UEFA hands Ajax keeper Onana 12-month doping ban
Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for 12 months by European soccer’s governing body UEFA for violating doping rules, the club said on Friday.
Traces of the banned ...
Real Madrid president Perez tests positive for Covid-19
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.
A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result during the club’...
Major transfers by European clubs
Major transfers in Europe’s top soccer leagues during the January transfer window (all transfer fees as reported by the media):
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Amad Diallo – Atalanta to Manchester United (21 million euros – $25.38 ...
Pirlo insists lessons have be learned from Inter defeat
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said last month’s Serie A defeat to Inter Milan taught his side some important lessons which set them on their way to a four-match winning ...
No place for racism in Zlatan’s world: Ibrahimovic
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has defended himself against accusations he aimed racist comments at Inter’s Romelu Lukaku during the Coppa Italia quarter-final on Tuesday, saying there is no ...
Europe’s top clubs face €2 billion revenue hit from pandemic
Europe’s elite football clubs are expected to miss out on over 2 billion euros in revenue by the end of the 2020-21 season due to the impact of the COVID-19 ...
Super Cup euphoria can help Juventus find form, says Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo believes that the euphoria of Juventus’ Italian Super Cup triumph over Napoli can help his side revive their flagging Serie A title defence.
The Turin club won 2-0 ...
Ronaldo hailed as most prolific goalscorer after 760th strike
Cristiano Ronaldo was hailed as the most prolific professional goalscorer in the history of the game on Wednesday night after notching his 760th senior goal to help Juventus beat Napoli 2...
Real Madrid sent packing from Cup by tiny Alcoyano
Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to lowly Alcoyano on Wednesday to exit the Copa del Rey, as the third division side scored an unlikely winner late in extra ...
Hazard needs confidence boost, says Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Eden Hazard was low on confidence after the Belgian delivered another poor performance in his side’s 2-1 defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday ...
Simeone dismisses weather impact as Atletico overcome snowstorm
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone made light of the freezing temperatures in his side’s 2-0 win over Sevilla on Tuesday, saying the joy of playing football made his side ...
‘We’re not puppets’, says Real’s Courtois after travel chaos
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois joined coach Zinedine Zidane in criticising organisers La Liga for not postponing his side’s game at Osasuna on Saturday due to a snowstorm.
The ...
Atletico dumped out of Cup by third division Cornella
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after a shock 1-0 defeat away to third division side Cornella on Wednesday.
Adrian Jimenez met a ...
Big transfer fees no ticket to starting 11 for Hazard, Felix, Griezmann
Eden Hazard, Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann cost a combined 346 million euros ($425.44 million) but had to settle for places on the bench as the coaches at Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid ...
PSG hire former captain Pochettino as new manager
French champions Paris St Germain have named former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach after sacking Thomas Tuchel, with the Argentine signing a deal until June 2022, ...