Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain’s football federation, has lost an appeal against his sexual assault conviction. Rubiales was fined €10,800 (£9,206) in February for kissing captain Jenni Hermoso without her consent after Spain’s women’s team won the 2023 World Cup. A Spanish appeals court upheld the fine, and also dismissed a separate appeal...
There are fewer than 12 months before the Fifa World Cup takes place across Canada, Mexico and United States. Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham also criticised the pitches at the Club World Cup following his side’s 3-1 win against Pachuca. “The pitches aren’t great at all. It holds up the ball, the ball barely bounces,” said...
Wirtz is already one of the Bundesliga’s top performers at the age of 22, largely operating as a number 10, a dynamic playmaker blessed with pace, awareness and the ability to make clever decisions at high speed. He was the most effective dribbler of all Bundesliga players last season, both in terms of volume and...
Speculation about Diaz’s future increased after he and his girlfriend both wrote lengthy posts on social media to Liverpool fans that could be interpreted as farewell messages. Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and Fenway Sports Group’s chief executive of football Michael Edwards have looked to refresh Arne Slot’s squad early in the transfer window. Last...
Luis Enrique wept tears of joy and emotion as Paris St-Germain delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the Champions League for the first time on a remarkable night in Munich. And, as PSG outclassed Inter Milan for a historic 5-0 victory, brilliant teenager Desire Doue confirmed his status as one half of a...
Following their Champions League final win over Inter Milan the Paris St-Germain fans unveil a tifo paying tribute to manager Luis Enrique’s daughter Xana, who passed away at the age of nine. MATCH REPORT: UEFA Champions League Final – PSG 5-0 Inter Milan Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Enrique’s authority is absolute when it comes to playing matters at PSG. Pierre-Etienne Minonzio, based in Paris with influential sports paper L’Equipe, told BBC Sport: “People at PSG understood there had been a problem of authority in the last few years. “Galtier was a French manager, and a good one, but lacked the experience to...
Barcelona tied manager Hansi Flick down to a new deal following their La Liga title success last week. Deco says the club’s priority before looking to sign a new winger will be renewals for players such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Gavi. “Our big priority is to strengthen what we have at home with the...
When making your Masters debut you’d think you would ensure you are on your best behaviour. Eyes are everywhere to make sure rules and etiquette aren’t broken at Augusta National. So you wonder what the Augusta National committee will make of Spanish amateur Jose Luis Ballester’s admission that he took relief in Rae’s Creek during...
“I only know how to compete,” he said to himself when he retired from playing in 2004. Managing was the only option for the former Barcelona and Spain forward. As a coach, Luis Enrique has copied the philosophy of his former team-mate Pep Guardiola from the beginning. He hasn’t brought anything truly new to the...