The 2024-25 Premier League season is over! Though Liverpool were crowned champions almost a month ago and the respective relegations of Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City looked on the cards for even longer, there was still some business to be settled Sunday. With all 20 teams playing their final match of the campaign at the same time, there was still qualification for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa…
Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano secured European football next season as Leganés were relegated from LaLiga on Saturday despite ending the campaign with a 3-0 win against Real Valladolid. Veteran striker Iago Aspas struck a late winner as Celta beat Getafe 2-1 to finish seventh and book their place in the Europa League after an eight-year absence from continental competitions. Celta join Real Betis as the Spanish representatives in the…
Arsenal have reportedly added Rafael Leão to their summer transfer shortlist, while Bayern Munich are plotting a move for Kaoru Mitoma. 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: Liverpool leading race to sign Wirtz – Dan Burn extends Newcastle contract until 2027 – Mascherano keen for Messi renewal…
Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday that his final game of the LaLiga season this weekend will be emotional as Real Madrid finally made his departure official. Earlier this month, the Brazilian Football Confederation said that Ancelotti would be taking charge of the Brazil national team this summer, but Madrid had not formally announced his departure. Ancelotti wished former Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso luck as Madrid’s next coach, even as…
Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday that his final game of the LaLiga season this weekend will be emotional as Real Madrid finally made his departure official. Earlier this month, the Brazilian Football Confederation said that Ancelotti would be taking charge of the Brazil national team this summer, but Madrid had not formally announced his departure. Ancelotti wished former Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso luck as Madrid’s next coach, even as…
Ange Postecoglou has said that his early-season promise that he always wins things in his second campaign “wasn’t me boasting, it was a declaration” after Tottenham Hotspur lifted the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday. Spurs’ 1-0 victory over Manchester United in Bilbao ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought and made Postecoglou the first Australian coach to win a major European trophy in history. “I always win things in my second…
Arsenal have been told they must pay Real Madrid €80 million to sign Rodrygo after making their first move, while Florian Wirtz will choose between Bayern Munich and Liverpool in the next 10 days. 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: Man Utd backing Amorim after UEL loss…
Casemiro won 18 trophies, including five Champions Leagues, in his storied stint at Real Madrid. However, the Brazil international has called his current campaign with 16th-place Manchester United, who are also in the Europa League final, “one of the most successful seasons” of his career. The 33-year-old looked set for a January exit from Old Trafford after failing to impress manager Ruben Amorim, who took over at the club in…
Boston Legacy FC, a 2026 NWSL expansion franchise, will play its entire first season of home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, due to delays with the redevelopment of its proposed home stadium. “With the 2026 NWSL season beginning in 10 months, Boston Legacy FC will play its inaugural season at Gillette Stadium before the club moves into its permanent home at White Stadium in 2027,” a Boston Legacy…
Defender Naomi Girma will join the United States women’s national team next week for the first time since her world-record $1.1 million transfer to Chelsea in January. She could play for the USWNT for the first time since December if she appears against China on May 31 or against Jamaica on June 3. Vice-captain Girma, who USWNT head coach Emma Hayes called “the best defender I’ve ever seen” during last…