Manchester United first-team coach Darren Fletcher has been given a three-match extended touchline ban for confronting the match officials during last month’s 2-1 win at home against Brentford, the Football Association (FA) said on Friday. The former United midfielder was also fined £7,500 ($9,705.75) for his protests when Brentford scored the opener at the stroke of half-time to go 1-0 up. United protested when Ethan Pinnock scored when the home…
France Football, the magazine that organises the Ballon d’Or award, has revealed the margin by which Manchester City midfielder Rodri controversially beat Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior to the prestigious individual prize. Rodri won the Ballon d’Or with 1170 points, just 41 more than Vinícius (1129). Vinícius and his Madrid teammates, as well as the club’s coaches and executives, refused to attend the ceremony in Paris on Oct. 28 after learning…
Arsenal interim manager Renee Slegers has said the women’s team’s Champions League fixture clash with the men’s Carabao Cup game between Arsenal and Crystal Palace is a “hard dilemma,” with the club now liaising with UEFA over a change of location. Arsenal were due to play Bayern Munich in the home leg of their final group game of the Champions League on Dec. 18 at Emirates Stadium; however, the men’s…
I often hear from American and British friends that sport and politics should never intersect. However, anyone accustomed to the world of German football knows that perhaps well-intentioned theory simply doesn’t apply across the length, breadth and complexity of the Bundesrepublik. The game in Germany is in fact a wider extension of community, and if you truly embrace that, it means making a stand to support the rights of people…
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Brazil midfielder has signed for English seventh-tier side Harborough Town as they continue to make waves in the FA Cup. Sandro, 35, enjoyed spells at Spurs, Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion in England, spending four years in north London.
Manchester United are considering a fresh move for Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka, while Viktor Gyökeres’ hat trick in Sporting CP’s 4-1 win over Manchester City on Tuesday has sent the rumor mill into overdrive. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from the world of soccer. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Edu departure won’t derail Arsenal season – Arteta…
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…