GENEVA — England will send a record six teams into the Champions League next season, further fueling the wealthy Premier League’s financial power over the rest of Europe. HT Image Manchester United and Tottenham advanced Thursday to an all-English final of the second-tier Europa League, with the winner of that match earning a place in

Emma Raducanu produced an impressive 6-2 6-2 victory over lucky loser Jil Teichmann to reach the third round of the Italian Open in Rome. Raducanu originally was scheduled to play Ekaterina Alexandrova but the 21st seed pulled out before the match with a right shoulder injury, replaced by Switzerland’s Teichmann, who lost in the last

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have taken a step back in the Premier League this season based on their points total and confirms his side will give Liverpool a guard on honour. The Gunners will be looking to bounce back from their Champions League defeat to PSG in midweek, facing the already-crowned league champions. And for

Friday night has Paddy dashing all over the UK & Europe as the EFL Championship promotion playoffs roll on with Coventry City hosting Sunderland plus key games in Serie A, Ligue 1, La Liga and the Irish Premier Division. The Black Cats will be aiming to give Frank Lampard a Friday fright as AC Milan,

AS Roma’s Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates after scoring the 1-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and SS Lazio, in Rome, Italy, 05 January 2025. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI Roma will have to do without captain Lorenzo Pellegrini for the remainder of the 2024-25 season, as he is expected to need around

Image: San Mames Stadium, Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 Spain’s top football league – the LaLiga – posted record commercial revenue in 2023-2024 while the recurring revenue surpassed five billion euros for the first time since the pandemic though still falling shy of the pre-COVID heights. ‘Reuters’ stated that LaLiga’s 5.049 billion euros from its

May 9th  ©TM/IMAGO The summer transfer window is growing ever closer on the horizon for many of the biggest players in European football and as such clubs across the continent are already making plans for the summer window. Teams are working tirelessly behind the scenes on identifying targets and figuring out their budgets. Managers will

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has admitted everyone at the club is disappointed that Trent Alexander-Arnold has decided to leave at the end of the season. On Monday, the England international confirmed his decision not to extend his contract which expires in the summer – something which had been expected for a while amid long-term

FLORENCE, ITALY – MAY 8: Antony of Real Betis Belompie celebrates the victory after the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between ACF Fiorentina and Real Betis Balompie at Artemio Franchi on May 8, 2025 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) Manchester United loanee Antony was reduced to tears

Roman Weidenfeller | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Roman Weidenfeller, one of German football’s most celebrated goalkeepers and a 2014 World Cup winner, was in India in April to inspire the next generation. The long-time Borussia Dortmund star, who lifted multiple Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal trophies, is here as part of the Bundesliga Dream project, a talent-scouting

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Formula 1 should be “open-minded” over a proposed late regulation change to the new 2026 power units, having previously branded it “a joke”. An F1 Commission meeting took place last month to discuss the possibility of decreasing the amount of electrical energy output from the power units. Changes to

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 27: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale applauds the fans after 1-0 defeat following the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 27, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) Inter Milan beat Barcelona 4-3 in the second leg of the Champions

La Liga 2024-25: Title-deciding Clasico big game in Spain Madrid (Spain): A title-deciding ‘Clasico’ between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is the standout game in La Liga 2024-25 season this weekend, but there are also vital matchups with regard to the race for Europe and the struggle to avoid relegation. Real Madrid travel to Barcelona

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… DAILY MAIL Newcastle have sent scouts to watch RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko in action to line up potential replacements for Alexander Isak. In the event he stays, Newcastle are monitoring the situations of Matheus Cunha, Bryna Mbeumo and Liam Delap to support Isak next season.

BODO, NORWAY – MAY 08: Players of Tottenham Hotspur pose for a team photograph prior to the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FK Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur at Aspmyra Stadion on May 08, 2025 in Bodo, Norway. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Italy internationals Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie

Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni has on Thursday sent a message of praise the way of Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal. This of course comes after the pair locked horns on the continent earlier this week. Inter played host to Hansi Flick’s Barcelona on Tuesday night, in the 2nd leg of a highly-anticipated Champions League semi-final

Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to join Real Madrid as a free agent after announcing he will leave Liverpool when his contract expires this summer. A deal for the England international, 26, to join the Spanish side has entered its final stages and is on course to be signed in the coming weeks. Sources in Spain

“It gave us everything. From start to finish last week to this week, everything about this semi-final has been pure entertainment,” said Alan Shearer. For the second time in six days Inter Milan and Barcelona served up a European classic as the champions of Italy won 4-3 on the night – 7-6 on aggregate –

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick expressed his disappointment after their Champions League elimination at the hands of Inter, voicing his frustration with what he considered an ‘unfair’ result and some refereeing decisions that, in his opinion, were in favour the Nerazzurri. “We are all disappointed, as we put so much into this game,” said Flick at