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Rennes: Habib Beye sacked
After another defeat at Lens, Stade Rennais has decided to part ways with its coach Habib Beye. A dismissal that marks the failure of a transition and illustrates… -
Real Madrid: “Change, you’re seriously penalizing the team,” Courtois’ warning to Bellingham
As Real Madrid struggles to be flamboyant this season despite the victories, Thibaut Courtois has issued a shocking ultimatum to Jude Bellingham; far from his usual standards since… -
“He brings us what others don’t have,” Diego Simeone swoons for Ademola Lookman
The Atlético Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, has unveiled Ademola Lookman’s “unique specificity” after the Nigerian’s feat in the Copa del Rey. After Atlético Madrid’s rout of Betis (5-0)… -
Transfer market: Barça triggers the purchase option for Marcus Rashford, the shadow of Sergio Ramos looms over Real Madrid
According to the latest rumors from the Spanish press, Barça has activated the purchase option for Marcus Rashford, is targeting Romero, and is monitoring the possible return of… -
Raphinha: “Lamine Yamal is the biggest party animal, always asleep, always late.”
Raphinha has drawn an unfiltered portrait of Lamine Yamal. And the Barça winger described his teammate as a party animal, always glued to his smartphone. In FC Barcelona’s… -
Ademola Lookman has already got everyone on board in Spain.
Ademola Lookman makes his mark from his debut in Atlético’s 5-0 win over Betis, sealing a flawless path to the Copa del Rey semi-finals. A successful start that’s… -
King’s Cup: the four teams that qualified for the semi-finals.
Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad have booked their tickets to the Copa del Rey semi-finals, whose draw is scheduled for this Friday. The Copa del… -
British rapper Central Cee announces his conversion to Islam live.
A live revelation: rap star Central Cee announces his conversion to Islam. The British drill phenomenon, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su, widely known by the stage name Central Cee, made… -
Liverpool: a string of injuries hits the Reds ahead of the showdown with Manchester City.
Liverpool face Manchester City this weekend in the top-of-the-table clash on the Premier League’s 25th matchday. A headache for manager Arne Slot, who will have to cope with… -
Atlético Madrid: “He can change the course of a match,” Diego Simeone praises Ademola Lookman
Having arrived at Atlético Madrid on the last day of the winter transfer window, Ademola Lookman quickly convinced Diego Simeone, who has been lavish in praise after the… -
“Cristiano, No. 1”, Endrick smitten with Cristiano Ronaldo
The young Brazilian striker Endrick regards Cristiano Ronaldo as his ultimate role model and dreams of playing alongside him to learn from him. At only 18, Endrick doesn’t… -
Manchester City: three shortlisted managers to replace Pep Guardiola
Manchester City is anticipating life after Guardiola and has reportedly drawn up a shortlist of three managers, including Xabi Alonso, to ensure the Spaniard’s succession as soon as… -
Transfer market: Barça announces the arrivals of two players
Barça continues to manage its young talents by loaning Andrés Cuenca to Sporting Gijón and welcoming Patricio Pacifico to Barça Atlètic until the end of the season. FC… -
Official: Ademola Lookman joins Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid has just confirmed the signing of Ademola Lookman. The Nigerian striker arrived as reinforcement this winter to boost the Colchoneros’ attack and sustain their ambitions in… -
SPL: Without Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr signs Al-Riyadh
On strike and absent for the match against Al Riyadh, Cristiano Ronaldo watched Al-Nassr win without him thanks to Sadio Mané and reclaim the top of the Saudi… -
Championship: Frank Lampard lucid after Coventry City’s setback
Still leading the Championship, Coventry City sees its lead melt away and is going through a delicate period, a lucid assessment made by their manager Frank Lampard after… -
Transfer market: Chelsea loan Kendry Páez to River Plate for the rest of the season.
Recalled from Strasbourg, the young attacking midfielder Kendry Páez has been loaned by Chelsea to River Plate in order to gain playing time and continue his development ahead… -
Champions League: Playoff Schedule Unveiled
The sixteen teams taking part in the Champions League playoffs now know their match dates and times, with a 100% Ligue 1 showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco… -
Not Cristiano Ronaldo, nor Messi, Nani designates the GOAT.
Asked by ESPN, the former Manchester United winger Nani dismissed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to designate Ronaldinho as the greatest footballer of all time, a choice that… -
Champions League: a Benfica–Real Madrid showdown in the playoff round, the full draw.
The draw for the Champions League playoff round has produced a marquee fixture between Benfica and Real Madrid, while several enticing clashes will spice up the race to… -
Europa League: the list of the 12 clubs officially eliminated
At the end of the group stage, twelve teams saw their European campaign come to an end, with no possibility of being transferred to another competition. The list… -
Liverpool: Jürgen Klopp back at Anfield
Eighteen months after his departure, Jürgen Klopp will return to the Anfield dugout on March 28 to back Sir Kenny Dalglish in a legends match pitting Liverpool against… -
UCL: Mbappé leads the scoring charts, ahead of Harry Kane and Haaland.
With 13 goals in eight games, Kylian Mbappé tops the Champions League scoring chart, ahead of Harry Kane and Erling Haaland. Kylian Mbappé finishes the Champions League group… -
Champions League: twelve clubs eliminated from the competition.
After the group stage of the Champions League, twelve teams, including Olympique de Marseille and Naples, have been definitively eliminated from the competition. The twelve clubs that have… -
Champions League: all teams qualified for the Round of 16, knockout playoff matches
The group stage of the Champions League ended on Wednesday evening with the direct qualification of eight teams for the Round of 16, while sixteen others will have… -
UCL: ahead of Napoli vs Chelsea, two Chelsea supporters were assaulted in Italy.
On the eve of its European trip to face Napoli, Chelsea issued a statement to alert its supporters after two of them were attacked in Naples, who are… -
“If they bench me, too bad!” Fermín López dreams of Messi at Barça
The young FC Barcelona midfielder, Fermin Lopez, expressed openly his desire to see Lionel Messi return to Catalonia, stating that he would even take a back-up role to… -
Champions League: Antonio Conte hails Arsenal’s deadly weapon on set-pieces.
On the eve of a decisive meeting with Napoli, the Italian coach Antonio Conte highlighted the impressive efficiency of Arsenal’s Gunners in this key area of the game.… -
Champions League: with Mbappé and Vinicius, Real Madrid’s group faces Benfica
To conclude the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid travels to Lisbon with an almost complete squad and an impressive offensive arsenal, determined to secure their place among… -
Ballon d’Or 2026: Frank Leboeuf doubts Mbappé and Haaland’s chances.
The former French international, Frank Leboeuf, believes that the 2026 Ballon d’Or does not always reward the best player and warns that, without major team success, Kylian Mbappé…