4 h. ago European football: Sevilla’s Alexis Sánchez launches rout of Barcelona

Former Arsenal forward opens scoring in 4-1 thrashingRashford on target but Lewandowski misses penaltySevilla thrashed Barcelona 4-1 on Sunday, ending the champions’ unbeaten start in La Liga and denying them an opportunity to return to the top of the table.Sevilla took the lead in the 13th minute, after Isaac Romero went down while jostling for the ball with Ronald Araújo near Barcelona’s six-yard box. Alexis Sánchez sent former Arsenal teammate Wojciech Szczesny the wrong way to convert the spot kick.This story will be updated Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo reunion possible for Man Utd with winter friendlies on cards

Ruben Amorim said United needed to ‘compensate a lot of things’ after missing out on European football.

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3 d. ago What happened when I travelled to De Kuip with two of Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup legends

Aston Villa legends Kenny Swain and Nigel Spink were joined by John Townley on their return to De Kuip

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5 d. ago Late own goal rescues point for Spurs at Bodø/Glimt after Hauge double

These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they’ve often been a side whose performances didn’t match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they’ve become the opposite. Just as at Brighton they went 2-0 down and came back to draw; again, there was more to admire in their character than how they played. And if Andreas Helmersen’s effort hadn’t hit the bar with a couple of minutes remaining, it would have been a very different story.This was Bodø/Glimt’s first home game in the group phase of the Champions League, and they were determined to make the most of it. The pre-match singing of the club anthem was heartfelt and gently moving, and followed by the rhythmic detonation of a series of fireworks, startlingly loud in the still Arctic night. European football has little place these days for romance but Glimt remain an example of what can be achieved by enlightened leadership even in a remote town of just over 50,000 popula...

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5 d. ago Uefa puts Israel vote on hold after Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan

National federations accept decision to pause Israel banMaccabi Tel Aviv due to face Dinamo Zagreb on ThursdayUefa has paused plans to ban Israel from European football after the announcement of Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for the region.Expectation had been growing of a decisive intervention by Uefa this week, amid growing pressure within football and from outside groups, including the United Nations. But Trump’s announcement of his plan in a joint press conference with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday put any measures on hold. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Chelsea v Benfica, Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham, and more: Champions League – live

⚽ Updates from European and Football League games⚽️ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email YaraHow things stand in the Champions League league phase table after the first games.And here is a refresher on who stood out in matchday one. Hint: Marcus Rashford and PSG. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago UEFA respond to Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and DELAY crucial vote that could see Israel barred from the World Cup

MIKE KEEGAN: The continent's governing body had been considering holding an emergency meeting of its executive committee next week amid reports a majority were in favour of a ban.

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6 d. ago Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban

Ban would take in Nations League and Europa LeagueWorld Cup, co-hosted in 2026 by US, is Fifa competition Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association.Under plans being worked out by the European game’s governing body that are expected to be voted on by its executive committee this week, the Guardian understands Israel would be banned only from competitions that Uefa directly controls. That means Israel’s men’s and women’s national teams would be excluded from the Nations League and Maccabi Tel Aviv would be removed from this season’s Europa League. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Roma fans face Rangers and Celtic lockout as UEFA act after Europa League chaos

European football authorities are set to step in after riots in France when the Italians played Nice

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8 d. ago European football: Kane fastest to 100 goals as Bayern thump Werder Bremen

Kane hits landmark to beat Ronaldo and HaalandMarseille go top after late 2-1 victory at StrasbourgHarry Kane scored his 100th goal for Bayern Munich on Friday night, reaching the landmark in just 104 matches to become the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a single club.The England captain was on target twice in a 4-0 home win against Werder Bremen, taking him to three figures and extending Bayern’s 100% record after five Bundesliga outings. In doing so Kane has nudged ahead of Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo, who took 105 matches to reach three figures for Manchester City and Real Madrid respectively. The pair had jointly shared the scoring record in Europe’s top five leagues but Kane has now gone clear on his own. Continue reading...

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1 week ago John McGinn kickstarts Aston Villa’s season with victory against Bologna

At last, a first win of the season for Aston Villa. They made harder work of it than they might have done against limited opponents, and there were rather more nervous moments than there probably should have been, but a win’s a win, and after the start to the season Villa have had, that’s the most important thing.It is only just over five months since Villa Park last hosted European football, but it feels a lifetime ago. That was the Champions League quarter-final as Villa mounted a rousing fightback against Paris Saint-Germain that, although it fell short, rattled the eventual champions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy living his 'amazing' Manchester United dream at the Ryder Cup

Football-style singing from the European supporters at Ryder Cup matches gives golf hero goosebumps

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1 week ago Football Daily | Marko Arnautovic makes good on his solemn vow to an old friend

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!As regular readers will be aware, Football Daily is normally in the business of peddling cheap and often unfunny yuks, and certainly didn’t get where it is today (specifically: unread and ignored in tens of thousands of spam folders) coming over all mawkish and maudlin. But occasionally, we stumble upon a heartwarming yarn we’re surprised we hadn’t already heard and feel compelled to share it with a wider audience. This tearjerker has its origins in Wednesday’s Bigger Vase opener between Red Star (AKA Crvena Zvezda) and Celtic, two fallen giants of European football, who pulled off the ignominious feat of losing their respective Bigger Cup playoffs to minnows so obscure even the most seasoned of football hipsters had barely heard of them. And so it came to pass that, with Pafos and Kairat Almaty currently lounging it up in the top tier of European competition, the storied champions of both Serbia and Scotland have been left to slum ...

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1 week ago How to watch Real Betis vs Nottingham Forest: TV channel, live stream and kick

Nottingham Forest are making a return to European football this week as they take on Conference League finalists Real Betis in the Europa League on Wednesday

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1 week ago European football: Vinicíus and Mbappé lead Real Madrid in rout of Levante

Both players on target in 4-1 win for La Liga leadersNkunku strikes as Milan sink Lecce in Coppa ItaliaReal Madrid maintained their flawless start to the Spanish league season with a swashbuckling 4-1 victory at Levante on Tuesday.Vinícius Júnior orchestrated the visitors’ first-half display before Kylian Mbappe’s second-half double, including a penalty, sealed a comprehensive win. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Israel 'could be kicked out of the World Cup TODAY amid pressure from Qatar following strike in Doha'

Israel's place at next year's World Cup is reportedly under threat amid claims Qatar are pressuring European football's governing body to expel them from all of its events.

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1 week ago European football: Marseille spoil PSG’s party, Napoli wobble in win over Pisa

Nayef Aguerd’s early header settles delayed Ligue 1 tieAntonio Conte’s side stay perfect in Serie A with 3-2 winParis Saint-Germain suffered a 1-0 defeat at Marseille in Monday’s rearranged “Le Classique”, with Nayef Aguerd’s early header proving decisive in his side’s first home league win over their bitter rivals since 2011.After Sunday’s weather-enforced postponement of the match amid heavy rain and storms, PSG fell to their first league defeat of the season on a night where Ousmane Dembélé was presented with the 2025 Ballon d’Or men’s award in Paris. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I’m starting to get jealous’: Shane Lowry on McIlroy, ambition and the Ryder Cup

Irishman does not fear the New York crowd and wants to avenge heavy loss the last time the match was in the USRory McIlroy nudged Shane Lowry at a recent European Ryder Cup team gathering as footage of the 2006 football World Cup final was shown. “‘We watched that match together,’” Lowry says McIlroy reminded him. “I was like, ‘What?’ He said, ‘Yeah, European Youths’ Team Championships. Sotogrande.’ From that to sitting at a Ryder Cup dinner, 19 years later is pretty cool.” Next stop, Bethpage.Lowry has told his close friend that he envies him, in the nicest possible sense. The 38-year-old looked on with smiles, but green eyes, as McIlroy claimed the Masters – completing a career grand slam – and produced heroics to win a second Irish Open this month. “I said to him the other day, I am starting to get really jealous,” says Lowry. “I also said to him that I hope Irish people realise how lucky they are to have Rory at that level, coming back to play the Irish Open every year. Continue...

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1 week ago European roundup: Ferran Torres at the double as Barcelona cruise past Getafe

Dani Olmo also on target in 3-0 victory in La LigaInter defeat Sassuolo; Marseille v PSG postponedFerran Torres scored twice as Barcelona cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory against Getafe on Sunday, with Dani Olmo adding the third goal and an assist in another impressive display by Hansi Flick’s side.The win keeps the unbeaten Catalan side second in La Liga on 13 points, trailing the leaders Real Madrid by two points after Los Blancos maintained their flawless record with five wins from five matches after defeating Espanyol on Saturday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Marseille v PSG: a rivalry that is more about old records than recent results

Even when PSG were racking up league titles, Marseille fans could always say they were France’s only European champions. Not any moreBy Get French Football News“You put Paris on the roof of Europe,” Emmanuel Macron told Paris Saint-Germain’s squad after they won the Champions League this year. They must have been bittersweet words for the French president, an ardent Marseille fan. For 32 years, Marseille teased their fiercest rivals. “À jamais les premiers,” for ever the first, they would say, a reference to their controversial Champions League triumph in 1993. Marseille will always be the first, but they are no longer the only French side to have stood “on the roof of Europe”.The two triumphs share little resemblance, despite both finals taking place in Munich, and both featuring opponents from Milan. Marseille’s victory, marred by the subsequent revelation of domestic match-fixing was, rather ironically, seen as the product of a drive to heighten competition in the French league. ...

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