The videos keep rolling across your social feeds: Boca Juniors fans on the beach in Miami, while Palmeiras fans light up Times Square. You’ll hear it in the stands and see it in the scenes, too: River Plate fans belting out songs in Seattle and Flamengo supporters roaring during the individual player introductions. The FIFA Club World Cup may be a global tournament, but in the United States, it feels…
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola described Rico Lewis’ 88th-minute red card in Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Wydad AC as an “unnecessary” decision by the referee. City opened their Club World Cup campaign in Philadelphia with a comfortable victory courtesy of first-half goals from Phil Foden and Jérémy Doku. However, the game ended on a sour note as City defender Lewis was dismissed for a tackle on Samuel Obeng, initially winning…
Mykhailo Mudryk is facing a potential ban of up to four years after the Football Association charged the Chelsea winger with a doping offence. The 24-year-old was provisionally suspended in December having tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance named meldonium. The Blues were awaiting the results of a ‘B’ sample test to support or contradict the initial ‘A’ results and the FA announced on Wednesday that the Ukrainian winger now…
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has doubled down on his criticism of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup, saying it’s his objective to “eliminate” the competition from the football calendar. Tebas said last week the tournament is “completely absurd” and went one step further on Tuesday after watching 25 minutes of Chelsea’s 2-0 win over LAFC, which he compared to a friendly. “By eliminating it,” Tebas said at an event at the…
Chelsea have initiated contact with Lyon’s Malick Fofana, while Arsenal are one of the clubs interested in signing former Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s summer window grades – Sources: Man United hold talks with Frankfurt’s Ekitike – Delap challenged to earn No. 9 after Chelsea move – Reijnders: Pressure…
Four people have been sentenced to between 14 and 22 months in prison for hate crimes and threats committed against Vinícius Júnior before a Copa del Rey tie between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid in January 2023. The charges relate to the hanging of a doll wearing Real Madrid forward Vinícius’s shirt from a bridge in the city alongside a banner reading “Madrid hates Real.” Following a complaint made by…
In April last year, Brazil’s latest wonderkid made his first start. Estêvão was in Palmeiras’ lineup for a Copa Libertadores match against a small Uruguayan side called Liverpool. That night, he offered plenty of hints that in the near future he might be doing battle with a much bigger club of the same name. That future is fast approaching. Estêvão turned 18 this past April, and once the FIFA Club…
Angel City FC, the NWSL team based in Los Angeles, distributed T-shirts to fans on Saturday that proclaimed “Immigrant City Football Club.” Members of the team and the coaching staff also wore the shirts before their game Saturday night against the North Carolina Courage in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The back of the shirts said “Los Angeles…
Inter Milan are targeting Manchester United striker Rasmus Højlund, while Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is on the radar of Atlético Madrid and is open to a move. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s summer window grades – Tel joins Spurs in permanent deal after loan spell – Italy great Gattuso named national team’s new coach…
When Ed Woodward was overseeing Manchester United’s recruitment in his role as executive vice chairman, he made no secret of his view that a transfer target with a release clause in their contract made life an awful lot easier. It was one of the things that made Antoine Griezmann attractive in the summer of 2017. Woodward knew that it would take €100 million to buy out his agreement with Atlético…