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Arsenal have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after they defeated Porto on penalties on Tuesday night. The Gunners had come into the second leg of the tie at the Emirates Stadium trailing 1-0, but Leandro Trossard scored to level both sides in the 41st minute. Both teams …

England defenders Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire, and back-up goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, have been ruled out of Tuesday’s friendly with Belgium. Burnley keeper James Trafford and Manchester City defender Rico Lewis, who were with the England Under-21s, have been promoted to the senior squad. Trafford, 21, helped England win the …

Manager Robert Page believes Wales are in a stronger position for Tuesday’s Euro 2024 play-off final against Poland than when they qualified for the 2022 World Cup via the same route. They defeated Ukraine in a play-off final to reach the World Cup despite several players not playing regularly. Asked …

The UK government will establish an independent football regulator when the Football Governance Bill is introduced in Parliament on Tuesday. The legislation will grant powers to a standalone body – independent of both government and football authorities – to oversee the UK’s national sport. The government announced plans to appoint …

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says she let herself down with comments about relationships between players. In a news conference on Thursday, she said player-coach relationships and player-to-player relationships are “inappropriate”. and hard for coaches to navigate. Speaking after Chelsea’s Women’s Super League win over Arsenal on Friday, Hayes said she …

David Raya settled all lingering arguments about manager Mikel Arteta’s judgement and his status as Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper amid the sound and fury of a dramatic Champions League win over Porto at Emirates Stadium. Raya’s uncertain start as replacement for Aaron Ramsdale prompted suggestions that Arteta had attempted to fix …

Eventually Aaron Ramsdale was able to break out into a relieved smile. Ramsdale was not laughing, however, for most of the previous hour. During that period it looked as though his error – hesitating on a backpass and seeing Brentford equalise when his eventual clearance was charged down by Yoane …

“We are a team that believes we can do it.” When you look at Manchester City’s form in Europe and domestically, manager Pep Guardiola’s words should be a surprise to no-one. The Champions League holders swept aside Copenhagen 6-2 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals for the seventh successive season …

The Bafana Bafana of South Africa have set up a semifinal meeting with the Super Eagles of Nigeria after beating Cape Verde on penalties. Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the saviour of the day as South Africa had been held to a goalless draw for 120 minutes. Williams saved four shootout …

Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday night qualified for the final of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The three-time African champions defeated Bafana Bafana of South Africa 4-2 on penalties after the two teams tied 1-1 at the end of 120 minutes in the tension-soaked encounter. …