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Scotland’s bench now a weaponpublished at 10:30 GMT 10:30 GMT Andy BurkeBBC Sport Scotland For a long time Scotland had a starting 15 to mix it with anyone, but found it hard to compete with the top sides when it came time to turn to the bench options. This championship has seen the Scots make

Spanish football is thriving in Europe, and the dream of securing the fifth spot for the Champions League 2026/27 is closer than ever. After an epic matchday, Spain has climbed to the second position in the UEFA ranking, surpassing expectations and taking advantage of the stumbles of its direct rivals. Advertisement The victories of Atlético

The crisis in Italian football academies and Italian football? The former centre forward has a solution: bring in former top-quality players such as Roberto Baggio to the youth teams. Luca Toni, former striker for Fiorentina and Bayern Munich, as well as World Champion with Italy in 2006, gave a lengthy interview to La Repubblica in

Max Verstappen says he is engaged in talks with Formula 1 and the FIA over how to make improvements to the sport’s new rules. Verstappen has been a vocal critic of the 2026 regulations, which feature a 50-50 split between internal combustion and electrical power and require more energy deployment strategies, and stated that he

There’s a line from classic film you could paraphrase when talking about Premier League teams and their supposed dominance of European football. In this competition, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, you get the trophies. Or something like that.

What is it about this fixture that always seems to produce something special? It was Federico Valverde who became the hero in this latest instalment of Real Madrid vs Manchester City — the 12th such meeting in the 2020s — with the Uruguayan scoring the first hat-trick of his career and one of the best-ever

Top 10 current table revealed  ©IMAGO As European football enters it’s knockout stages, the continental game really begins to heat up. Every match matters. But it’s not just team’s hopes in this season’s Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League themselves that they are fighting for. UEFA offers two European Performance Spots (EPS) for

Atalanta’s 6-1 defeat in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich summed up why Italian soccer is facing a big crisis in recent years, showcasing a big setback in the ambitions of the side coached by Raffaele Palladino. Let’s be honest, we couldn’t expect the Nerazzurri to win

A Champions League debut should be one of the landmark evening in any young footballer’s career – the chance to show yourself on the biggest stage and hopefully make a name for yourself. Unfortunately, Antonin Kinsky’s name will go down in infamy. The 22-year-old’s 17-minute cameo has had every negative adjective that you can think

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reveals that Inter legend Evaristo Beccalossi was one of his first idols as a kid: ‘He made us dream and sometimes…’ As FIFA prepares for the 2026 World Cup, its President Gianni Infantino spoke to AS about the tournament’s organisation and his passion for the game. Advertisement Infantino: Beccalossi among ‘my

Tommy Conway on his relationship with Middlesbrough fans Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Tommy Conway speaks to Sky Sports about his relationship with Middlesbrough fans as they push for promotion. Tommy Conway is undoubtedly a fan favourite at Middlesbrough, despite being at the club for less than two years. His

Scottie Scheffler has been the dominant force in the men’s game over the past four years, although could the world No 1 be showing signs of a weakening to his superpowers ahead of The Players? It seems ridiculous to describe a player with four majors in as many seasons and 20 (yes, twenty) PGA Tour

The Champions League round of 16 is upon us. Only a month from now will we be readying ourselves for a set of quarterfinals that look about as English as an FA Cup third round tie, Saturday 3 p.m., Bovrils and balti pies for all? Probably not, but there is a very real prospect that

Lamine Yamal has been reshaping the boundaries of what is possible in world soccer since his sudden emergence in Barcelona‘s first team as a teenager, shattering records once thought untouchable. The Spanish winger has added another chapter to his remarkable story, reaching the 50-goal milestone at a younger age than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel

Daniele De Rossi stunned his beloved Roma to give Genoa a much-needed victory, allowing Como to catch the Giallorossi in joint fourth place. The Giallorossi were gearing up for the Europa League Round of 16 tie with Bologna, but also knew they needed a result here to hold onto fourth place. Paulo Dybala and Evan

Pop icon Madonna has confirmed she is in possession of a Celta Vigo football shirt she famously wore during a 1990 performance, after the Spanish club launched a public appeal for its return. The La Liga side’s president, Marian Mourino Terrazo, had earlier this week penned an open letter specifically asking for assistance to trace

Brazilian forward Raphinha was left out of Hansi Flick’s starting XI for FC Barcelona’s LaLiga game against Athletic Club, raising concerns over an injury. However, fan fear can be calmed as the decision is purely based on giving the player adequate rest in a quick-fire turnaround for the Catalan club in the coming days, with

Spanish soccer is preparing for a nostalgic celebration unlike anything the league has attempted before. Yet even before the initiative begins, attention has already shifted toward the absence of some of the sport’s brightest stars. Supporters expecting to see players such as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior representing Real Madrid, or teenage sensation Lamine Yamal stepping out for Barcelona, during a special celebration

Christian Vieri believes that four Milan players would get into Inter’s best starting XI ahead of the Derby della Madonnina between the two sides in Serie A on Sunday evening. The former Italy striker, who scored 103 Serie A goals for Inter and also had a brief spell with Milan immediately after, spoke in-depth with