Kick It Out slams ‘unacceptable’ booking of Balotelli for reporting racist abuse

Mario Balotelli’s yellow card for reporting racist abuse to the referee has been labelled “unacceptable” by Kick It Out.

Sane could return against Basel – Guardiola

Pep Guardiola conceded he is surprised to have Leroy Sane potentially among his attacking options for Tuesday’s Champions League tie at Basel.

Cavani eyes scissor-kick goal in Champions League final

Edinson Cavani hopes to emulate the likes of Zinedine Zidane and Mario Mandzukic in scoring spectacular Champions League final goals.

Morata warns Chelsea Messi will be unstoppable

Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata warned his teammates Lionel Messi would be unstoppable in their Champions League tie against Barcelona.

Hazard shines as Chelsea put three past West Brom

Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

No recipe to stop Neymar – Carvajal

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal said there was no “magic formula” to stop Neymar as he hoped the Paris Saint-Germain star would have an off day.

We couldn’t afford to lose – Wenger

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal could not afford to lose Saturday’s derby to Tottenham Hotspur and fears their top-four hopes are beginning to look slim.

Aguero hails star teammate De Bruyne

Manchester City are lucky to have star Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, according to teammate Sergio Aguero.

Mourinho credits Newcastle’s fighting spirit

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho described the Red Devil’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday as “beautiful”.

Salah, Firmino steer Liverpool past Southampton

Liverpool eased past Southampton after claimung a 2-0 win at St Mary’s Stadium to close to within two points of Manchester United in second.