Barcelona hammered Real Sociedad 8-0 to win the Copa de la Reina in Zaragoza on Saturday as they moved one step closer towards completing a first ever quadruple.

Xavi Hernández made a U-turn on decision to resign in April‘We have the same enthusiasm to take on this season and next’ Xavi Hernández insists “nothing has changed” and he still has the “same enthusiasm and ambition” amid reports that Barcelona have decided to sack him – just three weeks after celebrating his decision to perform a U-turn and continue as coach. The Catalan, who resigned on 27 January only to change his mind on 24 April, said that no one had told him he would not be in the post next season, and that the message from the club had been one of “calm”. Continue reading...

Barcelona head coach Xavi has insisted that he retains the club's trust despite the debate about his future beyond this summer re-opening this week.

"The club has transmitted to me that I should stay calm and continue working"  Leer

The famous napkin that linked a young Lionel Messi to Barcelona sold for £762,400 ($965,000) on Friday, British auction house Bonhams said.

Barcelona are once again debating the future of Xavi Hernández less than a month after announcing he would continue for at least another season, sources told ESPN.

There has been no shortage of stunning games during manager’s spell at club. Here are 10 of the most memorable Chelsea secured their inaugural FA Cup on a historic day with a 1-0 victory over Notts County. The final was held at Wembley Stadium for the first time and drew a record crowd of 30,710. They were firm favourites and it was a sole strike from Ji So-yun that proved the difference. Lifting the trophy would kickstart the winning haul under Hayes, the first of 13 major pieces of silverware she would pick up with the club. Continue reading...

Nine months ago, Real Sociedad had the first option to sign Alexander Sørloth. They hesitated, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Barcelona reclaimed second place in LaLiga with a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Monday courtesy of a Lamine Yamal first-half strike and a late Raphinha penalty.

Real Madrid refused to dance on the grave but with relegation confirmed elsewhere, Los Carmenes resembled a crematorium Carlo Ancelotti had the cool cat shades and the big fat cigar but this wasn’t the time, not just yet. Real Madrid’s party, the manager taking to the mic, and the dancefloor, a conga line forming round the most famous fountain in the city, would have to wait a little while; first they had a funeral to go to. On Sunday morning, the champions boarded an open top bus down the Castellana and a stairway up Cibeles, goddess of fertility. But not before they headed to Los Carmenes on Saturday evening to face Granada – a week after they won the league, three days after they reached the European Cup final, and two hours, 38 minutes after Granada were relegated. The calendar and the contrast were cruel, and it could have been even worse. When Madrid wrapped up the title last Saturday – finally confirmed two hours after beating Cádiz, the players watching together as Barcelona were defeated by Girona – the federation announced that they would hand over the trophy before their next match. Which might have made sense except the next match was away against someone almost certainly going down, and Madrid said no, give it to us the next morning, the cup eventually presented behind closed doors in silence then carried into the city where thousands waited. They were going to dance, sure, but not on Granada’s grave. Continue reading...

City erupts in ecstasy as Atalanta’s victory over Roma returned Bologna to Europe’s top table for the first time in 60 years Alessio De Giuseppe hopped into the passenger seat of Riccardo Orsolini’s car without stopping to check where it was headed. The Dazn reporter had been waiting outside Bologna’s training ground, hoping to speak with players after their qualification to next season’s Champions League was confirmed by Atalanta’s 2-1 win over Roma on Sunday night. Orsolini pulled out of the gates and gestured for him to get in. Like a hitchhiker with no fixed destination, De Giuseppe climbed in first and asked questions later. This scene unfolded live on TV, rendered more surreal by the camera cutting back not only to Dazn’s panel of analysts in the studio but also to images of a laughing Cesc Fàbregas in a white jacket. The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder was joining the show via a separate video call to speak about his work helping Como to get promoted to Serie A. Continue reading...