Football

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 1, 2025, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid comfortably overcame Manchester City in the Champions League playoff earlier this month. Getty Real Madrid have been hit with a €30,000 ($31,130) fine and a partial stadium closure — suspended for two years — by UEFA over “discriminatory behaviour” by fans

Mar 1, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta is “conscious” after being taken to hospital following a wildly reckless challenge from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts just eight minutes into Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash. Palace chairman Steve Parish confirmed to the BBC at half-time that Mateta had a gash behind his ear

Mar 1, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both sets of fan at the Vitality Stadium were up in arms during Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash between Bournemouth and Wolves after the newly-introduced semi-automated offside system did not work, leading to an eight-minute VAR check. Hosts Bournemouth were already a goal up just around

Mar 1, 2025, 07:19 AM ET Nico Hidalgo was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021. Getty Spanish footballer Nico Hidalgo has died aged 32 following a lengthy battle with lung cancer, his former clubs said on Saturday. Hidalgo, a midfielder, began his career at Motril, making his senior debut in 2010, before moving to Granada B

Mar 1, 2025, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Milutin Osmajic mocked Burnley fans after scoring for Preston in a clash fraught with tension. Getty Burnley players refused to shake hands with Preston North-End striker Milutin Osmajic during their FA Cup fifth-round clash on Saturday as a sign of solidarity with teammate Hannibal Mejbri. The Burnley

Mar 1, 2025, 05:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have made bright starts to their Aston Villa careers. Getty Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa‘s style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 1, 2025, 08:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has revealed defender Andreas Christensen has picked up another injury just three days after being cleared to return to action against Real Sociedad this weekend. Christensen, 28, came off the bench against Valencia in Barça’s first game of

Associated Press Feb 28, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkey Süper Lig club Fenerbahce said on Friday they have filed a lawsuit against rival Galatasaray for an “attack on the personal rights” of coach Jose Mourinho. Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist comments after Monday’s Istanbul derby, saying in a statement that he

Feb 28, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ballon d’ Or winner Rodri has returned to individual training with Manchester City, boosting his prospects of playing again this season after suffering an ACL injury in September. The Spain midfielder was initially expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering the knee injury

Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Friday. The win keeps Bayern comfortably atop the Bundesliga with 61 points, 11 ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, though they have played one match more. Stuttgart took the lead in