What to know about El Clásico, Real Madrid vs. Barcelona tale of the tape
The stage is perfectly set for this season’s first Clásico. How do Real Madrid and Barcelona’s teams compare? What are the key clashes? Who will win?
Nov 11, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Barcelona have identified in-form Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush as a future successor to Robert Lewandowski, while Real Madrid are lining up a move for Al Nassr centre-back Aymeric Laporte to solve their defensive crisis. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours, and gossip from around the globe….
Apr 24, 2025, 07:08 AM ET Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City at the end of the season, the already-relegated Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. Vardy, 38, has painted himself into Leicester folklore during his 13 years leading the line, scoring 198 goals in 495 appearances and playing a pivotal role in a miraculous…
Just like the top four teams in the NWSL were vastly superior to the rest of the pack this season, there are (in this humble writer’s opinion) a few obvious choices for individual awards. That has been the story of this campaign: last year’s historic parity was replaced by a landscape in which the best…
Holders Barcelona put themselves in the driving seat with a resounding 4-1 over Chelsea in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semifinal on Sunday, with substitute Clàudia Pina netting twice. Alexia Putellas missed an early penalty for the hosts before Barca’s Polish striker Ewa Pajor broke the deadlock in the 35th minute, ghosting…
Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Kylian Mbappé added another goal before half-time to earn Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Getafe at the Bernabéu on Sunday as they moved within touching distance of LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Bellingham stepped up to take the penalty instead of Mbappé, who missed a spot kick in Madrid’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool…