Hearts secured European football for next season after coming from two goals down to beat Livingston 4-2.Basement team Liv stormed into a two-goal lead after 22 minutes courtesy of Stephen Kelly’s brace.But Hearts produced an emphatic response to score four goals before the interval, with Jorge Grant, Yutaro Oda, Cammy Devlin and Lawrence Shankland all finding the net.The victory meant Hea...Full Story »

Aston Villa earned royal approval as the Prince of Wales watched his beloved club beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.Goals in either half from Ollie Watkins and John McGinn saw Villa lead their first European last-eight tie since 1998 and give boss Unai Emery victory in his 1,000th match as a manager.Prince William and his son Prince Geo...Full Story »

West Ham were breached by two late goals as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Bayer Leverkusen.The Hammers had defended heroically for 83 minutes before goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was finally beaten by substitute Jonas Hoffman.A one-goal deficit might have given David Moyes’ side hope going into next week’s second leg at the London...Full Story »

Lacklustre Liverpool were stunned 3-0 by Atalanta in a Europa League quarter-final collapse that could prove to be Jurgen Klopp’s last European night at Anfield.This competition offers the chance to bring the curtain down on the German’s reign with a European trophy on May 22, but their hopes of making the Dublin showpiece are in jeopardy.Liverpool lacked creativity and coherence in ...Full Story »

Harry Kane scored what could prove to be not only a vital goal for Bayern Munich when he slotted home from the penalty spot against Arsenal last night – but also a key strike for England. The former Tottenham striker marked his return to north London with a 15th goal against the Gunners as Bayern secured a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final. While Kane is ...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed his side’s character after the Champions League holders played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Real Madrid.Guardiola claimed the City of previous years could easily have crumbled under the weight of pressure as the Spanish giants twice hit back in a compelling quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.City led after just two minutes through Bernardo Silv...Full Story »

England football fans jetting across the continent this summer for Euro 2024 have been advised by UEFA to stay in “the most dangerous slum" in Germany that's packed with "zombies" Bahnhofsviertel has been branded as “the most dangerous slum in Germany” (Image: Getty Images) For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter England fans have been advised to bo...Full Story »

Fenerbahce players walked off the pitch after one minute of Sunday's Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray, forcing the game to be abandoned and conceding the trophy. Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, withdrew from the rearranged match in Sanliurfa about 1,000 km from Istanbul after Galatasaray's Argentine striker Mauro Icardi scored. Media reported the club had requested the ...Full Story »

Manager Stephen Robinson praised his St Mirren players for sealing top-six football for a second successive season and urged them to now aim for Europe.The Paisley side lost 2-1 at home to Hearts, who forged into a two-goal lead thanks to Jorge Grant’s penalty and a Mikael Mandron own goal.Toyosi Olusanya’s strike wasn’t enough to prevent St Mirren slipping to defeat but Hibern...Full Story »

After three weeks on the sideline, Lionel Messi was once again left out of the Inter Miami starting XI against Monterrey. WHAT HAPPENED?Tata Martino named his starting XI for the Herons Wednesday evening, and the Argentine was not included as the club continued its chase for silverware this season. While the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner was not named to the squad, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba...Full Story »

ENGLAND'S Wags are planning to splash out £100,000 on private bodyguards for the Euros in Germany. The players' partners want to axe the FA's security team in favour of their own hand-picked heavies. England Wags, including Sasha Attwood, want to splash out £100,000 on private bodyguards for the Euros in Germany Bukayo Saka's partner Tolami Benson has also vowed to up their protecti...Full Story »

Arsenal forward Alessia Russo is convinced Stina Blackstenius’ winning strike  was “written in the stars” after the Sweden international’s “best mate” Frida Maanum had collapsed during the 1-0 League Cup final victory over Chelsea.Blackstenius broke the deadlock in extra time, in front of a competition final record  21,462 at Molineux, after Maanum, ...Full Story »

Stina Blackstenius’ extra-time goal gave Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Continental Tyres League Cup final.Blues boss Emma Hayes is leaving the club at the end of the season and her hopes of the quadruple ended when Blackstenius netted with four minutes of extra-time remaining at Molineux.Earlier, play had been stopped in the sixth minute of added time when Arsenal’s Frida...Full Story »

Sam Allardyce insists that England boss Gareth Southgate does not want the Manchester United job despite being linked with a move to Old Trafford. Southgate reported to be an option for United England boss previously said links were "disrespectful" Allardyce backs him to snub potential move WHAT HAPPENED?Allardyce managed England for one game in 2016 and he was replaced by Southgate, who...Full Story »

Wales suffered heartbreak in their first-ever penalty shoot-out as Poland booked their place at Euro 2024 after a goalless 120 minutes.Spot-kicks were needed on a tense evening in which Ben Davies had a first-half header disallowed for offside but chances were scarce in this play-off final.Wales were reduced to 10 in the final seconds as Chris Mepham was banished for a second yellow card and Car...Full Story »

Mason Greenwood is set to leave Man United this summer and there is surprisingly a lot of interest in the controversial footballer with Juventus the latest club to join the race for the forward. The 22-year-old is currently on loan at Getafe after Man United decided last summer that the Englishman could not continue at the Manchester club due to everything that surrounded his arrest back in ...Full Story »

The 'World Cup’s sexiest fan' Ivana Knoll has gone from stunning football fans in the stands at the Qatar World Cup to becoming a renowned DJ Ivana Knoll is now a renowned DJ Ivana Knoll has added a new string to her bow as the ‘World Cup’s sexiest fan’ is now a renowned DJ. The brunette beauty shot to fame when cheering on her beloved Croatia at the 2022 World Cup in ...Full Story »

Wales manager Rob Page called for his players to quickly regroup from their 4-1 win over Finland and lift themselves again when they face Poland for a place at Euro 2024.Midfielder David Brooks fired Wales into an early lead and Nottingham Forest full-back Neco Williams clipped in a well-worked free-kick before Finland pulled a goal back ahead of the break from Teemu Pukki.Wales, though, restore...Full Story »

Wales thrashed Finland 4-1 in Cardiff to set up a Euro 2024 play-off final with Poland.First-half goals from David Brooks and Neco Williams put the hosts in cruise control and raised hopes of a stress-free evening for the vast majority of a sell-out Cardiff City Stadium crowd.Teemu Pukki banished those thoughts on the stroke of half-time with his 40th Finland goal, but Brennan Johnson quickly re...Full Story »

AC Milan forward Olivier Giroud looks set to join MLS outfit LAFC next season, according to reports. The 37-year-old's contract has entered its final few months with no suggestion of Giroud favouring to extend his stay at the San Siro past the summer. According to The Athletic, LAFC have nudged ahead in the race to sign Giroud after securing MLS discovery rights - allowing the team priority ...Full Story »