By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 07:52 BST, 6 April 2026 | Updated: 09:08 BST, 6 April 2026 High-profile non-League Wythenshawe FC Vets have completed the signing of Manchester United legend Antonio Valencia to add to their already-impressive squad of former Premier League stars. The club have gone viral in recent months after building a

At Real Madrid, there is no denying the calibre of the stars in the squad, with Mbappé, Vinícius, Rodrygo and Arda Güler leading the attack, before Alexander-Arnold and Dean Howson join later to bolster the ranks. All these promising names suggest clear strength and enormous potential on paper, but the reality on the pitch reveals

April 5 – Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva will leave the club at the end of the season, assistant manager Pep Lijnders confirmed on Sunday. The 31-year-old Portugal international, who has won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during a nine-year spell at the Etihad Stadium, will depart as a free agent when

Real Madrid will need to be at their best to see off Bayern Munich across two legs in their upcoming Champions League quarter-final tie. In particular, they will need to be strong in defence to stop the best attacking trio in Europe – that being Michael Olise, Harry Kane and Luis Diaz. In this regard,

Real Madrid are set for a big summer, but it could end up being defined by what happens with Vinicius Junior. The 25-year-old will soon enter the final 12 months of his current contract, and until now, an agreement on a new deal has yet to come close to being achieved between both parties. In

Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday has been overshadowed by a controversial call made by the refereeing team at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Minutes into the second half, Gerard Martin was sent off for a challenge on Thiago Almada, before the decision was downgraded to be a yellow card after a VAR review.

MADRID (AP) — New coach, same struggle for Sevilla. Sevilla lost 1-0 at last-placed Oviedo on Sunday to stay just two points above the relegation zone in the Spanish league. It dropped to 17th with the loss which saw the debut of coach Luis García Plaza, who replaced Argentine coach Matías Almeyda before the international

Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Premier League Mateus Fernandes has been in fine form for West Ham. | Tiego Grenho/MI News/NurPhoto/Getty Images Add us as a preferred source on Google Follow Bruno Fernandes has supposedly chosen West Ham United’s Mateus Fernandes as his ideal successor at Manchester United.

1 Eintracht Frankfurt trainer Albert Riera – following the team’s latest disappointing Bundesliga result – didn’t take the bait when it came to another question about Mario Götze, yet still unleashed a hyper charged rant on “anger, love, and anxiety” at his post-match press conference. Eintracht ended up blowing a two goal lead against relegation-threatened

The perfect Easter weekend for Barcelona means they’re closing in on back-to-back La Liga titles, having extended their lead over closest rivals Real Madrid to seven points. Álvaro Arbeloa, who earned plenty of plaudits for his team’s dismantling of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the Champions League, took full responsibility for Madrid’s shock defeat at

How aggressive Real Madrid are in rebuilding in midfield this summer may well depend on the extent of their success during the remaining weeks of the season. Seven points back in the La Liga title race, embarrassed in the Copa del Rey and cruelly beaten in the Spanish Super Cup, there’s a real chance Madrid

2 Both head coaches involved in the Easter Sunday 1-1 Bundesliga draw between Union Berlin and St. Pauli declared themselves pleased with the point picked up. Steffen Baumgart’s capital city club took an enormous stride towards safety by sharing the spoils with their opponent. Now in 10th place on 32 points, one more win over

And then there were two. As the clock ticked down at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday night even the stray yellow balloons on the pitch had begun to take on a weirdly mocking quality. The balloons were almost too much, like metaphors-for-hire in an arthouse film, popping up in shot every time Arsenal tried to transform