Ken Early: Worst night of Mbappé’s club career as Barca steal the show
French striker endured a nightmare outing, caught offside eight times, as Barcelona ended Real’s 42-game unbeaten league run in spectacular style
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Someone check on Duffer, this title race can’t be good for his nerves
TV View: Of course this roller coaster of a League of Ireland season would come down to the final round
El Clásico: Barcelona pull off stunning victory over Real Madrid in the Bernabeu
Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga
Real Madrid stalked by Galáctico ghosts as revived Barcelona come calling
Retirement of midfield linchpin Toni Kroos has unbalanced Real Madrid's midfield while Kylian Mbappé's on-field relationship with Vinícius Junior has yet to click
Champions League wrap: Kelleher makes important saves as Liverpool keep 100% record
Barcelona smash Bayern Munich 4-1; Manchester City comfortable winners over Sparta Prague
Grave concerns as annoying drills set to increase at Barcelona’s Nou Camp
Dundee United hallowed turf; and Holsten Kiel’s soiled shorts
‘Alex Ferguson was a strong supporter’: The Northern Ireland tournament that nurtures football’s future stars
SuperCupNI - previously known as the Milk Cup - has given players such as David Beckham, Arjen Robben and Trent Alexander-Arnold an early taste of international competition
Hansi Flick confirmed as new Barcelona head coach on two-year deal
German manager succeeds Xavi, who was sacked last week
Barcelona beat Lyon to win Women’s Champions League
Second-half goals from Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas earned side back-to-back titles
Barcelona plan to hire Hansi Flick as coach after telling Xavi his time is up
Former player described manager’s job as 'cruel and unpleasant' when he resigned in January
Real Madrid secure La Liga title after Girona thrash Barcelona 4-2
Girona secure a spot in Europe for the first time after they qualified for next season’s Champions League
Barcelona is the bad habitat that Xavi just can’t kick
Inspiration from Damien Duff’s wife; a heartfelt tribute to Jürgen Klopp; and pillow talk from John Terry
Xavi to stay on as Barcelona head coach after reversing decision to step down
Former midfielder who made over 500 appearances for the club had previously announced his intention to step down in January
From tiki-taka to total turmoil – how it’s all gone wrong for Barcelona
None of the club’s recent expensive signings, including Ferran Torres, Jules Koundé, Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, have excelled
Barcelona implode as Mbappé double guides PSG into Champions League last four
Red cards for Araujo and manager Xavi set up a disastrous home exit for Barcelona as PSG book semi-final date with Dortmund
Advantage Barcelona as Christensen’s header sees off PSG
Raphinha double combined with Christensen’s header sends Barcelona home with the lead despite strikes from Dembelé and Vitinha
Paris and Madrid police bolster security after suspected Islamic State terrorist threat
Real Madrid welcome Manchester City to the Bernabeu on Tuesday evening before PSG host Barcelona on Wednesday
Robert Lewandowski provides final touch as Barcelona battle past Napoli
Champions League quarter-finals again for Xavi’s team after four years
Mikel Arteta upset by ‘fake news’ linking him with summer move to Barcelona
Arsenal manager strongly denies he has any intention of leaving Premier League club
Mary Hannigan: Home comforts on short supply in opening week of league action
Ireland Sevens make history in Perth; Ken Early on Xavi’s disillusionment; more athletics records broken
Ken Early: Disillusioned Xavi ready to lay down Barcelona burden
If you don’t have stars you’d better at least have a plan, and currently Barca have neither
Xavi announces he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season
Barcelona have fallen behind Real Madrid atop La Liga and were knocked out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night
Vinícius Júnior leads Real Madrid to Super Cup triumph over Barcelona
First-half hat-trick sets the tone as Carlo Ancelotti’s side cruise to easy win in Saudi Arabia
The Coughlans: The free-scoring Irish brothers that are making records
Welsh team threatened with big penalty; Xavi under pressure; Pochettino tries to rebuild Chelsea
Terry Venables obituary: Polarising figure for his five decades in football
Depending on your perspective, Terry Venables was a forward-thinking tactician or a wheeler-dealing wide boy with murky business interests
Champions League wrap: Sikan scores as Shakhtar shock Barcelona
Ukrainian side, playing in Hamburg, were clinical on the counter attack
‘Nothing can sway us’: inside Shakhtar’s quest for glory in wartime
The Ukrainian champions face Barcelona on Tuesday at a time when, as one staff member puts it, ‘nothing is okay really’
How Jude Bellingham’s Irish roots can help him dominate the post-Messi age with Real Madrid
Real Madrid star led his team to victory in his first clásico at the Camp Nou. Now the former Borussia Dortmund man has the world at his feet
And the prize for the most recent display of tokenism towards women goes to France Football
The Ballon d’Or ceremony was a golden opportunity messed up
Ancelotti praises ‘stupendous’ Bellingham after Clásico double seals Real Madrid win
English midfielder’s two second-half goals seal victory in Barcelona
Kathy Sheridan: That creepy ‘peck’ may be Luis Rubiales’s greatest contribution to sport
His Trumpian response elevated what was an unwanted kiss into a tableau of abuse of power
Ousmane Dembele wants to join PSG, says Barcelona boss Xavi
Jurgen Klopp urges Fifa to look into Saudi Arabia’s transfer window closing almost three weeks after Europe’s
‘Inspirational’ Ilkay Gundogan leaves Manchester City for Barcelona
The treble title-winning captain joins the Catalan giants on a free transfer
Barcelona to sign Ilkay Gündogan on free transfer from Manchester City
The German captained the English club to the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League last season
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