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Mexico's Ruiz to miss World Cup with torn ACL
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (213+ words) Midfielder Marcel Ruiz tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, his club Toluca announced on Friday. The 25-year-old Ruiz injured the joint on Wednesday in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match against San Diego of the MLS. Toluca said…...
Falcons headed to Madrid for 2026 regular-season game
1+ week, 4+ day ago (347+ words) The Falcons' opponent will be confirmed when the full season schedule is released later in the year. The Falcons are expected to be the home team at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The Madrid game is part of a record…...
Villarreal beat Levante to tighten grip on 3rd place
3+ week, 2+ day ago (248+ words) Villarreal edged past Levante 1-0 on Wednesday in La Liga to open up a three-point gap above Atletico Madrid as they look to consolidate third place.Marcelino Garcia Toral's side capitalised on fourth-place Atletico's heavy defeat by Rayo Vallecano last weekend…...
Nations League draw: England gets Spain; Germany, Netherlands renew rivalry
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (318+ words) Spain and England will face each other in the next edition of the UEFA Nations League following Thursday's draw, which also threw up a clash between France and Italy while Germany and the Netherlands will renew their rivalry. Spain, who…...
Spain announces World Cup base in Tennessee
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) Spain will be based in the city of Chattanooga during the World Cup, around two hours from Atlanta, where they will play two of their three group stage matches, the country's football federation said. The town of around 190,000 inhabitants is…...
Barcelona rout Copenhagen to secure bye to UCL last 16
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (415+ words) Barcelona came from behind to thrash Copenhagen 4-1 and qualify directly for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday in fifth place of the league phase. Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha's second-half goals helped Hansi Flick's side take control after teenager…...
Olmo: Comparing Yamal to Messi is 'crazy"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo said Tuesday it is "crazy" to compare teenage winger Lamine Yamal to club great Lionel Messi. Like Barca's all-time top goalscorer Messi, Yamal came through the club's feted La Masia youth academy and has often drawn…...
Real Madrid stadium owners facing trial over concert noise
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) A neighbourhood association is taking the owners of Real Madrid's football stadium to court over noise pollution from concerts, according to a court document seen by AFP on Thursday. The association is aiming to "defend" its "quality of life" from…...
Cancelo returns to Barcelona on loan from Al-Hilal
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (126+ words) Cancelo signed a contract through the end of the season. The 31-year-old Cancelo had played for the Catalan club in the 2023-24 season on a loan from Manchester City. He appeared in 42 matches at the time, scoring four goals and providing…...
Yamal returns to Spain squad for World Cup qualifiers
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) Lamine Yamal returned to the Spain squad named Friday after injury forced Barcelona's young star to miss last month's World Cup qualifiers. A groin problem kept Yamal sidelined for Spain's games against Georgia and Bulgaria. But after recovering from a…...