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TURIN — When former FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique announced the creation of the Kings League back in 2022, it was difficult to imagine what it could become two years later as Brazil won the first edition of the World Cup Nations after beating Colombia in the final played at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. On Sunday, in the stadium …

Barcelona handed Real Madrid a second crushing blow of the season on Sunday, collecting a 5-2 win in the Spanish Super Cup final that renewed confidence in the leadership of manager Hansi Flick as he picked up his first trophy at the club. Kylian Mbappe gave Real Madrid the lead in the fifth minute but a blitz of goals later …

LONDON — As Joshua Zirkzee’s name was serenaded by the traveling Manchester United faithful, Kai Havertz was almost immediately down the tunnel. You could scarcely blame him. He must know what is coming. It wouldn’t just be the missed penalty in the shootout. It would be the shots beforehand that had gotten Arsenal to this position — for the second …

Usually in the FA Cup, you have to wait until later rounds to get a banner fixture but not this season where the introduction of Premier League teams will be marked by a meeting between Arsenal and Manchester United. The Gunners will be looking to bounce back from a loss in the EFL Cup to Newcastle United while cup play …

Brazil will face Colombia in the final of the 2025 Kings League World Cup Nations, the seven-a-side tournament organized by Gerard Pique’s Kings League. The finalists were on the right side of lopsided results throughout the tournament, which kicked off on new year’s day in Italy, but advanced after some fairly closely contested semifinal matches. Brazil advanced to the final …

Getty Images Following Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory in the Spanish Super Cup semifinals over Mallorca on Thursday, the first El Clasico of 2025 is here in quite an occasion. Jude Bellingham netted the winning goal to set up the meeting between the two rivals as Los Blancos will face Barcelona after they took care of Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday by …

Getty Images The U.S. women’s national team have a year off from major competitions, but that does not mean 2025 will not be an important year for the Olympic gold medalists. Head coach Emma Hayes will use the next year to expand the player pool and try new tactical ideas, all with the hopes of putting the team in the …

Getty Images The early rounds of the FA Cup can be a time when teams rotate because their opposition may be a division or two below them in the league pyramid. But that won’t be the case as Arsenal host Manchester United on Sunday. Both teams will want to make deep runs in the tournament, but facing each other, they …

Getty Images The Spanish Super Cup final has produced an El Clasico with Barcelona and Real Madrid meeting in Saudi Arabia for the final on Sunday. While the rivalry already brings enough fire, there’s a bit extra at stake with silverware on the line. Real Madrid will also want to overturn a 4-0 loss to Barcelona in the last time that …

After thrashing Salford 8-0 in FA Cup play, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola announced the reason why right back Kyle Walker wasn’t in the squad, saying Walker has requested to leave the club to pursue opportunities abroad. Guardiola confirmed that an offer did come in from Bayern Munich previously for Walker but also that it didn’t meet the club’s valuation …