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In a new setback for Spain’s scandal-plagued football association, police on Thursday raided the country’s football officiating headquarters as part of an investigation into claims FC Barcelona paid for favorable outcomes. The court looking into the so-called Negreira case, which involves payments allegedly made to a company owned by a former senior officiating official named Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, ordered the search. Police started their investigation early on Thursday at the CTA Referees Technical Committee offices, which are located at the headquarters of the RFEF Football Federation outside of Madrid. According to a statement, a judge in Barcelona had authorized…

The second-most favored European team among American supporters is Manchester City.This is supported by data from a poll conducted by Statista Consumer Insights and shared on social media by Casinos En Ligne.The study focused on American football enthusiasts, and its findings were based on a percentage. With an 8% share, Pep Guardiola and his treble champions are currently considered to be the joint second-most followed European club in the United States. Between 2018 and 2021, the Blues won four straight Carabao Cup medals under his leadership. In 2019 and 2023, the FA Cup will also be held at the Etihad…

Owners of Liverpool, Fenway Sports Group, announced on Thursday that they have sold a small portion of the Premier League powerhouses to American private equity firm Dynasty Equity. The club stated that the money would be invested in infrastructure initiatives, transfer market expenses, and debt repayment from the Covid epidemic. The Reds are not for sale, as FSG founder John Henry claimed earlier this year, but the firm acknowledged it was open to “new shareholders if it was in the best interests of Liverpool as a club.” Liverpool has returned to the top of the English and European game since…

Barcelona on Thursday announced post-tax profits for the 2022–23 season of 304 million euros ($321 million), exceeding the projections of the Spanish giants who are attempting to stabilize their financial status. Despite expecting 859 million euros in revenue for the current campaign, the club “closed the 2022/23 financial year with a net profit of 304 million euros after tax, higher than that approved in last season’s budget,” according to a statement from Barca. For 2022–2023, a profit of 274 million euros had been budgeted, which is 30 million euros less than the numbers from Thursday. The club added that net…

Ten months after losing his leg in a skiing accident, Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer started working out with the squad again on Thursday. Being back on the field with my teammates is a terrific feeling, he remarked. “I had been anticipating that,” With the other goalkeepers for Bayern, Sven Ulreich and Daniel Peretz, as well as the team’s outfield players, Neuer participated in a goalkeeping practice. Neuer fractured his leg in December after helping Bayern win the Champions League in 2013 and 2020. Complications with his rehabilitation had caused a delay in his homecoming. Bayern did not specify a…

Lisandro Martinez, a defender for Manchester United, has been out for a “extended period” after reinjuring his foot from the previous campaign. When Martinez suffered a fractured metatarsal in United’s Europa League quarterfinal match against Sevilla in April, he was out for about two months. According to a statement, “Lisandro Martinez will be out of action for a significant amount of time due to an aggravation of the foot injury he sustained in April.” “The setback occurred in our Premier League match against Arsenal earlier this month. The Argentine defender. “Martinez heroically continued to play in the ensuing two matches,…

After a lackluster start to his Arsenal career, Kai Havertz’s confidence is being boosted by Mikel Arteta. The German international cost £65 million ($80 million) to join the Gunners from Chelsea in June, but he has yet to score or even provide an assist for his new team. The last two Premier League games, against Everton and Tottenham, he was on the substitutes’ bench. Arsenal is attempting to assist the 24-year-old “as much as possible,” according to Arteta, whose team is now sixth in the Premier League after an undefeated start to the season. On the eve of his team’s…

The club has reportedly begun developing plans to bring in new players during the January transfer window, according to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino. In his pre-game press conference on Friday, Pochettino stated that the club is eager to reinforce the team, which has been decimated by a number of injuries. “I believe the football [we play] is very dynamic, and now we have to work on [injured players’] recovery, like Nkunku, to help us have more goals and be more reliable,” he said. Of course, we’ve already begun working since January. In response to a question regarding the compressed schedule…

Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku, two Manchester City wingers, have been challenged by Pep Guardiola to justify their inclusion in his attack. Grealish played a significant role in City’s treble-winning campaign last year, but the English winger has struggled with injuries this time around. The former Aston Villa player, who will cost City £100 million in 2021, has just started playing again after observing Belgian rookie Doku succeed without him. Doku, who was acquired from Rennes in the offseason, presents a different kind of flank threat than Grealish, and some City supporters have demanded that the 21-year-old make his Premier…

Emergency services said that Alexis Beka Beka, a French football player, was “safe and sound” after being found on Friday in a “state of distress.” Police and firefighters attended to the 22-year-old midfielder. He is secure, according to a police spokeswoman. The result, according to Nice’s president Jean-Pierre Rivere, has the club feeling relieved. In a statement, Rivere said that for Alexis, who was in discomfort this morning, “everything ended well.” “He has received care. We will continue to respect medical privacy, and we ask that everyone else does the same. He has the support of the entire club, including…