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Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka called on the club and his team-mates to “protect” Ethan Nwaneri after the teenager made Premier League history. Nwaneri became the youngest player to ever appear in the Premier League...

Barcelona have confirmed their board has approved an operating income budget of €1.255billion for the 2022-23 season. LaLiga giants Barca have been battling financial difficulties over the course of several seasons, wi...

Atletico Madrid have condemned the racist abuse directed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior by supporters, promising the “immediate expulsion” of any members who were involved. Sunday’s LaLiga derby between the...

Bruno Fernandes has commended Erik ten Hag for instilling “a style” and the requisite “discipline” at Manchester United, comparing the Dutchman’s early approach to that of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. The fo...

Chelsea target Christoph Freund will remain in his role as Salzburg’s sporting director, the Austrian club confirmed. Freund and Blues owner Todd Boehly had reached a verbal agreement for the 45-year-old to join Chelse...

Bruno Fernandes has refuted suggestions he and Cristiano Ronaldo cannot play together effectively, as the Manchester United duo prepare to link up for Portugal in the international break. Both Fernandes and Ronaldo have ...

UEFA has confirmed Russia will not be included in next month’s qualifying draw for the 2024 European Championship. Russia has been exiled by FIFA and UEFA following February’s invasion of Ukraine, with the country’...

A teenager told police she woke up to discover Man City footballer Benjamin Mendy's friend and fixer raping her, a court heard.

Matthijs de Ligt believes he took a “step up” in his career by leaving Juventus to join Bayern Munich. The Netherlands defender was one of football’s most exciting prospects when he joined Juve from Ajax for a repo...

Liverpool are expected to make a move for Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde at the end of the season, according to AS. Having had several unpleasant experiences with Los Blancos in the Champions League since that infa...

Joshua Kimmich has mixed feelings about playing a World Cup in Qatar but insisted players cannot be expected to boycott the finals at this late stage. The Germany and Bayern Munich player says the time for action was 12 ...

Germany head coach Hansi Flick has expressed firm opposition to Qatar hosting the 2022 World Cup, just two months out from the opening game. Former Bayern Munich boss Flick will lead Germany into a major tournament for t...

Not many people will have seen Arsenal being seriously involved in the Premier League title race, yet here they are, at the top of the table. 🗣”We want to be there!” Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are sitting top of the...

Luis Suarez will depart Nacional in November when his contract ends, says club president Jose Fuentes. The 35-year-old striker re-joined his first club in his native Uruguay in July after his Atletico Madrid contract exp...

New Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi will face the media on Tuesday - but what will the progressive manager bring to the south-coast club?

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal team-mate Rafa Silva has retired from international football having made 25 appearances for his country. Benfica forward Silva was part of the squads that won Euro 2016 and the 2018-19 Nati...

Iago Aspas says a “stubborn” streak means he has not given up hope of winning over Luis Enrique before the World Cup. The Celta Vigo striker was left out of Enrique’s latest Spain squad, meaning he will play no par...

Is Harry Maguire a shoo-in for Gareth Southgate? Can the injured Kalvin Phillips win his race to be fit? Could Ivan Toney jump above Tammy Abraham and Marcus Rashford in the pecking order?

When Simon Weaver came to Harrogate Town in May 2009, he was a rookie coach, looking to cut his teeth as he embarked upon the transition from player to manager.

In a special Tuesday edition of Ref Watch, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher explains the best and the worst of the big decisions in England and Scotland.

England boss Gareth Southgate has summoned Jordan Henderson to bolster his midfield after losing shoulder injury victim Kalvin Phillips. Manager Southgate is waiting to learn whether Phillips will be fit for World Cup du...

France continue to be blighted by injury setbacks after Lucas Digne became the latest player to withdraw from their squad for this week’s Nations League matches with Austria and Denmark. Coach Didier Deschamps was alre...