Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Marcelo has announced his retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden career that included five UEFA Champions League triumphs. Marcelo, 36, played for Real from 2007-2022 and left the Spanish club with 25 trophies in 546 games, including six LaLiga titles. Recommended Stories list of 3…
Brazilian forward Neymar made his long-awaited return to his childhood club Santos in a lacklustre 1-1 draw with Botafogo in the Brazilian Paulista Championship. The Urbano Caldeira stadium erupted in celebration as jubilant and tearful fans lit up their mobile phones to give the striker, who left the club 12 years ago, a hero’s welcome…
During an interview with Spanish television, Cristiano Ronaldo has not held back on why he is the greatest footballer of all time. “I’m the best player in football history. I haven’t seen anyone better than me in football history, and I’m saying truth from my heart,” Ronaldo said in an interview with media outlet LaSexta…
Manchester City signed midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto in the biggest move from Premier League clubs on Monday’s transfer deadline day, while Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel headed to Tottenham on loan. City’s midfield frailties without Ballon d’Or winner Rodri, who is out for the season due to a serious knee injury, were exposed in a…
NewsFeed Spain footballer Hermoso tells court Rubiales kiss ruined ‘happiest day’ Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso appeared as a witness on the first day of former federation boss Luis Rubiales’s sexual assault and coercion trial to tell the court that his non-consensual kiss during World Cup celebrations tainted one of the ‘happiest days’ of her life….
Australia women’s football captain Sam Kerr has gone on trial in a London court, accused of racially abusing a white police officer after a drunken dispute with a cab driver. The star forward, who plays for Chelsea in the Women’s Super League, told the officer Stephen Lovell: “You guys are f****** stupid and white.” Recommended…
Spain star Jenni Hermoso told the trial of disgraced ex-football chief Luis Rubiales that the forced kiss he gave her in 2023 “shouldn’t happen in any social or work setting”. Prosecutors are seeking two and a half years in prison for Rubiales for sexual assault and coercion after his kiss on Hermoso following the 2023…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan, both Premier League clubs announced, bringing to an end a difficult few weeks for the England striker after he was frozen out at Old Trafford. Rashford, who has been capped 60 times by England, will join Villa until the end of the 2024-25 season….
Arsenal thrash Manchester City 5-1 to stay in the Premier League title race
Arsenal kept their Premier League title challenge alive with a 5-1 demolition of dismal Manchester City as the troubled champions endured another humiliation in a miserable season. Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal had no margin for error in the title race after leaders Liverpool won 2-0 at Bournemouth on Saturday to move nine points clear of the…
