Zlatan Ibrahimovic targets playing at 2022 FIFA World Cup after returning to Sweden national team
• 4 years agoIbrahimovic’s initial aim is to play for Sweden at the continent-wide European Championship starting in June but looming further in the distance is the World Cup in Qatar that takes place in November and December 2022 — when he will be 41.
Copa del Rey: Athletic Bilbao’s late goal eliminates Barcelona; Real Sociedad upset Real Madrid
• 5 years agoThe Copa del Rey's new single-elimination format claimed its biggest victims, with Real Madrid and Barcelona both being eliminated in the quarter-finals.
LaLiga: Real Sociedad’s Alexander Isak, nicknamed The Next Zlatan Ibrahimovic, wants to be his own man
Amit Kamath • 5 years agoAlexander Isak is a man of few words. Measured words, that illustrate his youth. He is just 20 years old, after all. But his carefully thought-out sentences also belie the nickname he carries: The Next Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
LaLiga: Barcelona stumble to draw against Real Sociedad; Atletico Madrid end winless streak with win over Osasuna
• 5 years agoBarcelona were held to a 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad on Saturday, giving Madrid a chance to go into the midweek's clasico at Camp Nou Stadium with a two-point lead if they beat Valencia on Sunday.
Euro 2020 Qualifiers: UEFA charge Romania football federation with 'racist behavior' following chants directed at Alexander Isak
• 5 years agoRomania faces more severe UEFA action because it was already on probation for previous incidents of offensive fan behaviour at Euro 2020 qualifying matches
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund held by Hertha Berlin with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left out again
• 7 years agoThird-placed Borussia Dortmund were held 1-1 at Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday for their second draw in a row without leading striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund deny contact with Premier League side Arsenal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• 7 years agoBorussia Dortmund said on Thursday they have had no contact with Arsenal amidst reports their star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is chasing a move to the Premier League giants.
Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund held at home by Wolfsburg after dropping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• 7 years agoBefore kick-off, Dortmund coach Peter Stoeger revealed he took a dim view of Aubameyang missing a team meeting on Saturday and threw the top-scorer out of the squad.
German Cup: Borussia Dortmund thrash Magdeburg 5-0; Eintracht Frankfurt breeze into Round 3
• 8 years agoDortmund, who hadn't won in three games across all competitions, attacked from the start to bounce back from a recent dip in form.