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

Soccer continues to dominate the sports scene, with remarkable developments both domestically and internationally, while other sports such as basketball have attracted attention.

domestic football

• CSA Steaua/Dinamo: Romania's Parliament has on its agenda the new Sports Law, which proposes to recognize sports clubs under public law, allowing them to evolve/promote in the Superleague. The best known cases are CSA Steaua and CS Dinamo.
• FC Dinamo: FC Dinamo has announced its exit from insolvency. The decision was handed down by the Bucharest Tribunal.
• Rapid Bucharest: The new Rapid coach's statements - "I look good in burgundy. I'm also tanned and it suits me very well" - have aroused the displeasure of Giuleș supporters, who accuse the former Stelista player of racism.

FOTBAL International

• Romania U19: Romania U19 were beaten 1-3 by the Netherlands and stop in the semi-finals of the European U19 Championship.
• Spain U19: Spain U19 - Germany U19, an 11-goal semi-final. The Spaniards won 6-5 to qualify for the finals.
• Club World Cup: Atletico Madrid were eliminated from the Club World Cup after the group stage. The Spaniards won their final Group B match 1-0 against Botafogo, but it was not enough to qualify further. PSG and Botafogo will go through to the 'round of 16'.

Transfers

• Dennis Man: The Italian press provides new details on the transfer of Dennis Man from Parma to Lazio. The Italians claim that the striker is in advanced negotiations and is set to sign for Maurizio Sarri's side, who are pushing for the player.
• Dinamo/Danny Armstrong: Extreme right winger Danny Armstrong (27) has come onto Dinamo's radar. Kopic is on the lookout for a wide player and wants Armstrong. Romanian sources claim that Dinamo have offered him an extremely lucrative contract.
• Denis Drăguș: Trabzonspor want to sell Denis Drăguș to Gaziantep on loan, without receiving any money in return. The only condition is that Gaziantep must pay all of the player's salary, €1.5 million annually.
• Alex Mitriță: Alexandru Mitriță has been officially presented to Zhejiang Professional FC in China. The striker left Universitatea Craiova, for whom he played for the last two seasons.

NBA

• Oklahoma City Thunder: The Oklahoma City Thunder captured their first-ever title after defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the Finals MVP.

Top Athletes and Teams

1. CSA Steaua/FCSB
2. Oklahoma City Thunder
3. Romania U19
4. Dennis Man
5. Club World Cup

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