Karim Benzema insists El Clasico is still the best game in club football, despite the departure of Lionel Messi from Barcelona. Benzema's Real Madrid travel to Camp Nou on Oct. 24 (stream live at 10:15 a.m. ET on ESPN+) to face a Barca side ninth in LaLiga after a turbulent start to the season for Ronald Koeman's side. Messi's exit, following that of Cristiano Ronaldo from Madrid in 2018 -- ...Full Story »

Patrice Evra has admitted that he is bored of watching Lionel Messi win the Ballon d'Or, with the current Paris Saint-Germain star having done so six times in his illustrious career. The race for this year's Ballon d'Or seems more open than it has been for a long time, and Evra even named Chelsea duo N'Golo Kante and Jorginho as being more deserved winners than Messi. "In my opinion this Bal...Full Story »

Whilst a goalkeeper has never won the Ballon d'Or in the modern era, there is a newfound focus on the position with regards to the France Football Magazine award given the presence of Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Donnarumma on the shortlist, yet Sadio Mane has reacted angrily to Chelsea's Edouard Mendy missing the cut. Mendy arrived at Chelsea as somewhat of an unknown quantity in the summer of...Full Story »

Boss Lee Carsley revealed his relief after 10-man England Under-21s’ narrow victory in Andorra.Emile Smith Rowe’s second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win in their Euro 2023 qualifier.Rhian Brewster was controversially sent off as the Young Lions struggled to find a breakthrough.They sit third in Group G, two points behind the Czech Republic and Albania, following last week’s draw i...Full Story »

Emile Smith Rowe saved 10-man England Under-21s’ blushes as the Young Lions laboured to victory in Andorra.The Arsenal midfielder scored his first Under-21s goal to help Lee Carsley’s side to a 1-0 win.Rhian Brewster was harshly sent off in the second half and the visitors looked like they would suffer again following Thursday’s 2-2 draw in Slovenia.But they ground out victory ...Full Story »

The blaze is thought to have started when sparks from welders, working on the gantry for TV coverage, caused the structure to go up in flames. A blaze broke out at Andorra's stadium on Friday afternoon Huge flames engulfed the TV gantry and dugout Emergency services quickly put the blaze out But not before substantial damage was caused Credit: PA The fire spread to the home dugout and artif...Full Story »

With France Football having taken a coronavirus-enforced break in 2020, anticipation is building ahead of the next awarding of a Golden Ball Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are among the nominees on the 30-man 2021 Ballon d’Or longlist to have been released by France Football. Other superstar performers to get the nod include Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim ...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Karim Benzema to be a Ballon d'Or contender this year after an extraordinary start to the LaLiga season which has seen the forward contribute eight goals and seven assists in just six games. Benzema's fine form continued in Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Mallorca on Wednesday, as he scored twice -- and provided Marco Asensio with two more -- to help put...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are reported to have made a £15million bid for Man City youngster Liam Delap this summer which the Premier League champions rejected due to Pep Guardiola being a "huge admirer" Manchester City have reportedly rejected a £15million offer from Borussia Dortmund for teenage sensation Liam Delap. The Bundesliga giants are said to have been interested in the 18-year-old ...Full Story »

Puma have made an attempt to stand out with their 2021/22 third kits, yet there has been a negative backlash with players attempting to kiss a shirt without a badge and fans being unhappy with the lack of crest, and the sportswear company have now been forced to apologise to Borussia Dortmund fans. The uproar stems from Dortmund's Champions League opener against Besiktas, in which the third k...Full Story »

England international Jude Bellingham couldn't help but show his affection for team-mate Erling Haaland after Borussia Dortmund beat Besiktas in their opening Champions League group match Jude Bellingham planted a cheeky kiss on Erling Haaland's cheek after hijacking the Borussia Dortmund star's post-match interview. Bellingham, 18, was instrumental as the Bundesliga side got their Champions L...Full Story »

Known for the controversial remarks he has made over the years, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made another hilarious comment regarding the fact that he has never won the Ballon d'Or. The AC Milan striker stressed that, in his opinion, it is him who should be considered as the finest player in the world, despite never having received the prize. "I don't miss the Ballon d'Or, the Ballon d'Or misses m...Full Story »

The Portugal captain, his girlfriend and his children all arrived in Manchester earlier this week after he completed his return to Manchester United on deadline day Cristiano Ronaldo's four children have started at their new school in Manchester and have posed for an adorable picture uploaded by Georgina Rodriguez, Ronaldo's girlfriend. The family arrived in Manchester earlier this week after ...Full Story »

The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the window is shut until January, that doesn't mean the rumours won't keep coming. Borussia Dortmund are set t...Full Story »

Birthday boy Bukayo Saka scored at the end where he endured penalty shoot-out heartache as England beat Andorra in their first match at Wembley since the Euro 2020 final.There was a carnival atmosphere under the arch before kick-off as fans showed their appreciation for an unforgettable summer, just 56 days on from the agonising spot-kick loss to Italy.Much-changed England responded with a comfo...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund will not sell Erling Haaland to PSG before the transfer window closes on Tuesday. The Norway international has been linked with the French giants in recent days as a potential replacement for Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid are hoping to sign Mbappe in the next 36 hours, having offered £146m plus £8.5m in add-ons. Madrid have set a deadline of 5pm BST on Monday, after...Full Story »

Manchester United have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s Kieran Trippier as Red Devils right-back Diogo Dalot is reportedly set for a move to Borussia Dortmund. United have been chasing the England defender all summer in an attempt to provide Aaron Wan-Bissaka some competition.  Trippier left Tottenham to join Atletico in the summer of 2019 and became a La ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland’s future has been the talk of the summer - but it seems that Real Madrid have beaten Europe’s biggest clubs to securing his services from next summer Erling Haaland and Real Madrid have made a ‘pre-agreement’ over a 2022 transfer from Borussia Dortmund. The 21-year-old’s future has been one of the biggest talking points of the summer, with next summ...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski scores twice for Bayern Munich in 3-1 German Super Cup win over Borussia Dortmund as club legend Gerd Muller celebrated ahead of kick-off; Marco Reus and Thomas Muller also on target Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the German Super Cup and give coach Julian Nagelsmann his first win as manager. The Poland star, who scored a r...Full Story »

Erling Haaland netted a hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund tonight before all but confirming that he’s staying at the club this summer. Haaland has been linked with virtually every club on the planet over the last 12 months, but it appeared to be merely a one-horse race this summer, with Chelsea attempting to prise him away from Dortmund. After it became clear that the Bundesliga giants w...Full Story »