Arsenal star William Saliba spoken honestly about his performances this season and his future, with Real Madrid interested in signing the 23-year-old France international

French defender says he ‘wants to win big things here’Arsenal take huge 7-1 lead into second leg against PSV William Saliba has insisted he is happy at Arsenal and believes he can achieve his dream of becoming the world’s best defender by helping them to win major trophies. The Frenchman will have two years on his contract in the summer and has been linked with Real Madrid in recent months. Saliba, who has excelled at Arsenal since he was recalled from Ligue 1 loans in 2022, said he had yet to open talks over a new deal but was adamant he wants to win silverware with the club. Continue reading...

Jude Bellingham's partner, Ashlyn Castro, has released a video addressing some of the rumours that have been spread about her since it emerged she was dating the Real Madrid star

Predicting the second legs scores of the eight Champions League round of 16 ties, including Liverpool vs PSG and Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid.

Marcelo retired in the past 2024 season with Fluminense  Leer

After his takeover in 2018, the early enthusiasm has long gone, and so mostly has he. Now he wants to get on his bike At the end of training on Friday, as Real Valladolid’s players left the annex next to the José Zorrilla stadium and headed off under grey skies, rain preparing to roll in, a surprise waited for them. It was the final session before the weekend their coach said would show what hopes they had, an opportunity not so much to save their season as still have one, and there was he was: the Original Ronaldo, in the flesh. He came to encourage them, he said, going round the dressing room reminding them what it means to be committed, always. “Thank you for accompanying the team before the Valencia game!” the club tweeted, exclamation included. The Brazilian, after all, is one of the greatest footballers ever. He is also their owner and president. But still this was unexpected: they hadn’t seen him for months and didn’t think they would see him now either. He had been in the directors’ box for Valladolid’s first game of the season, which they had won, and when they played Real Madrid at the Bernabéu the following week too, which they hadn’t. Since then, as they watched their team slide towards the second division, abandoned to an increasingly inevitable fate, he hadn’t been back. “Where is the president?” supporters had sung. One day in November, while they were playing Getafe, he was playing tennis. They knew that because he had broadcast it on Twitch. So the following week, they set up a game in the stands, giant foam rackets hitting a ball back and forth. Continue reading...

Thibaut Courtois is back in the Belgium squad for this month's Nations League play-off versus Ukraine as furious team-mate quits because of Real Madrid star's recall