Luka Modric to leave Real Madrid after Club World Cup

Luka Modric of Real Madrid in action during the UEFA Champions League soccer in Guingamp, , Jan. 29, 2025. EFE/EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Madrid, May 22 (EFE). – Real Madrid captain Luka Modric will leave the team after the Club World Cup, the Croatian player announced Thursday. Saturday’s match against Real Sociedad will be his last at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium. “Dear Real Madrid fans: The time has come. The time I never wanted to come, but that’s … Read more

0-2 Barçelona wins Catalan derby to become LaLiga champions

FC Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal during the EA Sports Laliga matchday 36 against RCD Espanyol at RCDE Stadium, in Cornellá de Llobregat, Barcelona May 15, 2025. EFE / Alejandro García.

Barcelona, Spain, May 15 (EFE) – Barça was crowned LaLiga champions on Thursday after winning the Catalan derby against Espanyol 2-0 at the RCDE stadium. The Balugranas got off to a slow start, with Urko González coming close to scoring for Espanyol in the first 15 minutes. Espanyol pressed hard during the first 25 minutes, … Read more

Arsenal fans protest against Rwanda sponsorship

(FILE) - A corner flag of the Emirates stadium ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion, in London, Britain, May. 14, 2025. EFE/EPA/NEIL HALL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

London, (EFE).- Arsenal fans staged a protest on Tuesday against the club’s sponsorship deal with Rwanda due to the country’s alleged ties with the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which they accuse of killing “thousands of people.” Under the name “Gunners for the Peace,” the fans placed a billboard outside the … Read more

Mbappé freezes PSG’s s over 60 million dollars dispute

(FILE) - PSG player Kylian Mbappe's picture is seen next to PSG's logos on the official merchandising shop of the French League 1 team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Champs Elysees in Paris, , Feb. 16, 2024. EFE/EPA/Mohammed Badra

By Luis Miguel Pascual Paris, (EFE).- French football star Kylian Mbappé has escalated his ongoing financial battle with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), his former club, by freezing its bank s and threatening to block its participation in European competitions if the team does not pay him the over, approximately, 60 million dollars, he claims he’s owed. … Read more

Protest in Barcelona against Dani Alves’ acquittal, “We Believe You, Sister!”

A moment of the rally called by various feminist associations against the acquittal of footballer Dani Alves under the slogan Shame and impunity, today Monday in Barcelona. Mar. 31, 2025. EFE/Marta Perez.

Barcelona, Spain, Mar 31 (EFE).- Hundreds of protesters gathered in Barcelona on Monday to express their outrage over the acquittal of footballer Dani Alves on sexual assault charges by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC). The feminist demonstration, organized under the slogan “Shame and Impunity,” featured chants such as “We Believe you, Sister!” … Read more

Autopsy expert declared that Maradona died “after a prolonged agony”

(FILE) - Simpatizantes de Diego Armando Maradona esperan este martes, frente a los tribunales de San Isidro en Buenos Aires, (Aregentina). Las hijas de Diego Armando Maradona, Dalma, Giannina y Jana, llegaron al Tribunal de lo Criminal N°3 de San Isidro, provincia de Buenos Aires, para asistir a la primera audiencia del juicio por la muerte de su padre. Mar. 11, 2025. EFE/ Juan Ignacio Roncoroni

Buenos Aires, Mar 27 (EFE).- Diego Maradona’s death was preceded by a “prolonged agony” that lasted up to 12 hours, according to forensic expert Mauricio Cassinelli, who testified on Thursday before the court investigating the football legend’s ing. Cassinelli, a former director of Legal Medicine at the Scientific Police Superintendency, revealed that Maradona’s heart was … Read more

Maradona’s death trial begins, prosecution alleges neglect and “murder plot”

Veronica Ojeda ex-wife of Diego Armando Maradona greets ers of the former soccer player on Tuesday outside the San Isidro courts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mar.11 2025. EFE/ Juan Ignacio Roncoroni

Buenos Aires, March 11 (EFE).- The trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the prosecution and plaintiffs arguing that he was “abandoned” and was the victim of a “murderplan.” Meanwhile, defense attorneys divided their strategies, with some shifting blame onto the main defendants. The trial, expected … Read more

Real Madrid beats Sevilla, overtakes Barcelona in LaLiga

Real Madrid's Rodrygo Goes (r) and Sevilla defender Jose Angel Carmona during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium Dec 22,2024. EFE/ Fernando Villar

Sports Desk, Dec 22 (EFE) – Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, picking up three points that allowed it to move into second place in the LaLiga table with 40 points, just one behind leader Atletico de Madrid. Goals from Kylian Mbappé, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo, and Brahim Diaz saw the … Read more

Real Madrid defeats Pachuca in Intercontinental Cup final

Team of Real Madrid celebrates with their trophy after winning the FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2024 final match between Real Madrid and Pachuca in Lusail, Qatar, 18 December 2024. EFE/EPA/NOUSHAD THEKKAYIL

Sports Desk, Dec 18 (EFE).- Real Madrid became the first club in the world to win the Intercontinental Cup four times after beating Pachuca 3-0 at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, ahead of other winners like Milan, Boca Juniors, Peñarol, and Club Nacional de Football. Real Madrid returned to the tournament with renewed vigour after … Read more

Messi, Bonmati, Guardiola: winners of FIFA Best Awards 2024

Awards winners on stage at the end of the Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 in London, UK, 15 January 2024. EFE/EPA/NEIL HALL

London, Jan 15 (EFE). – The winners of the Best FIFA Football Awards 2024 were announced at a ceremony in London on Monday night, including Lionel Messi, who won in the men’s player category, Aitana Bonmati in the women’s player category and Pep Guardiola in the men’s coach category. Other winners included Sarina Wiegman (Women’s … Read more

Arsenal lose 2-1 at Fulham

Raul Jimenez of Fulham celebrates scoring the 1-1 goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Fulham FC and Arsenal FC, in London, Britain, 31 December 2023. EFE/EPA/DAVID CLIFF EDITORIAL USE ONLY

London, Dec 31 (EFE).- Fulham handed Arsenal their second consecutive Premier League defeat with an excellent comeback 2-1 win at Craven Cottage on Sunday. Arsenal opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Bukayo Saka tapped in after former Gunner Bernd Leno had parried Gabriel Martinelli’s right-footed shot. Fulham equalized just before the half-hour mark, … Read more