Real Madrid start season-defining week against Girona – all to know
Real Madrid’s challenges for Spain’s La Liga and the UEFA Champions League hang in the balance after consecutive losses.
Bosnian ball boy hailed as hero after hiding Italian goalkeeper’s notes
Afan Cizmic, a 14-year-old ball boy in the Bosnia vs Italy World Cup qualifying final, took away the goalkeeper’s notes.
Eritrea’s AFCON place in doubt after players disappear in South Africa
Seven of the 10 players that travelled from Eritrea didn’t return home after their 4-1 win over Eswatini on March 31.
Atletico storm Camp Nou with 2-0 Champions League win over 10-man Barca
Atletico take firm grip on the quarterfinal with 2-0 first-leg victory as Cubarsi sent off for Barcelona at Camp Nou.
PSG beat Liverpool as Champions League defence maintains pace
UEFA Champions League holders PSG claim 2-0 first-leg lead over English Premier League champions Liverpool.
CAF president visits Dakar following AFCON trophy reversal
Senegal, who were stripped of the AFCON title, are appealing the decision for the trophy to be awarded to Morocco.
‘Farewell, mister’: Romanian football great Mircea Lucescu dies aged 80
Lucescu, one of the most successful Romanian football coaches and players, won several European club titles.
Will Arteta’s emotional intensity drive Arsenal to glory or another choke?
Arsenal squeeze 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon to end winless run, but is pressure telling after another below-par outing?
Arsenal beat Sporting with late Havertz goal in Champions League quarters
Arsenal score late winner at Sporting Lisbon to take 1-0 first-leg advantage back to London next week.
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