1:12 PM ET A football fan wielding a chainsaw was arrested during riots at a CAF Champions League match in Tunis, a source at the Interior Ministry said on Monday. The return leg of the quarterfinal between Tunisia’s Esperance and Algeria’s JS Kabylie at the Rades Stadium on Saturday was interrupted by violence, which caused

11:28 PM ET Europe’s top football nations face a broadcast blackout for this year’s Women’s World Cup unless media organisations improve their “disappointing” offers for the rights, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. Offers from “Big Five” European countries — Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and France — were not acceptable to football’s world governing body, and

8:34 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has said he agrees “100%” with Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s viral claim there is “no failure in sports.” The power forward’s passionate answer in response to a news conference question on whether their season had been a failure went viral after

8:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has hailed Manchester City as “the best team in the world” and said that the Premier League leaders deserve to win the treble. City are at the top of the Premier League, one point clear or Arsenal with a game in hand. Pep Guardiola’s side booked

11:34 AM ET Bayern Munich struck twice in the second half to beat bottom club Hertha Berlin 2-0 on Sunday and retake the lead in the Bundesliga with four matches remaining. Goals from Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman helped the Bavarians take advantage of Borussia Dortmund‘s draw at VfL Bochum on Friday to leapfrog them

11:20 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United remain on course for a top-four finish after beating Aston Villa 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal in the first half as Erik ten Hag’s side bounced back from their disappointment at Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. United dominated the

5:43 PM ET Barcelona took another step toward a first LaLiga title since 2019 as they thumped 10-man Real Betis 4-0 at Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday. Andreas Christensen headed Barca into a 14th-minute lead before Betis were reduced to 10 men just after the half-hour mark when Edgar Gonzalez was sent off for two

2:53 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC MADRID — Karim Benzema scored a first-half hat trick as Real Madrid beat Almeria 4-2 in LaLiga on Saturday. Benzema put Madrid ahead just five minutes in — Vinicius Junior providing the assist — before adding a second on 17 minutes after Rodrygo‘s outrageous flick beat defender Samuel Costa,

Apr 28, 2023 Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolour Arrows) spreads smoke with the colors of the Italian flag over the city in front of the Vesuvius volcano earlier this month. Antonio Balasco/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images Napoli fans preparing to celebrate the club’s first Italian league title since 1990 have been told to steer

Apr 28, 2023 Tor-Kristian Karlsen In the multibillion-pound industry that is the top end of professional football, for better or worse it’s transfer activity that attracts the most attention among investors, owners, managers, sporting staff, media and supporters alike. And although the transfer window doesn’t reopen for another couple of months, planning is already well