July 15, 2025. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours
In the last few hours, the sporting landscape has been dominated by the start of the Romanian SuperLiga football season, new transfers and a series of controversies over VAR refereeing. Internationally, the transfer of Luka Modric to AC Milan and the scandal involving Barcelona player Lamine Yamal grabbed the headlines. In tennis, Irina Begu continues her run at the UniCredit Iași Open, the first Romanian to qualify for the second round of the tournament.
FOTBALL Domestic
Dinamo/ Csikszereda: Csikszereda and Dinamo finished 2-2 draw in the last match of the first leg of the Superliga season. The Ciucans led 2-0, but the "red dogs" came back and equalized on the scoreboard before half-time.
Farul Constanța/FC Botoșani: Ianis Zicu's Farul started with a draw at Botoșani. The Mariners were 1-0 down, but managed to come back in the 72nd minute of the match. The half was marked by controversial refereeing decisions after consulting VAR.
Vasile Miriuță: Vasile Miriuță has decided not to continue on the Poli Iași bench after the Moldovans were relegated to League 2. The coach is currently on vacation and is considering taking a longer break from coaching.
FOTBAL International
Lamine Yamal: Barcelona player Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday party has sparked reactions in the international press. ADEE, a Spanish association of people with achondroplasia and other dwarf skeletal dysplasias, denounced the hiring of dwarves for entertainment purposes at the player's party.FCSB: FCSB are preparing for the return leg against Inter D'Escaldes in the UEFA Champions League preliminary round. The champions made the trip to Andora after a journey that took around 8 hours. In the first leg the red-and-blues won 3-1.
Transfers
Rapid/Mattias Kait: Rapid will part ways with Mattias Kait. After the unconvincing performances during Șumudică's tenure and the training period under new coach Costel Gâlcă, the management has decided not to rely on the Estonian's services.
Luka Modric: Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract with AC Milan after his split with Real Madrid. The 39-year-old midfielder's arrival has been confirmed by Milan's new coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Darius Olaru: A publication close to Rangers reports that Darius Olaru is on the Ibrox Scottish side's radar. The FCSB captain is priced at €7.5 million and has been under the Rangers' microscope before.
TENIS
UniCredit Iași Open: Irina Begu has qualified for the second round of the UniCredit Iași Open, defeating Nao Hibino 6-1, 6-2. Miriam Bulgaru and Ana Bogdan stopped in the first round.
Top Athletes and Teams
- Dinamo
- FCSB
- Irina Begu
- Luka Modric
- Farul Constanța
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