Derby day puts Milan giants in spotlight

The local derby between Italy’s Milan titans on Saturday will determine who will win the championship early on as it matches the top two clubs in Serie A against one other. A replay of the Champions League semifinal from the previous season will take place at San Siro; the match is expected to be just … Read more

Bayern’s Kane on target but vows to improve further

During Bayern Munich’s September 15 Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen in Munich, Leon Goretzka celebrates with Harry Kane and Joshua Kimmich after scoring a goal. Image: AFP Harry Kane, the striker for Bayern Munich, said that he “still had room to improve” after his team’s 2-2 home tie with Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, when he … Read more

U-17s ‘will not disappoint us’

On Monday afternoon, the team will board a plane to depart for Vietnam. Since longtime head coach Golam Rabbani Choton and technical director Paul Smalley stepped down three months ago, the national age-group women’s teams have not participated in a competition since then. “I feel no pressure [with the absence of Choton and Smalley] because … Read more

Man Utd outcast Sancho told to train on his own

On Thursday, Manchester United announced that winger Jadon Sancho will train separately from the rest of the team owing to a “squad discipline issue.” This statement cast further doubt on the future of Sancho at the club. Due to what United boss Erik ten Hag regarded to be poor performances in training, Sancho was benched … Read more

Barcelona hit by la Liga spending limit cut

La Liga decided on Thursday to reduce Barcelona’s spending cap for the upcoming season to 270 million euros, which is equivalent to $290 million. This news came as a shock to Barcelona, who are the defending Spanish champions. There are stringent spending limitations in place in the Spanish top division, which prevent clubs from continuing … Read more

Spanish women players call off strike after reaching pay agreement

After coming to an agreement on minimum salaries, the unions that represent players in Spain’s women’s soccer league have called off their strike, according to a statement released by the Futbol Profesional Femenino (FPF) organization on Thursday. After failing to reach an agreement with the league about improved working conditions and compensation, the players went … Read more