Barcelona midfielder Gavi will be out for up to five months after undergoing surgery on a meniscus problem in his knee.

Barcelona will try to negotiate a lower transfer fee with Manchester United to keep Marcus Rashford permanently. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Barcelona wrapped up both the main Ballon d'Or prize and the Kopa Trophy for best U21 player. But what is it about Aitana Bonmati and Vicky Lopez that makes them stand out?

League One club with their own ‘growth and innovation officer’ try to exploit every marginal gain, but they know doing the basics well could bring Carabao Cup upset It is the makings of a pub‑quiz question: what do third‑tier Lincoln City have in common with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt? The answer is rooted in their forward-thinking approach, with the League One side one of a few clubs in the world to have a dedicated innovation arm tasked with maximising potential. There are always ideas bubbling away at the surface, one centring on using plant‑based energy gels, another on adjusting dressing-room lighting to heighten performance. Lincoln, ambitious and upwardly mobile, are flying high in League One despite a bottom-half budget and host Chelsea in the Carabao Cup third round on the back of a run of one defeat in 12 matches. Reaching the second tier is the next major milestone in sight, a level they have not played at since 1961. Jason Futers, the club’s chief growth and innovation officer, joined last year after a career in risk and technology across a number of startups. Continue reading...

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has beaten Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to the Ballon d'Or after a fine season which ended with Champions League success.

Bonmatí was awarded her third straight Ballon d'Or, joining Platini and Messi as only the third player to three-peat.

Barcelona have received a double injury blow with confirmation that Gavi and Fermín López are both set for a spell on the sidelines.

Marcus Rashford was just two minutes late for the meeting which cost him his place in Barcelona's side against Getafe on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN.

Marcus Rashford was benched for Barcelona's 3-0 LaLiga win over Getafe on Sunday after his midweek heroics against Newcastle United in the Champions League.

This season will once again be a balancing act for Eddie Howe. Newcastle struggled to adapt to the schedule during their first Champions League campaign for two decades in 2023-24 and there is a clear strategy to manage workloads this time around. Three days after defeat by Barcelona at St James’ Park, a goalless draw for Howe here on his return to Bournemouth to face a side in good form will feel like a job well done. Newcastle made six changes to the team that lost in Europe on Thursday, only one of them enforced as Nick Woltemade returned to the lineup with Anthony Gordon serving the last match of his suspension. A back five was deployed and sat stubbornly in their own third to begin with. Continue reading...

Barcelona have identified Manchester City striker Erling Haaland as their dream replacement for Robert Lewandowski. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is certain Lamine Yamal will win the Ballon d'Or one day, with this year's winner set to be named at a gala in Paris on Monday.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that former Barcelona and Brazil star Dani Alves must pay $2.2 million to Liga MX club Pumas UNAM after the case over the club's termination of his contract in 2023 went to arbitration.

Barcelona's squad spending limit has dropped to €351 million ($411.8m) -- down €112m from last winter -- while Real Madrid's has increased to €761m, LaLiga said on Friday.