Football

Lazio manager claims Serie A is ‘30 or 40 years behind’ continental rivals

Former winners placed in Group E along with Japan; US, Iran vow to put politics aside after being drawn in Group B

Moriyasu says his team are aiming for at least quarter-finals after being placed with Spain, Germany in Group E

Midfielder vows ‘the best is yet to come’ from him after he extends his stay until 2026

Countdown towards football World Cup begins for November tournament

Catalan women thrash Real Madrid 5-2 in second leg to win 8-3 on aggregate

Female entry into stadium was denied once again, leaving thousands of ticketed fans locked out

Black Cats lacking motivation after back-to-back relegations sent them to League One

Star strikers Bruno Fernandes, Robert Lewandowski stand out as Portugal and Poland secure World Cup berths

Mane-led Senegal beat Pharaohs in penalty shootout after 1-1 draw in two legs

Plan will not be even discussed at this week’s annual congress as leaders seek other ways

Manager says his aim is still to ‘win World Cup’ despite Azzurri failing to qualify for Qatar finals

Netherlands head coach advises Ajax manager to choose a ‘football club and not a commercial club’

Manager, however, says situation involving centre back’s poor form at Man United is ‘complicated’

Star strikers will lead Poland, Sweden respectively when both teams face off in decisive play-off

Unbeaten Germany manager wants his young team to gain ‘more confidence’ ahead of World Cup

Argentina coach believes it’s ‘useless’ to worry about star striker’s international future after World Cup

Queiroz says Pharaohs will do anything to defend 1-0 lead against Senegal

Coach Herdman says country is a ‘football nation’ after they punch ticket to Qatar with Jamaica rout

Midfielder Moutinho believes ‘names and numbers don’t matter’ as they face Italy’s conquerors in play-off

Coach says accepting defeat is part of ‘healthy path’ after Azzurri miss out on World Cup

Barca president Laporta says manager can stay at La Liga side for ‘as long as he wants’

Midfielder scores two minutes into his first national team appearance since cardiac arrest

World Cup chief says Netherlands coach fails to understand Arabs’ passion for football

Euro 2020 winners lose 1-0 to North Macedonia, kicked out of 2022 World Cup

England manager says his team should ‘use our voice in the right way’ over Qatar’s human rights record

Striker exacts revenge on Liverpool teammate Mane for AFCON defeat with 1-0 win in World Cup play-off first leg

Seven-time Ballon d'Or winner helps team beat Venezuela 3-0 in World Cup qualifying’s dead rubber

Real midfielder scores twice for Wales to take them into World Cup playoff final with 2-1 win over Austria

Ronaldo and co through to decisive qualifying play-off after beating Turkey 3-1

Substitute Mitoma scores twice in dying minutes to book seventh straight place for team in football showpiece

Azzurri threw away automatic qualification before falling to defeat in play-offs to North Macedonia

The Pharaohs fight Mane-led Senegal for 2022 Qatar World Cup place in play-off

Lyon midfielder says his Brazilian teammate is a ‘great person with incredible talent’

Swedish star striker says he’s ‘panicking’ at the prospect of retiring

Off-field chaos engulfing Blues has sparked debate over football finances in Premier League

Depleted Socceroos must beat Japan to keep hopes of automatically qualifying for Qatar showpiece alive

Premier League champions’ revenue surged 17 percent to stand at 644.9 million euros in 2020/21 season

CEO Arrivabene says club has made no offer to striker’s representatives

Manager to lead Italy against North Macedonia in first barrier toward 2022 Qatar showpiece

Coach Saintfiet wants team to build on great run in 2022 AFCON, ahead of 2023 event’s qualifiers

Toffees left to fight for Premier League survival after crashing out of FA Cup with Palace defeat

Reds see off Championship side Forest 1-0 in last-eight tie; Guardiola’s men thrash Southampton 4-1

Allegri’s men beat Salernitana 2-0 to move one point behind third-placed Inter Milan in Serie A

Captain Marquinhos describes 3-0 defeat as wake-up call for Ligue 1 leaders

Manager ecstatic after Catalan club claim bragging rights by beating Real Madrid 4-0

Lukaku, Ziyech score to help Blues reach FA Cup semis with 2-0 win over Middlesbrough

Manager Xavi says PSG striker has ‘earned the right’ to return to his former club

Pioli’s men keep hold of three-point lead with 1-0 win as third-placed Inter lose ground

British property tycoon hopeful after submitting bid to buy troubled Premier League club