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Sam MarsdenMoises LlorensMay 14, 2025, 08:08 AM ETBarcelona are eyeing a central defender, a full-back and a left winger this summer as they attempt to go one step further in the Champions League next season, sources have told ESPN.Barça need two points from their final games to win LaLiga and complete a domestic treble, but they came up short in the Champions League, losing to Inter Milan in the semifinal last week.There remains uncertainty about how much business the club will do in the off season due to continued financial restrictions, but sources say there is an expectation some players…
Caracas CNN — A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to Venezuela. Maikelys Antonella Espinoza Bernal arrived at the Simón Bolívar International Airport on Wednesday on a repatriation flight from the US. Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores carried the 2-year-old in her arms as officials announced the girl’s return to reporters gathered at the airport. “Today we have a great victory,” Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said. Venezuela had been demanding that the United States return the girl for weeks, accusing US officials of kidnapping her. The US Department…
As the ball came over his right shoulder, it was no more than a glimmer of an opportunity. But Takuma Asano took the ball down from the sky perfectly and cut inside Nico Schlotterbeck before firing high into Manuel Neuer’s net. Cue the celebrations.It was one of the great goals of the last World Cup in Qatar and a momentous occasion for Japanese football as they came from behind to beat Germany 2-1. But what did it mean for the man who scored it? “That goal changed my life,” Asano tells Sky Sports. Given that Japan went on to beat…
Cassie Ventura has taken the witness stand for the second day after she spent over four hours on Tuesday testifying as the prosecution’s star witness. Ventura’s emotional testimony has, at times, focused on the power dynamics, sexual performances known as “Freak Offs” and the “physical abuse” she endured throughout her decade-long relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs, but CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson says the defense will likely remind the jury that this is “not domestic violence case.” “This is a federal case involving federal crimes,” Jackson told CNN. Combs has pleaded not guilty to a total of five counts on…
Paul Merson has criticised Manchester United’s decision not to hold an open-top bus parade if they go on to lift the Europa League trophy. Sky Sports News understands the club will not break with tradition after their recent cup final triumphs if they do beat Tottenham in the final in Bilbao on May 21. They would instead hold a small celebration. It has been reported that would be in the form of a barbecue at the club’s training ground.United did not organise a bus parade when they won the Europa League in 2017, the FA Cup in 2016 and 2024,…
Qatar signed an agreement Wednesday to purchase 160 jets from US manufacturer Boeing for Qatar Airways. The agreement was signed by both President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during Trump’s visit to the Gulf Arab country. Trump said the deal was worth $200 billion and included 160 jets. “So it’s over $200 billion but 160 in terms of the Jets, that’s fantastic,” Trump said. “So that’s a record, Kelly, then congratulations to Boeing,” he added, directing to his comments to Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who was in the room. Boeing could certainly use the help:…
Unai Emery radiates optimism right now. With seven wins from their last eight games, Aston Villa are the coming team in the Premier League’s race for Europe. Two more wins and Champions League football could be theirs again next season.”I am really excited,” Emery tells Sky Sports. Speaking at the club’s training ground, he is in no mood for a break. “I do not want holidays now. I am really full of energy, motivated by how we are playing now, how we are competing.” But this is not about him, he insists. “What is interesting to me is how the…
It is not every day – or season – that a team finds itself preparing for a major European final. In fact, there are just three and it’s a long road to reach them. But for Tottenham Hotspur and Yves Bissouma, that is exactly where they find themselves.Spurs will face Manchester United in the Europa League final on May 21, with both looking to redeem a season that, domestically, has been disappointing. But they have somehow found a way to perform in the continental competition. Tottenham Hotspur finished fourth in the league phase – a point behind Manchester United in…
May 14, 2025, 05:32 AM ETFIFA is targeting $1 billion in revenue from the Women’s World Cup, Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday at the Saudi Arabia-U.S. Investment Forum 2025 in Riyadh.The 2023 Women’s World Cup, hosted by Australia and New Zealand, broke even after generating more than $570m in revenue.”Women’s football and women in football are crucially important,” Infantino, the global football governing body’s president, said.”It’s growing as well, and exponentially, and we are targeting that as well to have $1 billion revenue just with the Women’s World Cup to reinvest in the women’s game.”Gianni Infantio has said that the…
The short film recounts the forward’s journey from aspiring footballer in his home country of Egypt to the legendary status he has carved out at Liverpool.Now a two-time Premier League champion having spearheaded the Reds’ surge to the title in 2024-25 with 28 goals and 18 assists so far, a multitude of records have been broken by him since arriving at Anfield eight years ago.Such success did not come easily to Salah, though.In fact, his first experience of English football after joining Chelsea in January 2014 posed the biggest questions of his career, he explains.“I remember the first game I…