The culture secretary says the UK government's looking at "every option" to prevent it happening.

Clubs consider sanctions against ‘Big Six’ breakaway clubs Ideas on the table include a Premier League points deductionThe Premier League’s “Other 14” clubs have reacted furiously to the threat of a European Super League and have begun to brainstorm ideas that could derail it, including possible sanctions against the breakaway six.There was …

Maheta Molango is expected to take over as the new chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association from June 1, subject to gaining a work permit.

George Russell has issued a statement apologising to Valtteri Bottas and admitted he should have "handled the whole situation better" over their race-ending collision in the Emilia Romagna GP.

Watch Villanova Wildcats' quarterback Daniel Smith make an amazing touchdown pass while performing a front-flip .

Plan ‘a spit in the face of all football lovers and society’Florentino Pérez says Super League is only solutionUefa’s president, Aleksander Ceferin, has insisted that players who join the new European Super League will be banned from World Cups and European Championships if the breakaway materialises.Ceferin admitted it was unlikely a ban would come …

Oliver Dowden announces review into sport governance in response to breakaway plan by six English clubs The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, has pledged that the government will do “whatever it takes” to stop English football clubs joining a breakaway European Super League (ESL) and announced a wider review into the governance of the sport.Addressing …

Diego Llorente’s late header gave Leeds a deserved point in an entertaining game that was overshadowed by talk of the European Super League 10.14pm BST Those interviews with Jurgen Klopp and James Milner were really impressive, and maybe - maybe - we’ll look back on them as an important moment. I’m not confident, but I feel slightly better than I did …

It’s hard to deny it was a funny old week of association football. Just as we were settling down to the second FA Cup semi-final of the weekend, UEFA announced they might ban the six English clubs nipping off to form a European Super League, criticising a ‘cynical project’ based on the ‘self-interests of the […]

Twelve clubs have agreed to join the European Super League - but what impact will the breakaway project have on Scottish clubs and do the Old Firm want to be involved?

The Bayern Munich chief has confirmed that the German giants are backing the new Champions League reforms and has hit out at the European Super League.

Manchester United's players are not happy with the club joining the European Super League.

Harry Kane and Heung-min Son sent classy messages of support to Jose Mourinho following his sacked as Tottenham manager on Monday. The coach’s 17-month tenure came to an abrupt end with Spurs five points behind fourth-placed West Ham and six days from the Carabao Cup final. The timing of the sacking appeared odd considering the […]

Involvement comes as team hunt domestic and European gloryTuchel insists he trusts Chelsea to ‘make the right decisions’Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea’s involvement in the European Super League has the potential to distract his players as they pursue domestic and European success in the remainder of the season. Related: Premier League’s Big Six …

Analysis: The PM has set himself against the elite club plans. Here are some ways they could be challengedWhile ministers might be united with fans and opposition parties in pledging to oppose a European Super League (ESL) including six English clubs, precisely how that might happen remains unclear for now – and is by no means straightforward. Here are …

Daniel Levy was seduced by the stature and record of a manager who has all but destroyed a progressive, united teamJosé Mourinho subsided in the same manner as so many of his teams this season: meekly and by degrees, with an impending inevitability and perhaps even a certain mercifulness. Indeed, if you want a measure of how far his stock has fallen, then …

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Ed Woodward held an emergency briefing with angry and 'seriously unimpressed' Manchester United players at Carrington on Monday morning.

England’s international fixtures this summer could be affected Knock-on effects likely for World Test Championship finalCricket faces another summer of logistical headaches after India was placed on the so-called “red list” for travel to the UK – a decision which could have knock-on effects for England’s international fixtures and the World Test …

Harry Kane has thanked Jose Mourinho ‘for everything’ after he was sacked by Tottenham on Monday. The Portuguese coach’s 17-month tenure came to an abrupt end with Spurs five points behind fourth-placed West Ham. The timing of the sacking has appeared to come at an odd moment with Tottenham facing Man City in the Carabao […]

Alex Smith, the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year in 2020, has announced his retirement 16 years after he was the first pick in the NFL Draft.