7 h. ago Chelsea humbled by Barcelona and Bonmatí in bruising WCL semi

Chelsea suffered a chastening defeat as the holders Barcelona cruised through to their fifth consecutive Women’s Champions League final with an 8-2 aggregate victory that demonstrated a sizeable gulf in quality between the two teams.The result emphatically ended Chelsea’s hopes of lifting a quadruple of major trophies this season, at the start of week when they could be crowned Women’s Super League champions, and kept this peerless Barcelona team on course to lift their third straight European title. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Antonio Rudiger apologises after throwing ice at referee in fiery Copa del Rey final

The German defender was sent off late on alongside teammates Jude Bellingham and Lucas Vasquez

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10 h. ago Jude Bellingham aims tunnel dig at officials in furious Real Madrid reaction

Real Madrid suffered an agonising 3-2 defeat to rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey and they lost their heads towards the end of the game as three players were sent off in chaotic scenes

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10 h. ago Antonio Rudiger faces 'historic ban' after throwing object and attacking referee

Antonio Rudiger was shown a red card after he reacted furiously to the referee during Real Madrid's 3-2 Copa del Rey final defeat to Barcelona in shocking scenes

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10 h. ago Antonio Rudiger could face lengthy Real Madrid ban after chaotic Barcelona scenes including referee drama

He was sent off for Real Madrid after throwing an object at the referee in the dying stages of their Copa del Rey final defeat

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11 h. ago Antonio Rudiger faces huge ban after throwing OBJECT at referee in chaotic scenes

Tensions flared towards the end of Barcelona's Copa del Rey final win over Real Madrid, with Antonio Rudiger sent off after throwing an object at the referee to spark chaotic scenes

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12 h. ago Three red cards, Jude Bellingham 'restrained' and an ICE PACK thrown at the referee: Real Madrid implode in Copa del Rey defeat by Barcelona

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger is facing a lengthy ban for his actions during Los Blancos ' dramatic Copa Del Rey final defeat by Barcelona .

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13 h. ago Lamine Yamal is accused of showing a 'lack of respect' to the King of Spain after fans spotted surprise act during Barcelona's Copa del Rey celebrations after chaotic win over Real Madrid

The 17-year-old played 120 minutes for his side in the final at the Estadio de La Cartuja, with Madrid shown three red cards and Jude Bellingham restrained as chaos ensued.

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13 h. ago Antonio Rudiger issues apology after red card for throwing ICE CUBE at referee in Copa del Rey final

Rudiger could face lengthy ban after incident at the end of Real Madrid defeat to Barcelona

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15 h. ago Liverpool’s 20th league title awaits, WCL and FA Cup semis, and more – matchday live

All the latest news and build-up before Sunday kick-offsToday’s fixtures | Latest tables | And you can also mail usWhere to begin? Well, Liverpool will dominate today’s blog for sure, but it’s worth recapping everything that happened yesterday on a sizzling Saturday of football. There were ups and downs galore.Crystal Palace stormed into the FA Cup final with a dash of Ebere Eze genius and two Ismaïla Sarr goals, Barcelona lifted Spain’s Copa del Rey after a thrilling extra-time victory over Real Madrid, there were Premier League wins for Newcastle, Chelsea, Brighton, Fulham and Wolves, Celtic claimed a 55th (yes, really) Scottish league title and there was an almighty changing of the guard in Welsh football as Wrexham sealed promotion to the Championship – a third successive promotion for them – and Cardiff dropped into League One. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Barcelona win thrilling Copa del Rey and drive Madrid to red card fury

Final: Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid (aet)Pedri 28 Torres 84, Koundé 116; Mbappé 70, Tchouaméni It was late, and they were tired, but with four minutes left and long after midnight in Seville, everyone prepared for penalties now, Jules Koundé found the strength to send a shot flying into the net and the Barcelona fans into raptures. The fireworks were lit and the men in blue and red sprinted towards him from all sides: here, at last, it was. An epic Copa del Rey final, a first clásico final in 11 years, had a winner. They had been a goal up and a goal down, they had thought they had a last-minute penalty to win it only to watch it get taken away from them again, but now it was 3-2 and the Catalan side had done it.Done? Not quite, but very nearly. On an extraordinary night, there was still one last opportunity for Real Madrid when Kylian Mbappé was fouled in the area and the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea pointed to the spot, only for the linesman’s flag to be up. They had fought a...

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24 h. ago Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: Copa del Rey final result and reaction after Barcelona take spoils in Clasico

The build-up to El Clasico showpiece has not been short on drama

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24 h. ago Barcelona v Real Madrid: Copa del Rey final, extra time – live

Updates from the 9pm BST kick-off at La CartujaContact Luke McLaughlin | Live scores around Europe12min: Lamine Yamal makes a bright run down the right for Barcelona. The score is nil-nil.“I’d love to watch the game but a 10pm kick-off is getting a bit too near my bedtime,” emails Mark. “How do the players put up with it? It must be hard to be at your peak performance level so late in the day. Good night. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: Copa del Rey final match stream, latest score and goal updates

The build-up to El Clasico showpiece has not been short on drama

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29 h. ago Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: Copa del Rey final match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

The build-up to El Clasico showpiece has not been short on drama

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38 h. ago Real Madrid show Bruno Fernandes their true colours amid Barcelona boycott rumours

Real Madrid have been embroiled in a row over refereeing on the eve of their Copa del Rey final against Barcelona

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39 h. ago Real Madrid XI vs Barcelona: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Copa del Rey final today

The latest edition of El Clasico comes at a bad time for Real Madrid

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39 h. ago Barcelona XI vs Real Madrid: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Copa del Rey final today

Barcelona have received some mixed news on the injury front ahead of the big game

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39 h. ago Will Copa del Rey final go ahead? Latest news amid suggestions of Real Madrid boycotting Barcelona clash

Real Madrid failed to attend a training session before the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona

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39 h. ago FA Cup semis, Celtic’s title chase, Copa del Rey final and more – matchday live

Premier League and FA Cup: 10 things to look out forToday’s fixtures | Latest tables | And mail us or post BTLA headline that certainly grabbed my attention this morning was David Moyes’s analogy of what it is like to manage Everton under new owners TFG.We’ve got a new lover coming in and we have to make sure we like them and it all goes well. People have been brought in to do it before and it didn’t work [with Farhad Moshiri]. We need to hope that we can say: ‘This is how it should be going, this is what Everton are required to do and this is how we need to do it.’”I love the frenzy around finishing fifth this year they’re all brilliant, aren’t they? We finished fifth last year. Why is it such a disaster that we finished fifth? Around this time last year, I was asked to lose a game [against City]. And I was wrong for wanting to win it. We finished fifth but it’s not a good story. A better story is my tenure has been a disaster and it continues to be. I just think that the kind of h...

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