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,

Serie A league leaders Inter can lose Alessandro Bastoni in the summer as Barcelona prowl for the defender. Manager Cristian Chivu was asked about his future ahead of the Nerazzurri’s big game against Roma. Bastoni hasn’t had a great 2026 by any means. He was the centre of controversy against Juventus and his performances have

The Negreira case has taken a new turn after Spanish lawyer Juan Luis Martín de Pozuelo lodged a formal complaint against FC Barcelona with the Ethics Committee of the Spanish Football Federation’s Integrity and Compliance Department, in a move aimed at broadening the scope of the investigations to include disciplinary and ethical frameworks within local

Fresh from reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals by beating Manchester United during the week, FC Bayern Women are now out to book their place in the final of this season’s DFB Cup. Essen are the opponents at the FC Bayern Campus in Monday’s semi-final (15:30 CEST). Here’s all you need to know ahead

Gian Piero Gasperini gives important Roma injury updates ahead of the trip to Inter, is vague about his future, and warns they are ‘into the final sprint, so let’s get pedalling hard.’ It kicks off at San Siro on Sunday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST). Advertisement The injury crisis drags on, as Wesley picked