Europe

‘Literally a tragedy’ — Missing footballer Atsu nearly left Turkey hours before earthquake hit

ANKARA — Missing footballer Christian Atsu was scheduled to fly out of southern Turkey hours before last week's devastating earthquake, but Hatayspor's manager said the Ghanaian opted to stay with the club after scoring a winning goal in their Feb. 5 Super Lig match.

"Atsu wanted to play more and asked for permission from his coach to leave if he wasn't going to get it," Hatayspor manager Fatih Ilek told a radio channel on Friday.

"He bought a ticket to fly to Istanbul, and from there to France. He was going to look for a club to get more playing time."

"Lloré todo un día": Edson Álvarez abre su corazón tras fallido traspaso al Chelsea

Edson Álvarez abrió su corazón en una entrevista en los Países Bajos y confesó que derramó una que otra lágrima el día de su fallido traspaso al Chelsea.

De tú a tú con el diario De Telegraaf, Machín reconoció que no fue fácil aceptar el hecho de que Ajax no le permitiera cumplir su sueño de jugar en la Premier League cuando la oportunidad tocó su puerta, al inicio de la temporada 2022-23.

"Lloré por un día y luego mostré que soy una persona fuerte. Por supuesto, la decepción duró un tiempo, pero yo creo que todo pasa por algo", afirmó.

Trabzonspor fans honor rescue workers before emotional victory in Turkey

Soccer in Turkey has been a distant afterthought after the Feb. 6 earthquake that's claimed the lives of over 42,000 people.

The domestic Süper Lig has been postponed while two clubs — Gaziantep and Hatayspor — have withdrawn from the league. Hatayspor's Christian Atsu is still missing while recovery efforts continue in both Turkey and Syria.

Barcelona snatch thrilling 2-2 draw with Man Utd after Rashford's latest mater class

BARCELONA - Barcelona fought back to earn a 2-2 draw with Manchester United in a pulsating Europa League knockout round playoff first leg on Thursday.

United were the better side for large parts of the game and controlled the tempo but were denied by goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen who made three outstanding saves in the first half.

Rodrygo skill move against Elche reminds us of vintage Robinho at Real Madrid

Rodrygo is enjoying his football at the Santiago Bernabéu this season, and a beautiful set of skills against Elche on Wednesday sent us back to the days when another young Brazilian was mesmerizing the Spanish crowd.

The match was goal-scoring fiesta for the Merengues — they managed to score four goals in a league match for the first time since September while keeping a clean sheet. Marco Asensio, Luka Modrić and a Karim Benzema’s double lit up the world champion’s celebratory victory.

Karim Adeyemi going coast-to-coast on Chelsea and celebrating with a backflip was too mean

Karim Adeyemi has been playing his best football at Borussia Dortmund since returning from the World Cup with Germany, and against Chelsea at Signal Iduna Park in Wednesday night's Champions League Round of 16 first leg the 21-year-old truly announced himself with a match-winning solo goal.

The game was very reminiscent of Diego Maradona vs. England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals.

First, Thiago Silva tried to do his best "Hand of God" impression. The center back had the ball in the back of the net but the ref spotted the infringement and booked the Brazilian. Booo.  

Manchester City reclaim top of EPL table after smashing Arsenal 3-1

LONDON — Manchester City knocked Arsenal off their Premier League perch as second-half goals by Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland earned the champions a 3-1 victory in a feisty top-of-the-table clash at The Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

Arsenal had come from a goal down and looked capable of ending a 10-game losing streak in the league against City but they ultimately came up short as their hopes of a first league title since 2004 suffered a big setback.

Dortmund fans unveil one of the greatest tifos ever seen ahead of Chelsea match

Take a bow Borussia Dortmund fans. The latest Dortmund tifo vs. Chelsea on Wednesday was an absolute masterpiece.

Signal Iduna Park is one of the cathedrals of European football. Its famous Yellow Wall holds 25,000 fans, always brings the noise and has a history of unveiling the best tifos you’ll ever see.

Wednesday was no exception as the Yellow Wall produced this.

Dortmund Tifo vs. Chelsea

¿Cuál es el plan del Barcelona con Julián Araujo?

Se acabó el drama, se acabó el suspenso: Julián Araujo es jugador del Barcelona.

El traspaso del mexico-americano desde el LA Galaxy al equipo catalán se había convertido en todo una telenovela, luego de que los papeles de su trasnferencia llegaron a las oficinas correspondientes 18 segundos después del cierre del mercado de pases invernal.

41-year-old Zlatan competes with his 16-year-old son at AC Milan training session

Zlatan Ibrahimović is one of the world's most brazenly outspoken footballers, and as a result of that he's also one of the most widely publicized. However, the 41-year-old maintains a largely anonymous private life, spending much of his offseason time in Malmö with longtime partner Helena Seger and their two sons Maximilian (age 16) and Vincent (age 14).

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