Ballon d'Or should be a celebration, for the women's game it's a disgrace

Diego Simeone said Real Madrid’s failure to add a third goal in their 2-1 Champions League win over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday “left the door open” for his team to turn the last 16 tie around in the second leg. Rodrygo put Real ahead after just four minutes in the derby at the Santiago Bernabéu,…

Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimarães has hailed forward Alexander Isak as the “best striker around” after the Sweden international helped propel his team to the Carabao Cup final with a 4-0 aggregate win over Arsenal. Isak scored both of Newcastle’s goals in the 2-0 first-leg victory and excelled once again on Wednesday, seeing a goal…

Barcelona came from an early goal down to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, scoring four goals in a dominant first half and surviving having their goalkeeper sent off to clinch a record-extending 15th trophy. France forward Kylian Mbappe put Real in front after five minutes, finishing a solo…

Declan Rice’s two fantastic free-kicks and a striker’s finish from Mikel Merino gave Arsenal an emphatic 3-0 victory over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. The hosts had the better of the first half as Real began slowly, though they were indebted to Thibault…