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Italian FA to request postponement of Euro 2020 to complete Serie A season

Italian FA to request postponement of Euro 2020 to complete Serie A seasonSerie A was suspended last week due to the coronavirus pandemic The Italian prime [...]

Darren Fletcher fears coronavirus turmoil will lead to European Super League

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES CancelledThe Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March - just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia.Large crowds mobbed [...]

Jan Vertonghen’s home raided by four armed robbers as thugs target Spurs star’s young family

Home of Jan Vertonghen raided by four machete-wielding armed robbers as thugs target Spurs star's young family while footballer was away for Champions League clash [...]

Coronavirus UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport have no refund plans

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES CancelledThe Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March - just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia.Large crowds mobbed [...]

David Ginola believes Mauricio Pochettino was doomed when Tottenham reached Champions League final

'It put them on a stage they weren't ready for': David Ginola says Mauricio Pochettino was doomed when Tottenham reached Champions League final... and believes [...]

Coronavirus Italy: Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne donates £90,000 to hospitals in Campania region

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne donates £90,000 to hospitals in Campania region of Italy to help fight coronavirus pandemicLorenzo Insigne was thanked for his contribution by [...]

Bruno Fernandes insists he is not responsible for Manchester United revival

'One player does not change a team': Bruno Fernandes insists he is not responsible for Manchester United revival as Portuguese star settles into life at [...]

National media in emotional out-pour as coronavirus spread halts football

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES CancelledThe Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March - just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia.Large crowds mobbed [...]

Liverpool ‘set to be given Premier League title’ if season is ended now due to coronavirus

Liverpool 'set to be given Premier League title' if season is ended now due to coronavirus... with a '22-team division set up for next season, [...]

MARTIN KEOWN: Football must work out how it will return from the coronavirus

MARTIN KEOWN: The Premier League were right to issue a break in play due to the coronavirus crisis... but they cannot declare season null and [...]

PETER CROUCH: English football has made the correct decision to suspend games amid the coronavirus

Peter Crouch is a columnist for SportsmailIt had started as one of those weeks when the topics for discussion were arriving thick and fast.Manchester United [...]

Tottenham fans are starting to get restless with chairman Daniel Levy

Another season without a trophy, all hopes of a Champions League spot vanishing over the horizon and those of a prurient disposition looking to see [...]

BT and Sky Sports are not offering subscription refunds after top-flight football is cancelled

BT and Sky Sports are not offering subscription refunds to angry fans after top-flight football is cancelledThe broadcaster is hoping live football resumes soon after [...]

Coronavirus: UEFA confirm all Champions League and Europa League games next week are POSTPONED

UEFA confirm all Champions League and Europa League games next week are POSTPONED amid coronavirus outbreakUEFA have announced postponement of all next week's European matchesChampions [...]

Chelsea’s trip to Bayern Munich now more likely to be postponed

Chelsea’s trip to Bayern Munich likelier to be postponed than played behind closed doors as coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across EuropeChelsea's match against Bayern [...]

Kieran Trippier hopes fine Atletico Madrid form has boosted chances of winning back England place

'I knew when I left Tottenham that I had to perform better': Kieran Trippier hopes fine form with Atletico Madrid has boosted his chances of [...]

Liverpool’s Champions League exit to cost them more than £30million

Liverpool's early Champions League exit to Atletico Madrid is expected to cost them more than £30millionLiverpool were knocked out of the Champions League by Atletico [...]

UEFA chiefs ready to POSTPONE Euro 2020 until 2021 with plan to finish domestic leagues this summer

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as 'the new war' threatening [...]

Where the game was lost for Liverpool vs Atletico: Gulf in class between keepers and Simeone’s subs

As Liverpool saw their Champions League title defence ended in dramatic fashion by Atletico Madrid at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp fumed at the style of his [...]

Exiled fans did everything to inspire PSG to victory over Borussia Dortmund

Paris Saint-Germain were condemned to staging the biggest game of their season behind closed doors on Wednesday night, yet it was the noise and passion [...]

UEFA considering suspending the Champions League and Europa League

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as 'the new war' threatening [...]

Champions League and Europa League are OFF as UEFA declare suspension club competitions

The Champions League and Europa League are 'set to be SUSPENDED' by UEFA because of coronavirus, including those games due to kick-off TONIGHTUEFA announced that [...]

Arsenal and Tottenham ‘interested’ in Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer after dumping Spurs out of Europe

Arsenal and Tottenham 'set for transfer battle' over Leipzig star Marcel Sabitzer after his goalscoring heroics knocked Jose Mourinho's side out of Champions LeagueLeipzig midfielder [...]

Michael Owen joins Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in Atletico Madrid criticism

'Please spare me the inevitable Simeone masterclass nonsense': Michael Owen joins Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in Atletico Madrid criticism as he insists Reds 'pumped them [...]

What Angel Di Maria told PSG team-mates after second goal against Borussia Dortmund

'We have to score six, seven... we are going to humiliate these sons of w****s': What a defiant Angel Di Maria told his team-mates after [...]

‘Madness!’: Spanish newspapers heap praise on Atletico Madrid after the ‘heroic’ win over Liverpool

'Madness!': Spanish newspapers heap praise on Atletico Madrid for their 'heroic' win over Liverpool after Diego Simeone's men slayed the reigning European champions at AnfieldBy [...]

Jurgen Klopp seethes at Atletico Madrid’s defensive tactics after Liverpool are dumped out of Europe

'I don't understand… they could play proper football': Jurgen Klopp seethes at Atletico Madrid's defensive tactics as Diego Simeone's masterclass sends Liverpool out of Champions [...]

Jordan Henderson reminded Liverpool why he is the hinge of the team during defeat to Atletico Madrid

There is evidence from recent past that the margins can be desperately thin, even when you wear the world champions’ badge on your shirt and [...]

Trippier went head-to-head with Alexander-Arnold and their qualities offer encouragement to England

Kieran Trippier went head-to-head with rival Trent Alexander-Arnold and their different qualities offer encouragement to England boss Gareth SouthgateBy James Sharpe For The Daily Mail [...]

PLAYER RATINGS: Adrian endures horrid night while Jan Oblak proves he is the world’s best

Liverpool have been knocked out of the Champions League by a dogged Atletico Madrid side.Jurgen Klopp's boys dominated for 90 minutes at Anfield but squandered [...]

PLAYER RATINGS: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain set the tempo but front three wasteful at Anfield

Liverpool have been knocked out of the Champions League by a dogged Atletico Madrid side.Jurgen Klopp's boys dominated for 90 minutes at Anfield but squandered [...]

Neymar mocks Erling Haaland as he COPIES the wonderkid’s zen celebration after scoring

Neymar mocks Erling Haaland as he copies wonderkid's zen celebration after scoring for PSG against Dortmund... before ENTIRE squad does it after the final whistleBy [...]

CHRIS SUTTON: :Jurgen Klopp’s Champions League game plan is once again undone by a keeper gaffe

CHRIS SUTTON: Jurgen Klopp's Champions League game plan is once again undone by a goalkeeper gaffe... it was an agonising night for LiverpoolBy Chris Sutton [...]

Pantomime villain Diego Simeone leading Atletico Madrid in the Champions League by hook or by crook

Ruthless Diego Simeone is a pantomime villain - his intention was to lead Atletico Madrid into the Champions League last eight by hook or by [...]

MARTIN SAMUEL: Closing football’s doors is the only option

Fans. Where would football be without them? We are about to find out. Close the doors. It is the only available option. Postponement, play-offs, ending [...]

Liverpool 2-3 Atletico Madrid (2-3 agg): Marcos Llorente’s extra-time double knocks holders out

And suddenly, all was chaos. Diego Simeone was sprinting off towards Atletico Madrid's joyous supporters, while goalkeeper Jan Oblak ran full pelt in the opposite [...]