Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci believes the apparent co-ordinated terror attacks in Paris on Friday have created concerns around Euro 2016, which is due to be held in France next year.
France were hosting Germany in a friendly match when the Stade de France was targeted as part of the attacks that took place across the French capital, with the French Football Federation confirming that three people were killed by a bomb blast at the Gate J part of the venue.
Hundreds of fans remained in the stadium and stood on the pitch long after the final whistle, while French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency across the country as multiple incidents left at least 40 dead, according to numerous reports.
Italy lost 3-1 in Brussels in a match played to m…
UEFA has admitted its own plans for a Super League-style competition would have killed interest in domestic leagues.
In 2019 European football’s governing body gave serious consideration to a new club format involving promotion and relegation, where qualification for the following season would be determined by continental performance for some.
The proposal bore some similarities to the latest version of the 64-team European Super League presented by its promoter A22 in December. Under A22’s current proposal, only 20 places based on domestic performance would be available each season – and even then into the lowest of the three ESL divisions.
Our proposed new men s ESL competition is a league structure based on a true pan-European pyramid: It will consist of…
John Swift’s penalty rescued a point for play-off chasing West Brom as they extended their unbeaten run to seven league games with a 1-1 draw at Millwall.
The Lions controlled the first half and were a goal ahead at the break after a fine finish from Duncan Watmore.
However, Swift converted a penalty to ensure the Baggies sealed a seventh game unbeaten in all competitions for the first time since their 2019/20 Championship campaign.
A lively pre-match atmosphere intensified ahead of kick-off as West Brom’s players took the knee to a chorus of boos from the home fans.
The Den got even louder when referee James Bell waved away appeals for handball after Kyle Bartley blocked George Honeyman’s cross inside the box.
Zian Flemming won a free-kick …
Chris Smalling s header saw Roma come from behind to beat Inter in Serie A for the first time in over five years.
Federico Dimarco gave Inter a first-half lead at San Siro, but Paulo Dybala equalised against the side he was heavily rumoured to join before he completed a move to Roma.
Hakan Calhanoglu struck the crossbar with a ferocious free-kick in the second period, before Smalling scored the winning goal to inflict more misery upon Simone Inzaghi s side.
Inter have now lost back-to-back Serie A matches and three of their last four, drifting eight points behind early pacesetters Napoli.
Edin Dzeko saw an early attempt, which would have been his 100th Serie A goal, disallowed for offside but Dimarco broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark, teeing Nicolo…
Paris Saint-Germain moved five points clear at the top of Ligue 1 as Danilo Pereira s late header gave the champions a 2-1 win over Lorient.
Neymar continued his stellar campaign with the opening goal inside nine minutes, but PSG were unable to extend their lead at the Stade du Moustoir.
Lorient s equalised eight minutes into the second half, with Terem Moffi firing home his ninth goal of the league campaign and then promptly hitting the bar.
It seemed that would be the closest either side came to a decisive second until Danilo rose highest from an 81st-minute Neymar corner to nod the winner.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Neymar opened the scoring when he tapped in after unselfish play from Hugo Ekitike – the Brazil…
Lasse Sorensen has been studying fairytales after going back to school – now he is ready to write his own against West Ham.
Online lessons, assignments and a six-hour exam has made the Lincoln midfielder an expert.
The works of Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, which include the Emperor’s New Clothes, the Ugly Duckling and the Princess and the Pea, have been the focus.
Enrolling in the Voksenuddannelsescentre, adult education courses, Sorensen completed his Danish literature class in the summer, all part of the 23-year-old’s plan to earn the qualifications he missed growing up.
It is apt, playing for a club known for its recent romantic cup stories, as Lincoln target another against the Hammers in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
“The sc…
Stefano Pioli says Milan s Scudetto triumph was fully deserved as they were more consistent than Inter and showed more belief than their fierce rivals.
Milan ended their 11-year wait to finish top of Serie A with a 3-0 win at Sassuolo on Sunday, rendering Inter s win at home to Sampdoria by the same scoreline meaningless.
The Rossoneri finished two points ahead of erstwhile champions Inter to claim their first trophy since the 2016 Italian Super Cup some 1,976 days ago.
Pioli s men won their final five matches and went 15 without defeat to see out the campaign, with their final tally of 88 points their second best ever in the three-points-per-win era.
And after a gripping title battle with Inter that went down to the final game – the first time that has…
Aitana Bonmati has refused to rule out a move to the Women s Super League in the future, though she is also open to the prospect of ending her career at Barcelona.
Bonmati, who won the Ballon d Or last year after helping Spain become world champions for the first time, recently put pen to paper on a new four-year contract with Barca.
She has been with the club since 2012, winning 23 trophies with the senior side to sit eighth in the all-time ranking for most titles with the Catalan giants.
Bonmati, who is Barcelona s all-time leading scorer, has won the Champions League on three occasions, netting in last season s final victory over Lyon.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Bonmati was asked if she could foresee a scenario in which she never leaves Barca, an…
“There’s Aussie Rules, that’s the indigenous sport of Australia. It’s kind of unique to them and they take great pride in protecting as their code. The rugby codes dominate.
“It’s very hard for football to make an impact in that space and I guess then the flipside of that is just how global the sport of football is.
“If I can compare that to a country like Japan, who also have the tyranny of distance and baseball’s pretty strong, they plant a lot of resources into football and you can see that’s making an impact. I don’t see Australia down that road.”
Japan was Postecoglou’s next destination when he walked away from the Socceroos job after he helped his country qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
The ex-Yokohama boss had managed Austra…
Teenager Gavi’s solitary goal was enough for Spain to secure their Euro 2024 qualification with a 1-0 victory over Norway.
The 19-year-old midfielder scored his fifth international goal in his last 25 matches to put the 2008 and 2012 champions through, while also ending Norway’s hopes with Scotland the major beneficiaries of the result as they too qualified.
Georgia’s earlier 4-0 win over Cyprus had kept alive their slim hopes of staying in contention in Group A but Spain’s result ended that prospect.
An update to your Group A table…
Two games to spare!
— Schottland (Q) (@ScotlandNT)
Turkey qualified from Group D after a resounding 4-0 win over Latvia, with former Everton striker Cenk Tosun scoring two late goals.
Ho…