England thump San Marino, Spain frustrated by Greece
England kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of San Marino on Thursday as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice and Ollie Watkins marked his debut with a ...
Own goal denies France win over Ukraine, Turkey stun Netherlands
Holders France got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a disappointing start with a 1-1 draw at home to Ukraine on Wednesday while Turkey pulled off an impressive 4-2 ...
De Bruyne: Records remain in the past as Belgium take on Wales
Kevin De Bruyne insists Wales’ proud record against Belgium belongs to the past and has no bearing on their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier.
De Bruyne believes Belgium are a far ...
Record-breaking Messi scores twice as Barca hammer Sociedad
Lionel Messi celebrated becoming Barcelona’s highest appearance maker of all time by scoring twice as his rampant side crushed Real Sociedad 6-1 away in La Liga on Sunday with ...
‘The return of the God’ – Ibrahimovic back in Sweden squad
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named in a Sweden squad for the first time since 2016 after coming out of international retirement ahead of this month’s World Cup qualifiers.
Ibrahimovic, 39, will ...
‘Messi is the most important player in Barca’s history’
Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman hailed Lionel Messi as the most important player in the club’s illustrious history after he struck twice on his record-equalling 767th club appearance.
The 33-year-old ...
Messi set to equal Barcelona’s appearance record
Lionel Messi is primed to equal Xavi Hernandez’s record as Barcelona’s highest all-time appearance maker in Monday’s La Liga match at home to Huesca, completing a triple ...
Real Madrid’s Zidane unsure on Ramos future
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday that he is unsure as to where captain Sergio Ramos’s future lies after recent speculation about the defender’s next move.
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Germany coach Loew to leave a year early after Euro 2020
Germany coach Joachim Loew will step down from the role he has had since 2006 after the end of this summer’s European Championship, he said on Tuesday, ending his run ...
Simeone regrets Atletico’s failure to see out derby win
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone rued his side’s missed chances after they drew Sunday’s derby against Real Madrid 1-1 and lost the opportunity to move eight points clear ...
Benzema back for Real in time for derby showdown at Atletico
Real Madrid’s top scorer Karim Benzema is back for Sunday’s derby away to La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid, coach Zinedine Zidane said, no doubt hoping the striker can ...
Former Barca president Bartomeu arrested after club offices raided
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday after Catalan police officers searched the La Liga club’s offices, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported on Monday.
A ...
Spanish clubs’ grip on Europe slides further with three home defeats
The warning signs flashed last year and after three home defeats in this season’s Champions League last 16, the decline of Spanish football on the European stage is becoming ever ...
Atletico’s Suarez says Barca exit remains unexplained
Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suarez says he has still not been offered an explanation as to why Barcelona allowed him to leave last September.
One of new Barcelona coach Ronald ...
UEFA hands Ajax keeper Onana 12-month doping ban
Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana has been suspended for 12 months by European soccer’s governing body UEFA for violating doping rules, the club said on Friday.
Traces of the banned ...
Real Madrid president Perez tests positive for Covid-19
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday.
A statement from Real said Perez, 73, had returned a positive result during the club’...
Major transfers by European clubs
Major transfers in Europe’s top soccer leagues during the January transfer window (all transfer fees as reported by the media):
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Amad Diallo – Atalanta to Manchester United (21 million euros – $25.38 ...
Pirlo insists lessons have be learned from Inter defeat
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said last month’s Serie A defeat to Inter Milan taught his side some important lessons which set them on their way to a four-match winning ...
No place for racism in Zlatan’s world: Ibrahimovic
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has defended himself against accusations he aimed racist comments at Inter’s Romelu Lukaku during the Coppa Italia quarter-final on Tuesday, saying there is no ...
Europe’s top clubs face €2 billion revenue hit from pandemic
Europe’s elite football clubs are expected to miss out on over 2 billion euros in revenue by the end of the 2020-21 season due to the impact of the COVID-19 ...
Super Cup euphoria can help Juventus find form, says Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo believes that the euphoria of Juventus’ Italian Super Cup triumph over Napoli can help his side revive their flagging Serie A title defence.
The Turin club won 2-0 ...
Ronaldo hailed as most prolific goalscorer after 760th strike
Cristiano Ronaldo was hailed as the most prolific professional goalscorer in the history of the game on Wednesday night after notching his 760th senior goal to help Juventus beat Napoli 2...
Real Madrid sent packing from Cup by tiny Alcoyano
Real Madrid suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to lowly Alcoyano on Wednesday to exit the Copa del Rey, as the third division side scored an unlikely winner late in extra ...
Hazard needs confidence boost, says Zidane
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Eden Hazard was low on confidence after the Belgian delivered another poor performance in his side’s 2-1 defeat by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday ...