German clubs resume training amid tight restrictions
Bundesliga clubs returned to team training on Monday, with players split in small groups or pairs and kept at a safe distance amid strict measures...
European football
UEFA: better to play behind closed doors than not at all
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says playing behind closed doors is a better option than scrapping the season, but warned the Champions League and Europa League...
Clubs from cancelled leagues could be ineligible for Europe
Leagues have been warned their clubs may not be eligible for European football next season if they cancel their competitions prematurely due to the coronavirus...
Several options on the table for Europe’s stricken leagues
Some clarity on how football leagues in Europe plan to complete seasons that have been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic is expected...
Former Turkey keeper Rustu Recber in hospital with coronavirus
Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber has been taken to hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus and is currently in a “critical period”, his wife...
UEFA president admits that current season may not finish
The head of European football’s governing body said that the current season could be “lost” if it is unable to re-start by the end of...
Barcelona to cut player wages due to coronavirus
Barcelona are taking measures to cut the wages of their players and staff to reduce the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis, the La Liga...
‘Cordial and united’: football buries differences to tackle virus
After months of bickering over new competitions, talks of closed super leagues and complaints of greed by elite clubs, football’s leaders have buried their differences...
Five members of Valencia squad test positive for coronavirus
Five members of the playing squad and staff of La Liga club Valencia have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Spanish side said on Sunday....
All UEFA matches for next week postponed due to coronavirus
UEFA has postponed all Champions League and Europa League matches due to take place next week because of the coronavirus outbreak, European soccer’s governing body...
Spain’s top flight suspended, Real players quarantined
Real Madrid have sent all of the members of their football and basketball teams home into quarantine after one of the sports club’s basketball players...
‘Ghost’ matches widely questioned by players and coaches
The policy of playing football matches without spectators as a way of keeping the show on the road during the coronavirus outbreak has been widely...
Olympiakos, Nottingham Forest owner Marinakis has coronavirus
The owner of Greece’s most successful football club Olympiakos and English Championship side Nottingham Forest said on Tuesday he had contracted the coronavirus. Evangelos Marinakis,...
La Liga to be played behind closed doors for at least two weeks
La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try and stop the spread of the...
Real lacked everything in miserable defeat at Betis, says Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was fiercely critical of his side after they were beaten 2-1 away by Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday,...
Budapest to stage 2022 Europa League final
Budapest has been chosen to stage the Europa League final in the 2021/22 season at the Puskas Arena, European soccer body UEFA said on Monday. It is...
Real win ‘Clasico’ to reclaim La Liga lead from Barca
Real Madrid showed their character by beating Barcelona 2-0 in Sunday’s top-of-the-table ‘Clasico’, leapfrogging their rivals at the La Liga summit after a week in...
Pessimism surrounds Clasico after European disappointments
Sunday’s ‘Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona may have huge ramifications on La Liga’s title race but poor showings in the Champions League mean the...
Serie A matches postponed after Italy coronavirus outbreak
Five Serie A matches scheduled for this weekend, including the clash between Juventus and Inter Milan, have been postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus crisis,...
Man United to face LASK in Europa League last-16
Manchester United will face Austrian side LASK in the last 16 of the Europa League following Friday’s draw in Nyon. Fellow Premier League side Wolves...
