May 27, 2025. Sport news round-up / last 24 hours

The sports news has been dominated by Romanian and international football news, from the tense matches for promotion to Romania's Superliga, to the moves on the transfer market and the signing of the deal between Real Madrid and the new coach of the team. At the same time, the Roland Garros tournament is starting to make its presence felt in the sports news stream as the main draw matches get underway.

HOME FOOTBALL

• FC Voluntari/Unirea Slobozia: The Romanian Superliga Superliga maintenance/promotion play-off is at the forefront of Romanian football at the end of the season. FC Voluntari beat Unirea Slobozia 2-1.

FOTBAL International

• Cristian Chivu/Ajax: After the performance he achieved with Parma, saving the team from relegation, Cristian Chivu is expected at Ajax. Ajax, who lost the title in the Netherlands, are without a coach, and Cristian Chivu has become an option for the "Lancers" bench.
• Romania: Mircea Lucescu has announced Romania's squad for the matches against Austria and Cyprus. Eight FCSB players will take part in the national team's action, including Vlad Chiricheș and Valentin Crețu, the coach's surprise.
• Răzvan Lucescu: Răzvan Lucescu is being lured with an impressive salary by the sheikhs of Sharjah, the former team of Cosmin Olăroiu's former team, who have taken over the Saudi Arabian national team.

Transfers

• Dennis Politic: After Ianis Stoica's move from Hermannstadt to FCSB seemingly fell through, Gigi Becali has announced that his offer for Dinamo to transfer Dennis Politic is Alexandru Mussi plus €700,000.
• Karlo Muhar: Karlo Muhar could be Gigi Becali's surprise move for the champions' squad. CFR Cluj are trying to "repatriate" the midfielder, who has already passed through Gruia, but it seems that FCSB has also joined the thread.
• Ignacio Heras: Steaua Bucharest striker Ignacio Heras has signed a two-season contract with FC Argeș, newly promoted to Romania's Superliga.
• Xabi Alonso/Real Madrid: Xabi Alonso has signed with Real Madrid and wants to bring four players to his new team. The list of Madrid's new coach includes Cristian Romero (27 years old / Tottenham), Alvaro Carreras (22 years old / Benfica), Enzo Fernandez (24 years old / Chelsea) and Nico Paz (20 years old / Como).

TENIS

• Jaqueline Cristian: Jaqueline Cristian scored a clear victory in the first round at Roland Garros. The Romanian cruised past Kimberly Birrell (27, 66 WTA) in two sets 6-1, 6-0.

Top Athletes and Teams

1. FC Voluntari
2. FCSB
3. Jaqueline Cristian
4. Cristian Chivu
5. Romania/Mircea Lucescu

***** Synthesis made with the help of a monitoring feed provided by NewsVibe Romania. The top sports topics are identified from automated topic monitoring of mainstream media sources. The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.