European wrap: Raphinha helps Barca extend lead at top
Raphinha scored the only goal as La Liga leaders Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao at San Mames to restore their nine-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid.
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Atletico Madrid Thrash Sevilla, Celebrate Simeone Record In Style
Atletico Madrid crushed Sevilla 6-1 on Saturday to move third in La Liga as Diego Simeone celebrated setting a new milestone as coach. Memphis Depay struck twice for the hosts, with Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco adding to the lead, and Alvaro Morata adding a brace in a rout which affirmed Atletico's vast improvement in 2023. Argentine coach Simeone overtook the late Luis Aragones as the coach in charge of Atletico for the most games, with this his 613rd at the helm of the Rojiblancos after taking charge in 2011.
Argentina's World Cup-Winning Coach Lionel Scaloni To Stay Till 2026
Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract until the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine football federation announced on Monday. Scaloni, who took over the role in 2018 and guided Lionel Messi's team to glory in Qatar in December, agreed to the new deal while attending the FIFA Best awards in Paris. Argentine football chief "Claudio Tapia and Lionel Scaloni met to finalise the extension of his contract until 2026," a statement from the federation read under the headline "Continuity assured".
World Cup winner Scaloni renews contract with Argentina to 2026
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has extended his contract until 2026, the country's FA said on Monday (Feb 27) after he led the team to their World Cup triumph in Qatar last year.
Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic attacked by fan during Europa League match against PSV - 'He wanted to hurt me'
A pitch invader attacked Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during his side's 2-0 defeat against PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of their Europa League knockout round play-off. Despite the loss, the Spanish side progressed to the last 16, 3-2 on aggregate due to their 3-0 victory in the first leg. Ad They will be in the Europa League draw which takes place on Friday at 12:00 GMT.
Why Brazil wants Liverpool to knock Madrid out of the UCL
Two months have gone by since the end of the World Cup, and Brazil are still without a replacement for coach Tite, who stepped down after the competition. Local FA president Ednaldo Rodrigues originally gave himself an informal deadline of the end of January to appoint a new man. That, obviously, has come and gone, and the decision has been made to put Ramon Meneses, the Under-20s boss, in charge for a friendly next month against Morocco.
Barca crush Sevilla to expand La Liga lead over Madrid
The Catalans, aiming to win their first Spanish title since 2019, punished second-placed Madrid for their 1-0 defeat by Real Mallorca earlier on, opening up a wide gap ahead of their rivals.
Isco failed to meet Sevilla's expectations, says Sampaoli
Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli said the LaLiga club's former midfielder Isco failed to live up to their expectations, leading to the 30-year-old's contract being terminated on Wednesday.