1 Borussia Dortmund centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck has issued his latest comments on his ongoing contract extension saga. The 26-year-old found himself pilloried in the German press over the international break after making public the fact that Dortmund’s decision to dismiss sporting director Sebastian Kehl affected his desire to remain with BVB. Kehl was Schlotterbeck’s preferred

Real Madrid’s struggles are the key Barcelona are marching steadily towards retaining the La Liga title, following their string of consecutive victories in the competition, whilst their rivals Real Madrid have stumbled on several occasions recently. Advertisement With eight matches remaining in the La Liga season, the Blaugrana are showing greater determination not to drop

Moisés Caicedo reiterated his commitment to Chelsea when asked directly about a potential future at Real Madrid, but only after he dropped a coy, “We’ll see what happens.” The Ecuadorian, widely regarded as one of the best in the world at his position, had previously been linked with a blockbuster move to the Bernabéu, joining

Southampton channelled the spirit of their 1976 FA Cup-winning side by sensationally dumping out Arsenal, whose 14-match unbeaten away run in all competitions came to a crashing halt in this quarter-final tie at St Mary’s. Mikel Arteta had almost two weeks to stew on the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City, as his attention

1 Wolfsburg – already in serious trouble before the March 2026 international break – are now in worse shape after seeing their Bundesliga winless streak extended to 11 matches on Saturday afternoon. The German Wolves managed to rush out to a 1-3 lead against heavily favored hosts Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 28, but conceded five

Mikel Arteta says he will defend his Arsenal players “more than ever” after their shock FA Cup defeat to Southampton. Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by the Championship side to exit the FA Cup at the quarter final stage. Advertisement But Arteta has backed his players to respond immediately, with a Champions League quarter-final first leg

Veteran striker Robert Lewandowski scored an 87th-minute winner for Barcelona against 10-man Atletico Madrid, sending his side seven points clear at the top of Spain’s La Liga. In a bad-tempered match, Barca were heading for a frustrating draw against opponents who played the whole of the second half with 10 men following Nico Gonzalez’s straight

La Liga giants Barcelona have on Saturday seen their concerns on the personnel front continue to mount. This comes owing to developments in this evening’s La Liga meeting between the Blaugrana and Atlético Madrid. Advertisement Hansi Flick’s troops are currently locked in action in the Spanish top-flight, hopeful of taking advantage of the shock defeat suffered

One of the biggest storylines to emerge from the latest set of Bundesliga Saturday afternoon kickoffs concerns the race for the Champions League. Two wealthy non-50+1 Bundesliga clubs – both of whom missed out on Europe last year – spent a great deal of money last summer in hopes of returning to the top four.

Egyptian football legend Mohamed Aboutrika discussed the future of his compatriot, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, during the post-match analysis of the Reds’ 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The former Al Ahly star said: “I spoke to Salah during his issue with Klopp (Liverpool’s manager), and I gave him

The Italian legend Paolo Maldini has entered the nominations strongly to assume the presidency of the Italian Football Federation, following the resignation of Gabriele Gravina, amid a critical phase for Italian football, according to ‘Football Italia’. Italian football is experiencing turmoil after the unprecedented failure to qualify for three consecutive World Cup editions, leading to

Lennart Karl scored in the ninth minute of added time to complete a dramatic comeback 3-2 win for Bayern Munich over Freiburg and keep his team on track for the Bundesliga title on Saturday. Freiburg was heading for an upset win at 2-0 up in the 81st minute before Bayern’s young midfielders changed the game,