Sport

Football for Friendship to set digital world record during pandemic

In partnership with Gazprom

“Even in difficult situations there are ways for us to be together and set a goal together as a united team spirit," says 14-year-old Irintsoa Rakotomamonjy, who participated in this year’s digital International Children’s Social Programme Football for Friendship (F4F).

13/11/2020

United Kingdom

English football chief quits over 'coloured footballers' remark

Greg Clarke, also a vice president of FIFA, was also accused of inappropriate terms in reference to South Asian and gay players.

10/11/2020

United Kingdom

Nobby Stiles: English World Cup winner and Man Utd stalwart dies at 78

Stiles will forever be remembered for his jubilant jig on the field at Wembley Stadium — performed while holding the World Cup in one hand and his false teeth in the other — after England beat Germany 4-2 in the 1966 final.

30/10/2020

Sport

Russia wants to keep sports fans in stadiums despite coronavirus

Russia has allowed thousands of people to attend sporting events in recent weeks including Champions League games and an F1 race.

29/10/2020

United Kingdom

English football: how the lower leagues are desperately seeking cash

Cash-strapped clubs in the English Football League are in desperate need of financial support to prevent many of them from going out of business

23/10/2020

Germany

Coronavirus cases increase in Bundesliga after international break

COVID-19 cases are causing concern that football may be put on hold again as Germany appears to be dealing with a second wave of the virus.

19/10/2020

Partner content

Players, coaches and famous football names get behind Special Olympics ‘Faces of Football’ campaign

Partner content presented by Special Olympics

These last eight months of pandemic have deprived us of our lives as we knew them, but among all our routine, one might have been hit the hardest: our freedom to move. Athletes were particularly badly hit as training and games were cancelled across the world.

14/10/2020

Earth News

PETA v Mesut Ozil: The battle for Arsenal's Gunnersaurus

An unexpected offer has come out of the internet's favourite story this week.

07/10/2020

Italy

Juventus take to the pitch in Turin as Napoli forced to stay home

By all accounts, Juventus' match against Napoli on Sunday was a normal Serie A fixture - except only one team actually made it to the stadium.

03/10/2020

Sport

Ronaldo's Juventus face Messi's Barcelona in Champions League

Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus will face Lionel's Messi's Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League group stage, while defending champions Bayern Munich were drawn against Atletico Madrid.

01/10/2020

World News

Tottenham complain over 'small goals' before North Macedonia match

Jose Mourinho said that he knew the goals were too small as soon as he saw them.

25/09/2020

Italy

Luis Suarez' Italian exam scam comes back to bite star striker

According to the investigators, it's university chiefs that are the subject of the probe rather than the 33-year-old forward himself.

22/09/2020

Germany

Coronavirus: Bayern Munich fans could face quarantine after Super Cup

Bayern Munich and Sevilla are scheduled to meet in Budapest on Thursday but Germany's public health institute deems the Hungarian capital a "high risk" area for the coronavirus.

21/09/2020

Spain

Footballer Lionel Messi wins epic legal battle to trademark his name

The European Court of Justice struck down an appeal by a cycling firm, Massi, that claimed Messi's logo would confuse consumers.

17/09/2020

France

Football: Neymar among 5 stoppage-time red cards as Marseille beat PSG

The Brazilian star was among five players sent off on Sunday as Marseille beat bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain for the first time in nine years.

14/09/2020

Spain

Spain's La Liga rocked by new row over Monday and Friday games

La Liga was set to begin with a match between Granada and Athletic Bilbao on Friday night, but the federation forced the game to be moved to the weekend because it opposes matches on Mondays and Fridays.

10/09/2020

Czech Republic

Football’s ‘new normal’: Czech side lose after whole team quarantined

The makeshift Czech side, featuring nine debutants, was put together at the last minute after a coronavirus outbreak in the squad.

08/09/2020

Sport

Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona for remainder of his contract

The Argentine legend had informed the Spanish club of his intention to leave but was told he would have to cover a €700 million buyout clause.

04/09/2020

Portugal

Football Leaks: Man behind release of millions of documents on trial

Rui Pinto admits he was behind the Football Leaks exposés published between 2015-18, but argues he is a whistleblower, not a criminal.

04/09/2020

Sport

Why did Premier League scrap huge broadcasting deal with Chinese TV?

Did the political climate between the UK and China play a part?

03/09/2020