May 20, 2024. Sports news round-up / last 24 hours

In recent days, the sporting landscape has been dominated by significant developments and events both domestically and internationally. From PAOK's triumph under Răzvan Lucescu to Ladislau Boloni's team avoiding direct relegation in France, the sporting world is in a state of constant flux.

FOTBALL

• Rapid/FCSB: Rapid get their first play-off win in a no-stakes game against FCSB. The champions sent their championship heavyweights on vacation and tried several homegrown youngsters. Rapid won 2-0, trying to sweeten the bitter "centenary without results".
• Rapid/Neil Lennon: Scotsman Neil Lennon will be the new coach of the Giuleșteneri from the new season. The coach came to Bucharest to sign the contract.
• Gigi Becali/FCSB: After the setback against Rapid, Gigi Becali decided to drop Andrei Vlad and loan out Panțîru and Radaslavescu, who he will not keep in the champions' squad. The unreliable performance of the goalkeeper, whose contract with FCSB will expire in the winter, made the team's owner decide to give up his services. Moreover, FCSB has already started the transfer campaign for next season.

International Football

• PAOK/Răzvan Lucescu: Răzvan Lucescu clinches the title with PAOK Thessaloniki after beating Aris away. The Romanian coach's remarkable performance in Greece is praised in the Greek and Romanian press.
• Boloni/Metz: Boloni came very close to outright relegation with Metz. Despite being beaten 2-0 by PSG, Ladislau Boloni's side managed to stay in the play-off play-off to avoid relegation.
• Manchester City/Pep Guardiola: Manchester City won their fourth consecutive Premier League title, setting new records under Pep Guardiola.

Transfers

• FCSB/: Gigi Becali is ditching Louis Munteanu and turning to a striker from Romania's Super League. The FCSB boss did not divulge the player's name, but said that the desired striker is from a team that played in the play-out.