Real Madrid maintain LaLiga lead after 1-1 draw with Atletico – updates

Turkish football club Galatasaray has accused Jose Mourinho of making “racist statements”, saying it will initiate criminal proceedings against the Fenerbahce manager over his comments following the teams’ 0-0 draw in the Super Lig. While it was unclear which statements Galatasaray was referring to, Mourinho said the home side’s bench had been “jumping like monkeys”…

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior was named the men’s player of the year at the world football governing body FIFA’s The Best awards, where Barcelona playmaker Aitana Bonmati continued to clean up in the prizes for women’s soccer. The 24-year-old Vinicius was so disappointed to lose out to Manchester City midfielder Rodri for the Ballon…

Real win 1-0 at Sociedad in first leg of Copa del Rey semifinal – updates

Manchester United plan to build a new two billion pound ($2.59 billion) 100,000-seat stadium that will be the biggest in Britain, next to the existing Old Trafford, the club announced. “Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey to the delivery of what will be the world’s greatest football stadium, at the centre of…

Arsenal have confirmed that forward Kai Havertz will miss the rest of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury – dealing a seismic blow to their Premier League title challenge. The 25-year-old Germany forward was injured during the club’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Ronaldo…

Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao. Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared to play again on a temporary basis before the game on Wednesday, but the decision came too late for…