MADRID, Spain – Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been ruled out of Tuesday’s UEFA Women’s Nations League final second leg against Germany after suffering a broken fibula in training, coach Sonia Bermúdez confirmed on Monday. The Barcelona player, a three-time Ballon d’Or winner, has returned to her club for further tests, with the severity of…

LONDON – England manager Sarina Wiegman has praised the “incredible” support the European champions have received during their homecoming series, as the Lionesses conclude their 2025 campaign with a friendly against Ghana on Tuesday. A crowd of nearly 75,000 watched England defeat China 8-0 at Wembley on Saturday in their first match at the…

LONDON – Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Chelsea winger Estêvão is on course to be selected for the 2026 World Cup, saying the 18-year-old has earned his place after a rapid breakthrough for club and country. Estêvão joined Chelsea from Palmeiras in the summer for an initial £29 million ($38 million) and has made an…

LONDON, England – Arsenal have reached an agreement in principle to sign highly rated Ecuadorian twins Edwin and Holger Quintero from Independiente del Valle when the pair turn 18 in August 2027, sources told ESPN. The 16-year-old attackers are currently in London to complete preliminary steps ahead of formal contracts being signed at a later date.…

LONDON – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the squad must prioritize consistency after ending a run of three consecutive Premier League defeats with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United on Sunday. Liverpool climbed to eighth in the table with goals from Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo at the London Stadium, reducing the gap to leaders Arsenal…

The Messi v Ronaldo argument will never die, but the latest numbers add fresh fuel to the fire. New data from BeSoccer Pro shows where the pair stand right now in the all-time scoring race, and the margins are still razor-thin despite both edging towards the twilight of their careers. Messi has now played 1,136 senior matches and scored 896…

Lautaro Martinez hauled Inter Milan back into the Serie A hunt with a sharp brace in a laboured 2-0 win at struggling Pisa, nudging Cristian Chivu’s side to within a single point of the summit. Inter was far from convincing at the Arena Garibaldi, but their captain once again delivered when it mattered, hours before Napoli’s heavyweight clash with…

Joshua Zirkzee ended a long, bleak Premier League drought before Mason Mount smashed the winner as Manchester United clawed back a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace. Ruben Amorim’s side had trailed to Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half penalty at a freezing Selhurst Park, but two sharp strikes after the break finally delivered United’s first win in…

Alexander Isak finally broke his Premier League duck for Liverpool, firing the Reds to a badly needed 2-0 win at West Ham that eased some of the heat on under-fire boss Arne Slot. The £125m signing had gone five league games without a goal since his record switch from Newcastle, but he picked the perfect moment to get off the mark. The…

Mikel Merino dug Arsenal out of a hole as the Premier League leaders were forced to settle for a scrappy 1-1 draw against 10-man Chelsea in a spiky, bad-tempered derby at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea played more than half the match a man down after Moises Caicedo’s reckless lunge, yet somehow still nicked a second-half lead before Arsenal dragged…