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

Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals while Real Madrid will be pitted against Real Sociedad. It is the first time since 2014 that Spain’s three big teams have reached the final four, and Real Sociedad was also there on that occasion. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of…

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is prepared for a revved-up Accrington Stanley when the teams meet in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield on Saturday. Slot suffered only his second defeat as manager of the Reds in the club’s last match when they were beaten 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur in the first…

France’s FIFA World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps has announced that he will leave his post after the 2026 edition of the tournament. Deschamps led France to World Cup glory in Russia in 2018 and guided them to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where they lost to Lionel Messi’s Argentina on penalties….

Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team aged 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year. The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer of all time, played his last match for India in June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier. Recommended Stories list…

Who: Liverpool vs Wolverhampton Wanderers What: English Premier League Where: Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom When: Sunday, February 14 at 2pm (14:00 GMT) Follow Al Jazeera sport’s live text and photo commentary stream of the match. Liverpool manager Arne Slot said emotions got the better of him when he was asked what led to his sending…

Who: Aston Villa vs Manchester City What: English Premier League Where: Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom When: 12:30pm (12:30 GMT) on Saturday Follow Al Jazeera’s live text and photo build-up and commentary stream. Manchester City will not seek to address their current crisis of form with new recruits in January, according to manager Pep Guardiola….