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The Independent - Football

‘Who cares what people think?’: Declan Rice delighted with Arsenal’s Champions League progress

The Gunners were lacklustre in a goalless draw against Sporting but they reached a second consecutive Champions League semi-final after an aggregate win

4 hours ago

The Independent - Football

‘Who cares what people think?’: Declan Rice delighted with Arsenal’s Champions League progress

The Independent - Football

Patrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware

The former Arsenal captain believes the club can still win trophies this season despite a poor run of form

6 hours ago

The Independent - Football

Patrick Vieira backs ‘really important’ Declan Rice to drive Arsenal to silverware

The Independent - Football

Arsenal are haunted by their past but Max Dowman’s fearlessness could save them

Arsenal will hope a destructive three weeks does not carry over into the Champions League as they seem susceptible to collapse in the Premier League title race

19 hours ago

The Independent - Football

Arsenal are haunted by their past but Max Dowman’s fearlessness could save them

The Mirror - Football

Declan Rice's spiky response to Arsenal doubters - 'Who cares what people think'

Declan Rice issued a blunt response when quizzed on the noise surrounding Arsenal's season after they advanced into the last four of the Champions League

4 hours ago

The Mirror - Football

Declan Rice's spiky response to Arsenal doubters - 'Who cares what people think'

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal may have got past Sporting - but they still look tired, flat and fatigued

ARSENAL 0-0 SPORTING: The Gunners booked their place in the Champions League semi final, but endured another nervy night as they were held at the Emirates

4 hours ago

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal may have got past Sporting - but they still look tired, flat and fatigued

The Mirror - Football

Champions League semi-final fixture dates and times as Arsenal book place

The Champions League semi-finals have been decided with dates set for the final four ties as PSG look to defend their European crown

4 hours ago

The Mirror - Football

Champions League semi-final fixture dates and times as Arsenal book place

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal reach Champions League semi-final after nervy Sporting draw - 5 talking points

ARSENAL 0-0 SPORTING LISBON (Agg: 1-0): The Gunners made it into the last four of the Champions League on a nervous night at the Emirates, which finished goalless

5 hours ago

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal reach Champions League semi-final after nervy Sporting draw - 5 talking points

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal player ratings vs Sporting as 4/10 star struggles but Gunners progress

ARSENAL 0-0 SPORTING (1-0 AGG): The Gunners booked their place in the Champions League semi final, where Mikel Arteta's men will face Atletico Madrid later this month

5 hours ago

The Mirror - Football

Arsenal player ratings vs Sporting as 4/10 star struggles but Gunners progress

The Guardian - Football

Edgy Arsenal squeeze past Sporting to set up Atlético Madrid semi-final

To borrow a line from Mikel Arteta, it is not meant to be easy. And it was anything but on the latest anxiety-ridden, claustrophobic occasion for his Arsenal team. The club’s recent wobble has been pronounced. The loss to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. The FA Cup exit at Southampton. The ...

4 hours ago

The Guardian - Football

Edgy Arsenal squeeze past Sporting to set up Atlético Madrid semi-final

The Guardian - Football

Arsenal are painful to watch but maybe this is just how you win things | Barney Ronay

The crowd were getting anxious and players are either missing or off form but they have still reached the Champions League semi-finals And so I am become a meme. Towards the end of this game, already booked for standing on the edge of the pitch whirling his arms in a balletic, immaculately groomed ...

2 hours ago

The Guardian - Football

Arsenal are painful to watch but maybe this is just how you win things | Barney Ronay

The Mirror - Football

England and Scotland among eight nations impacted by World Cup ban at host stadium

England and Scotland fans will not be allowed to take part in a popular pastime during their World Cup fixtures

9 hours ago

England and Scotland among eight nations impacted by World Cup ban at host stadium

The Mirror - Football

Carlo Ancelotti asked Brazilian president whether he should pick Neymar for World Cup

Brazil icon Neymar has made 128 appearances for the Selecao but the Santos forward’s place at this summer’s World Cup is in doubt with the nation’s president having now offered his take

11 hours ago

Carlo Ancelotti asked Brazilian president whether he should pick Neymar for World Cup

The Guardian - Football

Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitiké ruled out for rest of season and World Cup with France

Forward could be out until 2027 with suspected achilles tendon rupture Ekitiké is club’s leading goalscorer this season with 17 goals The Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitiké will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup with the injury he sustained against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Didier ...

6 hours ago

Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitiké ruled out for rest of season and World Cup with France

The Guardian - Football

Race for World Cup places is on and fringe Lionesses have grabbed their chance | Tom Garry

England have a long way to go yet before booking flights to Brazil, but Esme Morgan, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Lucia Kendall impressed against Spain Everybody keep calm. England sit top of their qualifying group with a 100% record after beating Spain, but there remains a very long way to go before anyone ...

11 hours ago

Race for World Cup places is on and fringe Lionesses have grabbed their chance | Tom Garry

The Guardian - Football

Javier Mascherano resigns as Inter Miami manager months after winning MLS Cup

Mascherano coached one full season with Messi in Miami Inter Miami have been off to a slow start in 2026 Javier Mascherano has stunningly stepped down as Inter Miami’s manager, just months after leading the team to their first MLS title. In the club’s announcement of the move, Mascherano said ...

1 day ago

Javier Mascherano resigns as Inter Miami manager months after winning MLS Cup

The Guardian - Football

MLS will have fewer US World Cup players than ever. Its impact is being felt anyway

The league’s emphasis on youth development has seen its place in the careers of US national team players shift dramatically Sign up for the World Behind The Cup newsletter When the United States men’s national team traveled to France for the 1998 World Cup, they did so with 16 Major League Soccer ...

14 hours ago

MLS will have fewer US World Cup players than ever. Its impact is being felt anyway

BBC sport

Ekitike to miss rest of season and World Cup - Deschamps

France manager Didier Deschamps confirms striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and World Cup after suffering a suspected Achilles injury during Liverpool's Champions League quarter-final defeat by Paris St-Germain on Tuesday.

7 hours ago

Ekitike to miss rest of season and World Cup - Deschamps

BBC sport

Bayern links and World Cup hopes - a big summer for Gordon

Anthony Gordon faces a big summer - with World Cup hopes and the possibility that Newcastle will need to sell him. So what comes next for the England forward?

13 hours ago

Bayern links and World Cup hopes - a big summer for Gordon

The Guardian - Football

Díaz and Olise late show sends Bayern into semi-finals after Real Madrid classic

When the dust kicked up by an utterly scintillating two-legged struggle had settled, Bayern Munich could bathe in the glow of a win for the ages and linger dreamily on the prospect of a semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. It is the tie most neutrals wanted but the bar for entertainment has been ...

4 hours ago

Díaz and Olise late show sends Bayern into semi-finals after Real Madrid classic

BBC sport

Seven goals, fastest strike & two red cards - Bayern-Real delivers drama

The quickest strike in this season's Champions League, seven goals, two red cards and the competition's 15-time winners exiting in anger - once again the knockout stages of European club football's elite tournament has delivered drama in spades.

2 hours ago

Seven goals, fastest strike & two red cards - Bayern-Real delivers drama

BBC sport

Are Kompany's Bayern a glimpse at football after Guardiola?

With Vincent Kompany making an impressive impact at Bayern Munich, BBC Sport's tactics expert Umir Irfan takes a closer look at the manager's unique style.

18 hours ago

Are Kompany's Bayern a glimpse at football after Guardiola?

BBC sport

Bayern strike late to beat Real Madrid in seven-goal thriller

Bayern Munich leave it late in a back-and-forth classic to beat Real Madrid 4-3 to set up a meeting with Paris St-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

4 hours ago

Bayern strike late to beat Real Madrid in seven-goal thriller

BBC sport

'He's done it!' - Diaz scores stunner to earn Bayern late win

Luis Diaz scores a powerful strike from the edge of the box to break 10-man Real Madrid's resistance, as Bayern Munich take a late lead in their Champions League quarter-final tie.

4 hours ago

'He's done it!' - Diaz scores stunner to earn Bayern late win

The Independent - Football

The painful Liverpool decision created by Hugo Ekitike’s disastrous injury

The Reds were eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals, but without the injured Hugo Ekitike, writes Richard Jolly, Arne Slot faces a major call on Alexander Isak in the battle to finish inside the top five

13 hours ago

The painful Liverpool decision created by Hugo Ekitike’s disastrous injury

The Mirror - Football

Liverpool's worst Hugo Ekitike fears confirmed as devastating injury update released

Liverpool and France striker Huge Ekitike was taken off on a stretcher in the first half of their Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday night

6 hours ago

Liverpool's worst Hugo Ekitike fears confirmed as devastating injury update released

The Mirror - Football

Ousmane Dembele makes Liverpool thoughts clear after decisive PSG victory

Ousmane Dembele was PSG's matchwinner at Anfield for the second successive season but was open in his praise for Liverpool and the challenge they pose on their own patch

6 hours ago

Ousmane Dembele makes Liverpool thoughts clear after decisive PSG victory

The Guardian - Football

Slot’s misplaced positivity does not tally with harsh reality of Liverpool’s season | Andy Hunter

Return of Alexander Isak is all well and good, but it will not redeem a season of sustained underperformance “The failure is big,” said Ryan Gravenberch as he digested the Champions League defeat by Paris Saint-Germain that ensured Liverpool’s season will finish trophyless. It was a more appropriate ...

10 hours ago

Slot’s misplaced positivity does not tally with harsh reality of Liverpool’s season | Andy Hunter

BBC sport

Slot says VAR has gone against Liverpool - is he right?

Liverpool's exit from the Champions League was hastened by a VAR intervention. BBC Sport analyses the key refereeing decisions in their season.

14 hours ago

Slot says VAR has gone against Liverpool - is he right?

BBC sport

Liverpool lead Senesi race - Thursday's gossip

Bournemouth's Marcos Senesi on Liverpool's radar, Reds also interested in Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon, while Manchester City are tracking Feyenoord defender Givairo Read.

5 hours ago

Liverpool lead Senesi race - Thursday's gossip

BBC sport

Dembele double sends Liverpool crashing out of Champions League

Ousmane Dembele's second-half double puts an end to a spirited Liverpool performance, as Paris Saint-Germain seal their place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 second-leg win at Anfield.

4 hours ago

Dembele double sends Liverpool crashing out of Champions League

BBC sport

Is Slot still searching for his ideal Liverpool starting XI?

Champions League analysts Stephen Warnock and Nedum Onuoha feel Arne Slot's Liverpool do not have a definitive starting XI and style of play like other clubs around Europe, following their elimination from the competition at the hands of PSG.

3 hours ago

Is Slot still searching for his ideal Liverpool starting XI?

The Guardian - Football

West Brom could be hit with points deduction and relegation after season has ended

EFL in race against time to hear charges Club alleged to have breached P&S rules West Brom could be given a points deduction that relegates them from the Championship after the season has finished as the club contest charges of breaching the English Football League’s profitability and sustainability ...

1 day ago

West Brom could be hit with points deduction and relegation after season has ended

BBC sport

Real Madrid set for rare trophyless season - will Arbeloa pay the price?

After losing out to Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid face the prospect of a trophyless season that could cost Alvaro Arbeloa his job.

2 hours ago

Real Madrid set for rare trophyless season - will Arbeloa pay the price?

BBC sport

Sheff Wed to start next season with 15-point penalty, bidder told

The EFL has informed the preferred bidder for Sheffield Wednesday that the club will start next season in League One with a 15-point penalty.

7 hours ago

Sheff Wed to start next season with 15-point penalty, bidder told

BBC sport

Arsenal through to semi-finals with cagey draw against Sporting

Arsenal play out an unconvincing goalless draw at home with Sporting to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League, where they will meet Atletico Madrid.

4 hours ago

Arsenal through to semi-finals with cagey draw against Sporting