September 11 – UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against both OGC Nice and FC Cologne after their Conference League opener last Thursday was marred by violent scenes that saw running battles both inside and outside the stadium. The kick-off was delayed by 55 minutes as fans fought physically, threw objects and launched pyrotechnics at each other. UEFA has charged hosts …

September 11 – On Friday, the Lusail Super Cup between Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal and Egypt’s Zamalek drew a record 77,000 crowd at the venue that will host the World Cup final as Qatari organizers staged a last major test before the winter tournament.  North of Doha, the Lusail Stadium is the centrepiece 80,000 all-seater venue of the Qatar World …

September 9 – SIGA’s Sport Integrity Week 2022 starts Monday and will run for four days (12 to 16 September) in Cascais, Portugal. This is the first time since Covid-19 lockdown SIGA have run their flagship sport integrity forum in person. In March 2019 SIGA were forced to call off their New York meeting as the pandemic took hold. As …

September 9 – Europe’s last contenders for a spot in the 2023 Women’s World Cup have learned their fate in the draw for the playoffs.  In the draw, Ireland, Iceland and Switzerland were seeded as the three best qualifying group stage runners-up and given a bye into round 2.  The six remaining runners-up will contest three single-leg play-offs in round 1 …

September 11 – UEFA has pushed the Champions League tie between Rangers and SSC Napoli back from Tuesday September 13 to Wednesday September 14 to allow a day between the lying in state in Edinburgh and the match kick off. UEFA said the extra day was needed “due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to …

With Barcelona winning five and drawing one of their six games in La Liga and the Champions League, scoring 20 goals and conceding just two, culers have had plenty of reasons to smile about so far this season. After enduring drab football as well as a lack of results in recent campaigns under Quique Setien and Ronald Koeman, watching Xavi’s …

While Barcelona’s superb start to the new season has garnered a number of praiseworthy talking points, Alejandro Balde is right at the top of this list. Starting in four out of the five La Liga games for his boyhood club, the teenager has been a revelation at left-back. However, it has been revealed that an exit from the Spotify Camp …

It seems, every single year, Premier League clubs break the record for spending in the summer transfer window.  This summer was no different, with Premier League clubs spending £1.9bn according to The Guardian, a new record. Now, with the Premier League fixtures postponed this weekend after The Queen sadly passed away, we take a look at a starting eleven of …

With the first international break of the 2022/23 campaign almost upon us, national team managers are naming their squads as they look to make the final preparations ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November. Most of Barcelona’s players are likely to be involved during the upcoming international break. Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong are already called …

One of the biggest fixtures of the UEFA Champions League group stages will come our way on Tuesday night when Barcelona face off against old foes Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Bayern Munich have gotten the better of Barcelona in recent encounters – the 8-2 mauling in 2020, the back-to-back 3-0 victories in the group stages of the competition …