Football

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

Argentine star scores one, assists another in team’s 4-3 victory in French Ligue 1

Striker scores first Serie A hat-trick in team’s 4-0 thrashing of Sassuolo

Polish striker scores 93rd-minute winner to pull Catalans level on points with Real at the top of table

De Bruyne’s free-kick seals 1-0 win against Leicester; Klopp’s Reds beaten 2-1 at home by Leeds

Coach says France midfielder might not play against Lazio due to knee injury

Liverpool manager believes strikers output so far has been 'incredible' despite his early suspensions

Fraud and corruption charges have been dropped against Brazil forward and others accused

Man City coach wants footballers to stay focused to avoid injury amidst busy club schedule

Manager hopes his side could help him achieve his personal goal of claiming at least a point against Dortmund

FIFA president believes Qatar should use World Cup as an opportunity to present itself to the world as another light

Striker helps club bag 3-0 win in Europa, just one week after he was axed from squad

Liverpool manager fined but escapes touchline ban for his red card against Man City

Victory at home to Aston Villa will lift Saudi-owned club up to third in Premier League

Both managers find their teams in uneasy situations after strong starts to season

Riyadh will once again host Spanish Super Cup in January 2023

Striker denied last minute winner against sporting that would have sent Spurs through to Champions League last 16

Manager will eye 10th match without a defeat when he returns to former club

Australian striker helps Chelsea beat Albanians Vllaznia 8-0 in Women’s UCL

La Liga giants out at group phase for the second season running

Italian club remains unstoppable with 3-0 win over Rangers in Champions League

Former Bochum manager takes over Schalke as new head coach

Simeone’s side eliminated from Champions League after late penalty drama

Socceroos make collective statement to speak about Qatar's human rights record

Manager says club aware of the need to bring in new players in January to remain competitive

Country’s top flight teams argue proposed draft will benefit major clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona

Crystal Palace boss says dark-skinned coaches need exposure to show ‘we are as good as anybody else’

Spanish club brings in former Barcelona manager until the end of 2023-24 season

Manager urges his players to ‘compete like lions’ even if they are eliminated before kick-off

Reds need just a point against Ajax to qualify for Champions League last 16

German club earn 3-2 win over Ancelotti’s side to move closer to Champions League last 16