Transfer rumors, news: Madrid eye surprise move for Wharton

Neymar‘s nearly 17-month absence from Brazil’s national team because of injury is due to end with the country’s all-time leading scorer named in the squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and at Argentina. Brazil have been without their talisman since October 2023, when he tore the ACL and meniscus in his left…

Jan 15, 2025, 08:09 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti has refused to enter into “a debate” with critics over why Real Madrid crashed to a 5-2 defeat to Barcelona in Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final. The second-straight thumping by fierce rivals Barça, following their 4-0 league loss in October, has led to a wave of second-guessing of…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half, including a penalty, to guide Al Nassr to a 3-1 win over Riyadh rivals Al Hilal in the race for the Saudi Pro League title on Friday. Al Nassr remain in the third place with 54 points but they are now three points behind second-placed Al Hilal and…

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said he had no issues with James Maddison going to watch the PDC World Darts Championship just hours after the midfielder could not start in their 2-2 home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers due to illness. Maddison, who came on as a substitute in the 64th minute against Wolves on Sunday, was…

Mar 30, 2025, 07:25 AM ET Ajax‘s director of football has opened the door to a possible return for Christian Eriksen when his Manchester United contract expires at the end of the season. Marijn Beuker, who was appointed as Ajax’s sporting director in 2023, confirmed the club’s interest in the former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder in…

Dec 23, 2024, 05:05 PM ET ZURICH — The world soccer players’ union disagreed with FIFA’s temporary changes to transfer rules on Monday following the landmark Lassana Diarra judgement. Former France international Diarra challenged FIFA ‘s rules due to a dispute with a club dating to 2014, and the European Court of Justice ruled in…