April 28, 2025. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours
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The last few days have been marked by an explosion of events in the world of sport, both domestically and internationally. In Romanian football, the tensions surrounding the Rapid - FCSB derby have catalyzed heated debates, while abroad, Liverpool have become champions of England and major changes at Real Madrid foreshadow a new era. In other sports, the excitement of Cristina Neagu's withdrawal from the Champions League provided a poignant moment in the return leg with Esbjerg while tennis is on the scene with the ATP tournament in Madrid underway.
HOME FOOTBALL
- FCSB/Rapid: FCSB win the derby in Giulești and distance themselves at the top of the standings with 4 rounds before the end of the championship. The match was a tense one including because of the refereeing decisions. The Rapidiștii challenged the way referee Dan Petrescu conducted the game, believing that they should have received a penalty kick in the 70th minute, which did not happen even after consulting VAR.
- Juri Cisotti: Juri Cisotti was once again FCSB's main pawn in the match against Rapid, scoring a goal and covering the areas of the pitch very well both defensively and offensively. The Italian was substituted in the 89th minute of the match when he went off injured.
- Marius Șumudică: Marius Șumudică again generated attention in the flash interview, where he railed against the refereeing. After the match, the FCSB owner ironized the Giuleș coach, declaring that now he is the best coach in Romania while Șumudică is in second place (irony to the Giuleș coach's statements that before the match he claimed that he is the number 1 coach in Romania).
FOTBAL International
- Liverpool: Liverpool have mathematically become this year's Premier League champions. "The 'Cormorants' managed to beat Tottenham 5-1 to trigger the fiesta at Anfield.
- Carlo Ancelotti: Carlo Ancelotti is very close to leaving Real Madrid. After the Madrid side's humiliation against Barcelona in the King's Cup final, the Spanish press is reporting that the Italian is expected to take over the Brazil national football team.
Transfers
- Denis Alibec: Denis Alibec is wanted by Universitatea Craiova, who are luring him with a €25,000-a-month salary.
- Rodrygo/Real Madrid:The Spanish press claims that Madrid president Florentino Perez has decided that Real Madrid will part with Rodrygo in the summer. The Brazilian, a difficult character, is in obvious decline from a footballing point of view.
- Stefan Târnovanu: Ștefan Târnovanu is on the transfer list of a number of top clubs, including Galatasaray, Udinese, Napoli and Al Shabab. The information was provided by the agent Giovani Becali. Italian journalists confirmed that Udinese and Napoli have already started negotiations for the FCSB goalkeeper.
TENIS
- Stefanos Tsitsipas: Stefanos Tsitsipas has criticized the Madrid tournament's playing surface. Stefanos Tsitsipas won in the second round 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff.
HANDBALL
- CSM Bucharest: CSM Bucharest missed out on entry into the "Final 4" after losing 26-22 to Esbjerg in Denmark. The match was also marked by the withdrawal of Cristina Neagu, who played the last Champions League match of her career.
Top Sportsmen and Teams
- Liverpool
- FCSB
- Rapid/Marius Șumudică
- CSM Bucharest/Cristina Neagu
- Ștefan Târnovanu
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