Three months after Liam Rosenior replaced Enzo Maresca as Chelsea head coach, Sunday’s game against Manchester City presents the greatest opportunity so far for this team to prove that they have progressed under him — or to show the opposite. On January 4, their first match after Maresca departed the club on New Year’s Day,

Real Madrid is experiencing growing frustration within the club over what it considers to be a “clear imbalance” in refereeing decisions, against the backdrop of its declining results in La Liga in recent years; the club has not managed to win the title twice in a row since the 2006–07 2007–2008—a drought many consider unacceptable

Throwback kits are often favorites of fans across Europe and around the world, but rarely does a whole league bring all its clubs together to enjoy one coordinated retro event. That’s exactly what will happen in La Liga this weekend as 16 of its 20 top flight clubs and all those in the second tier

1 Köln interim trainer René Wagner exuded plenty of calm ahead of his second Bundesliga fixture. The man tasked with helping Germany’s cathedral city club avoid relegation has every reason to trust his team after they impressively rallied from a two-goal deficit against Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend. Wagner’s team scored twice in the last 20

As they continue competing in La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid are focused on deciding who will be their next head coach. Didier Deschamps has reportedly emerged as a candidate—the current boss of Kylian Mbappe with the France national team. “Didier Deschamps is on the final shortlist being considered by Madrid, which

What was an exciting La Liga title race is now nothing more than a victory lap for Barcelona in the final month of the season. Real Madrid’s return to form ahead of the March international break reignited the fight for the Spanish crown, setting up what appeared to be a photo-finish for the second consecutive

A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga champions Barcelona was on Friday put through a traditional ‘tunnel of slaps’ at the club’s training ground. The player in question? Frenkie de Jong. Dutch international De Jong has for his part not taken to the pitch in a competitive setting since all the way back

With Bayern Munich set to face St. Pauli in the Bundesliga just days before a decisive Champions League second leg against Real Madrid, Vincent Kompany, just like Alvaro Arbeloa, is tasked with balancing rotations. Speaking ahead of the match, Kompany made it clear that rotation will remain part of Bayern’s approach, but not at the

West Ham legend Paolo Di Canio jokes that Roberto De Zerbi should have joined Tottenham by swimming ‘across the English Channel’ given that Spurs spend €250m every year.’ Former Italian striker Di Canio released an interview with Corriere della Sera, during which he also discussed De Zerbi’s recent appointment as Tottenham’s head coach. Advertisement The

LONDON — Roberto De Zerbi wants Tottenham to keep it simple. The new Spurs manager knows there’s little time for anything else in a relegation battle. “I don’t want to put confusion inside of the players. They have to be with a clear plan of the game and not too much instruction, not too much

Italy will play June friendlies away from home, visiting Luxembourg and Greece on June 3 and 7, respectively. Italy games in June 2026: official times and dates The Italian Football Association has confirmed the dates and times for Italy’s next two friendly games in June. Advertisement Italy will play Luxembourg at the Stade de Luxembourg

Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Germany international Vivien Endemann when her contract expires at Wolfsburg this summer. The 24-year-old forward will join on 1 July following three seasons with Wolfsburg and a seven-year stay in her homeland. Endemann has 17 senior international caps for her country, scoring three times, and was part of

Former Juventus winger Massimo Mauro believes the Bianconeri must complete four top-level signings to compete for the Serie A title and the Champions League next season: ‘Spalletti isn’t a magician.’ Juventus are fighting for a Champions League spot, sitting fifth in the Serie A table, one point below Como. Advertisement However, the Azzurri have a

Paolo Di Canio has thrown his weight behind a move for Sandro Tonali to Inter Milan, declaring the Newcastle United midfielder Italy’s best player of movement by some distance and questioning why he is playing for a mid-table Premier League club. Speaking to Corriere della Sera in a characteristically forthright interview, Di Canio covered the

Manuel Neuer starred in Bayern Munich’s UEFA Champions League victory against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night. In doing so, the 40-year-old became the first goalkeeper since data collection to record nine saves against the Spanish giants at their home in a knockout-match, per Opta. “Many made come incredible saves,” remarked Vincent Kompany,