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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

After a chaotic weekend at the top of the Premier League, the race to qualify for the Champions League is heating up. Liverpool joined Manchester City as the only sides currently in the top eight to actually pick up three points, seeing off Fulham one day before Pep Guardiola’s side delivered a hammer blow to

Declan Rice was not present in Arsenal training the day before their Champions League quarter-final with Sporting CP. Rice’s absence from training does not mean he is ruled out of the last-eight clash on Wednesday night, but it is a concern given this is a huge week in Arsenal’s season. With Arsenal needing to finish

The Grand National of 2026 is now in the history books and what a contest it was. What emerged from the mass of chaos was one of the great Grand National performances from the Willie Mullins-trained and Paul Townend-ridden I Am Maximus to become the first horse to regain the trophy since the great Red

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 06: Massimiliano Allegri AC Milan greets Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach before the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 06, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images) Two major decisions affecting the Italy national team will have

Real Madrid have announced their squad for Wednesday night’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich. In addition to Thibaut Courtois (hamstring), Rodrygo (knee) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (suspended), Real Madrid will also be without Marco Asensio, with reports citing illness as the reason for his absence. Advertisement As expected, Kylian Mbappé has been

Rangers midfielder Connor Barron is targeting a “perfect” end to the season by winning the Scottish Premiership title and making Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad for this summer’s World Cup. The 23-year-old was influential in Danny Röhl’s early weeks as Rangers head coach and has recently recovered from a knee injury which kept him out of

Too feminine, too masculine. Hair too short. Too much makeup. Too muscular. Too skinny. Too outspoken. Too aggressive.  Who would be a sportswoman in today’s landscape? In the eyes of some so-called fans, they can’t do right for doing wrong. In 2025, women’s sport took huge strides on the pitch again as the Lionesses created

In Luis Enrique’s Champions League post-match press conference last week, The Athletic asked the Paris Saint-Germain manager about his sustained commitment to an ultra-creative, ultra-technical approach when this season’s trends in the Premier League have been towards more attritional playing styles and an increased emphasis on set pieces. “I can’t analyse other teams,” the Spaniard

Atlético de Madrid vs FC Barcelona Competition/Round: 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Quarter-Finals, 2nd Leg First Leg Result: Barcelona 0-2 Atlético Madrid Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Pau Cubarsí, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen (out), Marc Bernal (doubt) Advertisement Atlético Outs & Doubts: José Giménez, Dávid Hancko, Marc Pubill (out), Pablo Barrios (doubt) Barcelona Form Guide: WWWLW Atlético Form

Leeds went into the fixture having not scored in any of their past four league games. They had not netted with any of their past 64 shots. But five minutes was all it took for Switzerland winger Okafor to net the opener with a smart first-time finish – Leeds‘ first league goal in 51 days.

Kobbie Mainoo put in a superb performance against Leeds on Monday night, as he did for much of Ruben Amorim’s tenure. The midfielder gets better with every game he does not play, proving how influential he has become under Michael Carrick. Injury meant the midfielder missed out for the first time since the interim head

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… Premier League Bayern Munich have reportedly opened talks over a move for Newcastle star Anthony Gordon – The Sun Newcastle United’s ownership continue to support Eddie Howe despite the club’s struggles this season with all parties intending to evaluate the managerial situation this summer – The

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has on Monday sent a fresh message of appreciation the way of former Blaugrana standout Neymar Jr. This comes as Hansi Flick’s troops prepare their best efforts for another historic comeback on the continent tomorrow evening. Advertisement Barcelona are currently preparing for a Champions League quarter-final return leg meeting with La

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Barcelona travel to the Spanish capital on Tuesday in the hope of overturning a two-goal deficit in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid. The LaLiga leaders’ 14-game winning run at the Nou Camp came to an end in a 2-0 defeat to Atletico in last week’s opener, with Julian Alvarez

Fiorentina have the opportunity to go eight points clear of the relegation zone, but the injury crisis intensifies as Lazio welcome back Mattia Zaccagni and Patric. It kicks off at the Stadio Artemio Franchi at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST). Advertisement You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the Liveblog.

Widely considered Liverpool’s player of the season, Dominik Szoboszlai found himself apologizing to the club supporters on Monday for what he described as a “misunderstanding.” The midfielder has been in outstanding form in a difficult season for Liverpool — scoring 12 goals including stunning strikes against Arsenal and Manchester City. But his reaction after the

If you want proof of what England vs Spain means to the players you only need to watch Leah Williamson. Sarina Wiegman said in her pre-match press conference that there were ‘question marks’ over the defender’s inclusion with the Lionesses captain not playing for almost a month, but she is doing everything she can to

Since the so-called golden era concluded, Juventus have made a fair share of strange decisions in the market. One also got them a hefty points deduction but on the pitch, that player did somehow deliver. However, the same can’t really be said for Lois Openda, who is now technically a Juventus player. This happened at