The Argentine manager was reportedly in the running for the Bayern Munich job but Bild report that he is not any longer because he doesn't speak German.

Federico Pastorello, the agent of Inter's Romelu Lukaku, has urged Italian football to improve its efforts to combat racial discrimination.

Real Madrid face five games in 16 days and injuries to Hazard, James, Lucas and Bale will give Vinicius and Rodrygo the opportunity to shine.

The Barça defender will wait to see if Getafe reach the next round of the Europa League before agreeing to join them. "If it was up to Barça, he'd come", Ángel Torres said.

The CIES has compiled a list of the players who have played the highest percentage of league minutes since the start of the decade.

The Brazilian performed the old finger to the lips routine after being barracked by the fans at the Parc des Princes, where he remains an unpopular figure.

The 19-year-old box to box midfielder shone as Porto won the UEFA Youth League last season and has attracted the interest of the Bernabéu.

Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis threw his support behind under-fire head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Corriere dello Sport defended itself after controversially branding the reunion of Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling as "Black Friday".

Everton have parted company with the Portuguese coach, a day after the 5-2 defeat to Liverpool. Big Dunc will be on the bench for Sunday's meeting with Chelsea.

Atletico Madrid's struggles this season do not mean the club's players no longer support the head coach, according to Diego Simeone.

Roma held talks with Antonio Conte about becoming their head coach earlier this year, according to the Inter boss.

Inter, Milan and Fiorentina have joined Roma in reacting to a controversial front-page headline Corriere dello Sport insist is not racist.

Gareth Bale is to miss at least the next two Real Madrid games with a hamstring injury, following Eden Hazard and Marcelo into the sickbay.

According to Bild, Dortmund could be set to land RB Salzbug sensation Erling Haaland for just 20 million euros in January, beating out the likes of Real Madrid and Man United.

As expected, Jürgen Klopp is to take a squad of first-team Liverpool players to the Club World Cup despite an EFL Cup fixture clash.

Kenneth Omeruo, the Nigerian serial loanee, is currently plying his trade for Leganés in LaLiga, and sat down with AS English to share his thoughts.

The Bernabéu issued a statement saying the Brazilian will be out for around three weeks with a muscle injury, ruling him out against Valencia and Espanyol.

The German tactician admitted the Uruguayan is in a tricky situation at the Parc des Princes as he can't find a place for him in the team.

Jose Mourinho had an unhappy return to Old Trafford, with Dele Alli blaming defeat on the team believing their own hype.

The 14th Dubai International Sports Conference (DISC) are almost upon us and organisers are all set to welcome football’s royalty for the world’s premium football forum.

Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappé is unhappy with Thomas Tuchel's management of his game time at Paris Saint-Germain.

In an early Christmas celebration, Los Blancos players met up at a Madrid restaurant where food was enjoyed and presents were shared.

Leonardo, the sporting director at PSG is convinced that the young Brazilian is a future superstar in the making, and wants him in the deal.

Football needs uncertainty, the head of European football Ceferin stated as he criticised the way VAR technology had changed the character of the sport.

Real Madrid legend and current director of institutional relations, Emilio Butragueño, has spoken to the club TV channel about his glittering career.

Cheikhou Kouyate indicated he feels European and South American players are favoured in the Ballon d'Or voting - at Sadio Mane's expense.

Germany international Sami Khedira is set to be absent for Juventus until March following successful surgery on his left knee.

Zinedine Zidane’s decision to choose Jadon Sancho over Vinicius in his voting for the Kopa Trophy may not go down well with Real Madrid fans.

All the information on how and where to watch the 2019 Gulf Cup semi-final between Saudi Arabia and hosts Qatar at the Al Janoub Stadium (Doha), kick-off 18:00 CET.

Barça have renewed the player with his new deal now through to 2022. His release clause moves from 100 million to 170 million but will jump to 400 million upon signing a professional contract as a first team player.

Atlético Madrid have made contact with PSG striker Edinson Cavani and the player "likes the idea" of a switch to the Wanda, a source close to player has confirmed to AS.

The USWNT star has urged her fellow football stars to join her in using their position as a platform to speak up about political and social issues.

All the information on how  to watch the 2019 Gulf Cup semi-final between Iraq and Bahrain at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, kick-off 15:00 CET.

Accordinng to Colombian journalist Carlos Antonio Vélez, the Cafeteros coach told James Rodríguez to leave Real Madrid for the sake of 2020 Copa América.

Four players have suffered from a recurrence of an injury this season and Barcelona see the trend as unsustainable.

Bale trained in the gym on Tuesday and continued to train alone on Wednesday and looks like he could miss Saturday's game against Espanyol.

The former FC Barcelona partnership are part of a proposed takeover of AC Milan by Bernard Arnault, the world's third-richest man according to Forbes.

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has confirmed the kick-off times of January's expanded Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Lucien Favre is under increasing pressure as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, with Mats Hummels keen not to further undermine his boss.

There have been a number of aspects to the first 14 games of the Spanish season that bring back thoughts to Zidane's 2016-17 success.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be set for a move to AC Milan after indicating he will make a Serie A return.

According to Antonio Ruiz, Atlético Madrid want the German striker if they can find someone to buy Diego Costa during the winter transfer market.

The former Manchester United, Villarreal and Atlético striker revealed he nearly wound up at San Mamés through his Basque grandmother.

Keylor Navas left Real Madrid last summer after five years at the club. He left for PSG in search of more titles and has spoken about the move and his Bernabéu exit.