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aAmidst the highlights of Atlético’s progress to the last 16 of the Champions League, there was a small shadow. Julian Alvarez failed to shine against Club Brugge and once again failed to find the back of the net. The Argentine has scored five goals and provided two assists in this season’s Champions League, but is still not at his best. Nevertheless, both his fans and Simeone were keen to remind him that they had faith in him.Simeone chose Jullien to partner Sorloth in his starting eleven, and the Metropolitano bid farewell to the Argentine with thunderous applause as he returned…
Manchester United announced second quarter results on Wednesday afternoon, confirming commercial hitManchester United announce second quarter results (Image: Marc Atkins, Getty Images)Manchester United reported a decline in commercial income in its second quarter financial figures. Commercial income for the quarter was £78.5m, down £6.6m compared to the same period last year.In its second quarter results published on Wednesday afternoon, United revealed sponsorship income hit £37.2m, a decrease of £5.8m. United’s training kit sponsorship deal with Tezos ended at the end of June.United proceeded this season without a training kit sponsor for the first time since the 2021/2022 season, when their…
PARIS (AP) — Mamadou Koulibaly’s red card cost Monaco dearly as they drew 2-2 with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain and lost 5-4 on aggregate in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.Monaco were leading 1-0 when the 21-year-old midfielder was shown a second yellow card in the 59th minute for a foul on tricky winger Hviča Kvaratscheria, leveling the score at 3-3 on aggregate.PSG captain Marquinhos scored the equalizer with a free kick, and six minutes later Kvaratschelia gave PSG a 2-1 lead. Jourdan Tezé scored an equalizer in stoppage time, but it was too late for…
TThe Bodo/Glimt fairy tale conquered Europe. The northernmost champions in soccer history defeated last season’s runners-up Inter in the play-offs (3-1, 1-2) to advance to the round of 16 of the Champions League.Materials are plentiful. A team that played in the second division until 2017, a team located in the heart of the Arctic Circle with a population of only 55,000, an artificial turf stadium with only 8,270 spectators, only two Norwegian players (Bjorkan and Berg), and a 99.7% chance of elimination with just two games left before the end of the league phase.To make matters worse, Bodo, who watched…
Barcelona are finally starting to see light at the end of the tunnel after years of financial turmoil, and their return to the Camp Nou this season will usher in a new era with Erling Haaland potentially leading the way.Erling Haaland would dream of signing for Barcelona (Image: Shaun Brooks – CameraSport via Getty Images)Barcelona are “ready” to sign Erling Haaland from Manchester City this summer, a board member has claimed. Haaland, 25, has long been touted as Barça president Joan Laporta’s dream signing, despite signing a new contract with City last year that will keep him at the Etihad…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — High-scoring forward Dennis Bouanga has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. Los Angeles FC.The club announced the deal with Bouanga on Wednesday, and Bouanga is currently signed as a designated player through 2028 with an option through the 2029-30 Major League Soccer season.Bouanga has been one of the best players in MLS since joining from Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne in August 2022, and was LAFC’s career-best scorer last season. He played in 152 games for LAFC, scoring 101 goals and providing 42 assists.“I am grateful for the trust LAFC has shown in me,” Bouanga said in…
VDue to violence in some parts of Mexico, doubts remain whether the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held as normal. But Guadalajara wants to turn the page and welcome the legendary FIFA trophy that crowns the tournament’s winner.It seems that Jalisco now wants to think only about the World Cup after what happened last weekend. That’s why the trophy arrives so fans can see it up close on their way to the highly anticipated tournament.When is the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup?The opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Mexico/Canada/USA, between the Mexican and South African…
Manchester United has always been more than just a football club, and that’s why this process has hurt despite the Red Devils announcing a series of positive financial results.February 25, 2026, 15:03Updated February 25, 2026 15:04United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s brutal cost-cutting efforts off the pitch have turned Manchester United’s finances around. But the question will always remain whether the ruthless decision, which included cutting 450 jobs, was worth the reputational damage to the club.According to the club’s accounts, United made an impressive operating profit of £32.6 million in the first half of…
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli almost cried after watching his team’s great game. champions league In Wednesday’s game against Galatasaray, they were just short of a counterattack.Leading 5-2 after the first leg, Juventus took a 3-0 lead into extra time in the return match, despite playing with 10 men for most of the second half following Lloyd Kelly’s sending off.Galatasaray scored twice in extra time and lost 3-2 on the night, but won 7-5 on aggregate.Despite the defeat, Juventus fans applauded the team after the match.”It makes me want to cry because of how much we believed,”…
LIonel Messi is one of the best football players in history, leaving his mark at both club and international level. The Argentine star won everything with Barcelona and could win the World Cup with his country in 2022, but that was the only thing he was missing. But in his early days, there was a choice that could change everything, and Leo had to choose which country he would represent.In a recent interview, Messi explained that he had received an offer to play for the Spanish national team, but the number 10 was adamant that his heart was in Argentina…