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Isco on Antony: We need to crowdfund for him

Real Betis midfielder Isco has joked that crowdfunding will be needed to keep Manchester United’s loanee Antony at the club for at least next season. Antony has been a big hit in Spain since joining on loan from United after a difficult first half of the campaign at Old Trafford. However, the loan deal which took the Brazilian winger to Betis did not include an option for the Spanish club…

Haaland’s nightmare game, Napoli back in Serie A title race, RB Leipzig chaos, more

The international break has finished and this weekend brought us plenty to talk about as European club action returned with a bang! Manchester City advanced in the FA Cup despite a game to forget by Erling Haaland, and Napoli took a decisive step back into Serie A’s title race while simultaneously wrecking Milan’s aspirations of securing a spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League. Elsewhere, we had talking points galore…

Football Australia: ‘No further action’ on Kerr

Sam Kerr has avoided being stripped of the Matildas captaincy after meeting with the Football Australia board, with the striker finally joining the Australian women’s team in camp. The parties met to address Kerr’s recent U.K. court case, where she was found not guilty on one charge of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Kerr, who hasn’t played since tearing her ACL during a Chelsea training camp in January…

Arsenal name Berta as new sporting director

Arsenal have appointed Andrea Berta as their new sporting director, the club announced on Sunday. Berta will take on the permanent role, replacing Edu Gasper who resigned in November and has been on a six-month period of gardening leave since. “I am thrilled to be joining Arsenal in what is a hugely exciting period for the club,” Berta said in a statement. “I have watched with great interest the way…

Transfer rumors, news: Leipzig want Jobe Bellingham amid links to Chelsea and others

RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko could be moving to the Premier League, while Man United have targeted his teammate Xavi Simons. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors, and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s January grades – Sources: Griezmann to delay Atleti exit for MLS – USMNT’s Cardoso feels ‘valued’ by Tottenham links – Liverpool-linked Kerkez refuses to…

Iraola ‘happy’ at Bournemouth amid Spurs talk

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said he is happy at the south coast side and is hoping to make history at the club as they chase their first major trophy, amid speculation linking the Spaniard with a move to Tottenham Hotspur. With Spurs languishing 14th in the Premier League after 29 matches and bowing out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup under boss Ange Postecoglou, Iraola has been touted as…

Ronaldo to lead CONMEBOL anti-racism task force

Brazil’s two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazario will lead a special task force created to try to eradicate racism, discrimination, and violence in South American soccer, the sport’s continental governing body said Thursday. “Its mission will be to design policies and establish prevention and sanction mechanisms that contribute to eradicating these behaviors that affect both sport and society,” CONMEBOL said in a statement. The 48-year-old Ronaldo retired in 2019 after…

Brazil fires coach Dorival after loss to Argentina

Brazil has dismissed head coach Dorival Júnior following Tuesday’s deflating loss to rivals Argentina, Brazil’s football confederation (CBF) announced Friday. Argentina won 4-1 in Buenos Aires, despite the absence of its talismanic captain Lionel Messi, to inflict Brazil’s heaviest ever loss in World Cup qualifying. “The Brazilian Football Confederation announces that coach Dorival Júnior will no longer be in charge of the Brazilian National Team,” the CBF said in a…

Hermoso hopes for ‘beautiful’ Spain squad return

Jenni Hermoso is hopeful of returning to Spain’s squad for the upcoming UEFA Women’s Nations League double header against Portugal. Hermoso, who was the victim of the 2023 Women’s World Cup kiss scandal, has not played for the national team since Oct. 10, 2024. “For me it’s the greatest honour I can experience in football because representing my country, Spain, is a beautiful thing,” Hermoso, as reported in Marca, said…

Who’s leading the Golden Boot races in Europe’s top leagues?

With club football returning to the fore after the first international break of the year, the final stretch of the 2024-25 domestic season lays before us. So now seems as pertinent time as any to check in on the Golden Boot races as they stand across Europe’s top five leagues. With goals aplenty raining in all over the continent this season, the battles to be crowned the top marksman in…