Arsenal have a golden chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League this weekend with Manchester City distracted by the FA Cup as the scramble to avoid the drop intensifies.
Sheikh Jassim is closing in on a potential takeover of Manchester United.
Arsenal were eliminated from the Europa League after losing their Round of 16 second leg tie to Sporting 5-3 on penalties, while Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals by beating Real Betis 1-0, to win 5-1 on aggregate.
Sporting Lisbon sent Arsenal crashing out of the Europa League with a penalty shoot-out triumph after Pedro Goncalves’s stunning equaliser, while Manchester United and Juventus eased into the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Real Madrid and Napoli claimed the final two spots in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals. Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in their Round of 16 second leg clash, winning 6-2 on aggregate. Napoli hammered Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0, to win the tie 5-0 on aggregate.
Victor Osimhen says Napoli are dreaming of Champions League glory after his brace shot the Serie A leaders to a 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and into the quarter-finals for the first time in their history on Wednesday.
Karim Benzema struck for Real Madrid to clinch a 1-0 win over Liverpool and qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday 6-2 on aggregate.
Cristiano Ronaldo was furious during Al Nassr’s victory over Abha and was booked for his subsequent reaction.
UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday threatened to take games away from clubs when away fans are banned, after Naples shut out all Frankfurt residents ahead of Wednesday’s last 16 tie.
The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams in a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.