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Corner Taken Quickly To Corner Not Taken: Trent Alexander-Arnold Set To Join Real Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold waves goodbye to his boyhood club of 20 years and arrives at the Bernabéu as he is set to leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 26-year-old confirmed his departure on social media…
English FA Bars Non-Binary Participation in Women’s Football
What the English Football Association once described as a "complex case" no longer appears to be so. On April 29, 2025, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) announced a ban on transgender women competing in the women’s category of…
Rüdiger Handed Six-Match Ban for Throwing Object at Referee
Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger has been suspended for six La Liga matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after being found guilty of "minor violence towards the referees" during Saturday's Copa del Rey final defeat to…
Boca Juniors Sack Coach Fernando Gago After River Plate Defeat
Argentine giants Boca Juniors have dismissed head coach Fernando Gago following Sunday's 2-1 defeat to bitter rivals River Plate in the 'Superclásico'. The club confirmed the decision on Tuesday.
Mauricio Serna, a member of Boca Juniors’…
Sarr Double Sends Crystal Palace Soaring into FA Cup Final
Crystal Palace secured a dream FA Cup final appearance with a resounding 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A stunning first-half strike from Eberechi Eze and a second-half brace from Ismaïla Sarr sealed a…
Legend Vardy to leave Leicester City at the end of season
Leicester City captain and club icon Jamie Vardy will leave the Foxes at the end of the current season after 13 years, but the veteran striker intends to continue his playing career elsewhere. The announcement, made by the club on…
Steve Herbots on Indian Football, Player Development, Khep Culture and Structural Setbacks
“In Football, earning a good money is only possible at the top level”
Says Steve Herbots, a 41-year-old Belgian coach currently managing Kolkata-based club United SC, who is playing in the I League 2. In a virtual interview, Steve spoke…
Lamine Yamal Wins Laureus Breakthrough Award
Barcelona and Spain's teenage sensation Lamine Yamal was named the Breakthrough of the Year at the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony held in Madrid on Monday. Real Madrid was also honoured, receiving the World Team of the Year…
Former Croatia International Nikola Pokrivač Dies in Car Accident Aged 39
Former Croatia international midfielder Nikola Pokrivač has tragically died in a car accident at the age of 39, the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) confirmed on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Friday evening in Karlovac, central…
Mario Vargas Llosa: A Nobel Laureate’s Quiet Affair with Football
The literary world is mourning the loss of Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate, who passed away on April 14, 2025, at the age of 89.
Renowned globally for literary masterpieces such as The Time of…