The thought struck me on the last rattler back from the Grand National, as Avanti’s wifi faltered somewhere outside Crewe and the Masters stream on my phone froze yet again. I was watching the world’s best golf tournament, on a train journey back from the world’s greatest steeplechase, having seen the best football match of

Lamine Yamal is looking to LeBron James for some inspiration as he tries to lead Barcelona to a Champions League comeback. Barcelona visits Spanish rival Atletico Madrid on Tuesday needing to reverse a 2-0 loss from the first leg of the quarterfinals at home last week. Yamal changed his Instagram profile image to a photo

It’s not been a great season for Marc Cucurella, certainly not after the highs of last season that saw him in the conversation for our player of the year, even. But relatively speaking, he’s still been among our better, most consistent performers — recent injury and drop in form notwithstanding — and his commitment has

Liverpool need to produce one of those vintage Anfield nights to sustain their Champions League campaign on Tuesday night. The Reds take on holders Paris Saint-Germain with a 2–0 deficit to make up, having struggled to lay a glove on Luis Enrique’s side in last week’s quarterfinal first leg. Arne Slot’s switch to a back

A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid is set to return to starting duties on the continent on Wednesday night. The player in question? Jude Bellingham. England international Bellingham was for his part forced to watch on from the bench from the off last week, as Real Madrid locked horns

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Iranian club Tractor has arrived in Saudi Arabia amid the war in the Middle East and confirmed on Monday it will play in the AFC Champions League Elite round of 16. The West Asia playoffs were postponed in March after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran. After

Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool): What a talent this kid is! Young, energetic, carefree. He is not afraid to go at his defender and makes something happen every single time. It was a wonderful goal. He just looks like a young kid having fun, which is the best part about his game. Alex Scott (Bournemouth): After the

With anointed squad captain Tim Kleindienst out injured for most of the current Bundesliga campaign, Reitz has been filling in as the BMG captain. Heading into this weekend’s encounter against Leipzig, Gladbach head coach Eugen Polanski knew that his decision to let Reitz retain the armband would get some pushback. Polanski answered questions about Reitz

Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka remained rather blasé about breaking the Bundesliga record for goals scored in a single season on Saturday night. Goretzka’s 2-0 in Saturday night’s 0-5 away win against St. Pauli officially gave Bayern 102 goals in the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign. This enabled the German record champions to break their own record of

La Liga giants Real Madrid are on a short list of clubs with the option to bring in Borussia Dortmund star Nico Schlotterbeck for a reduced fee this summer. This comes owing to a clause in the German international’s new contract at Signal Iduna Park. Advertisement The name of defender Schlotterbeck has of course long

Brazil star Neymar still has time to recover from recent injuries and return to form well enough to play in this summer’s FIFA World Cup, according to Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti. “He is capable of getting back to 100%,” Ancelotti told L’Equipe in response to questions about Neymar. “He is being assessed by the CBF