Messi’s goal was his 27th of the season for club and country Lionel Messi scored the 700th goal of his career with a Panenka penalty in Barcelona’s La Liga draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Spanish giants’ all-time top
The returns of the NBA, WNBA, MLS, and NWSL amid the COVID pandemic are predicated around forming a “bubble” environment for their respective leagues. The NFL is planning to play its 2020 season, however, with a normal travel schedule and
Lionel Messi scored and grabbed two assists as La Liga leaders Barcelona eased to a 4-0 win away to struggling Real Mallorca on Saturday, making the perfect return to action after Spanish football’s three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The champions
The Premier League is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, subject to government approval. A full round of fixtures would then be played on the weekend of 19-21 June.
Watford defender Adrian Mariappa says he is one of three people who tested positive for coronavirus at the club. On Tuesday, it was announced there had been six positive tests across three Premier League clubs. Two staff at Watford and Burnley
The Bundesliga will resume behind closed doors on 16 May, becoming the first European league to restart following the coronavirus shutdown. One of the games on the day of relaunch will be the derby between Schalke and Borussia Dortmund. Champions
It is not yet known if the coronavirus will impact the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Coronavirus could impact on the international football calendar for “two or three years”, says a member of Uefa’s executive committee. Lars-Christer Olsson, president of
The Dutch Football Association “intends not to continue” the Eredivisie season after the national government extended a ban on major events until 1 September because of coronavirus. Ajax and AZ Alkmaar are leading the Dutch top flight level on points
Soccer star Lionel Messi and his Barcelona teammates agreed to a 70% pay cut amid the coronavirus pandemic. Messi will also make an undisclosed financial contribution so that no Barcelona workers will have their wages docked with soccer suspended in the
Uefa could authorise one-legged knockout matches for some Champions League and Europa League ties after postponing the finals of all this season’s major competitions. With European football suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no possibility of the competitions