Author: VPEsports Editorial Team

Barcelona play their first official pre-season friendly against Birmingham City on Friday evening. The friendly takes place at St Andrew’s in front of the English club’s supporters. It is Barcelona’s first match during a training camp in England. Hansi Flick’s squad has been based at St George’s Park since 27 July. The players will remain […]

Bournemouth finished their Austrian training camp with a 5-2 victory over Augsburg. The friendly used three periods of thirty minutes instead of two halves. That format gave the coaching staff several chances to change the lineup. Evanilson scored during the opening period and gave Bournemouth an early lead. Alex Toth and Ben Gannon-Doak extended the […]

Braga defeated Zeleznicar Pancevo 4-0 in the Conference League qualifiers. The Portuguese side advanced with a 5-0 aggregate score. Zeleznicar’s first European campaign ended in the second qualifying round. Ricardo Horta opened the scoring from a penalty before half-time. Gabriel Silva added Braga’s second goal shortly before the interval. Pau Victor and Fran Navarro completed […]

Inter Turku defeated Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 in a major European qualifying result. The first leg in Turkey had ended in a 1-1 draw. Inter therefore advanced with a 3-1 aggregate victory. Jasse Tuominen opened the scoring after 18 minutes in Turku. Clinton Jephta added the second goal shortly after the interval. Basaksehir could not find […]

Hibernian produced a strong European comeback by beating Malisheva 4-1 in Edinburgh. The Scottish club had lost the first leg by two goals in Kosovo. Its home victory changed the aggregate score to 4-3. Easter Road gave the return match a very different setting. Hibernian attacked with greater speed and created early pressure around Malisheva’s […]

Washington Spirit earned a 1-0 away victory against Utah Royals. Trinity Rodman scored the only goal in the 28th minute. Paige Metayer supplied the final pass at America First Field. The result came after a match that demanded long defensive spells from Washington. Utah won several corners and kept pressure around the visiting penalty area. […]

Brisbane Roar defeated Sydney Olympic 3-0 in the Australia Cup round of 32. All three goals arrived during a fourteen-minute spell after half-time. Justin Vidic, Samuel James Ngor and Jacob Nasso found the net. The match remained goalless through the first half at Belmore Sports Ground. Sydney Olympic stayed compact and denied Brisbane an early […]

South Melbourne beat Adelaide United 2-1 in the Australia Cup round of 32. The home side recovered after conceding during the opening minutes. Ben Juach and Yuki Uchida scored the goals that completed the comeback. Craig Goodwin put Adelaide ahead after three minutes at Lakeside Stadium. Javi Muniz supplied the pass for the early finish. […]

Zinedine Zidane has been appointed head coach of the France men’s national team. His four-year contract runs through the 2030 World Cup. The former captain succeeds Didier Deschamps after a fourteen-year tenure. Federation president Philippe Diallo introduced Zidane in Paris on Tuesday. Zidane said the national team was the role he wanted most. He returns […]

Celtic have completed the signing of Danish striker Kasper Høgh from Bodø/Glimt. The transfer fee is reported at eleven million pounds plus add-ons. That figure makes the deal a new club record. Høgh has signed a four-year contract in Glasgow. Celtic also hold an option for one additional season. The forward arrives after scoring fifty-three […]