For two consecutive years, there was no relegation fight in the Premier League. White flags were waved weeks in advance and fates were accepted by clubs unable to compete in the elite division of English football. Luton Town’s 26 points (from the 114 available) in 2023-24 was as good as it got for any of

7 Manchester United Women faced Atletico Madrid in their first ever Champions League knockout match. First half The Red Devils got off to the perfect start when Melvine Malard intercepted the ball and played it forward to Elisabeth Terland. The Norwegian beat a couple of defenders and fired an unstoppable left-footed drive into the corner

Carlos Vicente, who has been playing in LaLiga for Alaves before making a January move to the Championship and Birmingham City, spoke to Flashscore about his time at the Glorioso and what he expects from this new phase of his career. His January move to Birmingham City brought with it a reflection on what it

If you needed the definition of a lightning start, Atletico Madrid’s rampaging counter-attackers were on hand to help you out in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final with Barcelona. Diego Simeone was wheeling down the sidelines twice before half-time as his Atletico side raced into a 4-0 lead at the break —

Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Brentford that leaves them just four points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Mikel Arteta made four changes to the Arsenal starting line-up, bringing in Viktor Gyokeres, Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera and Eberechi Eze. The first half was limited in terms of

Are there any goals you remember that don’t get proper credit because they were overshadowed by other events? Maybe a long-distance lob from an unfashionable team, or a brilliantly technical strike in a relegation season. Or even a trademark volley that one player later repeats in more memorable circumstances… After Dominik Szoboszlai scored another brilliant

The night started with a bang as the two biggest darts stars in the world played out a high-quality contest that went down to a final-leg decider. Humphries and Littler both hit seven 180s and averaged over 102 and 105 respectively, but both were surprisingly poor on the outer ring – missing 28 doubles between

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday’s newspapers… Premier League Former Liverpool man Darwin Nunez’s stint in Saudi Arabia has taken a turn for the worse after he was axed from Al Hilal’s squad following the arrival of Karim Benzema – Daily Mail Raheem Sterling’s belief that he needed time away from the Premier

By Canadian Press on February 12, 2026. MADRID (AP) — Barcelona couldn’t recover from an early goalkeeping blunder in a disastrous first half as it lost 4-0 at Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday. Barcelona gave Atletico an unexpected early present when goalkeeper Joan García let the

From nine points to four. Arsenal’s lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League has dwindled dramatically in less than a week. The good news for Mikel Arteta’s team is that Arsenal remains in control of the title race even after it was held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Thursday.