Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 07:17 AM ET The mother of embattled Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales has locked herself in a church and said she is on hunger strike in protest at her son’s treatment, Rubiales’ cousin confirmed on Monday. Ángeles Béjar shut herself inside the church of the Divine Shepherdess
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 28, 2023, 04:33 AM ET The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has called an “extraordinary and urgent” meeting on Monday as it seeks to manage the fallout from FIFA’s suspension of its president Luis Rubiales after his unsolicited kiss of Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. FIFA has hit Rubiales with a provisional suspension
Aug 28, 2023, 07:43 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said that Liverpool‘s last-gasp 2-1 win at Newcastle United on Sunday was “more difficult” than their Champions League comeback over Barcelona in 2019. The Merseyside club went 1-0 down and had to play with 10 men for over an hour after Virgil van Dijk was sent
Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected
Aug 28, 2023, 03:10 AM ET A brick hit Aston Villa‘s team bus as the side were travelling home from a Premier League clash at Burnley on Sunday. The Lancashire Police stated that a brick was thrown from a footbridge at the team bus as it travelled along the motorway, hitting the windscreen. Nobody was
Darwin Núñez scored twice as Liverpool come from behind at Newcastle on Sunday to win 2-1. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images It has taken Darwin Núñez a year to make an impact at Liverpool, but he couldn’t have timed it better. Two goals from the Uruguay forward as a late substitute at Newcastle United on Sunday
Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score twice as Liverpool snatched a sensational 2-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Sunday as the Reds bounced back from a straight red card in the first half for captain Virgil van Dijk. Having picked up an early yellow card, Trent Alexander-Arnold gifted Newcastle the opener
Bundesliga record signing Harry Kane scored twice in his first league appearance in front of a home crowd on Sunday to steer champions Bayern Munich to 3-1 victory over Augsburg and make it two wins out of two matches. Kane, who joined for a league record €100 million ($108m) from Tottenham Hotspur and also scored
Aug 27, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Roberto Mancini was appointed the new manager of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Saudi Arabian Football Federation Former Italy boss Roberto Mancini said he aims to make history after being named the new head coach of the Saudi Arabia national team by the country’s football federation on Sunday. The Saudi FA
ESPN News Services Aug 27, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Spain coach Jorge Vilda has hit out at Luis Rubiales for his “improper behaviour” following his unsolicited kiss on Jenni Hermoso after members of his coaching staff stepped down from their roles. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), has been under pressure since