Action was demanded of Uefa after the shameful scenes at the Estadio da Luz last week. And it has shown it is prepared to move quickly. European football’s governing body took just 16 hours to open a disciplinary case against Prestianni. Three working days later and he has been banned, pending the result of a […]

Holders Chelsea will host either Tottenham Hotspur or London City Lionesses in the Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals. WSL 2 side Birmingham City welcome WSL leaders Manchester City, while Brighton will travel to 14-time FA Cup winners Arsenal. The final tie is WSL 2 leaders Charlton Athletic against WSL strugglers Liverpool. The fixtures are set to […]

Manager Martin O’Neill said after the match: “I’ve just had a word with the referee. He said he was going to just have a word with the two players then VAR intervened and said it was violent conduct. “You can’t do this if that’s the rules now. It doesn’t matter if someone is holding on […]

Spanish giants Barcelona have signed Norwich City academy prospect Ajay Tavares. The 16-year-old had reportedly attracted interest from a number of European clubs and Norwich will be entitled to compensation, although the Canaries have not confirmed the financial aspects of the deal. Tavares, who first joined Norwich at under-12 level, was sent on as a […]

In a statement of support for their players, Rangers say: “For any player, opening a phone and seeing abuse tied to the colour of their skin is simply unacceptable. “The accounts appear to be anonymous and are not connected to the club in any way. That may make action harder to take, but it does […]

Mexico’s co-hosting of this summer’s Fifa World Cup could be compromised by the eruption in drug cartel violence which began yesterday, experts have told BBC Sport. The Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel – one of the country’s most powerful and feared criminal organisations – has engaged in gun shootouts with the Mexican military, blocked […]

The most notable turnaround came last month when Farke’s side snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a seven-goal thriller at St James’ Park. Leeds were 3-2 up when the clock struck 90 minutes before Newcastle scored twice in added time to win 4-3. The first of those two goals was a 91st-minute Bruno […]

In response to the racist abuse, anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said it had been an “appalling weekend” but “the sad fact is, we know it happens regularly”. “As the law enforcement lead for online abuse connected to football, the UKFPU will be working closely with all the football clubs and their players to help […]

“But, of course, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m going to miss Curacao, the people there and my colleagues very much.” Advocaat, who also managed the Netherlands, Belgium, South Korea, PSV Eindhoven and Sunderland, spent two years as Curacao head coach. Unbeaten over six games, they reached their first finals by topping their CONCACAF […]

Scotland have lost midfield duo Kirsty Maclean and Chelsea Cornet to injury for their opening World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg. Melissa Andreatta’s team face the 108th-ranked side in a double header at Esch-sur-Alzette on Tuesday, 3 March and Hampden Park four days later. Liverpool’s Maclean, who already has 14 caps, would have been a likely […]