016-2024. “This higher purpose kept me on track, gave me structure, made my life…
What a weekend! We had drama up and down Europe’s top soccer leagues, so let’s review. Manchester City suffered the unthinkable — a fifth straight defeat in all competitions — as Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham cruised to a 4-0 win at the Etihad. Combined with Liverpool’s win at Southampton, it means that Arne Slot’s side are now eight points clear heading into next weekend’s Liverpool-Man City clash at Anfield. In…
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has played down concerns about his team’s form but said they must eliminate errors to get back on track after giving up a two-goal lead against Celta Vigo at the weekend. Celta scored twice in the final 10 minutes after Marc Casadó’s red card to earn a 2-2 draw at Balaídos and extend Barça’s winless run in LaLiga to two matches. Barça will look to bounce…
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has said he will propose a “corporate reorganisation” of the club, with members to vote on whether a change in ownership structure is necessary to protect its financial assets. Madrid are one of just four Spanish clubs — with Barcelona, Athletic Club and Osasuna — which remain member-owned, and weren’t obliged to become public limited companies under a 1990 law. In a 90-minute speech to…