Month: February 2025

Feb 28, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour is making waves beyond the music industry, forcing Monterrey’s Rayados to relocate their Concacaf Champions Cup last-16 tie against Vancouver Whitecaps. With the Colombian pop icon set to perform at BBVA Stadium, the Mexican club has been left

Feb 28, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ballon d’ Or winner Rodri has returned to individual training with Manchester City, boosting his prospects of playing again this season after suffering an ACL injury in September. The Spain midfielder was initially expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering the knee injury

Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Friday. The win keeps Bayern comfortably atop the Bundesliga with 61 points, 11 ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, though they have played one match more. Stuttgart took the lead in

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola insists there’s reason for optimism at Manchester City, despite a troubled campaign that has seen the defending champions reduced to battling for a place in the top four. Following Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a result that boosted their hopes of playing Champions League football next season, the City

Tom Fenton Feb 28, 2025, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United face competition for Victor Osimhen, while Barcelona explore a deal to bring Neymar back to Camp Nou. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January grades | Women’s

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkey Süper Lig club Fenerbahce said on Friday they have filed a lawsuit against rival Galatasaray for an “attack on the personal rights” of coach Jose Mourinho. Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist comments after Monday’s Istanbul derby, saying in a statement that he

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 28, 2025, 12:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Palmeiras have finally completed the signing of Barcelona striker Vitor Roque for an initial €25 million ($26m) after FIFA gave the green light for the transfer to take place. The deal looked off earlier this week due to Royal Spanish Football Federation

Open Extended Reactions Son Heung-Min and Mohamed Salah were born just over three weeks apart in the summer of 1992. Both are legends at their respective clubs. But while one of them describes this season as the best of his life, with Liverpool now overwhelming favorites to win the Premier League, the other has found

Feb 28, 2025, 11:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has said that United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma will make her debut for the club vs. Brighton & Hove Albion in Women’s Super League play on Sunday. The squad inclusion is Girma’s first since joining the club in a

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has hit back at Roy Keane’s criticism of Bruno Fernandes by telling the former Manchester United midfielder that it’s the opinion of the head coach which matters most. Speaking on the Overlap podcast, Keane said that “Bruno’s a talented player, but talent isn’t enough” and “Bruno is not a fighter.”

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has revealed that Alejandro Garnacho will pay for a team dinner following his decision to walk straight to the dressing room in response to being substituted during the first half of the victory over Ipswich Town. Amorim said he would “talk” with Garnacho following the incident at

Feb 28, 2025, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said he wants the older players of his squad to remain at Manchester City next season despite the influx of younger talent in the January transfer window. After a torrid first half to the season, City spent £180m ($223m) last month to replenish

Open Extended Reactions Archie Gray believes Tottenham Hotspur have a “golden” chance to end their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League this season. Ange Postecoglou’s side have endured a difficult campaign to date. They are 13th in the Premier League and have exited both domestic cup competitions. But Europe offers an opportunity to

Feb 28, 2025, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Javier Tebas has accused Manchester City of financial deception. Carlos Lujan/Europa Press via Getty Images LaLiga president Javier Tebas has revealed that he reported Manchester City to the European Commission for allegedly manipulating their balance sheets. Speaking at the Financial Times’ “Business of Football” summit on Thursday,

Feb 28, 2025, 06:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alexander Isak has been in scintilatting form for Newcastle United this season. Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is unsure whether he will have his top scorer Alexander Isak available for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round match against Brighton, but is positive

Feb 28, 2025, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has responded to fan criticism over his stewardship of the club, dismissing concerns as “par for the course.” Chelsea supporters marched with banners criticising Boehly ahead of Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Southampton. Chief among their concerns was the lack of silverware since

Open Extended Reactions The Premier League spent two years testing a number of artificial intelligence-based semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) providers, and now it’s ready to be rolled out. UEFA was first to introduce SAOT in the Champions League from the start of the 2022-23 season group stage, quickly followed by FIFA for the World Cup