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  Poland will not play their World Cup qualifying play-off tie against Russia because of the nation’s recent invasion of Ukraine, according to the head of the national federation. The two sides are set to go head-to-head on March 24 ...

  Manchester United have ended their deal with club sponsor Aeroflot as a result of the growing crisis in Ukraine. The club announced on Friday they had withdrawn the airline’s sponsorship rights following the Russian invasion of its neighbouring country. ...

  Russia has expressed its regret after UEFA stripped the country of the right to host the 2022 UEFA Champions League final. The European final was scheduled to take place at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28. ...

Paulo Fonseca has opened up on ‘the worst day of his life’ with the former Roma boss and his family stranded in Ukraine. The Portuguese coach was in Kyiv with his Ukrainian wife Katerina Ostroushko and their young son, when ...

  Jose Mourinho has been handed a two-game ban following an outburst that saw him sent off in Roma’s draw against Hellas Verona. Mourinho was sent off in injury time as the manager was seen shouting at the referee before ...

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has revealed he cannot see himself moving away from Old Trafford ahead of facing his former side Atletico Madrid. The Madrid native will face his boyhood club for the first time since his 2011 ...

  Former Manchester City star Sergio Aguero has admitted he wants to watch and play football but he’s too scared following his cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis. The former striker was forced into retiring from football on the back of medical advice ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked his fans after becoming the first person to reach 400 million followers on Instagram. The 37-year-old, who currently has 404 million followers, posted a video on the platform for his supporters which included his famous ...

  Former Brazil star Adriano once spent £13,000 on 18 prostitutes to deal with the disappointment of a failed transfer, it has been reported. In 2015 at the age of 33 and without a club following a brief failed spell ...

Paris Saint-Germain have offered Kylian Mbappe a contract that would make him the highest paid footballer on the planet in a bid to keep him at the Parc des Princes. The 23-year-old has just four months left to run on ...

An ex-man City medic fell 300ft to his death when he and his wife visited a mountain where he had proposed 27 years before, an inquest heard. Doting husband Dr Jamie Butler, 54, popped the question to his wife Margaret ...

Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas by defeating Australian, Robert Whittaker on Sunday. The reigning UFC middleweight champion won via a unanimous decision after five rounds in his fourth consecutive title defense in front ...

Chelsea won their first Club World Cup title with a 2-1 win over Brazilian side Palmeiras after extra time in Abu Dhabi.   Germany international Kai Havertz, who also scored the Champions League winning goal, converted from the penalty spot ...

Kurt Zouma’s brother has been suspended by his own football team for filming the disgraced star’s cat-kicking video as pressure mounts on West Ham to dump the £29million star from their squad. In a statement about its player Yoan Zouma, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr has followed in the footsteps of his superstar father by putting pen to paper at Manchester United, and he will also wear the hallowed No 7 shirt. The 11-year-old has played for the club’s academy on a ...

Coleen Rooney has spoken out on her husband Wayne’s drinking and cheating for the first time in a major new documentary on the footballer. Coleen, 35, appears alongside her husband, 36, in the documentary, ‘Rooney’, released on Prime Video on ...

  Christian Eriksen has reflected on his near-death experience at last summer’s European Championships, confirming he “was gone from this world for five minutes”, while also looking ahead to his debut with Brentford. Eriksen has not played any competitive football ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made his Barcelona debut in Sunday’s 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid with his Arsenal allegiance very much on show. The forward left Arsenal on deadline day for free, allowing him to sign with the Catalan giants. Aubameyang had ...

Nike have terminated their deal to outfit Mason Greenwood after the Manchester United forward was arrested and released on bail. Greenwood, 20, was apprehended by Greater Manchester Police in late January on suspicion of the rape and assault of a ...

Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first person to pass 400 million followers on Instagram. Ronaldo has established himself as one of football’s all-time greats across a glittering 22-year career, breaking all kinds of individual records for goals ...

  The Senegalese government declared Monday as a public holiday following the country’s success at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Senegal clinched their first Afcon title after beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw at ...

  Nigeria Football Federation has announced Augustine Eguavoen will remain Nigeria’s interim coach, thus, ending the possibility of Jose Peseiro taking charge as the next Super Eagles permanent boss. Following the sacking of Gernot Rohr on the eve of the ...

  The Liverpool striker claimed ownership of the international prize after scoring the winning penalty in their dramatic shootout triumph Sadio Mane took the Africa Cup of Nations trophy to bed with him while Edouard Mendy and the rest of ...

  Senegal’s Sadio Mane has been named 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Most Outstanding Player after guiding the Lions of Teranga to glory at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. Mane scored his team’s winning goal in the penalty shootout in Senegal’s ...

  Senegal lifted the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations title after beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s final at the Olembe Stadium. It was a goalless affair after 120 minutes of football at the Olembe Stadium despite Senegal’s dominance ...