Not long ago, an Italian radio show opened the phones for listeners and a final‑year biology student called Marta rang in with a problem. On Wednesday Marta graduates from university in Rome but, she explained, her dad won’t be there with her: he will be in Budapest instead. When it
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Solskjær hits out over Manchester United’s ‘impossible’ fixture pile-up
Ole Gunnar Solskjær criticised “people who’ve never played football at this level” for crafting Manchester United’s congested schedule after his side added another date to the diary by securing their spot in the Europa League final against Villarreal, despite falling to defeat against Roma in the semi-final second leg.United overcame
Arsenal outgun Dundalk and Balogun’s flourish sets seal on perfect group stage
Tanguy Ndombele scores Tottenham winner at nine-man Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Tottenham might hope Gareth Bale had better things to do than watch this. They managed to extricate themselves from trouble against a limited Lokomotiv Plovdiv but only after the Bulgarian side had imploded when the finishing line was in sight. Liverpool agree £27m fee to sign Thiago Alcântara from Bayern Munich
Luuk de Jong hails Sevilla ‘family’ after latest Europa League glory
Luuk de Jong said Sevilla’s sixth Europa League triumph was due to them being “like a family” after helping them defeat Internazionale. The former Borussia Mönchengladbach and Newcastle striker reprised his heroics when, after his winner had dumped Manchester United out of the competition at the semi-final stage, he scored twice
As infighting engulfs Ligue 1, Nice CEO Bob Ratcliffe plots a way forward
The state of French football is somewhat bleak. Luis Campos, one of the sport’s greatest talent-spotters, wants Lille to cancel his contract. Andoni Zubizarreta has quit his role of director of football at Marseille due to tensions with the club’s president, Jacques-Henri Eyraud, who has reportedly tried to turn influential
Wolves progress in Europa League despite Espanyol loss and Neto howler
Copenhagen deliver late Europa League knockout blows to sorry Celtic
Manchester United v Club Brugge: Europa League last 32, second leg – live!
Solskjaer confirms that Martial is out after picking up an injury in training yesterday. Given how well he Martial performing right now, the boss be desperate for a quick return. Rich Fay (@RichFay) Solskjaer on Martial: "He didn't feel right after the training yesterday. He is injured but hopefully not too bad."
Espanyol v Wolves, Porto v Leverkusen and more: Europa League – live!
Wolfsburg are now 3-0 ahead against Malmo, 5-1 on aggregate. GOAL! Porto 1-3 Leverkusen (agg: 2-5, Marega 67) Two in a minute for Peter Van! Porto get a consolation goal, just as he predicted, with a cracking header from Moussa Marega. GOAL! Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 Sporting Lisbon (agg: 3-4, Vietto 68)