Football

Italy returned to winning ways as Nicolo Barella’s header just before half-time secured a 1-0 victory away over The Netherlands in their Nations League clash at an empty Johan Cruyff Arena on Mo...

Gareth Southgate branded Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood “naive” after the England pair were sent home for a “serious” breach of coronavirus protocols in Iceland. England manag...

Spain coach Luis Enrique was taken by surprise by the self-confidence and spark he saw in teenaged forward Ansu Fati, who became his country’s youngest ever goalscorer by netting in a 4-0 win ag...

Lionel Messi’s decision to continue in Barcelona despite troubled times between him and the club has been a relief for La Liga, the league president Javier Tebas agreed. However, Tebas also rem...

Manchester United have congratulated East Bengal on its centenary year. In a letter to East Bengal secretary Kalyan Majumder, United team director Christoffer Komen said: “We would hereby like t...

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner, global superstar, one of the greatest — and richest — footballers in the history of the game. Cristiano Ronaldo is all that and more, yet the grim reali...

A slice of luck and a moment of individual brilliance during a mazy run from Kylian Mbappe gave France a gritty 1-0 win away to Sweden in their Nations League A Group 3 clash on Saturday with Antoine ...

The declaration by Lionel Messi that he will stay at Barcelona was not the end of the problems, but just the start for a great institution beset by financial and governance, where the civil war will n...

A 90th-minute penalty from Raheem Sterling gave England a 1-0 win over Iceland in their Nations League match in Reykjavik on Saturday after the home side missed a chance to equalise through a stoppage...

Spain scored a stoppage-time equaliser through Jose Luis Gaya to rescue a 1-1 draw away to Germany on Thursday in their Nations League opener and first international in almost 10 months owing to the p...