Football

Portuguese top division club Braga will allow free entry to the general public for their final home league game of 2024. Braga host Casa Pia in Portugal’s top flight on Sunday, December 29, and the club have announced they will grant free admission into their Municipal de Braga stadium for the match. Supporters will not need to purchase any ticket for the game and will be able to access the stadium via any of its turnstile access points, but any season ticket holders who pay for an annual seat in…

Alessandro Nesta has been sacked as head coach of Monza after winning just one of his 17 Serie A matches in charge. Nesta, formerly captain of Lazio and a two-time Champions League winner with Milan, replaced Raffaele Palladino as Monza head coach this summer but has been relieved of his duties following Sunday’s 2-1 home defeat to Juventus. Palladino was appointed at Fiorentina after leading Monza to a 12th place finish in their second season in Italy’s top flight, but the club are now 20th in Serie A after the…

Valencia have sacked head coach Ruben Baraja after winning just two of their opening 17 La Liga matches this season. Sunday’s 2-2 draw at home to Alaves lifted Valencia off the bottom of the table thanks to their superior goal difference over Real Valladolid, but they remain four points from safety in 19th position. 49-year-old Baraja had overseen just one victory in the club’s last 11 league matches and none in their last five — a run of results which has yielded just two points, including defeat at Valladolid. At…

Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT will hope 2025 is far more successful than 2024

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Bournemouth fans sing about European qualification after winning 3-0 at Manchester United for the second successive season.

After a 3-0 humbling by Bournemouth, Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim already has difficult questions to answer.

Morocco will co-host the men’s World Cup in 2030 and aims to stage the final itself – changes have been afoot in the north African nation

Highlights of the day’s Premier League matches, including Aston Villa v Manchester City.

Christian Pulisic spoke to GQ about a number of topics after an interesting year for the US men’s national team