Luciano Spalletti has reasons to be happy and unhappy with the 3-3 draw at Roma, but above all Juventus believe in Champions League qualification. ‘I live for fourth place.’ The Bianconeri proved on Wednesday they refuse to give in, cancelling out the 5-2 first leg deficit to force Galatasaray to extra time in the Champions
Arsenal are going to have to navigate the tension of the title race with just nine matches left in their bid to win a first league title since 2004. And when asked by BBC Sport if they have had to go to another level with their work on set-pieces due to the work other sides
The Dutch coach Co Adriaanse coined the term “scoreboard journalism” to lambast the concept of building a narrative around a match from nothing more than the tally of goals scored and conceded. Looking at the top-line numbers it would be easy to write Sunday’s London derby off as a day of distinct highs and lows
Kylian Mbappe may have finished the 2024/25 season without a collective trophy at Real Madrid, but his first season in white can be considered an individual success as he ran away with the La Liga top goal scorer award. It certainly looks like he could defend the prize given his impressive goal-scoring performances in 2025/26,
1 As the 2025/26 Bundesliga relegation race heats up, Get German Football News is pleased to release “relegation check” features checking in on German clubs fighting the drop. Having already covered Köln and Augsburg this weekend, it’s time to take a look in at Werder Bremen. These particular Hanseaten have managed to manufacture a lifeline for
Such is the prevalence of technological authority in the modern world, the abstract concept of a predictive statistical model being presented to Premier League managers as a genuine topic of discussion is no longer a fantasy confined to fan forums. Heading into this weekend’s fixtures, Opta’s predictions were put directly to Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior.
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MADRID (AP) — Espanyol and Elche drew 2-2 on Sunday in a Spanish league match briefly interrupted toward the end after the referee activated the anti-racism protocol. The ref’s decision came around the 80th minute after Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused Elche forward Rafa Mir of racially insulting him. Advertisement The game was stopped
Sunday’s La Liga match between Elche and Espanyol was paused for three minutes under Uefa’s racism protocol, the match referee has indicated in his report. Referee Iosu Galech Apezteguia wrote that he halted the game after Espanyol’s Omar El Hilali said Elche’s Rafa Mir had made a racist comment to him, according to Spanish football
Arsenal passed a major test of their Premier League title credentials on Sunday (1 Mar) as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over 10-man Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. William Saliba put the hosts in control in the 21st minute when he converted Bukayo Saka’s corner. But the teams went into the break level as Piero
Elche star Rafa Mir could be facing up to a lengthy incoming spell away from the pitch. This comes with the striker accused of racially abusing Espanyol’s Omar El Hilali on Sunday afternoon. Elche played host to Espanyol earlier today, giving rise to an entertaining four-goal affair which saw the two sides forced to settle
Little is expected to come easy for this Arsenal team during the run-in, as they chase a first Premier League title in 22 years. The Emirates Stadium was once again a nervous cauldron on Sunday afternoon, as Chelsea, who Arsenal have a supreme record against since 2021, came to town with the intentions of keeping
Real Madrid star Eduardo Camavinga was a notable absentee from group training at Valdebebas on Sunday morning. And an explanation for the Frenchman’s absence has since come to the fore online. Real Madrid are of course primed to return to action on Monday, when they play host to capital rivals Getafe in a La Liga
The 2026 Finalissima between Argentina and Spain, one of the marquee matchups of the year ahead of the World Cup, has once again been thrust into the spotlight amid the possibility of the game being suspended. However, reports have now surfaced that FIFA will wait before deciding on a postponement of the clash between Lionel
Chelsea concluded the weekend’s Premier League action but it was far from a joyful finale for the Blues as they surrendered more ground in the race for Champions League qualification. Having seen Liverpool and Manchester United win before them, results which mean they now trail the former by three points and the latter by six,
A slightly cautious start devolved into a surprisingly open game rather quickly, though that had as much to do with Chelsea’s inability to string passes together than anything special that Arsenal might have been doing. That said, a goal was never likely to come from any source other than a corner, and that’s precisely how
The Espanyol defender Omar El Hilali accused the Elche forward Rafa Mir of a racist insult during their teams’ La Liga game on Sunday, according to the referee’s report. Iosu Galech Apezteguia briefly paused the match under the anti-racism protocol in the 80th minute after speaking to the Morocco international El Hilali. “El Hilali informed
Manchester United fought back from an early deficit to claim a 2–1 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, moving up to third in the Premier League table. The Red Devils entered the contest as the division’s form team, with no side claiming more points in the top flight since Michael Carrick
Barcelona’s teenage sensation breaks another record Yamal netted twice in the first half and once after the break to become the youngest player to score their first hat-trick in the Spanish top-flight (18 years and 230 days old) in the 21st century. The feat also saw him become the first player of his age to
1 So far, Serie A giants Juventus have failed to tie Dusan Vlahovic down to a new contract. They are now expected to make one last attempt to reach that objective. Corriere dello Sport report that a plan is being drawn up in Turin keep Vlahovic beyond this season, with his contract running out in
