91 m. ago Get Real: serial Champions League winners Madrid face fresh threat | Jonathan Wilson

Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Liverpool with verve and energy, are the upstart newcomers among big-name quarter-finalistsNarratives are never as straightforward as they may appear. One era does not yield easily to another. What constitutes an era changes over time. While history is happening it’s often hard to make sense of it; patterns seem to emerge that, from the perspective of 20 years later are meaningless, or culs-de-sac. That seems particularly true this season. As the Champions League reaches its quarter-final stage this coming week, it feels that one age has ended and another has yet to materialise.The past was a simpler place. First there was the age of dominance by Real Madrid and Benfica, teams from the capitals of Iberian nations under right-wing dictatorships, packed with great individuals. Then came systematisation, catenaccio and the Italian ascendancy, followed, with a brief period of crossover, by the era of domination by the northern European industrial powers, sk...

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2 h. ago Real Madrid suffer nightmare Arsenal preparation thanks to forgotten Liverpool star

Real Madrid are set to travel to the Emirates to take on Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday and Carlo Ancelotti's side have suffered nightmare preparation for the fixture

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3 h. ago Shadow of Real Madrid looms to leave Arsenal with more questions

Everton 1-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta has plenty to ponder after a frustrating draw where the Gunners’ attention was already turning to Tuesday’s huge Champions League clash

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3 h. ago Real Madrid beaten at home days before Arsenal clash in Champions League

Arsenal quickly turned their attention to Real Madrid following their 1-1 draw at Everton

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5 h. ago Arsenal frustrated on final trip to Goodison Park as Mikel Arteta turns attention to Real Madrid clash

Everton 1-1 Arsenal: Ndiaye penalty cancels out Trossard opener as Gunners fail to cut deficit to Liverpool

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5 h. ago Mikel Arteta turns focus to ‘beautiful’ Real Madrid clash after draw at Everton

The Arsenal boss was unhappy with the awarding of the second-half penalty for a soft foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly on Jack Harrison.

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6 h. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta issues Mikel Merino injury update ahead of Real Madrid test

The versatile midfielder required on-pitch treatment during the first half

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6 h. ago Arsenal give up on Premier League title as Mikel Arteta puts Champions League plan in place

Gunners priorities now clear to see as boss rests start for Real Madrid showdown

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9 h. ago Ceferin gives little away over Uefa future while Infantino has wind in his sails

Uefa’s president could yet do a volte-face and run for office in 2026 as he enjoys success of new-look Champions LeagueAs Uefa’s delegates filed into a long, low-ceilinged room it was tempting to wonder what difference a year makes. Sava Centar in Belgrade places function ahead of form and there was little of the Parisian grandeur that adorned the governing body’s annual congress in 2024. Nor were there as many fireworks on display, although plenty of the issues that will define European football over the second half of this decade flickered persistently around the edges.Last year’s event turned into the Aleksander Ceferin show, the Uefa president drawing a scandalised reaction by pushing through an extension to the term limits for his role before pulling the rug away by announcing he would step down in 2027 anyway. Uefa had already been rocked by the acrimonious departure of its head of football, Zvonimir Boban, and the sense was that internal posturing risked diverting focus from ...

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10 h. ago Arsenal XI vs Everton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Mikel Arteta could have one eye on Real Madrid clash as Gunners make final trip to Goodison Park

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11 h. ago Arsenal XI vs Everton: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Mikel Arteta could have one eye on Real Madrid clash as Gunners make final trip to Goodison Park

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12 h. ago Best Real Madrid kits to celebrate European football legends

Discover the best Real Madrid kits to show your support for Europe's most celebrated club as they gear up for another historic summer

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14 h. ago Football news: Real Madrid's huge Arsenal boost as Arne Slot hits back at Liverpool claim

Arne Slot isn't happy with suggestions that only winning the Premier League title isn't enough for Liverpool while Real Madrid have been given a boost ahead of facing Arsenal in the Champions League

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19 h. ago Arsenal out to avoid William Saliba repeat after being dealt fresh injury hammer blow

Mikel Arteta has been dealt yet another injury blow as Arsenal gear up for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid next Tuesday

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21 h. ago Lucy Bronze rolls back the years in reminder of Lionesses’ golden summer | Tom Garry

England’s ageless right-back proved she has no intention of slowing down soon with a performance which bodes well for the EurosThere was a very summer 2022 feel to this England victory. From the throwback of seeing a confident Beth Mead finding acres of space down the right, to Keira Walsh hitting defence-splitting passes with ease, to a sold-out crowd enjoying the embers of the sunny weather and creating a party atmosphere as they revelled at the entertaining, attacking football being played by the European champions, with a level of cohesion rarely seen since the World Cup. The lineup was reminiscent of that 2022 Euros success too, with seven of this starting side here having been key components of the team that won the European title.Rolling back the years even further, though, was Lucy Bronze, because there was something very World Cup 2015 about the performance of the best player on the pitch. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago European football: Bayern stretch lead while Espanyol move clear of drop

Harry Kane scores in 3-1 victory at 10-man AugsburgEspanyol up to 15th after 4-0 win against Rayo VallecanoBayern Munich came back from a goal down to beat 10-man Augsburg 3-1 away on Friday and move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga but Jamal Musiala went off injured and looks unlikely to be fit for next week’s Champions League quarter-final.Musiala equalised before Harry Kane’s header and a deflected own goal from Augsburg’s Chrislain Matsima gave Bayern the points after the hosts took the lead thorugh Dimitris Gianoulis’ strike but ran out of steam when Cedric Zesiger was sent off. Bayern now have 68 points with six games left, nine ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who travel to Heidenheim on Saturday. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Liverpool target's agent sets the record straight on transfer

Liverpool will be on the lookout for a Trent Alexander-Arnold replacement if the defender does join Real Madrid this summer - but one potential target doesn't seem to fancy a move

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28 h. ago Arsenal: Mikel Arteta must address biggest blind spot against Everton with one eye on Real Madrid

Squad management is often pointed to as Mikel Arteta’s biggest weakness

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29 h. ago The reckless fantasy of austerity as a panacea is coming for European football | Aaron Timms

The same economic forces that led to stagnation today are already in practice at the world’s biggest clubsThe problem with running a modern top-flight football club is that raising revenue is hard to do. Once you’ve grabbed your slice of league-wide media rights, made a vaguely colonial-sounding pre-season tour of the “Far East,” stitched up some sponsorship deals with a gambling company or a country’s tourism agency, and shipped as many shirts as the global merch market can handle, you hit the ceiling of your earning capacity. At that point, as a club, what do you do?You can raise ticket prices, which risks alienating fans and the local community you’re supposed to represent. You can try your hand at a few miserable little crypto or AI plug-ins to build “engagement” among supporters or become a pioneer in the nascent field of fan “activations,” with limited potential returns. You can promise to build a new 100,000-seat stadium, but that takes time and money and doesn’t solve your i...

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29 h. ago Mikel Arteta provides double injury boost for Arsenal ahead of Real Madrid tie

Gabriel’s season-ending injury has put extra strain on Arsenal’s already limited options at the back

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