Chelsea announced today, Sunday, the signing of Mykhailo Modric, in its fifth deal in the current winter transfer window, after the Ukrainian winger completed his transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk. Financial details were not disclosed, while British reports stated that Chelsea kidnapped the 22-year-old player for 100 million euros ($ 108 million), including 30 million euros … Read more
MILAN – Italian Interior Minister Matteo Biantidosi on Saturday ordered Roma and Napoli fans to be banned from attending away matches after clashes between them last Sunday that forced the authorities to temporarily close the country’s main highway. The Interior Ministry said in a statement that the decision includes the closure of the stands for … Read more
A number of Emirati football insiders agreed that Rodolfo Aruabarrena is not the right coach to take on the technical lead of our UAE national team. Al-Abyad recently suffered two defeats in the first two rounds of the group stage to the “Gulf 25”, and now threatens to go out of the narrow gate of … Read more
Manchester City qualified for the fourth round of the FA Cup, after beating hosts Chelsea 4-0 in the match that brought them together today, Sunday, in the third round of the tournament. Manchester City’s goals were scored by Riyad Mahrez (two goals) in the 23rd and 85th minute penalty kicks, Julian Alvarez in the 30th … Read more
Inter inflicted Napoli’s first defeat of the season in Italian Serie A football, beating them 1-0 on Wednesday in the sixteenth stage, after a seven-week break due to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The leg also saw last season’s champions Milan win at Salernitana 2-1, and Juventus followed suit with a difficult last-gasp 1-0 victory … Read more
Eddie Howe, manager of Newcastle United football club, said Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently joined Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia, does not have a clause in his contract that would allow him to join his team if they qualify for the Champions League. The Saudi victory included five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo after the latter signed … Read more
Barcelona drew with their hosts Espanyol 1/1 during the match that brought them together today, Saturday, in the fifteenth round of the Spanish football championship. Barcelona advanced with a goal scored by Marcos Alonso in the seventh minute, and Espanyol equalized with a goal scored by Joselo in the 73rd minute from a penalty kick. … Read more
Sadness has descended on Brazil on Friday after the death of one of its brightest stars, soccer legend Pele, who died aged 82 after suffering from colon cancer for just over a year. Fans gathered outside the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo where Pele was being treated to mourn the loss of one of … Read more
Caio Fernandez, the star of Sharjah (the king), praised his teammates in an interview given to the Brazilian newspaper “Lancy”. Fernandez opened his speech, noting, “The King has a wonderful group of players. From the start of the current 2022-2023 season, we have high ambitions to compete with Sharjah for all titles, and I see … Read more
LONDON – Harry Kane shrugged off the effects of England’s World Cup quarter-final elimination to spearhead Tottenham’s resurgence in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Brentford as the English Premier League resumed on Monday. An early goal from Vitaly Llanelt and another from Ivan Toni from close range early in the second half put Brentford up … Read more