Barca’s narrow 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid seals Copa semifinal – updates

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou believes his team are struggling to such an extent that even in-form Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah would fail to make much of an impression as part of the side. Spurs, who face the Premier League leaders in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday, have dropped to…

Australia women’s football captain Sam Kerr has gone on trial in a London court, accused of racially abusing a white police officer after a drunken dispute with a cab driver. The star forward, who plays for Chelsea in the Women’s Super League, told the officer Stephen Lovell: “You guys are f****** stupid and white.” Recommended…

Mbappe scores twice as Real Madrid beat Leganes 3-2 in LaLiga – updates

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…

Manager Mikel Arteta says he is consulting his Arsenal players over new signings as the club scramble to bring in a striker before the January transfer window closes. Serious injuries to forwards Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka have added to concerns over the Gunners’ lack of goal-scoring threat as they try to catch Premier League…

A Spanish court has found former football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing football player Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final. Rubiales, who was acquitted of coercion, was given a fine of 10,000 euros ($10,455) on Thursday by the Audiencia Nacional court. He was ordered not…