7:14 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Karim Benzema and Didier Deschamps have had a troubled relationship. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Karim Benzema has hit back at Didier Deschamps, suggesting the France coach is not being honest about the Real Madrid forward’s departure from his World Cup squad. Deschamps gave an interview to the
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1:08 AM ET Brazilian defender Marcelo greets fans during his presentation as new player of Fluminense at Maracana Stadium. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images After 17 years, Marcelo returned home with a hero’s welcome, as more than 30,000 Fluminense fans attended his unveil at Maracana stadium on Friday night. The former Real Madrid left-back has signed
7:07 AM ET Real Madrid have called a board meeting for Sunday to discuss alleged attempts by arch rivals Barcelona to influence referees, the club said on Saturday. Spanish prosecutors filed a complaint on Friday against Barcelona and two of the LaLiga club’s former presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior
7:17 AM ET Alex Scott said it does not feel right to appear on the BBC this weekend. Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images Alex Scott, the host of the BBC’s “Football Focus” TV programme in Britain, said it “does not feel right” to appear on the show on Saturday after the broadcaster took
Mar 9, 2023 They have been here before, of course. The same disappointment, the same flaws, the same mistakes, the same elimination, the same regrets. Paris Saint-Germain know all too well what it is crash out early in the Champions League. It is another round-of-16 exit, this time against a Bayern Munich side that was
5:02 PM ET Spezia celebrate Daniel Maldini’s opening goal against Inter Milan. Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Inter Milan‘s faint hopes of catching runaway Serie A leaders Napoli suffered a huge blow when they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Spezia on Friday. Spezia struck through Daniel Maldini and M’Bala Nzola‘s penalty to beat Inter for
4:25 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has said he would not have to “convince” Kylian Mbappe to stay at the club following their Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich this week. A disappointed Mbappe refused to discuss his future beyond this season following PSG’s 3-0 aggregate loss in the round of 16 on
11:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Prosecutors in Spain confirmed Friday they have filed corruption charges against Barcelona and the club’s former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu for payments made to the former vice president of the refereeing committee. Ex-club executives Oscar Grau and Albert Soler are also listed among the defendants,
10:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kyle Walker is under police investigation for allegedly exposing himself at a Cheshire bar on Sunday. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday he has spoken to Kyle Walker as the defender faces a police investigation for allegedly exposing himself in
11:03 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has held clear the air talks with Richarlison after the forward took aim at his manager in the wake of Wednesday’s disappointing Champions League round-of-16 exit against AC Milan. Conte agreed with Richarlison’s comments regarding his underwhelming debut season at Spurs, although he said the Brazil international