La Liga television audiences increase by over 48% in first week of football restart

By Reuters,

Spanish football’s international viewing figures have increased by over 48% since the season returned after being halted for three months due to the...

Covid-19 pandemic , La Liga , Nielsen Sports , Television audiences

Haaland gives Dortmund late fortune at Fortuna

By Reuters,

Borussia Dortmund substitute Erling Haaland headed a stoppage-time winner to snatch a 1-0 victory at Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday and keep their sl...

Borussia Dortmund , Bundesliga , Erling Braut Haaland , Fortuna Duesseldorf

Time running out for Bremen’s Bundesliga survival bid

By Reuters,

Werder Bremen have spent only one season outside the Bundesliga since it was launched in 1963 and while their run of 13 home matches without a win has...

Bundesliga , Fortuna Duesseldorf , Werder Bremen

La Liga announces fixtures as season re-start looms large

By Reuters,

Barcelona will recommence their bid to defend the Spanish title on Saturday June 13 away to Real Mallorca after a three-month pause due to the COVID-1...

Covid-19 pandemic , La Liga

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

Two more positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

By Reuters,

Two people from two Premier League clubs have tested positive for the coronavirus after a second batch of testing, the Premier League said on Saturday...

coronavirus , Premier League

Premier League confident about June restart

By Reuters,

The Premier League is “as confident as we can be” about England’s top-flight soccer league restarting in June, its chief executive Richard Maste...

Covid-19 pandemic , Premier League

Dortmund’s Witsel ruled out against Wolfsburg

By Reuters,

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel will not be fit in time for Saturday’s Bundesliga match at VfL Wolfsburg but Emre Can and teenager Giovanni...

Axel Witsel , Borussia Dortmund , Bundesliga , Wolfsburg

No rush for Havertz to join Premier League, says Berbatov

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Bayer Leverkusen’s highly-rated young attacking midfielder Kai Havertz should resist a move to the Premier League for the time being and concentrate...

Real, Bayern, Inter join forces to boost healthcare in Italy, Spain

By Reuters,

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have announced a mini tournament called the ‘European Solidarity Cup - Football for Heroes’, to raise f...

Bayern Munich , Covid-19 pandemic , European Solidarity Cup , Inter Milan , italy , Real Madrid , Spain

COVID-19 rocks Premier League with six confirmed cases amid restart plans

By Reuters,

The Premier League said on Tuesday that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals. ...

748 individuals , COVID-19 , English Premier League , Six positive cases

European season will finish in August, says UEFA president Ceferin

By Reuters,

UEFA has a plan to finish the 2019-20 season by August, including the Champions League and Europa League campaigns, the European soccer governing body...

Aleksander Ceferin , champions league , Europa League , UEFA

Games without spectators only a short-term solution: Wenger

By Reuters,

Staging football matches without spectators must only be a short-term fix during the COVID-19 pandemic as the prolonged absence of fans could damage t...

Arsene Wenger , COVID-19 , football , Spectators

Hertha’s Ibisevic haunts Hoffenheim on Bundesliga return

By Reuters,

Hertha Berlin’s Bosnia forward Vedad Ibisevic scored against his former side Hoffenheim as they claimed a 3-0 win with second-half goals at an empty...

Bundesliga , Hertha Berlin , Hoffenheim , Vedad Ibisevic

Dortmund rout Schalke to close gap on Bayern as Bundesliga returns

By Reuters,

Borussia Dortmund thrashed traditional rivals Schalke 04 4-0 to close the gap on champions and leaders Bayern Munich to one point as the Bundesliga re...

Borussia Dortmund , German Bundesliga , Ruhr derby , Schalke 04

Rushed return could put lives at risk, warns Watford boss Pearson

By Reuters,

Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

danger , Nigel Pearson , Premier League , Watford manager

Sporting world focussed on Germany as Bundesliga resumes

By Reuters,

All 18 clubs will crank back into action in what could act as a catalyst for other leagues to follow suit. Strict health and safety protocols will ...

Borussia Dortmund , Bundesliga , germany , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , Revierderby , Schalke 04

Factbox: Who will be inside stadiums when Bundesliga returns

By Reuters,

The Bundesliga season restarts on May 16, making it the first major European league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the German Football Leag...

Covid-19 pandemic , German Bundesliga

La Liga aiming for June 12 restart – president

By Reuters,

La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he hopes Spanish soccer will resume on June 12 after being halted for over three months due to the coronavirus...

COVID-19 , Javier Tebas , La Liga

Watford chief opposed to Premier League neutral grounds plan

By Reuters,

The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enoug...

Premier League , Watford