Amad Diallo snatches derby win for Man United as City’s woes deepen

Man City end winless run as Leicester left mired in relegation scrap

Former football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges opens. “I am hopeful,” ex-FIFA president Blatter, appearing frail one week before his 89th birthday, told reporters in German as he walked slowly down a flight of stairs towards the court…

Kylian Mbappe has been named in Real Madrid’s squad for their FIFA Intercontinental Cup final and the 25-year-old will travel to Qatar for it this week, the Spanish club has said. The French forward’s trip to the Middle East had been in doubt after he sustained a thigh injury in Madrid’s 3-2 UEFA Champions 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…

Bellingham inspires Real Madrid in Supercopa defeat of Mallorca – updates

Former Brazil and Inter Milan striker Adriano, nicknamed the “Emperor” in his prime, bid farewell to football in a testimonial match at the home of Flamengo, the club where his once-promising career started. The 42-year-old had been tipped to become one of the football greats but eventually succumbed to the pressures of sporting fame and…