News about Soccer

English soccer club Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million (approximately €12.4 million) and banned from transferring players for one year with a two-year suspension, according to Logos Press.

A decision by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has cut World Cup operating costs by more than $100 million three months before the tournament, Logos Press reports.

The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has announced that the Iranian national team will face serious sanctions if it unilaterally refuses to participate in the World Cup, Logos Press reported.

Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali has announced that the national team will not be able to participate in the upcoming World Cup, according to Logos Press.

The Chisinau-based club Clic Media has secured its third consecutive championship in the Moldovan Futsal Super League, Logos Press reported.

The Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada) and Major League Soccer in the United States and Canada (MLS) will pay $347,000 for the absence of Inter Miami (USA) Argentine striker Lionel Messi in a match despite announcements of his appearance on the field, according to Logos Press.

The world’s most popular soccer player, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo left Saudi Arabia on his private jet after a drone attack on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh and flew to Madrid.

Iranian Football Federation President Mehdi Taj said the presence of the country’s national team at the World Cup in the United States is “unlikely.” If the Islamic Republic refuses to participate, a precedent will be set for the first time in the nearly 100-year history of the Mundial.

During the return match of the 1/16 Europa League final fans of the Belgrade soccer club Red Star staged a performance, unrolling an icon of the revered in Serbia St. Simeon of Myrotochivoy on the stand.

Portuguese footballer, five-time winner of the “Golden Ball” Cristiano Ronaldo became the owner of 25% of the shares of the club “Almeria”, playing in the second league of Spain, reports Logos Press.

No Moldovan club, starting from the 2027/28 season, will get a quota to participate in the Europa League, the second most important continental tournament, reports Logos Press.

The soccer club “Real Sireți” (Straseni district) in the final match with “Stăuceni”, which ended in a draw in regular time (0:0), won in a penalty shootout with the score 9:8 and became the owner of the “Winter Cup of Moldova”, reports Logos Press.

“Blue Square” of former Russian national soccer team defender Igor Smolnikov sold for 99.2 thousand Russian rubles (about €1 thousand) during the auction held at the Moscow Auction House, Logos Press reports.

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced the dates and venues of the matches of the League of Nations-2026/27, and the national team of Moldova has learned its opponents, reports Logos Press.