European football

Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has defended his decision to substitute forward Lionel Messi in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Lyon in the French Ligue 1 and said the Argentine ...

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not Superman and will not recover from injury in time to face Juventus away in Serie A on Sunday, coach Stefano Pioli has said. ...

Tottenham came from behind to draw 2-2 in their opening Europa Conference League Group G game at Rennes, but it was a costly evening as they suffered more injury problems. ...

Omonia began their Europa Conference League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Kairat in Kazakhstan. The Cyprus champions had 58% possession and four shots on goal but were unable to find ...

Damian Szymanski headed in a stoppage time equaliser as Poland ended England’s 100% record in Group I to draw their World Cup qualifier 1-1 on Wednesday. Harry Kane had fired ...

Barca president Joan Laporta has insisted that the Super League project is still alive, despite the withdrawal earlier this year of the majority of founding clubs. The Catalans, along with ...

Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St Germain and Nimes, ...

Paris St Germain said on Monday they had signed a two-year partnership deal with fashion house Christian Dior. PSG said Dior would design their official wardrobe, and that the partnership ...

Jorginho missed a penalty as Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday, a result that meant Roberto Mancini’s side equalled ...

Gareth Southgate praised Jack Grealish after bringing the £100million man into his England team for Thursday’s comfortable World Cup qualification victory in Hungary. On a night marred by racism ...

Miralem Pjanic has joined Besiktas on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season, the Turkish side confirmed on Friday as the Bosnian midfielder became the latest player to ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has promised there is even more to come from him after he established himself as international football’s record goalscorer. The 36-year-old, who recently returned to Manchester United, ...

Cyprus were beaten 3-0 in Malta in Fifa World Cup qualifying on Wednesday night, leaving them bottom of Group H. After four games played, Cyprus have four points, three behind ...

Barca were full of optimism and hope when the transfer window opened, with new president Joan Laporta was saying all the right things. Fast-forward to Sept. 1 and fans and pundits ...

Lionel Messi made his much-anticipated Ligue 1 debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday but it was Kylian Mbappe who shone as the capital club maintained their perfect start to the ...

Champions Omonia and cup winners Anorthosis discovered their European opponents on Friday as the draw for the newly-established Conference League took place in Istanbul. Omonia champions were drawn in Group ...

West Ham know their opponents for their first European campaign in 15 years after the Europa League group stage draw was made. The Hammers lost in Europa League qualifying in 2015/16 and 2016/17, ...

Manchester City are weighing up whether to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to reports. The Premier League champions are being heavily linked with the five-time world player of ...

Real Madrid has increased their offer to sign Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe to €180 million after having an initial €160 million bid rejected, French newspaper L’Equipe reported on Thursday. ...

Shakhtar Donetsk clinched a berth in the lucrative Champions League group stage with a dramatic 3-2 aggregate win over Monaco after fighting back from two goals down in their playoff ...

Ten-man Benfica held on for 0-0 draw at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage with a 2-1 aggregate playoff win over the Dutch side ...

Real Madrid have made a 160 million euro ($188.11 million) bid for Paris St Germain’s France forward Kylian Mbappe, Spanish and French media reported on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment ...

The medical staff who saved Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen’s life at the European Championship in June are set to receive the UEFA President’s Award, Europe’s soccer governing ...

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said Cristiano Ronaldo has told him that he will stay at the club this season, something the new boss believes guarantees goals for the Serie A ...