Boca Juniors players celebrate after defeating Palmeiras after a penalty shoot-out in their Copa Libertadores semi-final second leg on Thursday (NELSON ALMEIDA) Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was the hero as Boca Juniors beat... Read more »

Gareth Southgate believes the unprecedented lay-out of the newly announced 2030 World Cup may cause “integrity” issues, due to the possibility of situations like one group opponent playing Argentina in Buenos Aires... Read more »

England manager Gareth Southgate is hoping for a positive update on Bukayo Saka after selecting the Arsenal star despite fears over his fitness. Having failed to finish the matches against Tottenham and... Read more »

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images There are different ways to say “Football, Bloody Hell”. Alex Ferguson’s tone after Manchester United’s win over Barcelona in the 1999 Champions League final was full of wonder... Read more »

Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Eddie Howe said he hoped that his Newcastle team had experienced the first of a “lot of very special nights like this” after they beat Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 in... Read more »

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Celtic welcome Lazio to Glasgow seeking their first... Read more »

The UK and Ireland are poised to host Euro 2028 with their bid now unopposed due to Turkey’s withdrawal. The joint bid between England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland,... Read more »

Three decades ago, when Manchester United were about to face Galatasaray, they were greeted with banners declaring: “Welcome to Hell”. Thirty years on, United may have found hell: not in Istanbul, but... Read more »

Teenage Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel struck late as his side came from behind to beat FC Copenhagen 2-1 in their Champions League clash in the Danish capital on Tuesday. Bayern lacked... Read more »