“I think we are close to that,” said the Ballon d’Or winner when asked if players could stage industrial action over their seemingly ever-growing fixture commitments. “If it keeps this way, (there) ...

Former Tottenham goalkeeper and France’s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris and ex-Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud are standout names, while Odin Holm, on loan from Celtic, will also be familiar.

Chelsea are first in action against LAFC in Group D on June 16, with games against Flamengo and ES Tunis to follow. Bayern Munich could lie in wait in the last 16. City open against Morocco’s Wydad ...

Tottenham appointed Thomas Frank their new manager after agreeing compensation with Brentford. England Under-21s began the defence of their European Championship crown with an impressive 3-1 win over ...

A Wirral pool that has been having issues for five years has finally been fixed following a "tireless" campaign to get it open.

Israel attacked Iran’s capital Tehran early on Friday in strikes which targeted the country’s nuclear programme and raised the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband visited the Acorn site in Aberdeenshire as it was confirmed it would get £200 million of ...

Only one passenger has reportedly survived after a plane bound for Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after take-off in India.

Rory McIlroy had a horrible feeling of deja vu after his US Open hopes were dented on the opening day at Oakmont, where most of the big names suffered. The Masters champion, trying to shake off the ...

The biggest lottery prize the UK has seen could be won on Friday after Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw had no winners. The jackpot for the draw on Friday June 13 will be an estimated £208 million and ...

Alexander Dighton, 28, attacked three police officers at Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, on January 31.

The families of the Nottingham attack victims will hold a memorial walk to remember their loved ones two years after their deaths.