Real Madrid exacted revenge on Manchester City to reach the Champions League semi-finals 4-3 on penalties after withstanding a barrage at the Etihad on Wednesday. Rodrygo gave the visitors an early lead before Kevin De Bruyne hit back for the holders to leave the match level at 1-1 on the night and 4-4 on
A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Arsenal and a place in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. The 3-2 aggregate quarter-final victory means Bayern return to the last-four for the first time since winning the title in 2020. Bayern will face either Manchester City or Real Madrid for a place in the final. The result
Juventus must pay Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo 9.7 million euros ($10.4 million) in back wages for the 2020-21 season, the Italian courts announced on Wednesday. The Court of Arbitration, to which Ronaldo appealed, “orders Juventus Turin to pay the sum of 9,774,166.66 euros“, plus interest and procedural costs, it stated in its decision. The sum equates to the
Jurgen Klopp was headed for a glorious send-off in his final season at Liverpool just a few weeks ago, but talk of a potential quadruple is now long forgotten as the Reds have come off the rails. Liverpool have a mountain to climb if they are to make the Europa League
Fabrizio Romano, a journalist specialising in the transfer market and sighted by SKB Journal, says it is confirmed that Anthony Martial will leave Manchester United at the end of the season, when his contract expires. The Frenchman will spend the next few months recovering from a groin injury that has
Manchester City are closing in on a second consecutive treble, yet Erling Haaland is still facing criticism as Real Madrid visit the Etihad on Wednesday aiming to exact revenge for their Champions League exit last season. The 14-time European champions were humbled 4-0 on their visit to Manchester 11 months ago
Bayer Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen stretching their unbeaten run this season to an incredible 43 games. Leverkusen fans finally saw their team lift the league title after years of heartbreak that included five second-place finishes. While the architect of Leverkusen’s breakthrough
Bayer Leverkusen fans were not in a superstitious mood before Sunday’s home clash with Werder Bremen, where a 120-year Bundesliga title drought could be broken. Founded in 1904 as a team made up of workers at pharmaceutical company Bayer AG’s Leverkusen headquarters, coach Xabi Alonso has taken the side to within one
Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow as Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday. A first home league defeat in 29 games for the Reds leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men two points behind Manchester City and level with Arsenal, who can go top with victory over Aston Villa later
Chelsea face a huge challenge to avoid breaching Premier League sustainability rules after posting an £89.8 million ($112 million) loss for the 2022/23 season. The Blues’ wage bill soared to over £400 million last season, while they splashed out £745 million on transfer fees. But that investment in the club’s first full season under an American investment consortium fronted
