Football

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

Premier League leaders hoping to bag domestic title along with other silverwares

New film hopes to tell story of Swedish footballer with focus on his difficult childhood

Xavi and co look for proof of progress against runaway leaders Real Madrid in La Liga

Iwobi’s 99th-minute strike helps Toffees beat Newcastle 1-0, pull three points clear of relegation zone

Toffees’ Premier League clash with Newcastle labelled their ‘biggest game for 20 years’

Spanish side bag 3-0 win in Turin to go through 4-1 on aggregate in Champions League

Manager Klopp says it is better to stay one point behind Man City than 14 points

Manager ecstatic after troubled defending champions beat Lille 2-1 in last-16 tie

Manager Klopp aware they still have ‘really tough’ games to play in remaining 10 league fixtures

Keeper De Gea admits ‘we are not good enough’ after Red Devils suffer 2-1 aggregate defeat to Atletico in last 16

Manager says ‘100 per cent is not enough’ in their bid to finish in top four in Premier League

Striker Nunez heads in 77th-minute goal to help Portuguese side advance 3-2 on aggregate in Champions League

Xavi’s rejuvenated side heads to Istanbul for last-16 second leg, following 0-0 draw in Spain

Barcelona signed a shirt and stadium sponsorship deal with Spotify for four seasons from 2022 to 2023.

Manager Guardiola refuses to panic after playing goalless stalemate against Palace

Striker scores brace to surpass Henry with 413 goals in Real’s 3-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga

Manager wants his team to ‘get the points’ after another defeat leaves them just above relegation zone

Catalan giants continue their resurgence under coach Xavi with 4-0 win in Spanish La Liga

Manager says ‘we just have to wait day by day’ as club has been plunged into turmoil by sanctions