Football

Former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, who played for Manchester United and Leeds United, died on Thursday at the age of 70 after a battle with dementia. McQueen began his playing career ...

Manchester City begin their title defence with a trip to promoted Burnley, who are managed by the champions’ former captain Vincent Kompany, the Premier League said on Thursday. City open ...

Premier League club revenues rose by 12% to a record 5.5 billion pounds in the 2021-22 season as European football capitalised on fans returning to stadiums after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ...

Croatia scored twice in extra time to beat the Netherlands 4-2 in their Nations League semi-final in Rotterdam on Wednesday and advance to Sunday’s decider. Croatia will play either ...

Witnesses have reported bomb attacks and being threatened when called to testify on match fixing allegations, the former member of the sports ethics committee Charis Savvides told the House institutions ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday marked the start of the one-year countdown towards Euro 2024 by unveiling a competition he called a “home game for Europe” — an event the hosts ...

Real Madrid officially confirmed the signing of England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday in a deal worth 103 million euros plus add-ons, the Spanish giants said. Bellingham, who ...

Croatia could cap a superb season with success in this week’s Nations League finals against a trio of opponents looking to restore lost lustre at the end of a ...

Argentina skipper Lionel Messi has said that “in principle” last year’s World Cup would be his fifth and final appearance at global soccer’s showpiece event. The 35-year-old forward ...

Even a thunderstorm could not dent Manchester City’s rousing victory parade on Monday as the players and manager Pep Guardiola celebrated completing the long-awaited treble after winning the Champions ...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri was named the Champions League’s Player of the Season by UEFA on Sunday after a stellar 2022-23 campaign. The 26-year-old Spain international scored the winning ...

Manchester City must be considered one of soccer’s heavyweight clubs after winning the Champions League to complete a rare treble, captain Ilkay Gundogan said, while a teary-eyed Jack Grealish ...

Manchester City finally expanded their domestic domination across the continent as they beat Inter Milan 1-0 with a second-half Rodri goal to win the Champions League for the first time ...

Newcastle United signed a multi-year shirt sponsorship deal on Friday with a Saudi Arabian company linked to the club’s owners, an agreement which may be scrutinised under the Premier ...

Manchester City‘s domination of the English soccer landscape is undisputed after another season of silverware-gathering under Pep Guardiola but against Inter Milan in Saturday’s Champions League final they ...

The sight of players meticulously drying the ball before launching it into their opponents’ penalty area is set to become a thing of the past in English football’s lower ...

This year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is on track to become the most attended standalone women’s sporting event ever with over one million ...

Liverpool have signed World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday as they rebuild for next ...

Jarrod Bowen slid home a 90th-minute winner as West Ham United secured a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday to clinch a first ...

Borussia Dortmund have agreed to sell England midfielder Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid for an initial fee of 103 million euros, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. Bellingham will become the ...

Lionel Messi will snub a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champion Paris ...

The Europa Conference League might be very much UEFA’s third club competition but for West Ham United and Fiorentina, whose solitary European successes came over half a century ago, ...

Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema said farewell to Real Madrid in a small, private ceremony closed to fans and media on Tuesday following a trophy-laden 14-year stay with the ...

Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou as their new manager on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. He becomes the first Australian to ...