'Forget the Nations League was ever invented!' – Northern Ireland boss O'Neill not a fan

Northern Ireland finished bottom of their group with four losses from as many matches and are looking to put a forgettable campaign firmly behind them Michael O’Neill wants Northern Ireland to “forget the Nations League was ever invented” after Sunday’s last-gasp loss to Austria left them without a point from all four games. A fine Valentino …

Hamburg fans interrupt game with flares to try to delay first ever relegation

Victory on the final day was not enough to preserve Bundesliga status HSV and flares and black smoke filled the pitch in stoppage time Hamburg’s proud record of never being relegated came to an end on Saturday as they dropped into the second tier, which led to ugly protests from a number of their fans. …

Arsenal & Liverpool alerted as Schalke admit Meyer set for summer switch

The Germany international has opted against entering into contract extension talks, forcing his current club to accept that he is destined to move on Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have been alerted to the news that Schalke are prepared to concede defeat in their efforts to keep Max Meyer. The highly rated 22-year-old has spent his …

Lewandowski breaks Bundesliga record in Bayern Munich victory

The Poland international headed home in a 3-0 win over Hannover to make history in the German top flight Robert Lewandowski created history with his 105th Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich on Saturday, the most by any non-German player for one club in the competition’s history. The Poland international headed home Sebastian Rudy’s corner in …

Kovac 'predestined' to coach Bayern, says Heynckes

The Eintracht boss will take over at the Allianz Arena in July and their current coach thinks the Bavarian club have made the right choice Jupp Heynckes believes next Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac was “predestined” to take charge at the club. The newly crowned Bundesliga champions announced on Friday the Eintracht Frankfurt boss will …

Real Madrid return for James? Bayern loanee refuses to address future rumours

The Colombian playmaker is set to remain at the Allianz Arena until 2019, but no permanent deal has been done and he could yet head back to Spain James Rodriguez has refused to be drawn on a possible return to Real Madrid once a two-year loan spell at Bayern Munich comes to a close. Having …

'Real Madrid can buy Neymar' – Salihamidzic warns Bayern won't be doing 'crazy' transfers

The prospect of the Brazilian moving to the Spanish capital suggests transfer fees will continue to rise, but Bayern are not worried about the trend Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says Real Madrid should buy Neymar quietly as the Bundesliga side have no desire to compete for such “crazy” transfers. Neymar’s €222 million move …

Soyuncu planning transfer talks amid Arsenal interest

The Freiburg defender maintains that no deal to take him to Emirates Stadium has been done, but he will be discussing his future over the coming weeks Freiburg defender Caglar Soyuncu insists he has no deal in place with Arsenal, but he considers the Gunners to be “one of the most important clubs in England” …

'Messi comparison was a burden for Gotze' – Low regrets famous World Cup quote

The Germany head coach feels his comments may have placed too big a burden on the young attacker after his winning goal at the last World Cup Joachim Low believes his quote comparing Mario Gotze to Lionel Messi hindered the Germany international’s progress following the 2014 World Cup. The attacking midfielder scored the winning goal …

Transfer news & rumours LIVE: Messi tells Barcelona to sign Alaba

Goal takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and beyond Messi wants Alaba at Barca Lionel Messi has advised Barcelona to sign Bayern Munich star David Alaba to help improve their defence, Diario Gol reports.  The Liga leaders are likely to make a move …