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It wasn’t Bayern Munich at their very best, but Die Roten still put in a very good performance on Saturday. Borussia Mönchengladbach were the visitors to Bavaria, where the hosts were looking to take another huge step toward winning an eighth straight Bundesliga title. Following’s last week’s 4-2 comeback at Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern were looking to make it 10 wins in a row. Hans-Dieter Flick’s team could also go 17 games unbeaten in the league; all in, their recent form has been rather...

Norwich City have confirmed that one of their players has tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before the Premier League is set to get back underway. The Premier League confirmed a pair of positive tests on Saturday night, with the league set to kick off on Wednesday after a three-month absence, and the Canaries put out a brief note to confirm that one of the two was one of their own. A club statement read: "Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has returned a positive...

nal Napoli fought back to earn their place in the Coppa Italia final on Saturday evening, holding title challengers Inter to a 1-1 draw, and sneaking through by two goals to one on aggregate. Inter took the lead in bizarre fashion inside two minutes, when Christian Eriksen's in-swinging corner evaded everyone - including goalkeeper David Opsina - to creep over the line and draw I Nerazzurri level on aggregate. ? | 3' - GOOOAAAALLLLL!@ChrisEriksen8's corner ends up straight in the net! ? That'll...

Finally, the wait is over. On Friday evening, calcio made its hotly-anticipated return, with more than eight million households in Italy tuning in to welcome back the beautiful game. Two hours later, most of them probably wished they hadn't bothered. Juventus and Milan served up a pain-staking 0-0 draw in Turin, which was enough for the Old Lady to step into the competition's final. In reality, it was more of a trip and a fall head-first over the line, rather than a confident stride. FT:...

Inter were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Napoli on Saturday evening, drawing 1-1 on the night, but losing 2-1 on aggregate. All the talk post-match however, revolved around one superstar who never quite got into gear. Lautaro Martinez is Europe's most wanted hitman, and unfortunately for the Italian giants, the jewel in their crown has had his head turned. La Liga champions Barcelona are the club in question, and when la Blaugrana has a target in their crosshairs, they rarely miss. SS...

umph Barcelona marked their return to La Liga action with a comfortable 4-0 victory at the relegation-threatened Mallorca on Satuday night, extending their lead at the top to five points. Quique Setien got the dream start he'd been craving ever since Spanish football was given the green light to return, as a surging Arturo Vidal headed home expertly from a pinpoint Jordi Alba cross within two minutes. Arturo Vidal opened the scoring with an emphatic header The visitors continued to probe and...

The Bundesliga title race is usually dead and buried by this stage of the season. Bayern Munich usually have the Meisterschaft wrapped up already, which has been the case for the last seven seasons in Germany. Only Borussia Dortmund can really threaten Bayern atop of the league table, and they needed to win again at Fortuna Düsseldorf. Seven points off the top, a defeat would all but end the title race. Lucien Favre’s men had to win once again to have any hope of staging a late season comeback...

Bayern Munich are paying close attention to Achraf Hakimi's situation at Real Madrid, with the in-demand Moroccan set to depart Madrid on a permanent basis this summer. Hakimi joined Borussia Dortmund from Los Blancos on a two-year loan deal in 2018, where he has evolved into a superstar and one of the most sought after talents in Europe. Hakimi (R) has formed a telepathic relationship with Jadon Sancho (L) down Dortmund's right flank since his move Generally utilised in a wing-back role, the...

The one month anniversary of football returning following a coronavirus enforced absence is fast approaching, with the beautiful game serving up a selection of quality matches to remind us exactly why we've missed its beautiful face so much. From Italian football's thrilling return on Friday night, to the sex dolls in South Korea, it's been wall to wall behind closed doors entertainment. From such an array of fixture finery, we've plucked out the most entertaining since football returned. 6....

The potential takeover of Newcastle United is reportedly still 'ongoing' amid rumours that the deal had been blocked by the Premier League. The Magpies have been linked with new ownership in the form of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The proposed deal could make Newcastle one of, if not the, richest clubs in the world and would see an end to the turbulent ownership of Mike Ashley. Newcastle fans protesting against Mike Ashley in...

Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero is nearing the end of his ninth season in English football, and what a servant he’s been. The Argentina international is on course to hit 20 league goals for the seventh time in his nine Premier League campaigns, and currently sits fourth in the league’s all-time top goalscorers chart. Aguero tussles with United man Luke Shaw While Agüero’s brilliance in a City shirt has undoubtably spearheaded their unrelenting charge to domestic silverware over the past...

Arsenal are said to be keen to offer Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Roma as a makeweight in their bid to sign Justin Kluivert. Mkhitaryan has spent this season on loan in the Italian capital having fallen out of favour at the Emirates. Roma boss Paulo Fonseca is reportedly eager to extend the Armenian’s stay in Rome, a proposition Arsenal are said to be open to should it enhance their chances of landing Roma’s Justin Kluivert. Mkhitaryan and Kluivert celebrate with Edin Dzeko La Gazzetta dello Sport...

mer Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has confirmed that Thiago Silva and Edinson Cavani will both leave the club this summer, with their current contracts set to expire. The duo have been at the heart of les Parisiens' rise to the top of French football, both having made well over 200 appearances each for the Ligue 1 champions. Cavani is the highest scorer in PSG's history, having notched 200 goals during his time in France, while Silva is the most capped and longest-serving...

When Chelsea announced the signing of Hakim Ziyech from Ajax in February, a murmur of intrigue and respect reverberated around the football world. When news then broke that the Blues were about to snatch RB Leipzig superstar Timo Werner from under the nose of Liverpool, a shockwave rippled through all of Europe. And when rumours of a possible second Bundesliga swoop for Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Kai Havertz surfaced, the west London faithful almost collapsed in disbelief. RB Leipzig v SC...

Bayern Munich moved within one win of their eighth straight Bundesliga title at the Allianz Arena, as they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 on Saturday. Bayern were looking to go seven points clear at the top once again, setting themselves up to win an eighth straight Meisterschaft. With Die Roten the runaway leaders, Borussia Mönchengladbach now had their sights set on Champions League qualification, only one point clear of fourth before kick-off in Bavaria. It looked as if Mönchengladbach...

itle Bayern Munich made it 10 consecutive wins in dramatic fashion on Saturday, as they beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 at the Allianz Arena. Borussia Mönchengladbach thought they had broken the deadlock, but Jonas Hofmann's smooth finish was ruled out by VAR, as he was deemed to have been marginally offside. Bayern were next to threaten when the ball fell perfectly to Ivan Perišić, but Yann Sommer was there to save brilliantly, stretching out to keep the Croatian out with a superb piece of...

The playful approach, the spontaneity and flamboyance and those glorious yellow shirts. Brazil's exploits on the global stage have set an unattainable benchmark for the rest fo the world. In the long and storied history of the World Cup there has never been an edition without Brazil, almost as if the competition isn't worth having without the Seleção. In the nine decades since the tournament's inception no team has won more games, scored more goals and, crucially, claimed more titles than...

Milan manager Stefano Pioli was left ruing the penalty awarded to Juventus in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi final in February, as his side crashed out of the competition on Friday evening. The two sides played out a stalemate at the Allianz Stadium, which was enough to see Juventus progress to the final on away goals following a 1-1 draw during February's first leg. With Milan leading 1-0 at the San Siro, Juventus were awarded a controversial penalty when Cristiano Ronaldo's...

Newcastle are confident of tying down Andy Carroll to a short-term contract extension which will see the striker remain on Tyneside for the remainder of the campaign. The Magpies announced the extension of Danny Rose's loan deal yesterday, while Valentino Lazaro has also agreed to an extended stay at St. James' Park. Inter loanee Valentino Lazaro has already agreed to extend his stay at Newcastle until the end of the campaign Football Insider report that Carroll has reached a verbal agreement...

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that both Eden Hazard and Marco Asensio are fully fit and available for selection for his side's clash with Eibar - but forward Luka Jovic could miss the rest of the season. Los Blancos found themselves sat in second place in La Liga prior to the suspension of play in March, two points behind leaders Barcelona. However, with the season now set to get back underway, Zidane has provided an update on his squad's preparations ahead of their clash with...