Messi claims record 8th Ballon d’Or award Lionel Messi crowned 2023 Ballon d’Or winner to claim award for record-extending eighth time; Argentina captain led country to World Cup glory last year as he lifted trophy for first time; Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins Women’s Ballon d’Or after helping country to World Cup Argentina forward Lionel…
Kiss: FIFA bans Spanish football head Rubiales for 3 years FIFA banned Luis Rubiales, the former head of the Spanish Football Federation, from all “football-related” activities for the next three years on Monday, after he spent weeks under fire over the summer for kissing a Spanish soccer player when she says he didn’t have her…
Shares of Manchester United fell about 10% on Monday after reports that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is looking to acquire a 25% stake in the soccer club raised concerns that a full buyout by Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani could be off the table. The stock touched its lowest level in more than…
Former Chelsea and Real Madrid player, Eden Hazard, has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 32. The ex-Belgian captain on Tuesday, via his Instagram page posted a statement of his retirement after 16 years of playing football. He wrote, “You must listen to yourself and say stop at the right time….
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Hyundai, the car manufacturer, has unveiled the Ioniq 5, a vehicle equipped with wheels capable of rotating up to 90 degrees, enabling it to execute sideways “crab” driving maneuvers. The technology, developed by Hyundai Mobis, the car parts production arm of Hyundai Motor Group, was showcased through a live…
FIFA suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales from office on Saturday while its disciplinary committee investigates his conduct at the Women’s World Cup final, which included kissing a player without her consent. FIFA said Rubiales is removed from soccer duties for 90 days “pending the disciplinary proceedings opened” against him Thursday. Rubiales refused to…
Nigeria’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons have moved eight places up from 40th to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA Women’s ranking released on Friday. Super Falcons previously ranked 40th in the rankings released in June before the World Cup. The Super Falcons had the second…
President of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales The president of the Spanish soccer federation faces an emergency meeting of its general assembly on Friday amid media reports that he will hand in his resignation following an uproar for kissing a Women’s World Cup champion. Luis Rubiales is expected to stand before representatives of Spain’s regional federations,…
England captain Harry Kane German champions Bayern Munich on Thursday reportedly reached a deal with Tottenham Hotspur for the transfer of England captain Harry Kane, according to several English and German media. Bayern, who did not comment on the reports, have been trying to sign the striker for months with any deal worth around an…
Arsenal on Sunday defeated Manchester City on penalties to win the 2023 FA Community Shield. Arsenal won the Community Shield to end Manchester City’s silverware streak with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 draw against the treble winners on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side forced the shoot-out thanks to Leandro Trossard’s heavily deflected equaliser…
