Betis duo Ruibal and Iglesias blast homophobic abuse

Real Betis wide man Aitor Ruibal was attacked with homophobic abuse for carrying a clutch bag at a wedding (JORGE GUERRERO) Real Betis players Aitor Ruibal and Borja Iglesias strongly criticised homophobic... Read more »

Chinese superfan books into Messi hotel for glimpse of hero

Chinese fans wait for the Argentina team in a Beijing hotel (Jade GAO) It took hours of waiting, a pricey hotel room and an exhausting chase through Beijing, but it was all... Read more »

Kylian Mbappe tells Paris St Germain he will not extend his contract – reports

Kylian Mbappe has told Paris St Germain he will not take up a one-year contract extension, according to reports, so could be sold this summer or will be able to leave as... Read more »

Spain, Brazil to play anti-racism friendly in Madrid after Vinicius abuse

Vinicius Junior was abused by Valencia fans and Spain will face Brazil in an anti-racism friendly as a result (Pierre-Philippe MARCOU) The Spanish and Brazilian football federations presented their plan on Tuesday... Read more »

Kylian Mbappe ‘very happy’ at PSG and says he will see out contract next season

Kylian Mbappe says he is “very happy” at Paris St Germain and plans to remain with the club until his contract expires at the end of next season. The 24-year-old has suddenly... Read more »

Messi confirms triumphant 2022 World Cup was probably his last

Lionel Messi recently announced he would join MLS side Inter Miami after his contract with PSG expired (FRANCK FIFE) Lionel Messi on Tuesday confirmed he “doesn’t think” he will play at another... Read more »

Madrid confirm Bellingham arrival from Dortmund

Real Madrid confirmed the signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on a six-year deal on Wednesday, with the English international costing over 100 million euros ($108 million). German side Dortmund said... Read more »

Messi and Busquets not moving to Miami for a holiday says Martino

Inter Miami appointed Martino, the former Barcelona and Argentina coach, to take charge of the Major League Soccer team, setting up a reunion with compatriot Lionel Messi. Argentine coach Gerardo Martino speaks... Read more »

Argentina coach says Messi ‘deserves’ MLS move

Argentina and Australia will play a friendly on Thursday evening at Beijing’s 68,000-capacity Workers’ Stadium (WANG Zhao) Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said Wednesday that Lionel Messi “deserves” his high-profile transfer to Inter... Read more »

Messi mania reaches fever pitch ahead of Beijing friendly

Chinese fans try to catch a glimpse of the Argentina team (JADE GAO) Messi mania gripped Beijing ahead of a sell-out friendly on Thursday evening between world champions Argentina and Australia in... Read more »