Israel's defense minister has criticized Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal for his waving of a Palestinian flag during celebrations of the Spanish league title win, saying the act "incites hate."

"Lamine Yamal chose to incite hate against Israel while our soldiers combat the terrorist organization Hamas, an organization that massacred, raped and burned Jewish children, women and the elderly on Oct. 7, (2023)" minister Israel Katz wrote on X on Thursday.

With just three days to go until the start of the penultimate round of Serie A fixtures, half the teams do not know when their matches will be played.

The Rome derby is at the core of the issue as it was originally slated to kick off at 12:30 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, along with four other matches involving teams competing for a Champions League berth.

Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth and likely final World Cup will be the first for the Portugal great since he left Europe to play in Saudi Arabia.

The surprise move in late 2022 shocked many in the soccer world and prompted widespread doubts about whether his form would be affected by facing lower-level competition.

Nearly 750,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday to celebrate the team's La Liga title parade, according to Spanish media citing local authorities.

Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 on Sunday at Camp Nou and clinched its second consecutive league title. The Catalan club earned an insurmountable 14-point lead over second-placed Madrid with three matches remaining.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has won Ligue 1's player of the season award for the second straight year.

Dembélé won the award late Monday night as a PSG player claimed it for the 10th straight time. Kylian Mbappé won five in a row before joining Real Madrid.

It would be a day to remember at Camp Nou if Barcelona can beat Real Madrid and clinch the Spanish league in one swoop.

Barcelona hosts Madrid on Sunday savoring the opportunity to celebrate a second straight La Liga crown with a victory or even a draw when it plays its fiercest rival.

Ousmane Dembélé scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again on Wednesday.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear after playing a simple one-two with Fabián Ruiz in midfield, then picked out the unmarked Dembélé to sweep the ball in under the crossbar in the third minute of the semifinal second leg.

Arsenal became the first team to book its place in the 2026 Champions League final by beating Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich will join the Premier League club in the showpiece at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary this month.

FIFA has invited the Iranian football federation (FFIRI) to its headquarters for talks over the country's participation at this year's World Cup, a source told AFP on Tuesday.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated that Iran will play their World Cup games in the United States as scheduled as football's power-brokers met in Vancouver on Thursday.