LaLiga: Lionel Messi stars on return as Barcelona extends lead with comfortable win; Espanyol secure vital victory over Alaves

Barcelona increased their lead to five points before nearest challenger Real Madrid hosts Eibar on Sunday. The post LaLiga: Lionel Messi sta...

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich inch closer to title with 2-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach; relegation battle heats up

Leon Goretzka scored late for Bayern Munich to take another step closer to a record-extending eighth straight Bundesliga title after beating...

‘Everything has been strange’: Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso struggles with new coronavirus regulations

Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso conceded that playing amid coronavirus regulations was neither easy nor nice after his team held Inter Milan 1-...

US Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone apologises for lack of leadership in fight against racism

US Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone apologised for the federation's lack of leadership in the fight against racism as she addressed it...

Premier League: Norwich player among two more positive coronavirus tests as resumption date approaches

The unidentified Norwich player was one of two new COVID-19 cases detected after 1,200 people were tested at the 20 clubs on Thursday and Fr...

Coppa Italia: Dries Mertens sets goal-scoring record as Napoli edge past Inter Milan on aggregate to reach final

Dries Mertens set a club record by scoring the decisive goal as Napoli advanced to the Italian Cup final after drawing with Inter Milan 1-1 ...

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on contract extension: ‘It will be difficult decision to make’

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he is at a turning point in his career and it will be a difficult decision whether to extend ...

England national football team manager Gareth Southgate says taking pay cut to help FA a ‘no-brainer’

England manager Gareth Southgate has said it was an easy decision to accept a 30 percent wage cut to help the Football Association (FA) miti...

Premier League: No crowd inside stadiums will help under-pressure players to perform, says Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster

The league was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will resume on 17 June at stadiums closed to spectators. The post Premier...

LaLiga: Barcelona coach Quique Setien hails 4-0 win over Mallorca as ‘enormous boost for the future’

Barcelona coach Quique Setien said his side’s 4-0 win over Real Mallorca after a three-month hiatus was the ideal launchpad for their title ...

Sunil Chhetri ‘has made India proud’ through years of dedication, says national football team coach Igor Stimac

The 35-year-old Chhetri on Friday became only the second Indian after legendary Bhaichung Bhutia to complete 15 years in Indian jersey The p...

Premier League: Aston Villa facing uphill task in bid to avoid relegation, says Graeme Souness

Villa overhauled their squad in the summer, spending close to 150 million pounds ($188.1 million). The post Premier League: Aston Villa faci...

LaLiga to file criminal case against pitch invader seeking selfie with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi

The fan, wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi’s name and number 10 on the back, breached strict security measures to curb the spread of the...

Premier League: Billy Gilmour, Ruben Loftus-Cheek score brace apiece as Chelsea beat QPR 7-1 in friendly

Lampard’s Chelsea side are fourth in the league with 48 points from 29 games ahead of the resumption of the season on Wednesday following th...

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford wants UK government to continue kids’ food vouchers

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has asked the government to continue providing free meals for vulnerable children during the schoo...

Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen move to fourth spot after late own-goal gives Peter Bosz’s side vital point against Schalke

A VAR penalty call looked to have put Schalke on course for its first victory at the 13th attempt, but Juan Miranda’s late own-goal was enou...

Gary Neville says he’s ‘ashamed’ he didn’t fight harder against racism when he was a player

Gary Neville also said that words are not enough to combat racism in football and bigger steps needed to be taken The post Gary Neville says...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Australia’s A-League inching closer to resumption after clubs, players accept pay cut

Australian football’s A-League, which suspended play in late March because of the coronavirus pandemic, is closer to resuming after organize...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tips goalkeeper Dean Henderson to become Manchester United and England No 1

United's academy product Henderson helped Sheffield win promotion from the Championship last season and has kept 10 clean sheets for the...

How Brighton & Hove Albion FC set the bar high for internal, external communications during coronavirus-induced shutdown

As players were suddenly ordered home and stadiums emptied, Brighton became a voice of the league during the three-month coronavirus pandemi...