Football

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has no fresh injury worries for their Europa League opener against Napoli. The Foxes welcome the Serie A side to the King Power Stadium with Ayoze ...

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo has told his players to forget their past Champions League exploits as they enter the unknown this week. Spurs begin the group stage of the ...

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson struck a rare Champions League goal to earn his side a 3-2 victory over AC Milan in a rip-roaring Group B opener at a rocking Anfield ...

Lionel Messi failed to provide Paris St Germain with any sparkle as the Ligue 1 team’s potent attacking trio lacked inspiration in a disappointing 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in ...

A first female head coach or manager in the English men’s professional game would help to “shatter a prejudice”, the chair of Women In Football has said. League Two ...

For Paris photographer Olivier Sanchez, there is only one story in town: the new life of Lionel Messi. Newspapers and magazines around the world harangue his Crystal Pictures agency for ...

Thomas Tuchel hailed Romelu Lukaku’s “world-class” chance conversion rate after Chelsea’s 1-0 Champions League win over Zenit St Petersburg. Lukaku buried captain Cesar Azpilicueta’s hanging far-post cross ...

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was in a resigned mood after his side were outclassed and beaten 3-0 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday, saying fans needed to ...

Liverpool must hit the ground running in their first Champions League game against AC Milan as a tough group also including Atletico Madrid and Porto will leave no room for ...

Pep Guardiola believes his Manchester City side can draw motivation from last season’s Champions League heartbreak as they begin their latest campaign. The Premier League winners fell just short ...

Substitute Jordan Siebatcheu scored a stoppage-time winner to earn Young Boys a 2-1 victory over 10-man Manchester United in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo, who equalled the ...

Pele will be moved out of intensive care in the next day or two as the Brazil great continues his recovery from surgery, his daughter Kely Nascimento said. The 80-year-old ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his “special” group are better equipped to challenge for Champions League glory this season as Manchester United prepare to kick off their continental campaign in Switzerland. ...

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante will not be involved in the club’s Champions League opener against Zenit St Petersburg, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Monday ahead of their Group ...

Everton struck three times in seven minutes in the second half as they came from a goal down to beat Burnley 3-1 and move level on points with Premier League ...

Manchester United will travel to Switzerland to start their Champions League campaign this week, while Chelsea will host St Petersburg’s finest. Here, the PA news agency examines the European ...

Barcelona are still digesting the shock of losing Lionel Messi but are not yet counting out the chance of an unlikely tilt for the Champions League, captain Sergio Busquets said ...

By Andy Hampson, PA The Premier League returned this weekend after the international break. Here, the PA news agency looks at five things we learned from the latest round of ...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has focused on preparing his side for the high-intensity challenge posed by Leeds as he gets ready for his first experience of a fan-filled Elland Road. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on second Manchester United debut and his compatriot Bruno Fernandes added a screamer as the Red Devils crushed Newcastle United 4-1 in the Premier League on ...

Odsonne Edouard scored twice on his debut to help Crystal Palace to a comprehensive 3-0 Premier League win over 10-man Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Spurs centre back ...

Pep Guardiola believes a World Cup every two years could be good for the game and would welcome a fair debate over the issue. FIFA’s head of global development ...

Premier League clubs that had prevented players from Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay from travelling to participate in World Cup matches will be allowed to play them this weekend after ...

As the Premier League resumes following the international break all eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo’s homecoming party at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the Portuguese international set to ...