Xabi Alonso got a rude awakening in his first major test as Real Madrid boss - and now he's got serious work to do before the new season kicks off. The Spanish legend arrived at the Bernabeu to huge fanfare in May after his incredible title-winning campaign with Bayer Leverkusen. Real fans were buzzing after Carlo Ancelotti's departure to Brazil,…

Vitesse Arnhem, one of Holland's oldest football clubs, has been thrown out of professional football after losing their final court appeal on Friday. The Dutch football authorities (KNVB) took away the club's professional license, and a court backed this decision. Angry fans gathered in the city center and there were fights with some trouble…

Barcelona's coach Hansi Flick and his assistant Marcus Sorg have each been fined $23,320 and banned from coaching for one Champions League match. UEFA (the organization that runs European soccer) made this decision because of their bad behavior. Flick was very angry about the referees' calls during Barcelona's 4-3 loss to Inter Milan in May. That…

Turkish football club Beşiktaş has officially signed Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi from Leicester City. The club announced they've agreed a deal with both Leicester and the player. Ndidi has signed a 3-year contract with the option of a 4th year, ending his 8-year time at Leicester. Beşiktaş will pay Leicester €8 million for the transfer.…

Harry Kane praised his old Tottenham teammate Son Heung-min, calling their playing partnership "one of the best" in Premier League history after Son left the club. Son and Kane scored 47 goals together during their time at Spurs, making them a deadly attacking duo for almost 10 years. On Wednesday, the 33-year-old South Korean captain signed with…

Former Germany and Bayern Munich striker Thomas Mueller has signed with Major League Soccer team Vancouver Whitecaps for the 2025 season, the Canadian club said Wednesday. Mueller turns 36 next month. He left Bayern at the end of last season after 25 years with the German club, where he won 13 league titles and 2 Champions League trophies.…

AC Milan bought Switzerland midfielder Ardon Jashari from Belgium team Club Brugge on Wednesday. He signed a contract until June 2030. Milan didn't say how much they paid, but Italian newspapers report it was about 34 million euros ($39.6 million), plus 3 million more in bonuses. Jashari is 23 years old. He joined Brugge from Swiss team Luzern in…

Real Salt Lake bought Nigerian striker Victor Olatunji from Czech team Sparta Prague on Wednesday. Olatunji is 25 years old. Salt Lake paid about $2.5 million for him. He signed a contract until June 2028, with options to stay longer. To make the deal happen, Salt Lake also paid $125,000 to D.C. United for player rights. "We're happy to have…

There was a time when you placed your bet, sat back, and hoped. Maybe you made your pick an hour before kickoff, maybe a day. But once the match started, your job was done. You watched, you waited, and if things went sideways early, you were just along for the ride. That’s over now. Online betting doesn’t stop at kickoff; it starts there. Live…

Avec l’émergence du numérique et l’accès facilité à Internet, les casinos en ligne connaissent un essor remarquable en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Pourtant, dans un environnement où la réglementation locale est encore en développement, il devient essentiel de savoir comment repérer un casino fiable. Des plateformes reconnues comme Pin…