The 33-year-old coach discusses the differences between working in Europe and the US, losing the NWSL Championship final and moving abroad for the first timeAfter spending all of your career coaching in Spain, since June you have been coaching in the American NWSL, as the head coach of Washington Spirit. Thinking more broadly about the NWSL, what differences have you observed in style of play in this league, compared to European football? “Yes, being honest, it’s different. I think in Spain and Europe, regarding tactical plans, there is a high, high level, and here it is very entertaining, because the style of play [here] is thinking ‘what do I have to do to give my best to the supporters and make the people enjoy?’ Only 25-30% of the games here are won by a difference of two goals. The rest of the games, there’s only one goal difference. That means that the league is very competitive. So this is very difficult if you compare it with my past with Barcelona in Spain because most of t...

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Antony was once again in action for Real Betis after the red card he picked up during the La Liga clash against Getafe was successfully appealed

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Real Betis recover to claim 2-1 victory over championsJosé Mourinho’s four-match suspension halvedReal Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the La Liga title as Isco guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champions on Saturday. The former Madrid player delivered a corner kick that was headed in by fellow midfielder Johnny Cardoso in the 34th minute, canceling out Brahim Díaz’s opener for Madrid. Isco then put Betis ahead from the penalty spot in the 54th minute after he passed to Jesús Rodríguez and the Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger knocked the Betis forward down in the area.Kylian Mbappé was back starting for Madrid after missing one game because of a dental problem. Their head coach Carlo Ancelotti substituted him with 15 minutes left, possibly looking ahead to Tuesday’s Champions League round-of-16 game against Atletico. “We weren’t able to keep our initiative and the result got away from us,” Ancelotti said. “This is a hard blow, and we have to react. ...

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Bayern now 11 points clear of second-placed Leverkusen Robin Gosens’ winner moves Fiorentina up to sixthBayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory at Stuttgart.The win keeps Bayern comfortably atop the Bundesliga with 61 points, 11 more than Bayer Leverkusen, though they have played one match more. Continue reading...

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KIERAN GILL: Accusing City of artificially keeping their costs down by using related companies, Tebas added LaLiga had submitted a complaint to the European Commission in 2023.

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Sociedad beaten in Copa after Mbappé has tooth removedJuve out of Coppa Italia: Longoria handed 15-match banKylian Mbappé’s replacement Endrick gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals on Wednesday.Madrid were without Mbappé after he had tooth removed and was forced to miss training on Tuesday. But 18-year-old Brazilian forward Endrick stepped in to score a goal on the counterattack after Jude Bellingham’s long pass. Continue reading...

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Fiorentina striker suffered blow to head on pitchNapoli’s loss at Como lets Atalanta back into title raceThe former Everton striker Moise Kean was taken to hospital after appearing to pass out following an earlier blow to his head during Fiorentina’s defeat by Hellas Verona on Sunday.The Italy international had been involved in an accidental collision with Pawel Dawidowicz and Diego Coppola midway through the second half, taking a knee in the face which left him with a cut above his eye. Although Kean returned to the pitch after treatment with his head bandaged, the 24-year-old soon fell, initially appearing unresponsive, before being taken off on a stretcher in the 67th minute. Fiorentina later confirmed Kean had suffered a head trauma and was in hospital for tests. Continue reading...

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Napoli’s 2-1 defeat allows Atalanta back into title raceBayern Munich and Real Madrid earn home winsNapoli’s title hopes suffered another blow as they were beaten 2-1 by Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Antonio Conte’s side missed the chance to reclaim top spot in Serie A as Assane Diao’s fine strike extended the visitors’ winless streak to four matches.Having been overtaken at the summit by Inter on Saturday, Napoli made a nightmare start when Amir Rrahmani handed the lead to Como in the seventh minute. The Kosovan centre-back attempted a back-pass from Matteo Politano’s throw-in, but with the goalkeeper Alex Meret out of position, the ball bounced into an empty net. Continue reading...

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Napoli’s winless run now at four games after 2-1 lossLa Liga: in-form Athletic Bilbao thrash Valladolid 7-1Napoli’s title hopes suffered another blow as they were beaten 2-1 by promoted Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday. Antonio Conte’s side missed the chance to reclaim top spot in Serie A as Assane Diao’s fine strike extended the visitors’ winless streak to four matches.Having been overtaken at the summit by Inter on Saturday, Napoli made a nightmare start when Amir Rrahmani gifted the lead to Como in the seventh minute. The Kosovan centre back attempted a back pass from Matteo Politano’s throw-in, but with goalkeeper Alex Meret out of position, the ball bounced into an empty net. Continue reading...

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Barça beat Las Palmas 2-0 and Atléti stay on their heelsInter move top of Serie A with Napoli to play on SundayDani Olmo and Ferran Torres came off the bench to rescue a 2-0 win for Barcelona at Las Palmas on Saturday that sent them back to the top of the La Liga table after a game that is unlikely to live long in the memory.Barcelona now lead on 54 points, one ahead of Atlético Madrid. Real Madrid are third on 51 but have a game in hand and will host Girona on Sunday. Continue reading...

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Sunday’s clash between declining champions and their likely successors is a far cry from recent title battlesThere has been something pleasingly old-fashioned about the Premier League title race this season. It may be a modern phenomenon that the side top of the table have lost only one of 26 games, and that the side in second have lost two, but after the years of champions habitually racking up 90 points and more, the general fallibility has been refreshing.Liverpool are still on course for 89 points but they are not implacable, remorseless winners in the way Manchester City so often were. They reached a peak in their 2-0 home win over Real Madrid at the end of November and, although they were comfortable winners over City the following Sunday, there has been a sense since of a side, if not quite clinging on to the mountain top, then at the very least not striding quite so confidently along the ridge. Continue reading...

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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!A Bigger Cup needs a Bigger Draw. Last year Uefa set out the tournament brackets from the quarter-final onwards, showing Real Madrid which particular jails they might need to escape to win the competition for the 15th time. This year Uefa have gone one better by doing the draw for the rest of the tournament at the last-16 stage. It’s a punch up the bracket for Manchester City, who can now empathise with every failed Bullseye contestant. Look what they could have won: Atlético Madrid in the last 16, then Arsenal or PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals, then maybe Liverpool in the semis. Continue reading...

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Kevin De Bruyne found himself left on the bench for Manchester City's must win clash at Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola claims that was purely a selection call - and not injury related

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Barry Roan, who underwent a liver transplant two years ago, is set to feature for the Scotland Transplant Active Football at the European Championships.

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The draw takes place at the House of European Football on Friday

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Kate Abdo's husband Malik Scott wore a hoodie mocking Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher after he joined the CBS Sports panel during their broadcast of Real Madrid's win over Manchester City

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Erling Haaland was only fit enough to make the bench for Manchester City in their must-win clash against Real Madrid

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Manchester City star Rodri beat Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior to win the Ballon d'Or in 2024, causing plenty of arguments as the players' respective clubs face off in Europe

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Manchester City have received mixed injury news on the eve of their must-win Champions League trip to Real Madrid this week.

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