Football

Former West Germany striker Gerd Muller, one of the game’s greatest goalscorers who was nicknamed ‘Bomber der Nation’, has died at the age of 75, his former club Bayern Munich ...

Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants his side to “go beyond our limits” as they aim to get back to the top table of English football. Nuno, who left Wolves ...

Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all served notice of their title intentions with crushing wins as the Premier League enjoyed a return to its familiar format on Saturday. With full-capacity ...

Lionel Messi is now in Barcelona’s past and the club must live in the present, coach Ronald Koeman said on Saturday, as his side prepare for a new LaLiga ...

Champions Bayern Munich had to fight back from behind to grab a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach in the opening game of the new Bundesliga season. Having scored an all-time ...

The Premier League season got off to a flying start on Friday as Brentford marked their first game in the top flight for 74 years and their first in front of ...

Chelsea’s new striker Romelu Lukaku has all the attributes to greatly improve the London club’s attack and bridge the gap to their fellow Premier League title contenders, manager ...

Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowksi have made UEFA’s shortlist for the best men’s forward in the ...

The honeymoon period did not last long for Inter Milan. In May, Milan was awash with fans waving flags and singing songs outside the city’s iconic Duomo (cathedral) to ...

With champions Manchester City opening their Premier League campaign on Sunday, the mostly likely challengers for their crown — Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United — all have a chance to make a ...

The Premier League is back and so, at last, are packed-out stadiums as the 2021-22 campaign gets under way. Here, the PA news agency picks out five of the main ...

Results and fixtures for the UEFA Europa League on Thursday (start times are CET) 3rd Qualifying Round ——————————————– Alashkert (1) 3 Kairat (1) 2 …. full-time: 2-2 extra-time: 3-2 aggregate: 3-2 Alashkert win HJK (0) 3 Neftçi (0) 0 …. ...

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Chelsea for a second spell on a five-year deal from Inter Milan for £97.5m, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. “One of the ...

Italy and Argentina have risen to fifth and sixth respectively in the FIFA World Ranking following their triumphs at Euro 2020 and the Copa America, while Belgium remain in top spot. ...

Arsenal are trying to adapt to the demands of the “most difficult transfer market” as the north London club aim to strengthen the squad ahead of the new Premier League ...

Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club’s cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement for new ...

– Rafa Benitez has crossed the Merseyside divide and is the latest to attempt to revive the fortunes of Everton, but he must first win over sceptical fans who have ranged ...

After making two transformative signings in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, Manchester United have no excuse for not giving champions Manchester City a proper run for their money in the ...

Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Europa League holders Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to ...

Belgian international Romelu Lukaku arrived in London to complete what would be a club record signing by Chelsea for the Inter Milan striker, British and Italian media reported on Wednesday. ...

Paris St Germain announced the signing of Lionel Messi on a two-year deal earlier this week which will see him line up alongside Kylian Mbappe and former Barcelona team-mate Neymar. ...

FIFA and UEFA have informed national associations that visiting fans will not be allowed to travel to next month’s international matches due to coronavirus concerns. European World Cup qualifiers ...

The Premier League has introduced new anti-discrimination measures to be implemented this season. All 20 clubs have agreed to enforce new League-wide punishments, including bans, for any individual found to have ...

Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has recorded a touching video to reassure a nine-year-old girl who is due to undergo the same operation he had after collapsing while playing at Euro 2020. ...