The Ricketts family has outlined a list of promises should it win the bid to buy Chelsea, saying it would never allow the Premier League club to participate in a European Super League while also exploring the option of redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The Ricketts, who own the Chicago Cubs, have been included on the shortlist to buy the west London club but came under pressure from the Chelsea S...Full Story »

Real Madrid have Aurelien Tchouameni high on their list of targets for the summer. The question now is whether they will pay the 60 million euros that Monaco are asking for the player. Whether that sum is expensive or not depends on the needs of the Spanish club, but it is clear that the team have not had a replacement for the ever-present Casemiro for a long time and with what they have at V...Full Story »

Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Galatasaray 2-1 at the NEF Stadyumu to advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday. The Catalans came into the round of 16 second leg level on aggregate after a 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Camp Nou on March 10, before sealing passage with the win in Istanbul. The hosts took the lead shortly before the half-hour through Marcao, but ...Full Story »

Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst declared their Europa League belief was growing after knocking out Red Star Belgrade to seal a quarter-final place.Gers lost 2-1 in Serbia but the home team only got their second goal from a stoppage-time penalty after Ryan Kent’s 56th-minute equaliser had proved the key moment of the second leg.A 4-2 aggregate victory put Rangers into Friday’...Full Story »

Ryan Kent’s goal punctured Red Star Belgrade’s comeback hopes as Rangers reached the Europa League quarter-finals despite a 2-1 defeat in Serbia.Red Star made inroads on Rangers’ three-goal first-leg lead when Mirko Ivanic netted in the 10th minute and Allan McGregor made several excellent stops for the visitors.However, Kent broke brilliantly to level the score on the night in...Full Story »

Mostafa Mohamed, left, of Galatasaray battles for the ball with Barcelona's Pedri in Europa League round of 16 action. Getty Images Barcelona were held to a lacklustre, goalless draw against Galatasaray in the first leg of their round-of-16 match at the Camp Nou on Thursday. Xavi Hernandez's side booked passage into the last-16 with a decisive 4-2 win over Napoli in their playoff round second ...Full Story »

West Ham’s first European knock-out tie in over 40 years ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat by serial Europa League winners Sevilla.A second-half goal by Moroccan forward Munir, who was only in the starting line-up after Ivan Rakitic was injured in the warm-up, settled the first leg in the Spanish side’s favour.But Hammers boss David Moyes will have seen enough to feel his side are capable...Full Story »

On Thursday, Sevilla host West Ham United in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie, but any Hammers fans hoping to make the trip might have been shocked by ticket prices reaching almost 10,000 euros. With the cost of flights soaring to almost 1,000 euros between London and Seville this week and hotels and hostels all hiking their prices, West Ham supporters without a ticket may fin...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta claimed Bukayo Saka’s penalty miss at Euro 2020 was “great for his career” after the England international scored one goal and set up another in the 3-2 win at Watford.Saka provided the assist for Martin Odegaard’s early opener at Vicarage Road, which was soon cancelled out by Cucho Hernandez’s overhead-kick.The Arsenal academy graduate the...Full Story »

No matter whether they are civilians or Ukrainian citizens living abroad, even well-known figures in professional sports, a large part of the Ukrainian people are ready to give their lives to defend their country against the Russian invasion, like Yuriy Vernydub, coach of Moldova's Sheriff Tiraspol. Just six months ago Vernydub achieved the greatest result in the history of this modest team, ...Full Story »

Giovanni Van Bronckhorst praised Rangers’ perfect mentality after the Gers battled past Borussia Dortmund and into the Europa League last 16 with a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win at Ibrox.Leading 4-2 from the first leg in Dortmund, Light Blues skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 22nd minute but goals from England international Jude Bellingham and striker Donyell Malan had the B...Full Story »

Rangers dug deep into their reserves to battle past Borussia Dortmund and into the Europa League last 16 with a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win at Ibrox.The Scottish champions stunned the Bundesliga outfit with a 4-2 win in the first leg of the knockout round play-off in Germany last week and the return game in Glasgow was equally pulsating.Gers skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 22n...Full Story »

Celtic’s Europa Conference League campaign proved brief and painful as they went down to a 2-0 defeat by Bodo/Glimt in the Arctic Circle.The Norwegian champions rounded off a 5-1 aggregate win to reach the last 16 of the inaugural tournament.Just like the first leg, Celtic conceded early on and struggled to find an attacking rhythm.Ola Solbakken netted inside nine minutes as the hosts star...Full Story »

Celtic midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi is available again for Sunday’s visit of Dundee.The Japanese player was ineligible for Thursday’s defeat by Bodo/Glimt as he is not listed in Celtic’s Europa Conference League squad.Mikey Johnston (ankle) remains out along with Albian Ajeti, Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull (all hamstring).New Dundee manager Mark McGhee will be able to call u...Full Story »

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Sarina Wiegman is confident her England team will learn a valuable lesson ahead of their Euro 2022 finals campaign after they were pegged back by Olympic champions Canada.Wiegman’s side deservedly led 1-0 at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on Thursday evening as they dominated the Canadians in the first half of their opening Arnold Clark Cup fixture, but they ultimately had to make...Full Story »

Celtic’s hopes of a European run suffered a major blow with a 3-1 home defeat against Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt.The visitors’ league season does not kick off until April but it was Celtic who looked out of sorts in the first leg of the Europa Conference League knockout round play-off.Goals early in each half from Runar Espejord and Amahl Pellegrino put the visitors in command an...Full Story »

Rangers produced one of the club’s greatest European performances with a stunning 4-2 Europa League knockout round play-off first-leg win over Borussia Dortmund.In an incredible encounter in the Westfalenstadion, Gers captain James Tavernier scored a VAR-awarded penalty for handball in the 38th minute before striker Alfredo Morelos knocked in the second three minutes later.There were only ...Full Story »

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has still not decided on his future, and will leave his final decision until the end of the season. The 28-year-old Frenchman is out of contract with The Red Devils at the end of the season, and despite repeated offers from United he has refused to sign an extension. This situation has led to there being a number of suitor clubs who want to take Pogba on a f...Full Story »

The defender will not feature in Europe this season, allowing him to focus on LaLiga Santander Dani Alves One of the worst-kept secrets in Spanish football has now been made known as Dani Alves has been left out of Barcelona's squad list for the Europa League knockout rounds. The Catalans had to omit one of their four winter signings from their European squad, with them set to face Serie A si...Full Story »