CREMONA, Italy (AP) — Former Chelsea players Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic scored as AC Milan beat host Lecce 2-0 for its first win in Serie A on Friday. Actress Helen Mirren donned a yellow Lecce shirt and watched from the stands but there was little to excite the home fans or the Oscar-winning star…
They’re serving high fashion! Trendsetters are turning the US Open into an upscale preppy runway complete with tennis-themed heels, chic designer dresses and neon-green manicures — with one fan confessing, “I’m just here for the fashion.” The stylish set is giving the Kentucky Derby a run for its money by dressing to the nines — some in…
Who: Real Madrid vs MallorcaWhat: Spanish La LigaWhere: Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, SpainWhen: Saturday, August 30 at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: We’ll have all the build-up on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream. Real Madrid sit joint-top of La Liga with four other teams…
MONACO — At the Champions League draw in Monaco this week, UEFA hosted European soccer officials and marketing executives from the United States with a radical plan on their minds. A Spanish proposal for Barcelona and Villarreal to play an official La Liga game in Miami on Dec. 20 is moving toward a decision by…
Summary Study ranks Premier League fanbases by delusion – Manchester United, Arsenal rank highly. Liverpool fans also among most deluded despite Premier League title win. Least delusional fans include Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Wolves. For better or worse, football would be nothing without the fans. The lifeblood of any club is those who sit in…
Southampton have signed midfielder Casper Jander from German club FC Nuremberg for £10.4m (12m euros) fee. The 22-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Championship club after starting 32 of Nuremberg’s 34 games in 2. Bundesliga last season, having joined them from MSV Duisburg. He played against England for Germany in this summer’s European…
Uefa will decide in September whether to approve a request by the Spanish football federation for Villarreal and Real Madrid to contest a La Liga game in Miami in December. European football’s governing body is expected to discuss the matter at its next executive committee meeting in Tirana on 11 September and, should no move…
Hugo Viana has issued an initial reaction from inside Manchester City to their latest league phase draw in the UEFA Champions League. The Premier League giants now know the path ahead of them in Europe’s restructured competition, and it promises a demanding schedule filled with familiar faces and tricky away days. Manchester City have been…
Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Atalanta, Leverkusen, Tottenham, Sporting, Newcastle, and Bilbao—these are the clubs PSG will face during this season’s Champions League group stage. According to Opta, it’s the toughest draw alongside Bayern’s. And that’s something Parisian coach Luis Enrique is not happy about. “To be honest, I think to really analyze this, I need to…
Real Madrid’s hierarchy are said to be “certain” that Trent Alexander-Arnold will be a key signing in the short and long term despite a week of flux for the English right back. After finding himself on the bench for Real Madrid’s trip to Real Oviedo last weekend, reports emerged claiming that Dani Carvajal would remain…