After the quarter-final second legs conclude on April 16 and 17, only four teams will remain in this year’s UEFA Champions League. In the semis, the winners of Bayern Munich v Arsenal will face the winners of Real Madrid v Manchester City, while on t

The 116-page bumper edition provides you with the ultimate guide to all 24 teams, including squad pen pics, tactics, analysis, strongest XIs, coach profiles and the view from journalists, pundits and ex-players. With the inside story on how every tea

FIFA have announced a series of changes to the men’s Under-17 World Cup tournament, with Qatar set to host all of the next five editions – starting from 2025. Previously a 24-team biennial competition (from 2007 to 2023) – and before that a 16-team f

Signs of the Canadian Premier League’s impact within the country continue ahead of its sixth season, with seven of the league’s alumni making it into Canada’s preliminary squad for their vital 2024 Copa America play-in against Trinidad & Tobago. Cava

Lindsay Horan angered many followers of the US women’s team she captains when she said, earlier this year, that: “American soccer fans, most of them aren’t smart. They don’t know the game. They don’t understand.” The remarks were understandably resen

Walking away at the top is hard but after bringing unprecedented levels of success to the footballing backwater of Tajikistan, Petar Segrt has done just that. After winning the 2022 King’s Cup in Thailand and the Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia last O

The summer of 2016 saw perhaps the highest turnover of high-profile managers that European football has ever seen. The Premier League saw the biggest changes: Jose Mourinho returned to England to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United and, in do

ByJohn Boland (Pitch Publishing, £14.99) 90+2: Last Minute Moments that Changed Football History tells the story of football’s most dramatic last-minute goals. From late twists that decided a league title, to the heartbreak of last-gasp goals that re

His stock sky-high after sensationally transforming Leverkusen from relegation candidates into Bundesliga champions-elect, the Basque maestro no longer needs to send his agent Inaki Ibanez to prospect for job offers. No ifs, buts or maybes, Alonso is

Ecuadorian clubs have won this competition the past two seasons, and on three of the last five occasions. This is remarkable given the extent to which the Copa Sudamericana is weighted towards Brazil and Argentina. The big two have six clubs each, or

The proposed European Super League was hit by another setback after the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office ruled that the name infringes upon Denmark’s Superliga, the top tier of Danish football. Proponents of the new competition had, it e

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As the 2024 Brazilian Serie A campaign rolls into action, the league’s status as the strongest in South America is as safe as ever. Clever membership schemes have encouraged fans to turn up in unprecedented numbers – last year’s average crowd of over

If the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League are as dramatic as the quarters then there should be plenty to look forward to in April. In the eastern zone (the tournament is divided into two geographic zones until the final) it is another Japan v

Liverpool confirmed that Bournemouth’s technical director will be their sporting director from this summer. The 44-year-old was hired by the Reds’ former sporting director Edwards, who returned to Anfield as CEO of football. The Croatian took charge

Mar 21 – Cardiff Wales 4 (Brooks 3, Williams 38, Johnson 47, D. James 86) Finland 1 (Pukki 45) Wales: Ward – Mepham, Rodon, B. Davies – Roberts, J. James, Ampadu, Williams; Brooks (Moore 61), Wilson (Broadhead 90); Johnson (D. James 73). Finland: Hra

Fluminense made it five consecutive Brazilian triumphs in the Copa Libertadores last year, and the smart money would be on a sixth. All three of the recent champions are back in the field – Fluminense with more attacking options than in 2023, Palmeir

Mar 5 – Munich B. Munich (Ger) 3 (Kane 38, 66, Muller 45+2) Lazio (Ita) 0 Bayern Munich win 3-1 on aggregate Mar 5 – San Sebastian Real Sociedad (Spa)1 (Merino 89) Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) 2 (K. Mbappe 15, 56) Paris Saint-Germain win 4-1 on aggregat

With ten games of the season to go, the top three in the Premier League were separated by a single point. The last time there was a three-way race remotely comparable was 2010 when, in mid-March, Chelsea, having played 29 games, topped the table on g