Emanuel Rosu

Emanuel Rosu

Global football specialist  |  BUCHAREST

Emanuel Rosu follows world soccer for OG News. He's freelanced for the BBC, The Guardian, FourFourTwo, Goal, and the New York Times. He's part of the "Ballon d'Or" jury, representing Romania in the vote that rewards the best soccer player in the world each year. He is based in Bucharest, Romania.

Sezer Ozturk wearing the Fenerbahce shirt in a Turkish Cup Game in 2012. (Image: dailysabah.com)

Former Star Sezer Ozturk Involved in Fatal Shooting Incident

Sezer Ozturk, a former Bayer Leverkusen, Fenerbahce, and Besiktas player, was reportedly involved in a shooting with fatal consequences. One person was killed, while four others were injured in the incident, which took place on Sept. 19. According to Turkish channel NTV Spor, witnesses at the scene claim Ozturk’s reaction […]

Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus are the last three clubs that refused to quit the Super League project. (Image: skysports.com)

UEFA Drops Legal Action Against the Last Three Super League Clubs

Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus, the three clubs still involved in the Super League project, won’t face further legal action from UEFA. The other nine clubs involved were initially ordered to pay fines after accepting guilt. UEFA abandoned those plans as well, for the time being. Proceedings directed against Real, […]

Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United from Juventus in August. (Image: Twitter/Cristiano)

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mother Offers Hint About Her Son’s Future Club

Cristiano Ronaldo just joined Manchester United from Juventus and signed a two-year deal at Old Trafford. His mother doesn’t see Ronaldo ending his career in the Man. United shirt, though. Dolores Aveiro wants to see Ronaldo wearing Sporting’s colors before he retires. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner first played for […]

The World Cup trophy is the most important piece of silverware in world football. (Image: time.com)

UEFA Asks FIFA to Stop Plans for Biennial World Cup

The executive committee of European football’s governing body met this week. The board discussed plans drawn up by FIFA to have a World Cup every two years, with the Euro finals increasing their frequency as well. UEFA is in strict opposition to FIFA’s project. UEFA calls FIFA’s prospect of having […]

Cristiano Ronaldo tops the highest earners' rankings in world football, according to Forbes. (Image: skysports.com)

Cristiano Ronaldo Overtakes Messi as Highest-Paid Football Player

Ronaldo is expected to earn $125 million before tax in the 2021-22 season, $15 million more than Messi, according to Forbes. Ronaldo and Messi both changed clubs this summer, with the Portuguese striker returning to Manchester United and Messi choosing to join Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint Germain. Ronaldo will […]

James Rodriguez left Everton after just one season. (Image: Twitter/brfootball)

James Rodriguez Joins Al-Rayyan in Qatar

Colombian superstar James Rodriguez, a former Real Madrid and Bayern Munich player, left Everton to join Qatari side Al-Rayyan. Rodriguez wasn’t part of Rafael Benitez’s plans at Goodison Park. He traveled to Qatar at the weekend to undergo medicals, then put pen to paper on his new contract until 2024. […]

Leo Messi looked confused as he came off in the 76th minute of the PSG vs Lyon game on Sunday. (Image: Twitter/espnfc)

PSG Confirms Messi Injury as He’s Ruled Out for Club’s Next Game

Subbed off after 75 minutes in the game against Lyon on Sunday, Lionel Messi sparked a heated debate after apparently not agreeing with Mauricio Pochettino’s decision. Messi put on a puzzled face as he was passing by Pochettino, with the media around the world questioning his integration into the team. […]

Juve's appointment of Max Allegri didn't produce the expected impact inside the team. (Image: Twitte/iftvofficial)

Juventus on Relegation Spot After Worst Start In 60 Years

Champions for nine years in a row before Inter won the league last season, Juventus is struggling to find form. Since the start of the current campaign, the Torino giants only managed to win two points, after drawing against Udinese and Milan. They lost their other two games, against Empoli […]

Erling Haaland continued his amazing run of form, scoring twice as Dortmund beat Union Berlin 4-2 at the weekend. (Image: Twitter/erlinghaaland)

Haaland Scores Brilliant Goal and Makes Millionaires Dream of Having Him

Erling Haaland scored twice, as Borussia Dortmund came out 4-2 winners over Union Berlin at the weekend. The 21-year-old Norwegian striker has now scored seven goals since the start of the campaign. The biggest teams in Europe are queuing once more to impress him. Barcelona and Real Madrid both are […]

Ronald Koeman was a big player for FC Barcelona in the 90s. He took over as manager in 2020. (Image: Twitter/le10sport)

Jordi Cruyff Rules Out Replacing Koeman as FC Barcelona Coach

Ronald Koeman, 58, has a complicated relationship with FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta. The pressure on the Dutchman’s shoulder grows by the day. After a satisfactory start to their La Liga campaign, Barca got hammered at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday. The 3-0 defeat has […]

Barcelona lost 3-0 at home to Bayern on the opening night of the Champions League campaign. (Image: Twitter/fcbarcelona)

FC Barcelona Records $566 Million Loss Over Last Financial Year

Catalonian giants FC Barcelona announced a loss of $566 million in the last financial year. Barcelona’s financial problems are well known, with the club asking its top earners to lower their salaries and losing Leo Messi because of the complicated economic reality. The Blaugrana also had trouble registering their new […]

Jack Grealish put on a Man of the Match performance as City beat Leipzig 6-3  in the Champions League. (Image: Twitter/mancity)

Manchester City and Leipzig Put On Champions League Classic

City won 6-3 against Leipzig in the opening round of the Champions League group stage. The two teams offered a fantastic show for those watching in the stadium and at home. The match marked Pep Guardiola’s 300th game in charge of Manchester City. You can watch all the goals here. […]