European football

Roberto Mancini believes Italy’s first defeat in more than three years against Spain will make them stronger, but the manager was unhappy with the Milan crowd for jeering goalkeeper ...

France coach Didier Deschamps is expecting a ‘fight’ against Belgium in their Nations League semi-final clash on Thursday but insisted that both sides respected each other. The Belgians left the 2018 ...

– Spain ended European champions Italy’s world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in their Nations League semi-final ...

Barcelona’s CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) model plays into the ...

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed “as an Italian” by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is ...

Fans of international football can be forgiven if it has slipped their attention that four of Europe’s top national teams are about to play off this week for the ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe on Tuesday fell short of saying he would leave Paris St Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 22-year-old told the ...

Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams set a LaLiga record of 203 consecutive appearances as he helped his side to a 1-0 win over Alaves at the San Mames Stadium on Friday. ...

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he was in the dark about his future and had not spoken to the club’s president as the under-pressure Dutchman took a swipe at ...

Anorthosis lost 2-0 to Gent in their second group game in the new Europa Conference League. The Belgians opened the scoring via a Pavlos Korrea own goal after 28 minutes, with ...

UEFA have nullified disciplinary action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the ...

Massimiliano Allegri was happy to earn Juventus’ second victory in a row against Sampdoria on Sunday, but a porous defence and injuries to key players have put a dampener on ...

If team bosses were to be heard, most French clubs would have more points after eight Ligue 1 matches in a season that has been marked by complaints about the Video ...

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman took no questions in a brief news conference on Wednesday and instead read a statement saying the under-performing club were in a period of transition and ...

“Life goes on” was the message from coach Massimiliano Allegri after learning of Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire to leave last month, but four Serie A games into a future without ...

Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has defended his decision to substitute forward Lionel Messi in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Lyon in the French Ligue 1 and said the Argentine ...

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not Superman and will not recover from injury in time to face Juventus away in Serie A on Sunday, coach Stefano Pioli has said. ...

Tottenham came from behind to draw 2-2 in their opening Europa Conference League Group G game at Rennes, but it was a costly evening as they suffered more injury problems. ...

Omonia began their Europa Conference League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Kairat in Kazakhstan. The Cyprus champions had 58% possession and four shots on goal but were unable to find ...

Damian Szymanski headed in a stoppage time equaliser as Poland ended England’s 100% record in Group I to draw their World Cup qualifier 1-1 on Wednesday. Harry Kane had fired ...

Barca president Joan Laporta has insisted that the Super League project is still alive, despite the withdrawal earlier this year of the majority of founding clubs. The Catalans, along with ...

Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St Germain and Nimes, ...

Paris St Germain said on Monday they had signed a two-year partnership deal with fashion house Christian Dior. PSG said Dior would design their official wardrobe, and that the partnership ...

Jorginho missed a penalty as Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday, a result that meant Roberto Mancini’s side equalled ...