Barcelona completed a clean sweep against Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season, winning all four El Clasicos against their arch rivals. The season’s final Clasico took place on Sunday as Barcelona and Real Madrid squared off for the final time in La Liga. Real Madrid’s French forward Kylian Mbappe was on song in…
Manchester United are, improbably, 90 minutes away from qualifying for next season’s Champions League after a 7-1 aggregate win over Athletic Bilbao to set up a Europa League final against Tottenham. Ruben Amorim’s men, who have endured a terrible Premier League campaign, came into Thursday’s second leg at Old Trafford with a comfortable…
RB Leipzig’s top-four hopes were dashed with a goalless draw at Werder Bremen on Saturday as Holstein Kiel and Bochum were relegated from the Bundesliga after both fell to home defeats. Leipzig had only missed the Champions League once in eight seasons since their debut promotion in 2017 but struggled against a Bremen…
Pep Guardiola admits this season has been the toughest of his 16-year managerial career as Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge collapsed and they exited the Champions League early. The Spaniard has experienced little but success in glittering spells at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City. But after four successive Premier League triumphs, City’s…
Team AC Milan in action© AFP AC Milan kept alive their hopes of European football next season by coming from behind to beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Friday in a warm-up for next week’s Italian Cup final. Santiago Gimenez’s brace and a Christian Pulisic strike turned around a match which looked…
Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to use the frustration of having to give champions Liverpool a guard of honour on Sunday as fuel to win the Premier League title next season after admitting they have gone “backwards” this term. Arteta’s side are destined to finish the season without a major trophy after failing…
File Photo of Erling Haaland.© AFP Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland is in contention to start against Southampton on Saturday. Man City travel to the St Mary’s Stadium with hosts Southampton having already been relegated to the Championship for next season. Victory at Southampton will leave City in the driving seat for a…
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso confirmed Friday he will leave the club at the end of the season, amid reports linking him to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Alonso said it was “the right moment” to announce the exit, but did not confirm his next post, saying it was “not the right moment to…
File image of Mohamed Salah.© AFP Mohamed Salah won the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year award for the third time on Friday after inspiring Liverpool’s march to a record-equalling 20th English title. Salah earned the prize after scoring 28 goals and producing 18 assists for Liverpool in the Premier League this…
Real Madrid’s season appeared disastrous a few weeks ago but if Carlo Ancelotti’s side can finally beat rivals Barcelona in Sunday’s La Liga Clasico, their title defence will be resuscitated. Madrid were left licking their wounds after a Champions League quarter-final thrashing by Arsenal, and coach Ancelotti is poised to depart at the…
