Ivan Rakitic

Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic announces retirement from Croatia national team

Rakitic, who did not elaborate on the reasons for the decision, made his debut for Croatia in 2007.

UEFA Nationa League: Cristiano Ronaldo a doubt as Portugal prepare to face weakened Croatia

Ronaldo is with the Portugal squad but has a toe infection and did not train on Wednesday or Thursday. He was instead doing "gym work", the Portuguese football federation (FPF) said.

LaLiga: Sevilla re-sign Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic

Rakitic, who had a year left on his contract at the Camp Nou, spent three seasons with Sevilla and won the Europa League in the 2013/14 season right before he made his big switch in 2014.

Lionel Messi remains silent after Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu's offer to resign

Without directly accusing Bartomeu, Messi has been outspoken against the club’s decisions this season, the team’s first without a title since 2007-08.

Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal could leave Barcelona as LaLiga club plans for complete overhaul of squad

Suarez and other players' departures would be part of the “profound” changes to the first team that the club announced after its season ended with a humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

LaLiga: Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao to move back on top; Atletico Madrid secure win against Levante

Barcelona earned a hard-fought 1-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday to put the pressure back on Real Madrid in the Spanish league.

'There should be less foreigners in Indian football leagues', says Coratia's coach during online session organised by SAI and AIFF

Dalic said, 'It is difficult to build a solid base of local talent if too many foreigners play in the domestic leagues.'

Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says he's not a 'sack of potatoes' in jibe at club's recent treatment of him

The Croatian has been at Barcelona since 2014 but has fallen out of contention this campaign due to the arrival of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong and has only started 10 of Barca’s 27 La Liga matches

Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Ivan Rakitic pulls out of Croatia squad with Achilles injury, set to miss Barcelona friendly against Cartagena

Rakitic will also be unavailable for Barca's charity match against Cartagena on Wednesday, along with Jordi Alba and Nelson Semedo, who are suffering from hamstring and calf problems respectively

Neymar trains and waits as Paris Saint-Germain mull latest Barcelona offer ahead of transfer deadline

Neymar trained with his Paris Saint-Germain teammates on Wednesday as reports in France and Spain indicated a protracted deal to take him back to his old club Barcelona may still be reached before the transfer deadline.