[Eurosport] Ancelotti: “I do not regret my game plan" "I have been in football 48 years, so I'm not wrong when I tell you that the first-half was good.""Last time we lost 4-0 to Barcelona, we won La Liga and the Champions League."
[CentreGoals] Bergwijn replies to Koeman: "I don’t even want to play for this manager anymore. I won’t play for someone who portray me like he has done in the media." "He could have called me, hear my side of the story. How can he say such things without talking to me?"
[Ouest France] All Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will be obliged by contract to promote Qatar Tourism or any other Qatari body. Clubs in the French top division will earn €730k each while Ligue 2 clubs will earn €130k.
[StatMuse FC] FT: Barcelona 7-0 Real Valladolid. Their biggest win in LaLiga since 2016.
[Nizaar Kinsella]Deivid Washington's £17.7m move to Strasbourg is back being discussed. Personal terms may now be agreed - as talks re-open. Of course, club-to-club agreement with Chelsea not an issue.
Champions League Pot 1 Fixtures
[Fabrizio Romano] Ancelotti: “I spoke to Rodrygo this week and asked him if something had happened... he told me the message was NOT sent by him”. “He is happy here and is doing very well. There is no problem with him”.
Longest unbeaten runs in LaLiga history
[Fabrizio Romano] EXCL: Nico Páz, expected to leave Real Madrid in the next days on permanent deal. Understand Como are pushing to sign Páz while also Girona and Alavés asked for conditions of the deal. Real Madrid would have buy-back option to keep future control of Nico.
[Fabrizio Romano] Maresca on Osimhen and João Félix: “I’m not gonna comment on Atléti and Napoli players…”. “The club knows exactly what I think and hopefully before the window shuts we can bring in some more players”.
[Fabrizio Romano] Not only Federico Chiesa. Szczesny, Weston McKennie, De Sciglio, Arthur Melo, Kostic, Nicolussi-Caviglia, Rugani are all OUT of Juventus project. "We are convinced this is the best decision possible", Thiago Motta says.
UEFA: the draw for the new League Stage will be done by a Computer. If the old draw concept for the group stage were to be applied to the new league phase format, nearly 1000 balls would be required, with at least 36 bowls on stage, resulting in an unbearably lengthy draw.
Leny Yoro on The FA Cup win influencing him to sign for Man Utd "When I saw the FA Cup win at the end of the season, for me, I really wanted to be with them because to win titles and celebrate with the fans - it's incredible."
The English FA are advertising the England Men's Head Coach role via their website
In 1966, after England won the World Cup, Nelson Rodrigues (a famous Brazilian writer) wrote a column cursing England to never more win another title. The curse remains to this day.
[Le Petit Lillois] Real Madrid's slowness is giving Manchester United hope. In addition to the sporting aspect, the English side could re-evaluate their initial offer of €45m excluding bonuses.
[Spain] have won the UEFA EURO 2024
Moise Kean presentation at Fiorentina
[Romano] Dortmund CEO Watzke on Niklas Süle losing weight during off-season: "I was thinking: my god, we've got a new player! lt's admirable how he's managed that" "He's in excellent shape and I prefer it a thousand times better when someone realises a mistake and makes the appropriate deductions"
Salaries of all coaches at Euro 2024: Gareth Southgate highest paid with €5.8M per year. Nagelsmann 4.8M, Roberto Martinez 4M, Deschamps 3.8M and Spalletti + Koeman 3M. Spain coach De La Fuente is "only" the 13th highest paid coach with 1.25M per year
Euro 2024 bracket after the Semi-Finals
England qualify for the Euro 2024 Final. Netherlands eliminated
[Official] Watford announce the return of Moussa Sissoko, signing on a free transfer from FC Nantes
Jonathan David foul on Romero. Yellow card given
As Spain are celebrating, a reporter slips and tackles Morata which looks like he twists his ankle.