The Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a golden football boot. The award, originally called Soulier d’Or – French for Golden Shoe – was launched in...
Jersey have picked their squad for their Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Italy. The Division Two event sees the top two sides from six taking part promoted to the top tier of qualifying in the Netherlands in August. Jersey make one change from the squad that impressed in Cyprus last month where...
On Tuesday 13 May, Israeli strikes on the European Hospital in Gaza killed 28 people and injured dozens, according to the Hamas-run civil defence agency. BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack. Expert analysis and...
England: England are looking to win their first European Under-17 Championship since 2014 in what is a record 17th appearance at the competition. To win the tournament they will have to face defending champions Italy, who knocked them out of the quarter-finals last year. The Young Lions made it through the qualifying rounds, winning all...
Goalkeeper Emma Byrne played a key role in Arsenal’s dominance of the 2000s and early 2010s, winning 11 top-flight league titles, nine Women’s FA Cups and three League Cups. Over 16 years she made 459 appearances for Arsenal, the most in the club’s history. The former Republic of Ireland international was capped a record 134...
England’s Mimi Rhodes maintained her brilliant start to 2025 with her third consecutive Ladies European Tour title at the Dutch Ladies Open. Rhodes, 23, is playing in her first year on the tour and backed up her wins at the Joburg Open in April and the NSW Open in March. A final-round score of 69...
Sarah Rainsford Eastern Europe correspondent Reporting fromTeleorman County, Romania EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A woman walks past a billboard displaying posters of presidential candidates Nicusor Dan (left) and George Simion (right) in Bucharest When Romania’s presidential election was annulled late last year after claims of Russian interference, a far-right conspiracy theorist was blocked from the top job. Many...
The European Commission was wrong to refuse to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer during negotiations to secure Covid-19 vaccines, the EU’s top court has ruled. The General Court said the commission had not given a plausible explanation as to why the exchanges between its president and...
Dutch club Fortuna Sittard’s dreams of playing European football next season have been dashed because of missing paperwork. Fortuna sit ninth in the Eredevisie with two games left – a position that would earn them a play-off place for a spot in the Uefa Conference League. However, the club do not have the required Uefa...
European leaders have called US President Donald Trump to discuss proposals for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine from Monday while on a visit to Kyiv. The call came after leaders of the so-called “coalition of the willing” held a meeting to discuss advancing peace talks. The leaders of France, Germany, the UK and...
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have booked their place in this year’s Europa League final with wins over Athletic Club and Bodo/Glimt respectively. The winner will claim a place in next season’s Champions League, while the loser will miss out on European football all together. It will be just the sixth time in history that...
Manchester United come from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City and secure a spot in the Women’s Champions League next season. Read full article at source...
While United are planning for bigger things, they must prepare well for the crucial transfer window Skinner has constantly referred to. When they last got into Europe, United signed World Cup Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa, goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Brazilian winger Geyse. But American Tullis-Joyce did not break into the first team until this...
Unai Emery said qualifying for the Champions League is Aston Villa’s “dream” after his side beat fellow European hopefuls Fulham 1-0 to move level on points with fifth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League. Youri Tielemans scored the only goal early in the first half to earn Villa their seventh victory in nine league games and...
Justin Kluivert says he feels at home at Bournemouth after a career that has taken him through the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Spain and now England. But while the Dutch forward is enjoying laying down some roots after jet-setting around the continent – he would jump at the chance of exploring Europe with the Cherries...