It’s officially time to start looking ahead. With 2022 coming to an end, here are five things we expect to happen in world soccer in 2023. Editor’s note: This story was published before Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr was confirmed by the club. Canada wins Women’s World Cup Never before have fans enjoyed two […]
Lionel Messi is a World Cup champion. The 35-year-old had to do it the hard way, but Messi added the coveted trophy to his collection after Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties in the 2022 World Cup final. After 120 minutes of thrilling action ended 3-3, Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed in the shootout […]
A lot of people doubted Olivier Giroud. One of the first coaches he encountered in professional football told him he’d never make it. Raymond Domenech, who coached France’s national team from 2004-10, said the country would never fall for a “big guy” like the 6-foot-4 striker. Fans booed him in a Euro 2016 tuneup match […]
With the World Cup squads officially submitted, the talent that’ll be on display in Qatar has been finalized. So, too, has the collection of players that won’t be on show. Be it because of injury, coaching decisions, or a failure to qualify, numerous stars will watch the tournament from home. With that in mind, here’s […]
And … breathe. After a flurry of deadline-day moves, upsfootball picks out the winners and losers from the most unpredictable summer transfer window of our time. Winner: Real Madrid While winning all there is to win in the European game in recent years, Real Madrid slowly amassed young talent, knowing the time would come to […]
The matchups are set. With the Champions League group stage draw officially in the books, it’s time to dissect the quartets. Here’s what to expect ahead of the competition’s big kickoff on Sept. 6. Group A John Powell / Liverpool FC / Getty Following a poor return of two points from three matches to begin […]
Milan is thinking of “armoring” the attacker, Rafael Leao. The Portuguese was one of the best in the last season, where the Rossoneri won the Serie A title. There is still speculation about his future, as Milan is said to be preparing a new contract. According to “Corriere dello Sport”, the Italian club wants to […]
Juventus are desperately looking for Nicolo Zaniolo. The journalist, Nicolo Schira, announced that the club from Turin is preparing the official offer to send to Rome. The talks between the clubs are continuing, while other details have not yet been made known. Roma is believed to be asking for 50 million euros for the sale […]
Paolo Dybala has not yet chosen his new club after leaving Juventus. The Argentine forward is currently a free agent and offers are not lacking. A week ago, it was said that the former Palermo footballer would end up in Inter, while recently Milan has entered the race for him. But, foreign media report that […]
Fiorentina has reportedly closed the deal for the transfer of Luka Jovic. Despite the fact that the talks had started for a loan of the Serbian attacker, the agreement ended by completely buying the card of the player from Real Madrid, “Sky Sport Italia” reported. Jovic will sign a contract with Fiorentina valid until June […]