July 14, 2025. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours

The sporting world provided an exciting weekend, with domestic and international football, transfer talks and a Club World Cup final. In parallel, tennis attracted attention with the WTA and ATP finals at Wimbledon.

HOME FOOTBALL

CFR: CFR narrowly beat Unirea Slobozia 2-1 in the first leg of the Superlig championship. Without Louis Munteanu, who is on his way out of the team, the Ardelenians won with a goal scored in extra time (min 90+4).

FCSB: FCSB started the championship with a draw. The champions finished in a 1-1 draw with FC Hermannstadt of Sibenium. Măldărășanu's lads led until the 90+3 minute when the red-and-blues were saved from defeat by 17-year-old Alexandru Stoian's strike.

Superliga: Oțelul and Petrolul shared the points in the first leg of Romania's Superliga, finishing 0-0 draw

FOTBAL INTERNATIONAL

Chelsea: Chelsea beat French side PSG 3-0 in the Club World Cup final to claim the trophy

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Transfers

Louis Munteanu: CFR sell their striker to Lille in France. Owner Neluțu Varga claims that the club will collect a record 18 million euros for the transfer.

Edi Iordănescu/Legia Warsaw: Edi Iordănescu managed to win his first trophy with Legia Warsaw. His team won the Polish Super Cup 2-1 at champions Lech Poznan!

TENIS

Jannik Sinner: Jannik Sinner is the new Wimbledon champion after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the final. After a match that lasted three hours and six minutes, the ATP No. 1 beat his rival in four sets, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 4-6.

Simona Halep:Simona Halep was at Wimbledon where she watched the final of the Royal Lodge tournament. The final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz attracted famous names from the sports and movie world.

Iga Swiatek:Amanda Anisimova (23, 12 WTA) lost outright, 0-6, 0-6, to Iga Swiatek in the women's final of Wimbledon 2025. It is the second time in the tournament's history that the final has had such an outcome, with the first such score coming in 1911.

Top Athletes and Teams

1. Chelsea
2. Jannik Sinner
3. Romanian Super League
4. Edi Iordănescu/Legia Warsaw
5. Louis Munteanu

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