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Chelsea is likely to sign Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams when the transfer window opens in the summer, reports said. 21-year-old Nico, alongside his elder brother Inaki Williams, was among the star performers as the La Liga’s Basque-based club lifted the Copa del Rey on April 6 to bring a …

Spanish TV station Movistar Plus+ have fired analyst German Burgos after Barcelona and Paris St Germain refused to give interviews to the network following a comment about Barca’s Lamine Yamal ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match. Movistar Plus+ earlier on Thursday apologised to winger Yamal after Burgos, a former Argentina …

Champions Manchester City provisionally climbed to the top of the Premier League table after thrashing lowly Luton Town 5-1 on Saturday, with Daiki Hashioka scoring an own goal off his face and Erling Haaland netting his 20th league goal of the season. Pep Guardiola’s men have 73 points with six …

Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool lacked conviction in a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace that rocked the Reds’ Premier League title challenge on Sunday. Klopp’s men had not lost at Anfield for 14 months in all competitions prior to a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the Europa League …

BERLIN  — The German football federation and Adidas have stopped the sale of Germany jerseys with the number 44 because of a resemblance to the logo of the Nazi Party’s notorious SS paramilitary units. Adidas on Monday stopped offering the personalization of jerseys with names and numbers, and the federation …

Athletic Bilbao ended a 40-year wait to win the Copa del Rey by beating Real Mallorca 4-2 on penalties on Saturday following a 1-1 draw after extra time. The Basque side lifted the trophy for the 24th time, behind only 31-time winner Barcelona, as they edged underdogs Mallorca at La Cartuja stadium …

Liverpool were held to a damaging 2-2 draw by Manchester United as they handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race, while Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s side would have gone top with a victory against …

Kobbie Mainoo says Manchester United need to learn how to “see out games” after they were held to a thrilling draw by arch-rivals Liverpool. Luis Diaz put the visitors ahead at Old Trafford on Sunday before United equalized thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ stunning 45-yard effort five minutes after the break. …

Victory eluded the Philippine women’s football team anew as the Filipinas dropped a total of two friendly matches against South Korea in Incheon. But coach Mark Torcaso believes the effort the Filipinas put up in 3-0 and 2-1 defeats are necessary steps to what he has always stressed as bridging …

The specter of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarterfinal tie against Barcelona in Tuesday’s return. At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in transition with a rejuvenated …