Liverpool have signed centre-back Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig after agreeing to pay his £36m release clause. The 22-year-old made 21 appearances for Leipzig this season including eight Bundesliga starts

Russia’s foreign ministry has condemned the EU’s call for Europe-based airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace, calling it completely irresponsible. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, commenting after Russia had denied entry to two

US sportswear giant Nike says it stopped working with Brazilian footballer Neymar because he “refused to co-operate in a good faith investigation” into an allegation of sexual assault against an

English fans descending on Porto for the Champions League final were involved in violent clashes on Thursday night, the UK Daily mail is reporting Video footage shows a number of

Mauricio Pochettino is in talks with Tottenham over a return to the club that would see him leave Paris Saint-Germain after less than six months in charge. The Argentine was

Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as Real Madrid head coach for the second time, the club have confirmed. The Frenchman has called time on his second spell in charge of

The head of a Japanese doctors union on Thursday warned holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people gathering from around the world, could

Villarreal beat Manchester United in an epic penalty shootout in the Europa League final in Poland on Wednesday night after the match finished 1-1 in regular and extra time. A

Antonio Conte has left his position as Inter Milan coach, it was announced on Wednesday. The move comes three weeks after Conte led the club to the Serie A title.

Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid over their involvement in the proposed European Super League. The clubs were part of the 12 ‘founding’ members of

The world heavyweight title showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury might not happen until at least 2023, fears BBC Radio 5 Live’s boxing expert Steve Bunce. The all-British fight

Edouard Mendy will be given every chance to make the Champions League Final after scans showed the rib injury he suffered against Aston Villa was not serious. The Chelsea goalkeeper

Sergio Aguero preferred not to dwell on the fact he had played his final game for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium after scoring twice against Everton, while an emotional

Liverpool secured third place in the Premier League and Champions League football with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday. While all eyes were on Mohamed Salah

Anthony Joshua has been ordered to defend his WBO heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk after the apparent collapse of his bout with fellow Briton Tyson Fury. Joshua, who

Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scored in the last minute of the season to break Gerd Muller’s 49-year record of Bundesliga goals in a campaign. Lewandowski looked poised to be frustrated

An emotional Luis Suarez has said he was “underestimated” by Barcelona after winning La Liga with Atletico Madrid. Suarez — who was allowed to leave Camp Nou eight months ago

Atletico Madrid pipped city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title on Saturday after Luis Suarez fired them to a 2-1 comeback win at Real Valladolid. Valladolid took a

Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will leave the club after their final Premier League match of the season against Manchester United on Sunday. Wolves confirmed the news via a

Harry Kane has said he wants to stay in the Premier League and has encouraged interest from Manchester City by naming “striker’s dream” Kevin De Bruyne as the player he