International Football

Zamalek overturn first leg deficit to win CAF Confederation Cup!

Zamalek are the champions of African club football’s secondary competition after a dramatic 1-0 win over RS Berkane in the second leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final secured them the trophy on aggregate on Sunday. The Egyptian giants headed into the return fixture at the Cairo International Stadium …

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SCORE project & LALIGA embark on partnership to combat hate speech & racism in sport!

The European SCORE project ‘Sporting Cities Opposing Racism in Europe’, led by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, through the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), is launching a new awareness campaign “This match we will win” today. This pioneering initiative in the fight against racism in …

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North Korea earns plaudits from AFC President with record AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup triumph!

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, has applauded North Korea for emerging as champions of the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 on Sunday evening. A 1-0 win against Japan at the Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali secured a record-equalling fourth …

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Bayern Munich to face Tottenham Hotspur in South Korea!

FC Bayern Munich will play a friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur in South Korea during the 2024 Audi Summer Tour. The game will take place on August 3 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which has a capacity of 67,000. The encounter with the English Premier League club is part …

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CAF Safety & Security Conference focuses on CAF Officers’ Development & Conduct!

The recent CAF Safety and Security Conference, a pivotal event in the operations of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), united CAF Safety and Security Officers from all 54 Member Associations. The conference, which took place earlier on Wednesday, 15 May, focused on the development and conduct of the Safety …

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AS Monaco sign Thilo Kehrer from West Ham United!

AS Monaco have announced the club has activated the buy option for Thilo Kehrer. The 27 years old German international centre-back, who arrived in January 2024 from West Ham United (Premier League) has signed a four-season deal and is now linked to les Rouge & Blanc until June 2028. Thilo …

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CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals 2024 Draw conducted!

The official draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals 2024 was officially conducted on Sunday, May 19 – just two days to the start of the highly anticipated youth football competition in Zanzibar. The four-day tournament marks the conclusion of season two of the ground-breaking youth football …

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Sevilla FC & Quique Sanchez Flores not to extend contract!

Quique Sánchez Flores started the LaLiga pre-match press conference by adressing the announcement that he will leave Sevilla FC once his contract runs out at the end of the season. “Before we begin, I would like to inform you that last night I spoke to the President about my decision …

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LALIGA & EA SPORTS Team Of The Season Awards reveal top 15 players of the campaign!

For the third consecutive year, LALIGA and EA SPORTS have revealed the winners of the ‘Team Of The Season’ Awards. The winners were chosen from the list of nominees using a fan voting system, the club captains and a committee of experts. Unai Simón; Daniel Carvajal, Ronald Araujo, Antonio Rüdiger, …

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Global Statistics from the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup finals!

The 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup has witnessed plenty of history and more will be written when CF Pachuca hosts Columbus Crew in the Final on June 1 at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. CF Pachuca overcame Club America 3-2 on aggregate and earned the right to host based …

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