European football

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 ...

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 ...

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 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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 in Europe’s top soccer leagues during the January transfer window (all transfer fees as reported by the media): ENGLAND Amad Diallo – Atalanta to Manchester United (21 million euros – $25.38 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone made light of the freezing temperatures in his side’s 2-0 win over Sevilla on Tuesday, saying the joy of playing football made his side ...

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois joined coach Zinedine Zidane in criticising organisers La Liga for not postponing his side’s game at Osasuna on Saturday due to a snowstorm. The ...

La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after a shock 1-0 defeat away to third division side Cornella on Wednesday. Adrian Jimenez met a ...

Eden Hazard, Joao Felix and Antoine Griezmann cost a combined 346 million euros ($425.44 million) but had to settle for places on the bench as the coaches at Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid ...