May 16, 2025. Sport news round-up / last 24 hours

Soccer dominates the sports scene. Barcelona clinches the Spanish title, FCSB celebrates winning the championship in the SuperLiga, and at Rapid tensions are simmering between coach and players after a failed season. Beyond football, in tennis, Irina Begu is close to a final at the WTA tournament in Parma, while CSM Bucharest secures its third consecutive women's handball title.

HOME FOOTBALL

• Marius Șumudică/Rapid: Marius Șumudică has little chance of staying at Rapid. Tensions at Giuleșteni are growing and the rift between coach and players is evident especially after the latest statements from the coach who accused his pupils of a lack of attitude in matches and emphasized that there is no chemistry between him and the players.
• FCSB/MM Stoica: MM Stoica reacted to Dan Petrescu's statements congratulating the red-and-blue for winning the title, but did not forget to mention the "support" of the refereeing. The president of FCSB claims that CFR should not have won any championship, being the team that received the most support from the refereeing.
• FCSB: FCSB will celebrate their championship title in Constitution Square on Saturday evening after their match against Universitatea Craiova at the National Arena.

FOTBAL International

• Barcelona: Barcelona became mathematically champions of Spain with two rounds to go after beating Espanyol 2-0.
• Mircea Lucescu/Louis Munteanu: Romania coach Mircea Lucescu spoke about the shortcomings of Louis Munteanu and the reason for not calling the striker into national team action. Lucescu believes that the CFR Cluj player does not run enough to press and help his teammates in defense. When his running parameters improve, he will certainly be called up, the coach concluded.
• Mircea Lucescu: Mircea Lucescu believes that Romania did not get a penalty against Bosnia because the Romanian refereeing chief, Kyros Vassaras, did not put enough pressure on the referee.

Transfers

• Dinamo/Răzvan Tănasă: Dinamo will start negotiations with Farul Constanța for Răzvan Tănasă. The player has been on loan at Oțelul Galați for two seasons and has caught the attention of Dinamo.
• Universitatea Craiova/David Matei: David Matei will move from Steaua to Universitatea Craiova for €100,000. The talented midfielder of the Liga 2 minnows is a solution to the U21 rule.

TENIS

• Irina Begu: Irina Begu made it through to the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Parma after a match in which spectators cheered for minutes. The Romanian defeated Anna Bondar (27, 89 WTA) in three sets 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 after saving a match point on her own serve.

HANDBALL

• CSM Bucharest: CSM Bucharest has become Romanian women's handball champion for the third consecutive time. The "Tigroaicele" have mathematically secured the title after beating Dunării Brăila, 35-29, in the last match. It's the second trophy in 5 days, after winning the Romanian Cup.

Top Sportsmen and Teams

1. Barcelona
2. FCSB
3. Rapid/Marius Șumudică
4. CSM Bucharest
5. Irina Begu

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