Head coach Xabi Alonso will leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, amid reports he will succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. Alonso, 43, will replace Ancelotti at Madrid, says BBC Sport columnist and Spanish football expert Guillem Balague, although it is unclear when that announcement will take place. Last year former Liverpool […]

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is ready to make his return from injury this weekend, manager Pep Guardiola says. Haaland had been sidelined since March after sustaining an ankle injury in his side’s FA Cup tie against Bournemouth, but returns in time to contest the final of that competition later this month. The Norway international, […]

Manchester United boss Marc Skinner says his side want “revenge” against Chelsea when the two sides meet in next month’s FA Cup final. United beat rivals Manchester City in Sunday’s semi-final to secure a trip to Wembley for the third successive year. While they go into the game as holders, United tasted defeat by Chelsea […]

The Prince of Wales was in Paris alongside his son Prince George and childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee to watch Aston Villa in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday night. However, despite the diehard Villa fan wearing his “lucky clothes” they lost 3-1 in the Parc des Princes and face […]