Pirlo says Juve extra motivated ahead of Inter showdown
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his team could not match the hunger and consistency that earned Inter Milan their first league title in 11 years,...
European football
Madrid judge asks top EU Court to decide on Super League legality
A Madrid court has asked the European Court of Justice to establish if FIFA and UEFA, the world and continental soccer governing bodies, are breaching...
Neymar extends PSG contract until 2025
Brazil forward Neymar has signed a new contract with Paris St Germain that will keep him in the French capital until 2025, the Ligue 1...
Champions League final venue uncertain after Turkey put on UK’s red list
The status of the Champions League final on May 29 between Manchester City and Chelsea in Istanbul was thrown into doubt on Friday after the...
Roma appoint Mourinho as manager for 2021-22 season
AS Roma have appointed former Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho as their new head coach on a three-year contract starting 2021-22 season, the Italian Serie...
La Liga title race enters business end with Barca favourites
La Liga heads into the home stretch with one of the most exciting title races of recent times in full swing four teams battling it...
Leipzig’s Nagelsmann to become Bayern coach at end of season
Bayern Munich have confirmed that Julian Nagelsmann will become their new head coach next season. The 33-year-old, who was attracting interest from Tottenham, will leave...
No public defence of Real Madrid president Perez from Zidane
Zinedine Zidane has insisted he has no need to issue a public defence of under-fire Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Perez spearheaded the failed breakaway...
Lewandowski back in Bayern squad with title in touching distance
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is back from injury and will be part of their squad when they take on Mainz 05 on Saturday, with...
Spain’s big three resume title race after burning bridges
After angering La Liga by signing up to the European Super League, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona continue the closest title race in Europe...
Super League project not dead, says Real president Perez
The president of Real Madrid defended the moribund European Super League on Thursday, saying he was open to altering the format as long as the...
Newspapers across Europe celebrate Super League collapse
Newspapers across Europe celebrated the Super League’s impending collapse on their front pages on Wednesday and the role played by English fans in its downfall....
Super League collapses as more clubs withdraw
The European Super League collapsed on Wednesday as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned the breakaway project under massive...
Super League under strain but Agnelli says the ‘blood pact’ presses on
The European Super League’s coalition looked set to crumble further on Wednesday with Italian club Inter Milan expected to join the six English teams in...
Players hit out at breakaway European Super League
A number of high-profile players across Europe, including Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes and Paris St-Germain’s Ander Herrera, expressed their opposition on Monday to a...
Is this the beginning of the end of European football as we know it?
The move by 12 of Europe’s top clubs to launch a Super League on Sunday has kicked off what is likely to be a bitter...
Roma defender Smalling robbed by armed burglars
AS Roma defender Chris Smalling was robbed at gunpoint by burglars who broke into his home in Rome in the early hours of Friday, a...
Clubs meet over reforms as fans slam ‘crisis profiteering’
Europe’s leading clubs were meeting on Friday to thrash out their position on reforms and the financial structure of UEFA’s Champions League as fan groups...
Relentless Real beat Barca to take La Liga lead
Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona 2-1 at home in an entertaining, rain-soaked ‘Clasico’ on Saturday to go top of La Liga. Karim Benzema put the...
Real host Barca in pivotal Clasico as title race hots up
Barcelona travel to Real Madrid on Saturday in what is set to be one of the most pivotal El Clasico meetings in recent memory, with...