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LaLiga side Real Madrid topped the list of the most valuable soccer teams in the world for the fourth year in a row with a valuation of $6.6 billion, business magazine Forbes has said, reports Reuters. Real became the first soccer club to bring in a billion dollars in a single year after they posted a record $1.13 billion in ...

Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will lock horns in Saturday’s Champions League final with the French side hoping to win European club football’s biggest prize for the first time and the Italians eyeing their fourth title. The match, which kicks off at Bayern Munich’s 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena at 9:00pm (1900 GMT), pits an experienced Inter against a PSG team appearing ...

Although Faruk Ahmed claims that he will continue to fight against his unfair removal as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), his future in the role looks uncertain. The ICC’s response to his plea remains to be seen. However, the latest developments suggest that the speculation has ended, with Aminul Islam Bulbul, former national team captain and Bangladesh’s ...

After nearly two decades of lighting up European football, Argentine star Ángel Di María is returning to where it all began; his boyhood club, Rosario Central. The 37-year-old winger has officially signed with Argentine Primera División side, marking an emotional homecoming to the club where his remarkable journey started. In 1992, a 4-year-old Ángel Di María took his first steps ...

World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez could be on verge of a sensational return to Arsenal, club where he spent formative years of his career. With current Gunners shot-stopper David Raya attracting interest from La Liga giants, British media reports suggest the North London club may look to bring back their former star—provided a key condition is met. After spending eight ...

Saudi officials are in “difficult” talks to keep Cristiano Ronaldo in the country, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Thursday, after the star footballer suggested he was leaving Al Nassr. The Portuguese superstar, whose arrival in 2023 heralded a rush of late-career players to the oil-rich country, could transfer to Al Hilal and feature at the ...

Chelsea may not have set out to conquer the UEFA Conference League, but their commanding 4-1 victory over Real Betis in Wednesday’s final could mark the beginning of a turnaround for a club long distanced from silverware. In a match played in Wroclaw, Poland, Chelsea shrugged off a sluggish first-half performance with a dominant second-half display led by a rejuvenated ...

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi have been partners on the pitch for several years. Now they’re teaming up off it as businessmen. Suarez announced on Tuesday he has founded a professional soccer team in his native Uruguay, and he is bringing his Inter Miami teammate along on the project. Suarez, the all-time scoring leader of Uruguay’s national team, explained in ...

Barcelona is on the verge of locking in one of football’s brightest young talents, Lamin Yamal, with a new six-year contract that could keep the Spanish prodigy at Camp Nou until 2031. The club aims to reward Yamal’s outstanding performances and commitment by extending his stay and improving his contract terms ahead of his 18th birthday this July. Barcelona initially ...

Carlo Ancelotti has named his first Brazil squad after officially taking over as head coach, recalling experienced midfielder Casemiro for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay. The 33-year-old, who captained Brazil at the 2022 World Cup, returns after nearly a year-long absence from the national setup. Neymar, still recovering from injury, was left out of the squad ...