Football

Claims that Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea on the instruction of Vladimir Putin have been ruled as defamatory in the High Court. Chelsea owner Abramovich has received early vindication of his ...

The German Football League (DFL) on Wednesday rejected a call to halt the Bundesliga season for several weeks because of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. The ...

France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema was found guilty of complicity in the attempted blackmail of a former international team mate over a sex tape on Wednesday and sentenced ...

Juventus have come in for fierce criticism after being outclassed in a 4-0 defeat by Chelsea on Tuesday, their heaviest loss in 17 years and worst in the Champions League. The ...

Manchester City are determined to return to the Champions League final and will use their disappointment of losing last season’s showpiece as motivation, midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said on Tuesday. ...

Liverpool expect Porto to be highly motivated for Wednesday’s Champions League group stage meeting and will not take their opponents lightly despite having qualified for the last 16, manager Juergen ...

Chelsea claimed a thumping 4-0 victory over Juventus thanks to goals from home-grown trio Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi and a fourth by Timo Werner to top Champions ...

Late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho were enough to earn an underwhelming Manchester United a 2-0 victory at Villarreal on Tuesday that guarantees them a spot in the ...

Mavys Alvarez, a Cuban woman who had a relationship with late soccer star Diego Maradona two decades ago, told a news conference on Monday that the Argentine player had raped ...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will take a late call on including striker Romelu Lukaku for their Champions League group game with Juventus, but said on Monday that midfielder Jorginho was ...

Michael Carrick wants Manchester United players to quickly refocus on Tuesday’s Champions League trip to Villarreal after paying an “emotional” farewell to sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Carrick has ...

Mauricio Pochettino is interested in the Manchester United job and could even leave Paris St Germain in mid-season, the PA news agency understands. United sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that “all are welcome in Qatar” on Sunday as a digital countdown clock went on display in Doha to mark one year until the opening ...

England manager Gareth Southgate has ended any speculation about his future by signing a new contract through to the end of 2024, the Football Association (FA) announced on Monday. Since being ...

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says he is “not scared” about the challenge of competing for Champions League qualification after earning his first Premier League win in charge. The Italian saw ...

Manchester United sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday, a day after a 4-1 defeat by promoted Watford left the Old Trafford club seventh in the Premier League. Former player ...

Imperious Liverpool extended their Premier League home winning streak against Arsenal to six on Saturday with an easy 4-0 victory that lifted them to second in the table. Sadio Mane ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under intense pressure after Manchester United were thumped 4-1 at Watford. The United manager’s job was already in the spotlight prior to the trip to ...

American forward Christian Pulisic was back among the goals as Premier League leaders Chelsea extended their advantage at the top of the table to six points with a comfortable 3-0 ...

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez defended the idea of a “European Super League” on Saturday, saying it was the only way to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’...

Eddie Howe will be absent from Newcastle’s first match since being appointed manager after testing positive for coronavirus. Howe, named as Steve Bruce’s successor on November 8, will now ...

Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has tested positive for COVID-19 on international duty with Belgium, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. De Bruyne, 30, played in Belgium’s 1-1 draw ...

Reality star Kim Kardashian and Leeds United soccer club owner Andrea Radrizzani helped former Afghanistan captain Khalida Popal in flying 130 Afghan women soccer players and their families from Pakistan to ...

Champions Bayern Munich are struggling with Covid-19 cases and an ongoing discussion on players’ vaccinations, with defenders Josip Stanisic and Niklas Sule sidelined after positive tests, as they prepare to ...