Leaders Barcelona require five points from their last five games to wrap up the La Liga title after substitute Jordi Alba struck an 85th-minute winner against 10-man Osasuna at the Nou Camp. The mid-table visitors had Jorge Herrando sent off less than half an hour into his debut for a professional foul on Pedri – […] More
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium as the visitors slumped to a sixth consecutive loss under Frank Lampard. Arsenal responded by producing a magnificent first-half display, racing into a 3-0 lead inside 34 minutes courtesy of two crisp strikes by captain Martin […] More
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he “regrets making headlines” following his clash with referee Paul Tierney during Sunday’s win over Tottenham and admitted “the situation shouldn’t have happened”. He revealed after the game that the anger was due to Tierney giving a soft foul against Mohamed Salah on Ben Davies in the build-up to Spurs’ […] More
Gianni Infantino says FIFA will be “forced not to broadcast” this summer’s Women’s World Cup in the ‘big five’ European countries if bidding outlets do not improve on “disappointing” and “unacceptable” offers. England’s quest for a first world title begins in Brisbane on July 22, but so far no deal has been announced for the […] More
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to hold talks with West Ham’s England midfielder Declan Rice, 24, as soon as the season ends. The Gunners are also considering a move for Crystal Palace’s England defender Marc Guehi, 22. The Indian Premier League has been urged to pay players fairly and proportionately after concerns were raised that cricketers received a far […] More
Chelsea caretaker manager Frank Lampard says there is still enough “jeopardy” moments for Arsenal to get back in front in the Premier League title race, as he prepares to take his team to the Emirates Stadium. Lampard knows the ins and outs of a Premier League title race having won the competition three times as […] More
The Premier League title race is “not over” and Arsenal still have the “nicest part of the season” to come, says manager Mikel Arteta. On Sunday the Gunners lost top spot to Manchester City, who beat them 4-1 on Wednesday and hold a one-point advantage with a game in hand. Arsenal have spent 247 […] More
Manchester City are preparing to open talks with Norway striker Erling Haaland, 22, over a new contract. Crystal Palace and Ivory Coast attacker Wilfried Zaha, 30, is attracting interest from Arsenal, Juventus, Chelsea and Barcelona. Fulham fear Andreas Pereira suffered a broken leg during their Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday. Jadon Sancho appeared to tell Manchester United […] More
Erik ten Hag has labelled the questioning of Bruno Fernandes’ suitability to captain Manchester United as “crazy”. Speaking after the win at Old Trafford, United boss Ten Hag sung the praises of his captain, saying: “He is so tough. A couple of weeks ago there were questions about his captaincy, which was crazy because […] More
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says referee Paul Tierney appears to have something “against” his team after a remarkable ending to their 4-3 over Tottenham. Diogo Jota scored an injury-time winner for the Reds just 99 seconds after Richarlison made it 3-3 – with Liverpool having led 3-0 inside 15 minutes. Klopp was furious with Spurs […] More
Diogo Jota’s injury-time winner gave Liverpool a dramatic victory at Anfield after Tottenham looked on course to salvage a point despite going three goals behind inside 15 minutes. Richarlison headed his first Premier League goal of the season in stoppage time, Spurs were on the brink of rescuing an unlikely draw – until Jota capitalised […] More
Napoli will have to wait for their first Serie A title in 33 years after being held to a draw by Salernitana at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier. Luciano Spalletti’s side were on course for […] More