Athletic Bilbao forward Nico Williams has pledged to a lifetime fight against racism in Spain following multiple incidents of racist abuse against black players, Afrosport reports. The 22-year-old forward was the recipient of racist abuse during a La Liga match against Atletico Madrid last season, forcing the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to order a partial closure of Atletico's south stand for two matches. Clubs and players...
French forward Kylian Mbappe has been named Real Madrid’s Player of the Month for September, Afrosport reports. Mbappe, who joined Madrid for free this summer, pipped Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo Goes, Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao to the monthly award. 👏 Congratulations, @KMbappe! ✨ #JugadorCincoEstrellas · September ⚽ @futbolmahou pic.twitter.com/eR4JYge5Ai — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 8, 2024 The 25-year-old scored six times for Los Blancos...
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been named La Liga Player of the Month for September, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old claimed the award after scoring three goals and providing an assist in four La Liga matches for the Blaugrana in September. puro 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢. 💎 💙❤️ Lamine Yamal, del @FCBarcelona_es, es el 𝐉𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐌𝐄𝐒 de septiembre en #LALIGAEASPORTS.@easportsfces | #LALIGAPOTM #PREMIOSLALIGA — LALIGA (@LaLiga) October 4, 2024...
Former Juventus goalkeeper, Wojciech Szczesny has joined Spanish giants Barcelona until the end of the season, barely a month after he announced his retirement from football, Afrosport reports. The 34-year-old shot stopper only announced his retirement on August 27 after mutually agreeing to terminate his Juventus contract, but now sees a sensational return to the game. Szczesny's signing is due to the knee injury suffered by...
Atletico Madrid has issued a lifetime stadium ban to a fan that was found guilty of throwing objects onto the pitch during Sunday’s Madrid derby at the Metropolitano Stadium. Deigo Simeone’s side played out a 1-1 draw with their city rival, Real Madrid, in a match that was marred by fan trouble. The visitors got the opener in the 64th minute after defender Eder Militao found...
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