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It’s going to be a bumpy ride for Blues

The score is 1-1, there are literally seconds until the final whistle and you win a corner. What do you do? Obviously put everyone in that box and swing it in and pray for the best. Well that’s what you do if you are anyone but us. We simply play it short. And that few seconds summarises perfectly what it’s been like to watch Chelsea this season.

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Advantage Real as Bayern blunder

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Bayern Munich’s knockout blow for brave Celtic

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Celtic outclassed by Bayern Munich

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Here's a rundown of the teams that will be in the World Cup finals so far

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Thomas Lemar and Kylian Mbappe score in France's thrashing of Holland

Didier Deschamps wants cool from Le Bleus

France boss Didier Deschamps has stressed the importance of his players remaining calm about the situation in their World Cup qualifying group and approaching tonight’s match against Holland without fear (Sky Sports, 7.45pm).

Thu, 31 Aug, 2017

Ronaldo leads Real Madrid rally past 10-man Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich 1 - Real Madrid 2: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat 10-man Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena.

Thu, 13 Apr, 2017

Gunners suffer second 5-1 mauling at hands of Bayern

Arsene Wenger saw Arsenal humiliated again as their 10 men crashed out of the Champions League after another five-goal mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich.

Tue, 07 Mar, 2017

Bayern head and shoulders over sorry Gunners

Bayern Munich 5 - 1 Arsenal

Thu, 16 Feb, 2017

Bayern Munich capitalise on losses for chasing pack to extend lead at top

There were losses for Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

Bayern Munich crush title rivals Leipzig

Bayern Munich 3 RB Leipzig 0: Bayern Munich flexed their muscles in the Bundesliga’s top-of-the-table clash last night by beating RB Leipzig 3-0 to move three points clear at the top of the standings.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Thomas Muller says Bayern Munich will be wary of FC Rostov

Thomas Muller insists Bayern Munich will not underestimate FC Rostov ahead tonight’s Champions League Group D opener at the Allianz Arena.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Jose Mourinho: A huge personality for a huge club

Manchester United has appointed a wounded animal with a ferocious appetite to prove some people wrong, writes Tony Leen

Fri, 27 May, 2016

Juventus keep hopes alive with gutsy fightback against Bayern Munich

Juventus 2 Bayern Munich 2: Juventus came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Chelsea v Manchester United - Barclays Premier League - Stamford Bridge

TERRACE TALK: Chelsea - Who would want this job next season?

Jose Mourinho has gone but in truth, little has changed on the pitch. We may be unbeaten but we’re not winning many either, and this run has only seen us go up a measly three places in the Premier League.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Ireland set to face Holland in send-off game for Euro 2016

Ireland will get the ideal send-off game for the Euros when the host the Netherlands at Lansdowne Road.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Jose Mourinho says Diego Costa is a happy camper

Jose Mourinho has refused to rule out Diego Costa returning to Atletico Madrid, but maintains the striker is happy at Chelsea.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Brilliant Bayern Munich do their bit to keep Arsenal in the running

Bayern Munich 4 Olympiacos 0: Bayern Munich booked their place in the Champions League group stage with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Olympiacos.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Arsenal on brink after Bayern bashing

Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1: Arsenal’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after they were blown away by Bayern Munich last night.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Van Gaal: why I bought Romero and why I can't talk about Ronaldo

Louis van Gaal hosted a frank Q&A session in San Jose last night. Plenty of the questions Manchester United fans have been asking were tackled.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015

Attacking Bayern hit Shakhtar for seven

Manager Pep Guardiola says he opted to play the most offensive formation of his career as Bayern Munich put seven past hapless Shakhtar Donetsk to march to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Bayern Munich survive despite Alonso dismissal

Champions League Last 16 First Leg

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015

Shakhtar Donetsk look to stun Bayern Munich

Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is hoping his players can become "heroes" when they take on Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League (kick-off 7.45pm).

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

Coleman’s joy as Wales hold Belgium

Wales manager Chris Coleman believes Gareth Bale embodies the spirit of a side still unbeaten in Euro 2016 qualifying after the Real Madrid star’s injury-time goal-line clearance in Brussels.

Mon, 17 Nov, 2014

Italy’s climate of uncertainty

The crisis in Italian football is a bit like climate change.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2014

Guess who won the Golden Dive award?

Despite a strong field thegoldendive.com decided there had been one stand-out performer in Brazil 2014.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2014

‘Well, they’re not in decline anyway’

Martin O’Neill now knows that Ireland’s European Championship qualifying group will contain the reigning world champions, after Germany’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in the Maracana on Sunday.

Tue, 15 Jul, 2014

World Cup A to Z

A is for Asian angst

Mon, 14 Jul, 2014

Robben rules out move to United

Arjen Robben has ruled out the possibility of joining Manchester United.

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014

Dutch pile on the misery for Brazil

Brazil 0 Holland 3

Sun, 13 Jul, 2014

Shoot-out heroics provide redemption for Romero

Leo Messi looked worried, while Ezequiel Lavezzi couldn’t look at all.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2014

Romero the hero in penalty joy for Argentina

Argentina 0 Netherlands 0. (AET) (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties)

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Messi gets opportunity to grace the biggest stage

Argentina 0 Netherlands 0. (AET) (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties)

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Tactics stifle festival of football

THE BANNER held up in the Argentine end depicted Pope Francis with his disciples on either side.

Thu, 10 Jul, 2014

Messi and Robben eye immortality

World Cup Semi-Final

Wed, 09 Jul, 2014

De Jong targets stunning return

Nigel De Jong is hopeful of completing a miraculous recovery from injury to play in the Netherlands’ World Cup semi-final against Argentina tomorrow.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2014

‘Over the moon’ Krul defends shoot-out behaviour

Netherlands 0 Costa Rica 0 - Netherlands win on penalties

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Cheats will continue to prosper in absence of instant replays

Do a search for ‘World Cup’ and ‘simulation’ on the internet and you’ll find all sorts of predictions, most of them wrong.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2014

Carragher: Liverpool attempted to sign Robben in 2013

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has revealed Liverpool attempted to sign Arjen Robben back in 2013.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2014

Robben escapes Fifa sanction after diving controversy

Arjen Robben has escaped punishment from Fifa after he admitted diving during the Netherlands’ late win over Mexico — a "stupid action" the winger hopes everyone can move on from.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2014

Flopper and Chopper begin new lives as marked men

As I walked along the footpath outside Flamengo’s old ground in Rio yesterday, there was a sudden blaring of horns and sirens and I looked up to see the traffic swiftly parting to make way for a big security convoy: motorcycle outriders, a police car, a police jeep, two trucks full of soldiers, an ambulance and, slap bang in the middle, the Netherlands team coach.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2014