Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Champions League recap: Liverpool advance, Spurs held

Liverpool reach the Champions League last-16 after a 3-0 win at Ajax but Tottenham are held 1-1 by Sporting Lisbon.

Ousmane Dembele of Barcelona scores his team's first goal

European wrap: Big win for Barca, Napoli stay top

Barcelona brought the gap to LaLiga leaders Real Madrid back to three points as they thumped Athletic Bilbao 4-0 at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 23 Oct 22

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison term and a €10 million fine for Neymar

Neymar due in Barcelona court over 2013 Santos transfer

Paris St Germain and Brazil soccer star Neymar Jr. and eight others go on trial in Barcelona on Monday charged with fraud and corruption over the player's transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.

Soccer • 17 Oct 22

Rodrygo celebrates making it 3-1 to Real Madrid

Europe: Real beat Barcelona to go top

Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo were all on target as a dominant Real Madrid beat old rivals Barcelona 3-1 at home in 'El Clasico' o move top of LaLiga.

Soccer • 16 Oct 22

Robert Lewandowski's late header salvaged a 3-3 draw at home to Inter Milan

Lewandowski rescues Barca draw but early exit looms

Robert Lewandowski scored two late goals to earn Barcelona a point in a breathless 3-3 draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday which kept alive their faint hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16.

Soccer • 12 Oct 22

Antoine Griezmann has completed a permanent switch to Atletico Madrid

Griezmann completes permanent Atletico Madrid move

Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with LaLiga rivals Barcelona for the permanent transfer of Antoine Griezmann.

Soccer • 10 Oct 22

Xavi fumes at 'injustice' as Inter edge past Barcelona

Inter Milan bounced back after two consecutive losses in Serie A with a crucial Champions League 1-0 win against Barcelona on Tuesday thanks to a Hakan Calhanoglu goal.

Soccer • 04 Oct 22

Lewandowski's return soured as Bayern beat Barca

Bayern Munich scored twice in four minutes against the run of play, through Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane, to beat Barcelona 2-0 in their Champions League Group C match on Tuesday.

Soccer • 13 Sep 22

Champions League wrap: Dzeko inspires Inter to victory

Edin Dzeko inspired Inter Milan to a 2-0 victory at Viktoria Plzen earlier in the day in the Group C, where Bayern Munich beat Barcelona this evening.

Soccer • 13 Sep 22

Jeremias Ledesma brings a defibrillator to help a supporter in the crowd

Cadiz keeper Ledesma hailed for helping save fan's life

Cadiz goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma was widely praised after his quick thinking helped medical staff resuscitate a fan who suffered a cardiac arrest during Saturday's LaLiga game against Barcelona.

Soccer • 11 Sep 22

Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy made no mistake from the spot

Euro wrap: Bayern stutter, De Jong helps Barca go top

Bayern Munich dropped points for the third successive Bundesliga game as Stuttgart scored a stoppage-time penalty to draw 2-2 at the Allianz Arena.

Soccer • 10 Sep 22

Three is the magic number for Robert Lewandowski

CL wrap: Lewandowski hits hat-trick, Bayern beat Inter

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Barcelona opened their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 win over Viktoria Plzen at the Nou Camp.

Soccer • 07 Sep 22

Keira Walsh is set to join England team-mate Lucy Bronze at Barcelona

Barcelona-bound Walsh set to break world record fee

Barcelona have agreed a world-record fee with Manchester City for England midfielder Keira Walsh.

Soccer • 07 Sep 22

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his wife suffered minor injuries, according to Spanish media reports

Aubameyang assaulted in armed robbery at home

Armed robbers broke into the home of Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang early on Monday morning, police said.

Soccer • 29 Aug 22

Euro round-up: Late Benzema brace rescues Real

Karim Benzema scored twice late on as Real Madrid snatched victory away to Espanyol while Paris Saint-Germain dropped points for the first time this season.

Soccer • 28 Aug 22

Kounde signed for Barcelona last month when the Catalans paid €50m to Sevilla to make him one of their marquee signings of the new season

Barca in race to avoid losing €50m signing on a free

Barcelona's financial struggles and their inability to register newly-signed French defender Jules Kounde as a player have overshadowed the buildup to Sunday's game against Real Valladolid and eclipsed last week's 4-1 win at Real Sociedad.

Soccer • 25 Aug 22

Bernardo Silva started Wednesday's friendly fixture against Barcelona at Camp Nou

Guardiola: Silva 'likes Barcelona a lot'

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is keen to retain the services of Bernardo Silva, but added that the Portuguese international "likes Barcelona a lot".

Soccer • 25 Aug 22

Festy Ebosele was booked for this challenge on Divock Origi

Euro wrap: Ebosele makes Serie A debut against AC Milan

Festy Ebosele became the fourth Irishman to play in Serie A when he came off the bench during Udinese's opening-day defeat against defending champions AC Milan.

Soccer • 13 Aug 22

Barcelona are under pressure to raise funds

Barca sell off stake in media arm to raise more funds

Barcelona have sold a 24.5% stake in their audiovisual studio to production company Orpheus Media for €100m as they look to raise more funds to register new players.

Soccer • 12 Aug 22

Tuchel: "He asked to leave and we agreed to his wish"

Tuchel confirms Alonso wishes to leave Chelsea

Defender Marcos Alonso was not included in Chelsea's line-up for their opening match of the Premier League season against Everton as he wants to leave the club, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday.

Soccer • 06 Aug 22

Barca keep on spending as Kounde comes on board

Barcelona have agreed the signing of France defender Jules Kounde from Sevilla, and set a buy-out clause of €1 billion.

Soccer • 29 Jul 22

Barca nick defender Kounde from under Chelsea's nose

Barcelona have swooped in to agree a deal for Chelsea target Jules Kounde from Sevilla.

Soccer • 28 Jul 22

Gianluca Scamacca looks set for a move to West Ham

Transfer wrap: West Ham agree fee for Serie A striker

West Ham have agreed a deal to sign Italy striker Gianluca Scamacca from Serie A side Sassuolo for £30.5million according to reports.

Soccer • 23 Jul 22

Barcelona finally wrap up Lewandowski transfer for €50m

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich in a €50million deal.

Soccer • 20 Jul 22

Raheem Sterling becomes Chelsea's first signing under the new ownership led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, who officially took over from Russian Roman Abramovich at the end of May

Transfers: Sterling joins Blues, Clark loaned to Blades

Defender Ciaran Clark has completed a season-long loan move from Newcastle to Sky Bet Championship Sheffield United, Raheem Sterling joins Chelsea.

Soccer • 13 Jul 22