Bilbao’s Yeray Alvarez Suspended Over Alopecia Medication Doping Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, which he claims was linked to medication for treating alopecia. The 30-year-old Spaniard failed a doping test foll...

Bayern’s Musiala Says ‘No-One to Blame’ After Broken Leg Injury Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala says “there’s no-one to blame” for the broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered during their Club World Cup semi-final defeat to Paris St-Germain last week. The 22-year-old Germany interna...

How Mbappe’s PSG Exit Paved Way for Dembele’s Ballon d’Or Charge Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele is enjoying the season of his life, and many now see him as the leading contender for the 2025 Ballon d’Or. The 28-year-old French forward has been instrumental in PSG’s treble-winning ...

Ancelotti Gets Jail Term for Tax Evasion But Avoids Prison Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has been handed a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court for tax evasion, but he will not serve any time behind bars. The 66-year-old former Chelsea and Everton boss was found guilty of failing to declare ...

Tearful Pogba Signs for Monaco After Doping Ban Paul Pogba has signed a two-year contract with AS Monaco, sealing an emotional return to competitive football after serving an 18-month suspension for a doping violation. The 32-year-old midfielder was visibly tearful as he signed the deal, having endu...

Seven-Time French Champions Lyon Relegated Over Finances French giants Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated to Ligue 2 following a ruling by French football’s financial watchdog, the DNGC, due to ongoing financial instability. The club, which won seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles between 2002 and...

The Welsh Way: Inside the ‘Harvard of Coaching’ at FAW Pro Licence In a hotel conference room in Newport, Gael Clichy and Brandi Chastain are deep in a virtual football simulation, while former Premier League midfielder Yohan Cabaye analyzes Brighton’s press. This isn’t a tech demo—it’s ...

Sampdoria Stay in Serie B After Salernitana Play-Off Abandoned Due to Fan Unrest Sampdoria will remain in Serie B after their relegation play-off second leg against Salernitana was abandoned and later awarded as a 3-0 victory by the league’s sports judge, securing a 5-0 aggregate win. The decisive...

Tottenham’s Tel Scores Late Winner as France Edge Denmark 3-2 in U21 Euros Thriller Tottenham forward Mathys Tel scored a dramatic late winner as France Under-21s staged a stunning comeback to defeat Denmark 3-2 and reach the semi-finals of the European U21 Championship. Playing in Presov, Slovaki...

England U21s Face Germany and In-Form Nick Woltemade in Must-Win Clash It’s not every day you hear a 6ft 6in striker being compared to Lionel Messi or Jamal Musiala. But that’s exactly the kind of buzz surrounding Nick Woltemade, the towering German forward who’s taken the Under-21 European Ch...