Man Utd slip to fourth straight defeat as Newcastle win to climb to fifth

Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era. Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead, but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half. Madrid…

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…

The 120th and final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park delivered a stunning finish as James Tarkowski grabbed an equaliser for Everton in the eighth minute of stoppage time to secure a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. With virtually the last kick of a game that ended with a mass scuffle and three…

Mohamed Salah said talks over a new Liverpool contract have not moved on significantly after he starred again in a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham to help open up an eight-point English Premier League lead. The Egyptian scored once and set up two more goals in the match on Sunday, taking his tally of goals…

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…

Mexican side Pachuca beat Egypt’s Al Ahly on penalties at Stadium 974 in Doha on Saturday to claim the Challenger Cup and seal their place in FIFA’s Intercontinental Cup final. Pachuca will now face Spanish giants Real Madrid, who enter the tournament in the final as European champions, in Wednesday’s showpiece in Qatar. The South…