
La Liga
Football revolution: is the team's shield not enough to win anymore?
The five big leagues are more unpredictable than ever. There's been some surprises ('Gladbach, Cagliari, Leicester) or changes of champion in several of them. However, the most eye-catching aspect has been the fact that some of the biggest teams are all in lower standings than expected: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Tottenham, Napoli, and Lyon are all seventh.

World Cup
Russia hopeful WADA ban will not impact World Cup
Russia are waiting on a response from FIFA after athletes were banned from competing at international sporting events under their flag.

Serie A
Bologna discards Ibrahimovic... free flow to Milan?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic'future plans are closer to being known. Walter Sabatini, Bologna's sports director, confirmed that the Swede has discarded his team by choosing a new destination.

Ligue 1
Five talking points in European football this weekend
Lionel Messi's delivered a La Liga record 35th hat-trick as Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid, in-form Lazio inflicted a first defeat of the season on Juventus to muscle their way into the title picture, while Dutch league leaders Ajax slumped to a surprise home loss.

Bundesliga
Dortmund star Witsel has surgery after domestic accident
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel will miss the rest of the year after needing surgery for a facial injury sustained in an accident at home, his club said Monday.

UCL
Barcelona leave Messi out of squad for Inter clash
Barcelona have left Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique out of their squad for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Inter in San Siro.

La Liga
French Supreme Court rejects Benzema's appeal for the 'Valbuena case'
The French Supreme Court rejected the Real Madrid striker's appeal with which he hoped to bury the accusation that has persecuted him since 2015 for his alleged involvement in an attempt to blackmail his then team-mate, Matthieu Valbuena.

UCL
Barcelona 'cannot afford' to lose Vidal in January, says Blaugrana president Bartomeu
Ernesto Valverde opened the door for Arturo Vidal to leave Barcelona, but Josep Maria Bartomeu would rather keep hold of the midfielder.

Premier League
Wolves confirm two arrests for homophobia in Brighton and Hove Albion match
Wolves had strongly condemned the behaviour of two supporters after two arrests were made for homophobic abuse.

EURO 2020
England to host Italy in first Euro 2020 warm-up friendly
Italy will play England at Wembley on March 27, as the Azzurri and the Three Lions begin their preparations for Euro 2020.

World Cup
BREAKING NEWS: Russia handed four-year ban from international events by WADA
WADA has banned Russia from international sporting events after a panel recomended RUSADA be declared non-compliant again.

Serie A
African players in Europe: Salah and Keita drive Liverpool towards title
Liverpool's confident march towards a first English title since 1990 continued with Mo Salah and Naby Keita both on target in the 3-0 win at Bournemouth.