LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Manchester City has reached an agreement with Milan for the transfer of Tijjani Reijnders to Pep Guardiola. The Dutchman, 26, was the best in the difficult Rossoneri season and now, according to the BBC, he is ready to sign a 5-year contract with the Citizens. The English club will pay Milan 55 million euros, plus bonuses. The company’s goal is to close the deal in time to allow the orange international to participate in the Club World Cup that will start on June 14 in the USA.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Barcelona could face a fine in next season’s Champions League for having violated UEFA’s financial fair play for the second year running. The Times claims so, according to which, for the same reasons, Chelsea and Aston Villa could also be sanctioned, albeit with a lighter penalty, as it is their first violation.

The sanction inflicted on the Blaugrana, according to the British newspaper, could materialize in the registration of a limited number of players in the competition or a points deduction for the following season.

In October, Barcelona lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a fine of 500,000 euros for having misdeclared their profits. The CAS said at the time that the sanction was light but would be more severe in the case of a “recurrence”.

And according to The Times, a second violation has been committed. UEFA will provide details of the teams that have not respected the financial rules in the coming weeks.

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MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – A sudden slowdown in the negotiations that could have brought Theo Hernandez to Al Hilal. Milan, reports “As“, was ready to accept an offer of around 30 million euros for the 27-year-old French full-back, given that his contract expires in 2026 and there is the risk of losing him for free in a year. But the player is not interested: even though he is coming off a season that was anything but positive, Hernandez wants to continue playing at a high level and would prefer to give priority to other offers from clubs that will take part in the next Champions League.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – A coalition of Maltese civil society organizations has issued a joint appeal to Foreign Minister Ian Borg, urging the Maltese government to prohibit the transfer of military supplies to Israel.

The appeal, signed by 18 NGOs, warns that such transfers risk facilitating grave breaches of international humanitarian law, including alleged genocide, apartheid, and illegal occupation. In their petition, the organizations demand that Malta adopt strict measures to prevent any Malta-flagged vessels from transporting arms or military equipment to conflict zones—particularly to Israel, amid growing international scrutiny of its military actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.

“Malta’s civil society is united in urging the competent authority to fulfill its legal obligations under international law to halt any illegal transfer of military supplies destined for use in Israel’s genocidal violence,” the letter states.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – After what happened in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 between Atletico and Real Madrid, with Julian Alvarez’s penalty considered invalid due to a double touch, the IFAB has decided to change the rule starting from 1 July 2025.

The International Board has decided to consider the intentionality: if the person taking the penalty hits the ball involuntarily with both feet at the same time, or if the ball touches the foot or the supporting leg immediately after the kick, the penalty will be retaken if the ball enters the goal, otherwise an indirect free kick will be awarded to the defender (unless the referee decides to let play continue for the advantage). If this scenario were to occur during a series of penalties, if the ball does not enter the goal there will be no retake and the penalty will be considered failed.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Bruno Fernandes declines the pharaonic offer from Al Hilal, which according to the English media had gone as far as to offer a salary of 77 million euros per season.

The Manchester United captain, under contract until 2027, prefers to stay in Europe, hence the no to the Saudi proposal. This, however, does not mean that he will remain at Old Trafford: after the Europa League final lost to Tottenham, Fernandes had placed his future in the hands of the club. “If the club thinks it is time to sell me because they want to raise money, that’s how it will be, it happens in football. I will stay until the club tells me it is time to leave”.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Hamrun Spartans have officially announced the appointment of Giacomo Modica as their new head coach, reinforcing a long-standing tradition at the club of relying on Italian managerial talent. The appointment, revealed through the club’s social media channels, marks a fresh chapter as the Spartans gear up for the upcoming 2025/26 season and UEFA Champions League qualification.

Modica, a 61-year-old Italian from Mazara del Vallo in Sicily, brings with him a rich footballing pedigree and a deep connection to one of Italy’s most iconic tactical minds—Zdenek Zeman. Often referred to in Italy as “Lo Zemaniano”(the Zeman disciple), Modica spent years working alongside the legendary Czech-born coach, absorbing his trademark attacking philosophy and high-press style of football.

The signing of Modica—an individual who has not only worked under Zeman at elite Serie A sides such as Napoli, Roma, and Cagliari, but also carved out his own coaching path in Serie B and Serie C with teams including Messina, Lecce, and Cosenza.

As a player, Modica featured for several Italian clubs including Palermo, Padova, and Messina, where he once shared the dressing room with the late Salvatore Schillaci, Italy’s hero at the 1990 World Cup. During his stint at Padova in the early ’90s, Modica also played alongside a young Alessandro Del Piero, who would go on to become a global football icon.

Hamrun Spartans described Modica as a coach “with vision, experience, and passion,” and expectations are high as he takes over the technical leadership of the squad, particularly in preparation for their UEFA Champions League commitments.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – A crucial day for the European destiny of Crystal Palace. The historic victory in the FA Cup final against Manchester City has given the Eagles a place in the next Europa League, but their participation is seriously at risk due to UEFA rules on multi-ownership.

John Textor holds 43% of the club but is also the majority shareholder of Lyon, which will play in the Europa League next season. Not even the hypothesis of a relegation to the Conference would be practicable: David Blitzer owns shares in both the English club and Broendby and since UEFA in these cases gives priority to the team that has placed better in the championship, it would be the Danes who play in the third continental competition.

Brighton, the first of the Premier League excluded teams, would take advantage of this scenario, but – “Daily Mail” reports – today a delegation from Crystal Palace will go to Nyon to try to convince UEFA that there is no link with Lyon and thus save their place in the Europa League.

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MADRID (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – “A lot of things happened, some too quickly, complicated for me to handle, but in the end I’m happy”. Alvaro Morata, interviewed by “Gazzetta dello Sport”, spoke again about his months spent at Milan, experience then interrupted in January with the transfer to Galatasaray.

“Inside there, things happened that I had never experienced in my career, and I’d rather keep them to myself. I didn’t feel comfortable anymore, and before becoming a problem, I left.”, specifies the Spanish striker who admits that things were not going “especially in terms of communication. I try to be respectful with everyone but there are certain things that I don’t like, and to avoid creating problems I left”.

Morata is on loan at Galatasaray until December 31, he hasn’t spoken with Tare and Allegri yet “or at least, not in the new roles. Because I often hear from Max because of the relationship that binds us. They are great professionals and if they took them it means that Milan wants to get back to winning and being important immediately and I hope that everything goes great for them. But I don’t know anything about me”.

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LIVERPOOL (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Liverpool insists on Florian Wirtz. According to English media, Bayer Leverkusen has rejected the Reds’ first two offers (100 million plus 15 in bonuses and then 130 million euros in total between the fixed and variable part) remaining firm on its initial request of 150 million.

This is why, according to “Kicker”, to bridge the gap, Liverpool is thinking of introducing technical counterparts such as Harvey Elliott and Jarrell Quansah: the first, in particular, has struggled this season to find space and with the arrival of Wirtz he risks playing even less.

But at Anfield they are working on several tables and negotiations are proceeding quickly with Bournemouth for Milos Kerkez, a 21-year-old Hungarian full-back who the Cherries value at just under 50 million. On the other hand, Caoimhin Kelleher is leaving: the 26-year-old Irish goalkeeper is about to move to Brentford for 15 million euros plus 6.5 in bonuses. His place will be taken by Giorgi Mamardashvili, already bought a year ago from Valencia and left on loan for a season to the Spanish team.

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