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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 ...

A car rammed into a packed crowd celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League title victory on Monday leaving 27 people hospitalised, but police said they were ruling out terrorism. “We believe this to be an isolated incident, and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it,” Merseyside Police Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims told a press conference, adding ...

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot for the fourth time in his career, matching the record set by former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. The award is given each season to the leading goal scorer in the Premier League, with Salah scoring 29 times. Salah also was awarded the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award, after leading ...

Bangladesh national women’s football team will leave for Jordan Monday morning without five senior footballers to play two international friendlies against their higher ranked hosts Jordan and touring Indonesia. Head Coach of Bangladesh Women’s Football team Peter Butler announced a 23 member final squad of the Bangladesh women’s football team at a press conference here on Sunday. He announced the ...

In a night of high drama in Lisbon, Arsenal pulled off a stunning upset to win their first-ever UEFA Women’s Champions League title, defeating tournament favourites Barcelona 1–0. The Gunners made history as first English club to claim modern version of the coveted trophy, ending an 18-year European title drought and delivering heartbreak to Catalan giants. Once seen as heavy ...

Bradley Barcola scored twice and assisted once as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win over Reims in the French Cup final on Saturday, keeping their hopes alive for a maiden continental treble. Barcola’s two goals came courtesy of assists from Désiré Doué, who also played a crucial role in PSG’s third goal by feeding Barcola for the cross that ...