Football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said player health and welfare remains a key consideration for the global governing body amid concerns about expanding tournaments in an already crowded calendar. Players’ union ...

Harry Maguire scored in the dying seconds of extra time to help Manchester United snatch a place in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday with a sensational 7-6 aggregate victory ...

Jubilant Legia Warsaw fans stripped to the waist in the away end at Stamford Bridge on Thursday during a shock 2-1 win over Chelsea that laid bare the hosts’ lack ...

Liverpool skipper Virgil Van Dijk has extended his contract,with the Dutch centre back signing to stay at Anfield until 2027, the Premier League club said on Thursday, ending a protracted ...

Tottenham Hotspur will be without captain Son Heung-min as they seek to reach the Europa League semi-finals by overcoming Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. The quarter-final tie is on a knife ...

Andre Onana will return in goal for Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Olympique Lyonnais despite his errors in the first leg but striker Joshua Zirkzee is ...

Arsenal and Inter Milan booked their places in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday after strong performances in the second legs of their respective quarter-final ties. At the Santiago ...

Chelsea are moving in the right direction and developing a playing style that will help them in the long run, coach Enzo Maresca said on Wednesday in an impassioned defence ...

Aston Villa and Paris St Germain players looked quizzically at each other on Tuesday as the Europa League anthem blared out around Villa Park instead of the iconic Champions League ...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called on his players to be brave and believe in themselves in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid on Wednesday, and ...

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are each eyeing another epic night of European football as they prepare to host decisive second-leg clashes in their respective Champions League quarter-finals today. Both ...

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain both survived dramatic second-leg challenges to book their places in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night, setting the stage for a thrilling conclusion to ...

Aston Villa must make home advantage count and draw energy from their supporters in the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris St Germain at Villa Park on ...

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick says belief, pride and focus will drive his side in Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at Borussia Dortmund, insisting their long unbeaten run means ...

Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo scored inside the first minute as they ended a run of eight games without a victory thanks to a 1-0 Premier League home win over Fulham ...

British Cypriot footballer Hector Kyprianou on Sunday captained his team Peterborough United to a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City to win the Vertu Trophy, England’s cup competition for third- ...

Manchester United slipped to their 14th Premier League defeat of the season at Newcastle United on Sunday, with the hosts’ rampant 4-1 success taking them up to fourth in the ...

Liverpool resumed their march to a second Premier League title on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United as Mohamed Salah broke the record for most goal involvements ...

Nottingham Forest’s Champions League qualification hopes were hit by a 1-0 defeat against Everton after Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a 94th-minute winner at the City Ground on Saturday. Everton forward ...

Kevin de Bruyne helped Manchester City stage a superb comeback from 2-0 down as he scored one and helped create two goals in an emphatic 5-2 win over Crystal Palace ...

Newcastle United’s bid to get back into the Champions League is gathering pace with Eddie Howe’s side looking at the Premier League table knowing their destiny lies firmly ...

CONMEBOL officially proposed hosting the 2030 World Cup with 64 teams, allowing more countries the opportunity to join in the celebrations for the tournament’s centennial, the South American governing body said ...

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has ended months of speculation about his future by signing a contract extension at Anfield, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 32-year-old, who joined ...

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim defended under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana following the Cameroonian’s costly mistakes in his side’s 2-2 draw at Olympique Lyonnais in their Europa League quarter-final ...