Football

Chaotic scenes at the French national stadium before and during Saturday night’s Champions League final were branded a national embarrassment, while French ministers blamed Liverpool fans for the trouble. ...

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted that Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was not on the club’s minds as they celebrated a record-extending 14th European Cup crown after ...

Real Madrid secured a record-extending 14th European Cup when they beat Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final delayed for more than half an hour after police tried to stop ...

Liverpool are unbeaten since March, have lost only three games all season and have already lifted two domestic cups but they will play Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League ...

Italy coach Roberto Mancini insisted his decision to keep faith with the same players who won the European Championships last July for the Azzurri’s disastrous World Cup qualification campaign ...

Ukraine full back Oleksandr Zinchenko said his team hope to make their country proud when they take on Scotland in a World Cup playoff semi-final next week. Ukraine play Scotland ...

An aeroplane dedicated to Argentine great Diego Maradona was unveiled on Wednesday ahead of a journey that will end at the World Cup in Qatar later this year. The Tango ...

AS Roma won their first major European title in more than 60 years as Nicolo Zaniolo’s first-half goal earned the Italians a 1-0 victory over Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Europa ...

Nicosia giants Omonia have won the Cyprus Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Ethnikos Achnas at the GSP Stadium on Wednesday night. Despite having Shehu Abdullahi sent off ...

Police in Albania said 19 officers were injured while trying to break up fights between Feyenoord and Roma fans ahead of Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final in Tirana. The police ...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been named League Managers’ Association Manager of the Year and also collected the Premier League award at a gala dinner in London on Tuesday evening. ...

The British government issued a licence last night that permits the sale of football club Chelsea, sports minister Nadine Dorries said on Wednesday. Current owner Roman Abramovich is subject to ...

The Boehly-Clearlake consortium, which agreed terms to acquire Chelsea for 4.25 billion pounds earlier this month, passed the Premier League Owners’ and Directors’ Test, the league said on Tuesday, paving the ...

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has admitted kicking and slapping his pet cat after disturbing footage was posted on social media by his brother. The 27-year-old Frenchman pleaded guilty to ...

As most Manchester City supporters revelled in another Premier League title on Sunday, one of their most famous fans Noel Gallagher was receiving stitches in his face after being accidentally ...

The 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday. The TV audiences for the 2018 World ...

Panathinaikos beat PAOK 1-0 to clinch the Greek Cup on Saturday in match marred by crowd trouble as rival fans threw flares and clashed with police inside the Olympic stadium. ...

Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title in five years on Sunday but nearly let the trophy slip from their hands, coming back from two goals down to beat ...

One point separates the cumulative tallies of Liverpool and Manchester City over the past four Premier League seasons so there is little surprise that they head into the final weekend ...

Kylian Mbappe has decided to extend his stay at Paris St Germain, French sport daily L’Equipe reported on Saturday. The France forward, whose current contract expires on June 30, had ...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said his team’s struggles in the Premier League have been caused by a continuous injury crisis, adding that the club could do better with a ...

Liverpool may have a historic quadruple in their sights but manager Juergen Klopp insisted that pressure is not a factor as his side prepare to face Wolverhampton Wanderers on the ...

A return to perimeter fencing is not the answer to tackling pitch invasions and would represent “a failure of us all”, the UK’s football policing lead has said. Recent ...

Carlo Ancelotti says it is important Real Madrid recognise the contribution Gareth Bale has made to club and called on fans to give him a fitting farewell in his final ...