The UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany saw Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal break all sorts of records with the Spanish national team. The teenage wonderkid became the youngest player to score and assist a goal in the history of the tournament as well as the youngest to win the European Championships. Having played a key role in Spain’s triumph in Germany, …

Barcelona under Hansi Flick are likely to see significant adaptation. It is still unclear if the team will take a turn for the better or worse with such a massive change incoming, but many believe the German tactician has what it takes to elevate the squad’s level. While Flick will lead the team from the sidelines, the Catalans also require …

  Kylian Mbappe says he is living out a dream after being unveiled as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday afternoon. The 25-year-old France forward was unveiled to 80,000 fans at a packed out Bernabeu to sign for the Spanish Champions on Tuesday lunchtime by Fiorentino Perez and former Real Madrid player and manager, and his countryman, Zinedine Zidane. 🏠 …

England midfielder Jude Bellingham has paid a classy tribute to departing Three Lions manager Gareth Southgate after the news from earlier today that he’d be stepping down. Bellingham became a key player for England under Southgate’s management, and it’s clear the 21-year-old thinks very highly of him as he described him as one of the most successful coaches in the …

Legendary Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro is struggling to understand the reasoning behind Juventus’ decision to offload Federico Chiesa. The 50-year-old believes that the former Fiorentina star is among the best Italian forwards of his generation, so he finds the club’s desire to sell him perplexing. “Juventus have a new coach, new ideas, the start is reassuring,” noted the 2006 Ballon …

Jordan Pickford and Harry Maguire – two of Gareth Southgate’s England stalwarts – have paid tribute to the departing Three Lions boss. Southgate resigned this morning in the wake of England’s 2-1 Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain in Berlin. He leaves after eight years in charge during which time he led his country to two European Championship finals and …

Signing a box-to-box midfielder is one of the priorities for a Barcelona side, which has kickstarted its preparations for the season ahead. After trying out moves for several top midfielders such as Joshua Kimmich and Martin Zubimendi in the past, Barcelona appear to have now identified Mikel Merino as a viable target. The Spanish international is facing an uncertain future …

The Gibraltar Football Association have posted an official statement about their intention of launching a complaint over the offensive chanting of Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri. Rodri has stirred controversy by chanting about Gibraltar being Spanish during his country’s Euro 2024 celebrations, with even one of his teammates Alvaro Morata seeming to suggest he’d be wise to stop… Rodri …

The latest addition to the Real Madrid glitterati, Kylian Mbappe, has thanked Madridistas for showering him with love all these years, vouching to put his life on the line for his dream club. The Frenchman, who has signed a five-year deal with Los Blancos, also replicated his idol Cristiano Ronaldo‘s iconic move, chanting “1,2,3… Hala Madrid!” with 80,000+ fans inside …

By Favian Renkel and Justin Ruderman Welcome back to Week No. 20 of Justin and Favian’s Weekly MLS Awards where SBI staff writers Justin Ruderman and Favian Renkel bring you a glimpse at the best of each week in MLS. This week, four of the top-five teams suffered defeat while Inter Miami sat on the couch smiling ear to ear …