The first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions Leaguewill start shortly, as Real Madridhosts its arch-rival Atletico Madridat the Santiago Bernabeu in a Madrid derby match in the European mind. The confrontation is characterized by strong competition between the players of the two teams. The confrontation between Dutch Eindhoven and English Arsenal also stands out, while Borussia Dortmund players will rely on their European experience when facing French Lille.

Wolff: I promised Hamilton not to negotiate with Verstappen…

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that he promised Lewis Hamilton he wouldn’t negotiate with Max Verstappen while he was at the team, but is now willing to have a conversation with him. The revelation came during the new season of Drive to Survive, where Wolff discussed with his wife Susie the possibility of signing the world champion amid internal tensions at Verstappen’s Red Bull team. Despite admitting he would like to work with Verstappen, Wolff ultimately opted to rely on his young driver Kimi Antonelli. Wolff also stressed the need for George Russell to prove his worth as the team’s number one driver after Hamilton’s departure, stressing that performance alone will determine his future.

AFC Champions League: Yokohama FC beat Shanghai SIPG

Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos achieved an away victory over Chinese club Shanghai Port 1-0 on Tuesday at Pudong Stadium in Shanghai, in the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite.

Former Real Madrid president accused of paying commission…

Press reports indicated that the former president of the Spanish club Real Madrid between February and April 2006, Fernando Martin, participated in paying a commission of 25 million euros to the Gürtel network, and coordinated the payment of a commission of 25 million euros to the network, to win a contract for a real estate project in the city of Arganda del Rey in Madrid between 2004 and 2006, when the Popular Party was the party that ruled the municipality.

Miscellaneous: German football club Bayern Munich
has decided to honor its late legend Franz Beckenbauer by hanging his jersey bearing the number 5 in its stadium, the Allianz Arena, when it hosts its compatriot Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Japan international attacking midfielder Takumi Minamino has extended his contract with French Ligue 1 side Monaco for an additional season until June 2027, the principality club announced.

Tutto Mercato reported that Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer has returned to the team’s training after a period of absence due to injury. The network indicated that Sommer will be on the Inter team’s trip to the Netherlands to prepare for the match against Feyenoord in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.

Napoli have officially announced the renewal of the contract of their player Matias Oliveira until the summer of 2030, after the club’s sporting director, Cristiano Manna, had previously indicated this step.

Racing Bulls have announced a new partnership with Airtasker, the Australian online service provider, in preparation for the 2025 Formula 1 season.

The Italian Football Federation has decided to impose a penalty on Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, after his actions in the Milan and Lazio match last Sunday in the Italian League, which ended with Lazio winning by two goals to one, as he was suspended for one match.