• The Canadian Press

    Daniele De Rossi's contract at Roma is extended just 3 months after replacing Jose Mourinho

    ROME (AP) — Daniele De Rossi’s contract at Roma has been extended after just three months on the job, club owners Dan and Ryan Friedkin announced Thursday. “After meeting yesterday afternoon with Daniele De Rossi, we are delighted to announce he will continue as head coach of AS Roma after this season and for the foreseeable future,” the Friedkins said in a statement. “In his short tenure as head coach, the positive impact that his leadership has brought to the entire club has told its own story

  • The Independent

    How Real Madrid’s ‘lucky’ night exposed the truth about Man City

    Pep Guardiola’s side could still win the double, but they are not the all-conquering force they were 12 months ago after being knocked out of the Champions League on penalties

  • The Independent

    Why the rest of Europe is celebrating the Premier League’s night of failure in the Champions League

    ‘Something must be done about the Premier League’ is a common refrain in European club boardrooms - so Real Madrid and Bayern Munich duly obliged, knocking out Manchester City and Arsenal to leave no English clubs at the semi-final stage for only the second time since 2017

  • The Independent

    Arsenal’s Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich ‘painful’, admits Arteta

    Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to end their season in “beautiful” fashion despite a “painful” defeat to Bayern Munich that knocked them out of the Champions League. The Gunners lost 1-0 at the Allianz Arena as Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header was enough to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory for the hosts, who will play Real Madrid in the semi-finals. The result followed on from a 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa on Sunday that has dented Arsenal’s Premier League title chances.