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LONDON — As Joshua Zirkzee’s name was serenaded by the traveling Manchester United faithful, Kai Havertz was almost immediately down the tunnel. You could scarcely blame him. He must know what is coming. It wouldn’t just be the missed penalty in the shootout. It would be the shots beforehand that had gotten Arsenal to this […]

Barcelona handed Real Madrid a second crushing blow of the season on Sunday, collecting a 5-2 win in the Spanish Super Cup final that renewed confidence in the leadership of manager Hansi Flick as he picked up his first trophy at the club. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead in the fifth minute but […]

Getty Images Following Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals over Mallorca on Thursday, the first El Clasico of 2025 is here in quite an occasion. Jude Bellingham netted the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two rivals as Los Blancos will face Barcelona after they took care of […]

Brazil will face Colombia in the final of the 2025 Kings League World Cup Nations, the seven-a-side tournament organized by Gerard Pique’s Kings League. The finalists were on the right side of lopsided results throughout the tournament, which kicked off on new year’s day in Italy, but advanced after some fairly closely contested semifinal matches. […]

Getty Images The U.S. women’s national team have a year off from major competitions, but that does not mean 2025 will not be an important year for the Olympic gold medalists. Head coach Emma Hayes will use the next year to expand the player pool and try new tactical ideas, all with the hopes of […]

Getty Images The early rounds of the FA Cup can be a time when teams rotate because their opposition may be a division or two below them in the league pyramid. But that won’t be the case as Arsenal host Manchester United on Sunday. Both teams will want to make deep runs in the tournament, […]

After thrashing Salford 8-0 in FA Cup play, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola announced the reason why right back Kyle Walker wasn’t in the squad, saying Walker has requested to leave the club to pursue opportunities abroad. Guardiola confirmed that an offer did come in from Bayern Munich previously for Walker but also that it […]

Getty Images Kvicha Kvaratskhelia is one step closer to leaving Napoli during the January transfer window.  Napoli manager Antonio Conte has confirmed the player’s intention to leave the Azzurri this winter. French side PSG are currently in talks with Napoli and the agents of the Georgian winger as they seek an agreement, according to the […]

Happy Friday, everybody! The weekend is here and we are approaching the midway point of the January transfer window and the third round of the FA Cup in England. We already have our first instalment of El Clasico lined up in the Supercopa de Espana while the Bundesliga in Germany is also returning after its […]