Aston Villa topple champions Man City who suffer ninth defeat in 12 matches

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid were stunned at lowly Espanyol after losing 1-0 thanks to a late Carlos Romero goal. The result means Real, on 49 points, are one point clear of Atletico Madrid, who beat Mallorca 2-0, before next weekend’s Spanish capital derby at Santiago Bernabeu. Recommended Stories list of 2 items list 1 of…

Ancelotti defends Bellingham after red card in Real draw – updates

Manchester City have announced the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush for a reported initial fee of about $72.6m. “The 25-year-old Egyptian striker has completed a move to the Etihad Stadium on a four-and-a-half-year deal, meaning he will remain at the Club until the summer of 2029,” City said in a statement on Thursday….

A Dutch court has convicted five men for their part in last month’s violence involving Israeli football fans in Amsterdam. The Amsterdam district court on Tuesday found them guilty of a range of crimes from kicking fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv in the street to inciting violence in chat groups. The heaviest sentence imposed was…

Who: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid What: Spanish Copa del Rey semifinal – first leg Where: Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Barcelona, Spain When: Tuesday at 9:30pm (20:30 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera’s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. Barcelona manager Hansi Flick believes his team need to learn from their LaLiga defeat by Atletico…

Liverpool ease past Bournemouth to move nine points clear – updates