Author: Barkha Roy

Cardiff City lost their appeal against FIFA’s decision to pay the first instalment of Emiliano Sala’s 15 million pounds transfer fee to Nantes. The Argentine died aged 28 in a plane crash over the English Channel in January 2019 while on his way from France to join his new club. Earlier this year, a three-person panel from the Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the appeal in Lausanne. Cardiff must now pay Nantes the first instalment of 5.3 million. https://twitter.com/MHChehade/status/1093672830842093570 Cardiff claimed they were not obligated to pay any of the fee because the player was not officially their player…

Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was reportedly the victim of a violent robbery in the early hours of Monday morning at his home in the Spanish city, with several armed men breaking in and beating him. According to Spanish publication El Pais, at least four men climbed into his garden at the Castelldefels complex and threatened him with firearms and iron bars – and the crooks fled with jewels after breaking into the player’s safe. The former Gabon international, who joined the Blaugrana from Arsenal in January, was assaulted by the men in front of his wife Alysha Behague, with the criminals fleeing in…

LOSC bounced back from a thrashing at Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday with a 3-1 win at AC Ajaccio. At the Stade François Coty, Yusuf Yasici, Jonathan Bamba, and Tiago Djalo all scored. Lille’s long journey from the north of France to Corsica might have felt even more draining if Leonardo Jardim hadn’t leapt across his goal early on (7′) to deny Vincent Marchetti the opening goal for the hosts, but les Dogues soon settled into their stride. Jonathan David had a goal ruled out for offside (11′) before Yazici made it 1-0 with a wonder-goal, teeing himself up for a volley on the turn that left…

Bayern Munich attacker Leroy Sane scored a late equaliser to help the defending Bundesliga champions earn a 1-1 draw at home against Borussia Monchengladbach and maintain their unbeaten start to the season, which was threatened on Saturday. Die Roten were rewarded for their relentless pursuit of a leveller in the 83rd minute when Sane curled his effort into the bottom corner after squandering several chances and being kept at bay by the impressive Yann Sommer in the Gladbach goal. The Switzerland international set a Bundesliga record with 19 saves, breaking Alexander Schwolow’s previous mark of 14 for Hertha Berlin against the same opponents in January. https://twitter.com/borussia_en/status/1563835120477474817…

Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille, the Serie A club confirmed on Friday. The Old Lady were initially interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona, but the deal has since fallen through. The agreement includes a 2 million euro loan fee as well as an option to sign the player for 7 million over three years, with additional performance-related add-ons worth 2 million. “Milik is a striker, who, in addition to having extraordinary physical strength, is skilled in aerial play and is above all very dangerous in the penalty area,”the Italian club…

Christian Streich’s men continued their strong start to the season with a 1-0 victory at home to Bochum in the Bundesliga Matchday 4 curtain-raiser on Friday. Bochum came into the game looking to avenge a 7-0 home loss to Bayern Munich the previous week, and they started brightly, with Gerrit Holtmann having the first shot of the game before Takuma Asano drilled just wide of Mark Flekken’s goal. The home side gradually began to make their presence felt, with Ritsu Doan going close from a clever Grifo pass before Manuel Riemann denied Michael Gregoritsch and Roland Sallai on the follow-up and Nicolas Hofler blazing over from close range moments later. On the half-hour mark, Gregoritsch and Sallai came…

NorthEast United FC announced the signing of centre-back Gaurav Bora ahead of the 2022-23 season in the Indian Super League on August 25. In June, the 24-year-old has become a free agent after parting ways with Odisha FC. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений NorthEast United F.C. (@northeastunitedfc) “It was a really good experience for me with everyone here, it was amazing to be a part of this team, to win together and to lose together. I’ve grown a lot in these last three years and thanks to everyone who has been supporting me throughout this,”expressed Bora after having…

Defensa y Justicia goalkeeper Ezequiel Unsain was visibly distraught after conceding a 92-minute goal off a kick from Boca Juniors forward Luis Vazquez in the dying minutes of the Primera Division clash (1-0). Bowing his head in defeat, the 6ft 2 shot-stopper was filmed on his knees staring intently at the jubilant away fans before his gaze was drawn to a young Halcon fan who had made his way onto the field of play. After receiving a warm embrace from the young fan, Unsain held the boy in his arms, appreciating the gesture and closing his eyes as the five-second…

Martin Braithwaite’s potential move to Mallorca appears to be in jeopardy after it was revealed that the Denmark international has asked for a higher salary than he is currently earning at Barcelona. According to Mundo Deportivo, the striker’s personal wish is to stay at Barcelona because he believes he can contribute significantly if players like Memphis Depay and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leave in the coming days. Also read 👉 Chelsea set to submit player-plus-cash deal for Barcelona’s Aubameyang Barcelona is waiting for an offer to sanction the sale and make room in an already troubled financial structure. The situation is clear to them; Braithwaite must…

The Blaugrana could be on the verge of sealing a deal for out-of-favour central defender Samuel Umtiti to Italian minnows Lecce. Barca have been trying to offload the French international for some time but have been unable to find a buyer due to his wages and injury history. A move to Ligue1 side Rennes was discussed earlier but never materialised for unknown reasons. A return to Umtiti’s former club Olympique Lyon had also been discussed, but as things stand, the 28-year-old could be on his way to Italy as a move to Lecce becomes more likely. Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Lecce and Barcelona are in…