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A Klassiker explainer: why is the match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund so important?

When Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich meet, football fans in Germany and around the world focus in on the Bundesliga duo's heavyweight contest. We explain how the Klassiker has become one of football's biggest fixtures.

No big deal: how Mac Allister shook off contract doubts to fire Liverpool’s revival

Iraola’s midfield has rediscovered its aggression and intensity just in time for Sunday’s visit of Arsenal to Anfield Alexis Mac Allister found himself in a strong position to apply pressure on Liverpool over a new contract before Atlético Madrid’s visit to Anfield last month , although only in the physical sense of being up on stage to preview the game in front of a mass audience. In reality, the 27-year-old’s negotiating stance was relatively weak. And in fairness to the Argentina international, he has been true to his word in flipping the narrative in his favour ever since. As the past two Premier League champions prepare to meet at Anfield on Sunday, when Liverpool can narrow the gap on Arsenal to three points with a fourth successive home win in all competitions, Mac Allister’s form encapsulates the impressive improvement of Andoni Iraola’s team. He has become the indispensable part of Liverpool’s central midfield and to an extent that, merely seven weeks on from that headline-grabbing Champions League press conference, it is not only Mac Allister who thinks he deserves a contract extension. Continue reading...

AC Milan v Inter and the tale of an iconic image

AC Milan versus Inter will be shown live on the BBC on Saturday - this is the story of the fixture's most iconic image.

Man Utd target Barcelona's Lopez - Saturday's gossip

Manchester United target Barcelona's Fermin Lopez, Lisandro Martinez is attracting interest from the La Liga side, Arsenal eye Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi, plus more.

Crespo: ‘Inter are a battleship, nobody in Italy can sink them, Milan improved considerably’

Hernan Crespo has no doubt that Inter are the ‘best-equipped’ team to win the Serie...

Cavan Sullivan turned 17 last month, but he's already playing like an MLS MVP

Since MLS resumed after the World Cup, Sullivan has been the league's best player not named Lionel Messi. Does he deserve some MVP recognition?

A phone-free Yellow Wall: are Dortmund urging fans to be present or policing them?

It makes sense that sports teams want to keep influencers out of their games. The battle some clubs are waging with their fans, however, is a different dilemma By all appearances, things on the Yellow Wall seemed as they always had been. The stadium announcer hollered out the first names of Borussia Dortmund’s starting lineup and the supporters responded with their last names, tens of thousands of voices bellowing as one. Dozens of black and yellow flags waved over Europe’s largest standing terrace, a mass of faces fixed on the field beneath them. And then Signal Iduna Park, sold out with 81,365 fans, roared when Max Beier’s lone goal led Dortmund to victory over Eintracht Frankfurt last Saturday, putting the home side even on points with Bayern Munich atop the Bundesliga standings. Continue reading...

England’s Ivan Toney to stand trial during Euro 2028 after denying assault charge

Striker’s trial due to begin on 12 June 2028 He has denied assaulting man at Soho nightclub Ivan Toney has in effect been ruled out of Euro 2028 after his trial for assault occasioning actual bodily harm was scheduled for 12 June 2028. Toney appeared at Southwark crown court and stood in the dock to confirm a not guilty plea. The striker is accused of head-butting and punching Saber Da Silva at a Soho nightclub on 6 December last year. Continue reading...

Sancho rejects Getafe - Thursday's gossip

Free agent Jadon Sancho turns down a move to La Liga, Desire Doue is in talks with Paris St-Germain about a contract extension, and Everton are considering a move for Marcus Rashford.

Barcelona fined $669 over Álvarez approach

Barcelona have been fined €602 ($669) by the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] for approaching Julián Álvarez before notifying Atletico Madrid of their interest.

Nations Championship: Schedule as inaugural tournament gears up for finals

It has been labelled a "tectonic shift", set to shake up the world of rugby union, but what is the Nations Championship, what have been the results so far, and what is the schedule this November?

📈 Ranking every team that can win 2027 Women's World Cup

There are 49 national teams that could win the FIFA Women's World Cup next summer. With only four international breaks left before the tournament, we rank them all.

Man City's alternate universe: Guardiola, Haaland to Arsenal? Arteta to PSG?

The course of soccer history could be very different if Man City had stayed within the rules.

Barcelona fined £503 over approach for Alvarez

Barcelona are fined 602 euros (£503) following a complaint by Atletico Madrid over contact the club made with striker Julian Alvarez.

Why Mbappé and Yamal didn't deserve to win Ballon d'Or

Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal both achieved greatness last season, but it still wasn't enough for either of them to claim soccer's top individual prize.

Vozinha's Ballon d'Or appearance made a perfect night for soccer's dreamers

Vozinha's improbable star turn at the 2026 World Cup led him to Monday night's Ballon d'Or ceremony. It was also a perfect moment for those who love the game, but never get love back.

Prendergast fit for Ireland's clash with Argentina on Friday

Team success, the ‘Bundesliga tax’ and the World Cup: three takeaways from the 2026 Ballon d’Or

There was plenty to learn from this year’s ceremony in London as Harry Kane took home the top honor It was an awards show that, as Michael Owen admitted, could have been a phone call – as it was in 2001 when he won. A quarter-century on, a ballroom full of footballers, power brokers, a gravity-defying dancer and a handful of heckling rabble-rousers plodded through a three-hour slog of a ceremony. Aside from a reminder to viewers at home just how precious our free time is, what could be gleaned from the men’s element of the Ballon d’Or ceremony? Continue reading...