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Real Betis star talks Modric, Ancelotti, Vinicius, Mbappe ahead of Real Madrid clash Diego Llorente is set to experience a particularly significant match today. The central defender, who has established himself as a crucial figure in Real Betis’ squad, will be facing Real Madrid—the club where his football journey began. Having joined Madrid as a

Aston Villa will attempt to avoid becoming the third team to suffer a surprise home defeat to Cardiff City in this season’s FA Cup when the teams meet in the fifth round on Friday (8pm GMT). The second-lowest placed team left in the competition beat fellow Championship strugglers Stoke City in the fourth round, and

Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏀 Another day, another buzzer-beater: A day after No. 8 Michigan State won on a half-court buzzer-beater, No. 15 Michigan beat Rutgers, 84-82, on their own buzzer-beating

Aston Villa are aiming to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in a decade when they host Championship outfit Cardiff City on Friday night. The West Midlands side haven’t made it beyond the fifth round since reaching the final in 2014/15, where they lost 4-0 to Arsenal in the showpiece event. Unai

Open Extended Reactions NUUK, Greenland — This weekend, Greenland’s football team will travel over 6,000 miles for a game. They will swap the snow-covered playing fields of Nuuk, the territory’s capital, for the Brazilian city of Curitiba and hope that their passion for the game will, for a short time at least, remove the distraction

CONCACAF is investigating a derogatory comment aimed at Colorado Rapids defender Chidozie Awaziem during Tuesday’s Champions Cup match. (Photo by Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/Getty Images) CONCACAF has opened an investigation into a derogatory comment allegedly made by Los Angeles FC defender Sergi Palencia toward Chidozie Awaziem of the Colorado Rapids during their CONCACAF Champions Cup match

Man City and Atletico Madrid in talks over potential €30m transfer Manchester City are preparing for a significant squad reshuffle this summer, with multiple departures expected. According to Caught Offside, Atletico Madrid are showing strong interest in Mateo Kovacic, with talks already underway regarding a potential transfer. The Croatian midfielder only arrived at the Etihad

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Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Kylian Mbappe will travel with the Real Madrid squad for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Sociedad despite being unable to train due to a tooth problem. Madrid make the trip to Real Sociedad for the first leg of their semi-final tie but saw their preparations rocked by a medical

Open Extended Reactions It has been another bad week for Manchester City. But after being knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid and symbolically dethroned as Premier League champions in a 2-0 home defeat to runaway leaders Liverpool, it could get even worse from here for Pep Guardiola’s team. Leaving aside the shadow

Centre-back Ben Cabango has won 12 caps for Wales [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Ben Cabango admits Swansea City’s emphatic victory over Blackburn Rovers has alleviated the pressure on the players after a “mad month” at the club. Goals from Zan Vipotnik, Myles Peart-Harris and Liam Cullen ensured Alan Sheehan’s second stint as caretaker boss following

San Diego FC has gotten its inaugural season off to a roaring start. On Sunday, Major League Soccer’s latest expansion team picked up a 2-0 away win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the franchise’s first-ever game. San Diego midfielder Anders Dreyer scored the first two goals in franchise history, stunning the defending MLS champions

Eddie Howe praised Newcastle for their 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest but urged his side to manage games better in the future. A rampant first-half display saw the Toon race into a 4-1 lead with four goals in 13 minutes but they were unable to match the intensity of the first half as they held

Real Madrid are aiming to bring their three-game winless streak in La Liga to a conclusion on Sunday afternoon when they welcome struggling Girona to the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Blancos enjoyed impressive Champions League success over the past ten days as they downed Manchester City home and away to book their place in the last

Feb 22, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has criticised his players for starting matches slowly after they recovered from a 2-0 half-time deficit at Goodison Park to earn a point against Everton. Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré both scored after suspect defending from the visitors before Bruno Fernandes‘

🚨 Moyes cools transfer talk around Everton star amid PSR questions David Moyes dispelled rumours Everton will be forced to sell Jarrad Branthwaite. In the wake of the club coming under the auspices of The Friedkin Group after their successful takeover in December, Moyes reiterated that the Toffees remain determined to keep hold of their

Major League Soccer enters its 30th season as the biggest soccer league in the world. Not the best, nor the most popular; but, with 30 teams scattered coast to coast, across two countries and four time zones, it is vast. And its vastness, in many ways, is an emblem of success. MLS survived a rocky

The teams advancing to the Europa Conference League last-16 have been decided. Eight advanced to join the eight others already qualified for the knockout phase, beating their respective opponents in the play-off phase. Real Betis, considered one of the favourites in the tournament, were looking to keep hold of their lead over Belgian side Gent.