Conte enjoys winning start with Spurs in frantic Vitesse clash
Antonio Conte got a crash course in what he can expect as Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager after the Italian’s first game in charge ended in...
European football
Xavi in negotiations for ‘spectacular’ return to Barcelona
Al-Sadd manager Xavi Hernandez said a return to Barcelona would be “spectacular and exciting” as he confirmed on Wednesday that he is in negotiations to...
Messi keen on Barcelona return after hanging up his boots
Lionel Messi said he will return to live in Barcelona with his family when his time at Paris St Germain is over and would like...
Eriksen cannot play for Inter, but club open to letting him leave
Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020, his club...
Barcelona hire Barjuan as interim coach to replace Koeman
Barcelona have named their ‘B’ side coach Sergi Barjuan as interim manager following the departure of Ronald Koeman, the LaLiga club said in a statement...
Bayern suffer biggest defeat since 1978
Borussia Monchengladbach sensationally struck three times in the opening 21 minutes to demolish German champions Bayern Munich 5-0 on Wednesday and dump them out of...
Koeman sacked as Barca suffer second successive La Liga defeat
A first-half strike from Radamel Falcao was enough to hand Rayo Vallecano a shock 1-0 win over Barcelona on Wednesday and bring an end to...
Madrid court suspends Bayern’s Lucas Hernandez prison sentence
Bayern Munich and France defender Lucas Hernandez has won his appeal against a six-month prison sentence handed down by a Spanish court for disobeying a...
Mussolini’s great grandson named in Lazio squad for first time
The great grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been named in the Lazio squad for the first time in their 4-1 Serie...
Barca condemn ‘violent’ acts Koeman faced after Real Madrid defeat
Barcelona on Sunday condemned the “violent and disdainful acts” faced by their coach Ronald Koeman when he left Camp Nou stadium after a 2-1 defeat...
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real 2-1 win at Barca
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first Clasico of the season in front of 86,422 fans at the Camp Nou on Sunday after a...
Koeman says Barca need to make fans proud in Clasico against Real
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said his side will need to be fearless to beat rivals Real Madrid on Sunday as he called on the club’s...
Spurs can still qualify, says confident Nuno
Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says his side can still qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League after a 1-0 loss to...
No risk leaving key Spurs players behind, says Nuno
Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo does not think it is a risk to leave his big guns at home for the Europa Conference League trip...
Four-goal Daka leads Leicester to comeback win at Spartak
Patson Daka scored four goals to inspire Leicester City to a 4-3 comeback win at Spartak Moscow in Europa League Group C on Wednesday and...
Real Madrid’s Benzema stands trial over sex tape affair
France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema went on trial in absentia on Wednesday, charged with complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international team...
Bayern’s Hernandez gets six months’ jail for defying restraining order
A Madrid court has sentenced Bayern Munich and France defender Lucas Hernandez to six months in prison for disobeying a restraining order following a 2017...
Mbappe and Benzema show Spain exactly what they lack
The Nations League Final Four may only be a bite-sized mini-tournament, but this week’s action still provided a reminder of one of the game’s most...
Mbappe scores winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the...
Cyprus beaten 3-0 by Croatia in World Cup qualifying
Croatia stayed on course to qualify automatically for the 2022 World Cup after goals from Ivan Perisic, Josko Gvardiol and Marko Livaja helped the 2018...
