39 h. ago Barcelona make shock contract decision impacting Marcus Rashford's Man Utd exit

Barcelona could be about to let Robert Lewandowski leave for nothing with no contract offer forthcoming for the Pole - increasing the likelihood of Marcus Rashford remaining

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44 h. ago FIFA 'attempting to ban' overseas league games after huge clash approved

Barcelona's clash with Villarreal in the La Liga has been given the green light by UEFA and FIFA are now trying to close the loophole for overseas matches

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48 h. ago Barcelona make early Marcus Rashford transfer decision after Man Utd surprise

Marcus Rashford has impressed since moving to Barcelona on loan from Manchester United but the La Liga giants required some convincing over doing a deal for the forward

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50 h. ago FIFA wants to BAN league games staged overseas after Barcelona decision

Barcelona’s La Liga clash with Villarreal in December is set to make history as the first league game to be played abroad, but it appears that the game’s organisers are not too pleased

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3 d. ago Fifa seeks advice over banning league games staged overseas amid regulations redraft

Rules could be updated for the first time since 2014La Liga and Serie A set to play in Miami and PerthFifa has begun redrafting its regulations on staging domestic league games in foreign countries and is seeking legal advice over whether it can ban them. World football’s governing body would like to outlaw the practice but will be guided by legal opinion in its first review of the relevant regulations for 11 years.A source involved in the process said Fifa was working towards making its rulebook more robust with a view to new regulations being ready early next year. This week Uefa blamed the “relevant Fifa regulatory framework” for its decision to allow Villarreal v Barcelona to take place in Miami in December and Milan v Como to go ahead in Perth in February. That is understood to have caused considerable irritation at Fifa because under existing regulations it is not their decision to make. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Uefa allowing domestic games abroad is a sad turning point, ending soccer as we’ve known it | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The change may seem small, but the profit-seeking games are clearly the first step in a mass reorientation of the club gameLooking back someday, it may be hard to identify the exact moment when soccer altogether lost the silhouette that had loosely contained its shape for a century. When its governing bodies let go at last, handing the reins to the horses. When the last line holding against the sport’s self-immolating avarice collapsed and all were free to just do whatever they want. When crotchety pundits were finally right and the game was fully gone.Or maybe we’ll know precisely when it was: 6 October 2025, when the Uefa executive committee declared in an extraordinary release that it was opposed to domestic league matches being played abroad – while allowing two of them “on an exceptional basis.” Barcelona and Villarreal will stage an ostensibly domestic La Liga game in Miami in December. Milan and Como are to play a Serie A match in Perth, Australia – a mere 20-hour flight from...

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7 d. ago Uefa gives ‘reluctant’ approval for domestic games to be played abroad this season

Governing body says go-ahead shouldn’t set precedentBarcelona poised to play in US and Milan in AustraliaUefa has given its “reluctant” approval to Serie A and La Liga each playing a domestic game abroad this season. The decision clears a path for Barcelona and Villarreal to meet in Miami in December and for Milan and Como to play in Perth, Australia, in February. Uefa said in a statement that it had “reiterated its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home country” but that because “the relevant Fifa regulatory framework – currently under review – is not clear and detailed enough, the Uefa Executive Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests referred to it”.The move comes after the Italian and Spanish football federations applied for those matches to be played abroad. Uefa said its national associations had agreed to engage with it before submitting any future requests. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marcus Rashford transfer decision set as Barcelona stance clear on Man United exit

Marcus Rashford has been in fine form since joining Barcelona on loan from Manchester United but a decision on his permanent move isn't expected until after the season finishes

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3 w. ago 'What have I done?' Manchester United legend guesses Ruben Amorim reaction to Marcus Rashford goals

Struggling Red Devils may be quickly regretting decision to allow England forward to join Barcelona on loan

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3 w. ago Marcus Rashford Man Utd recall before Newcastle clash speaks volumes about Barcelona decision

Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford will hope to leave his mark against Newcastle United in the Champions League on Thursday, this time wearing the colours of Barcelona

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