Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday midfielders Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni are back from injury as Los Blancos begin the defence of their Champions League trophy. Real, the record 15-time winners and current holders, face German side Stuttgart on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu and are boosted by the return of England international…
Barcelona forward Dani Olmo has been sidelined for up to five weeks after injuring his right hamstring, the LaLiga club said on Monday. The 26-year-old looked to have some sort of muscle discomfort after scoring in Sunday’s 4-1 league win at Girona and was substituted after the hour mark. “Tests conducted this Monday morning on…
Marseille has reached an agreement in principle with France midfielder Adrien Rabiot to join the club. “The player will join OM subject to the results of a medical,” the nine-time French champion said Sunday. The 29-year-old Rabiot has been a free agent after he declined to extend his contract with Juventus, where he spent five…
Manchester City will adjust to a demanding week ahead by using its academy players, manager Pep Guardiola said before the start of its UEFA Champions League campaign. Guardiola’s side are bracing for a whirlwind, as an independent hearing into City’s alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations is set to begin on Monday, two…
The biggest challenge to Manchester City’s Premier League dominance was due to start on Monday at a hearing into a slew alleged financial breaches. On the line is City’s reputation and punishment could be as extreme as expulsion from the league. City, which has won the last four league titles, denies the charges, which include…
The new Champions League format kicks off Tuesday after more than six years of planning, one failed proposal and one Super League launch fiasco. In the end, storied clubs who pushed for change from UEFA and created turmoil in European football got most of what they wanted: More teams, more games and more of them…
Manager Hansi Flick heaped praise on Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal after the Spain international scored a double to help the La Liga leader earn a 4-1 victory at Girona on Sunday, its fifth consecutive win to start the season. Yamal, who grabbed the spotlight as he helped Spain win its fourth European Championship title…
It has been a long wait, but the independent hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations will finally begin on Monday. In what British media are describing as the ‘sports trial of the century’ a three-person commission will sift through reams of evidence for an estimated 10 weeks with a…
Napoli coach Antonio Conte heaped praise on Romelu Lukaku for his performance in Sunday’s victory at Cagliari and said the striker was essential to the club’s hopes of success this season. The Belgian joined Napoli after former Inter Milan and Chelsea manager Conte identified him as a key target in the transfer window. He delivered…
The arrival of English midfielder Conor Gallagher and Argentine striker Julian Alvarez has energised Atletico Madrid, coach Diego Simeone said on Sunday . Gallagher, who joined this summer from Premier League side Chelsea, scored his first La Liga goal in Sunday’s 3-0 home win over Valencia. “He came with a lot of enthusiasm and we…
