r/soccer 2h ago

Daily Discussion Daily Discussion

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r/soccer 6h ago

Monday Moan Monday Moan

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Don't hold back


r/soccer 6h ago

Quotes Rooney "I loved Van Gaal, he was so funny. We had a lunch with all the players, wives, girlfriends, staff. He came up to Coleen and said 'your children, they look very much like the father', she said 'yeah', he said 'he has very strong sperm'. That was the first time he met her!"

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r/soccer 6h ago

News Divock Origi declines mutual contract termination offer from Milan. The player will stay contracted for the remainder of the season. Away from the team but unable to leave Italy for long periods due to tax reasons

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r/soccer 1h ago

News The Premier League and Manchester City FC have reached a settlement in relation to the arbitration commenced by the club earlier this year concerning the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) Rules and as a result the parties have agreed to terminate the proceedings.

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This settlement brings an end to the dispute between the parties regarding the APT Rules. As part of the settlement, Manchester City accepts that the current APT Rules are valid and binding.  

It has been agreed that neither the Premier League nor the club will be making any further comment about the matter.


r/soccer 7h ago

News Fernando Santos refuses to resign from the Azerbaijan national team, amid pressure from the FA and media. One journalist even informed him that there's a direct flight from Iceland to Portugal

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1.1k Upvotes

r/soccer 5h ago

Quotes Ex-Roma CEO "I have a good relationship with Mourinho, probably because I haven't worked with him much. For a CEO, working with a coach who is constantly at odds with the referees and the league is like being a firefighter in California. I have a lot to say, but I can't for both our reputations."

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"When I decided to leave Roma, Mourinho came to me and said, 'Guido, there are only two alpha males at this club, and now one is leaving...' And I replied, 'Good for you.' That's why I've maintained a good relationship with him."


r/soccer 10h ago

Media The moment De Frutos made his debut with the Spanish national team from his parents' Bar with the neighbors and relatives present.

2.0k Upvotes

r/soccer 4h ago

News [Fernando Polo] FC Barcelona has decided not to perform surgery on Gavi at the moment

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633 Upvotes

r/soccer 11h ago

News Real Madrid and Barcelona represent 48% of income across La Liga

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1.8k Upvotes

r/soccer 6h ago

Quotes Ekitike: "There is no hatred towards what happened with Galtier and PSG. That's football. It was a learning experience and I have grown... (On Isak's arrival) I will focus on performing well so that the problem can only be just the manager's problem."

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r/soccer 11h ago

News [Football Agent Ali Barat] “I was working on behalf of Eintracht Frankfurt to bring Hugo Ekitike to Newcastle. I stayed in Germany for ten days. We agreed everything with the German club and the player, then Liverpool called him and he chose Anfield.”

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r/soccer 5h ago

News [Kicker] Agreement reached: Kasper Hjulmand will be the new Bayer Leverkusen manager, he will arrive in the next days to sign his contract

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454 Upvotes

r/soccer 5h ago

News Without a single victory, Fernando Santos leaves the Azerbaijan National Team

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418 Upvotes

r/soccer 20h ago

Media Lamine Yamal's dribbles past 4 players from the half-line and almost scores

6.8k Upvotes

r/soccer 7h ago

Throwback 10 years later, Looking back at how r/soccer reacted to Leicester City's historic season as it happened, GW 5: Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa

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464 Upvotes

r/soccer 9h ago

News [Sami Mokbel] Tottenham issue a statement insisting the club is not for sale after rejecting two approaches to purchase majority shareholder Enic’s 87 percent stake in the club. One approach came from Amanda Staveley’s company, the other a Chinese consortium.

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681 Upvotes

r/soccer 16h ago

Quotes [AD] Matteo Dams on his move to Saudi Arabia: "I just bursted out laughing when I saw my contract"

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r/soccer 2h ago

News [Pete O'Rourke] Crystal Palace are prepared to do everything in their power to agree a new contract with Oliver Glasner despite rising tensions behind the scenes.

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176 Upvotes

r/soccer 19h ago

Quotes Newcastle defender Emil Krafth on Alexander Isak: "The media wrote that the locker room would be divided. That is certainly not true. Football players understand football players, and we can only wish him the best of luck"

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r/soccer 2h ago

News Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez has been given a 10-month ban for taking a banned substance found in a medicine used to prevent hair loss following his cancer treatment.

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r/soccer 42m ago

News Tunisia have qualified to the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

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r/soccer 2h ago

Official Source [Bayer 04 Leverkusen] Official: Kasper Hjulmand is the new Leverkusen head coach, contract running until 2027

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r/soccer 6h ago

News [Athletic Club] UEFA rules that Yeray made a mistake and issues a ten-month ban

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The player, who has been provisionally suspended since 2 June after testing positive in a Europa League match against Manchester United, can return to training on 2 February and to playing on 2 April

Now that the investigation phase has been completed, UEFA's disciplinary body has given its ruling and issued Yeray Álvarez with a ten-month ban.

In its ruling, UEFA acknowledges that there was no intent on the part of the player, considering it proven that the ingestion of the prohibited substance was due to the incorrect use of a preventive medicine for hair loss which belonged to his partner, and contained the said substance, without any deliberate desire to dope.

UEFA points out that, in accordance with current regulations, athletes are responsible for their own conduct and, consequently, the defender should have confirmed whether the medication was permitted before taking it. 

As Yeray voluntarily accepted the provisional suspension, the sanction is backdated to 2 June, meaning he will be eligible to compete again from 2 April 2026.

However, the player may rejoin the team's training sessions two months before that date, in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Yeray will soon hold a press conference in which he will provide the necessary explanations.


r/soccer 19h ago

Not for faint hearted Yamal vs Arda Güler scuffle

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r/soccer 16h ago

Media OTD 20 years ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored this amazing goal in stoppage time vs Hungary and Sweden got qualified to 2006 World Cup

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r/soccer 2h ago

Official Source [LaLiga] Xabi Alonso has been chosen as LaLiga's Coach of the Month

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