Soccer

Spain coach says team is not formed with best 11 players in league, one has to look at context

French forward scores late volley to rescue Rossoneri with 2-1 win in Serie A

Manager praises team’s character after last-gasp goal secures 2-1 EPL victory

Four-time world champions plagued by Werner’s withdrawal, Neuer’s injury concerns

Wales captain says he’s still battling fitness issues less than three weeks before World Cup

Departing club great plays his last game at Camp Nou in 2-0 win over Almeria in La Liga

Apple makes deals with MLS sponsors and advertising partners to air ads during soccer games and other shows

World body urges participating teams to not let sport be dragged into ideological or political ‘battles’

Ten Hag’s side will face either Barcelona or Juventus in playoff despite beating Sociedad 1-0

Argentina great heads into his fifth World Cup, hoping to finally get his hands on elusive silverware

Gunners will hope to maintain their EPL lead over second-placed Man City; Liverpool meet Spurs

Striker will have surgery after suffering fracture around his left eye, less than three weeks before mega event

Pellegrini’s side head into ‘The Great Derby’ in fourth place in contrast to their 18th-ranked bitter rivals

Veteran defender cuts his Barcelona contract short, after his decline on the pitch and controversy off it

Former Spain defender says Saturday’s La Liga match against Almeria ‘will be my last’ for Barcelona

Marseille's defender receives online abuse after South Korea's skipper injury

Misspelling of Haaland undermining tourist board’s efforts

Teenager becomes youngest player in Champion Leagues history to score on his first senior start

French giants beat Juventus 2-1; Portuguese club hits six against Maccabi Haifa

World Cup hosts reject calls to pay compensation to people killed or injured

Chelsea manager says defender Chilwell's hamstring injury does not look positive

Spurs forward need surgery on injury sustained at Marseille

Man City manager Guardiola unsure if England players will get any game time with club before mega event

Despite winger’s role limited to cameos at club level, he remains Wales’ biggest hope in World Cup

Former German international laughs off reports he is considering early retirement from club football

Portuguese side seal 2-1 win to earn top spot in Champions League Group B, with Club Brugge second

Pavard, Choupo-Moting score to hand German champions 2-0 win in Champions League

Reds claim 2-0 win in Champions League, but fall short of dislodging Italian club from top group spot

Assistant manager Stellini praises players after come-from-behind 2-1 win over Marseille

World Cup 2022 hosts will have to spring surprises to beat favourites Netherlands and Senegal

Netherlands captain will finally get his chance on biggest stage of all this month

Bayern striker will lead AFCON champions at football’s biggest stage this month

Ten Hag’s side must beat Real Socieded by two goals to gain direct entry to last 16, avoid play-offs

UN admits World Cup hosts have carried out ‘significant’ reforms to improve working and living conditions

Messi, Ronaldo desperate to fill trophy-laden cabinets with biggest silverware on their swansong

South American country, boasting formidable squad, stands good chance of succeeding France as champion

Coach Martinez says striker is ‘irreplaceable’ as he faces another injury setback with hamstring strain

Juventus star needs more time to recover from knee injury, his agent Pimenta confirms

Manager says it’s unfair to judge Reds as injury pile-up has deprived them of fielding full-strength side

Coach Moriyasu names Real Sociedad’s Kubo, Brighton’s Mitoma in 26-man squad for 2022 World Cup

Young midfielder scores late goal, provides assist to help Mourinho’s side enter Serie A top four with 3-1 win

Manager serving touchline ban for English club’s crucial Champions League trip to Marseille

Unlikely hero Nelson scores two goals, sets up another in thrashing of Nottingham Forest

Doekhi heads 97th-minute winner to help side hold one-point lead over Bayern with 2-1 win over Gladbach

Long-serving manager’s bruised team will fight to stay in Europe with third-place finish in UCL group

Striker relishes ‘beautiful moment’ after helping club move up to fifth with 1-0 win

Prosecutors drop charges of fraud over Brazilian striker’s transfer to Barcelona in 2013

Minnows shock reigning champions, who drop to third, six points behind leaders

Qatar World Cup may see less stars playing due to packed league schedules

La Liga leaders deliver below-par performance in 1-1 stalemate