Arne Slot described Hugo Ekitike’s injury as “really bad” after the France international was stretchered off during Liverpool’s Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. On the night Alexander Isak made a surprise start following a lengthy lay-off, Ekitike was hurt with what appeared to be a serious lower leg injury just before the half-hour mark

Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2016/17 after a 3-2 aggregate win over Barcelona. Diego Simeone’s men took a 2-0 lead into the second leg at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, but their advantage was spectacularly wiped out within 25 minutes after goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres. A

Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer and Germany national coach Julian Nagelsmann have both made it clear multiple times that the world champion goalkeeper would not be playing at the 2026 World Cup. However, a new report from Bild has a different idea. The report (as captured by @iMiaSanMia) says that despite what has been said,

5 Napoli have made up their mind regarding the immediate future of their star striker Romelu Lukaku. As reported by La Repubblica, via Area Napoli, the veteran Belgian will not be part of the Napoli squad for the rest of the season. Lukaku has been struggling with injury issues since the start of the season,

Team news – No Williamson, Kendall startspublished at 18:03 BST 18:03 BST England v Spain (19:00 BST) Emma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Wembley Sarina Wiegman makes three changes to the England side who beat Iceland in their last qualifying match. Captain Leah Williamson doesn’t make the squad having not played for two

Former FC Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is thriving in Italy as the manager of Como 1907. After spending his final year as a player at the Italian club, the 38-year-old joined the coaching staff post-retirement in 2023, initially as an assistant manager, helping them earn promotion to Serie A. Advertisement Fabregas was then made the

Less than 48 hours after losing the Monte-Carlo Masters final to rival Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz survived an injury scare to defeat Otto Virtanen and reach the last 16 of the Barcelona Open. The Spaniard, who must win the tournament to reclaim the world No 1 spot from Sinner, defeated Finland’s Virtanen 6-4 6-2 despite

Rory McIlroy’s preparations for his successful Masters defence have come under scrutiny, but questions over the fairness of his time spent at Augusta National have been firmly dismissed. McIlroy became just the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters after holding on to beat Scottie Scheffler by one shot on Sunday. Having completed a career Grand

Chelsea have gone backwards under Liam Rosenior since he took over from Enzo Maresca and Champions League qualification is now in serious doubt. Rosenior’s side are sixth in the Premier League, one spot outside the Champions League places with six games remaining, but are in a dire run of form, winning just one of the

Mikel Arteta has called for Arsenal to have “no fear” and “pure fire” in an extraordinary rallying cry ahead of the biggest week of his career at the club. Arsenal are attempting to reach back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in the club’s history, with a potential Premier League title decider at Manchester