Apr 23, 2025, 04:45 AM ET South African footballer Sinamandla Zondi died on Tuesday after collapsing in the warm-up before a second-tier match, his club Durban City said. The 22-year-old was taken to hospital ahead of Durban’s game against Milford FC and the match was abandoned at halftime when officials were told Zondi had died….
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 23, 2025, 04:36 AM ET Real Madrid’s 2024-25 season: discuss. The team’s elimination in the Champions League quarterfinals to Arsenal, 5-1 on aggregate, has unleashed a predictable storm of recrimination, soul-searching and mud-slinging in the Spanish capital. “Humiliated” Marca’s frontpage said, the morning after Madrid’s comprehensive 3-0 defeat at the…
Apr 23, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Barcelona Sporting Club coach Segundo Castillo has caught the eye of the football world with his incredible variety of suits. MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Images Football managers are known to be stern and disciplined in a similar way to how they coach their teams, which can also influence the way…
Apr 23, 2025, 04:05 AM ET Former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has spoken for the first time about his sale of the club in a book that will be released this summer. The book by Nick Purewal, titled “Sanctioned,” will feature interviews with Abramovich, who owned Chelsea between 2002 and 2022. The book, published by…
When Manchester City announced back in October that Sporting CP’s Hugo Viana would take over from Txiki Begiristain as the club’s director of football this summer, the team were still unbeaten in all competitions. Now the defending Premier League champions are in a battle to finish in the top four, out of Europe, and their…
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has seen Manchester City score goals to win Premier League titles, FA Cups, and the UEFA Champions League, and yet very few have prompted celebrations like his reaction to Matheus Nunes‘ stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa. It was Nunes who ghosted in at the back post to tap in Jérémy…
Real Madrid have set their sights on MartÃn Zubimendi and Dean Huijsen. Transfer Talk has the latest.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola scoffed at suggestions that his team could look back on this season as a special one if they clinch a Champions League berth.
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 22, 2025, 07:29 PM ET Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he wasn’t worried his team could only muster one goal in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Mallorca despite racking up 40 shots. Dani Olmo was the match winner, striking early in the second half as Barça recorded the most shots on…
Barcelona’s Dani Olmo scored inside the first minute of the second half to earn a hard-fought 1-0 home win against Mallorca on Tuesday, extending their lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table to seven points with five games to go. Barça dominated proceedings despite coach Hansi Flick deciding to rest several key…