World Sport

31 games, 20 defeats: Leverkusen sack Studtrucker

Bayer 04 Leverkusen have dismissed Ben Zlatko Studtrucker with the club 17th in the Bundesliga and its survival fight unresolved.

Appointments8 Mar 2064

Can Schalke’s cup shock make the hierarchy look twice?

FC Schalke 04, from Bundesliga 2, knocked Hertha Berlin out of the DFB-Pokal with a 2-1 win on Wednesday.

Upsets8 Mar 2064

One Low Drive, Another Hoffenheim Derby Win

Paul Hülsmann’s first-half strike gave TSG Hoffenheim a 1-0 Bundesliga victory over Sport-Club Freiburg and extended their recent grip on the local rivalry.

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	29	+83	82
2	Rotherham United	30	+24	58
3	Southampton	28	+13	53
4	Liverpool	28	+8	52
5	Manchester United	30	+9	51
6	Nottingham Forest	30	+3	44
7	Plymouth Argyle	30	+4	43
8	Newcastle United	28	+6	42
9	Everton	29	-3	41
10	Reading	29	-12	38

31 games, 20 defeats: Leverkusen sack Studtrucker

Can Schalke’s cup shock make the hierarchy look twice?

One Low Drive, Another Hoffenheim Derby Win

Garcia and Hriberšek Trade Barbs After Madrid Derby Draw

A Point Between Them

Coming up

Perugia and Bari brace for a survival scrap

Two Points, 10 Games: Dortmund and HSV Meet in a Top-Four Test

Who can carry Europe’s old rivalries into the quarter-finals?

Chelsea Must Settle the Lyon Score in Europe

Europe

Italy’s European Week Was a Three-Club Collapse

Nantes and PSG Deliver; Sochaux Pay for Europe’s Fine Margins

Can the first legs be turned into a last-16 place?

How did Valencia let this slip through their fingers?

World

“A clean sweep of away wins”

Libertadores: Argentinos make their point in Cali

Libertadores: 4 goals, 3 wins, 1 draw

Millonarios and Audax edge tight second legs

Results

A Minniti of Destiny: Pescara Silence Catania in Derby

United’s three-goal surge lifts them past Liverpool — Chelsea still rule

Two Goals, Three Places: Rotherham Close on Chelsea as Villa Climb

Lyon Turn Bordeaux Blue as the Title Race Tightens

International

Two games, two wins, and Spain sit clear at the top

Luca D'Urso strikes as Italy hold Germany to a stalemate

19 points each: Germany level with Italy at the top

France brush Moldova aside to tighten grip on Group C

Transfers

Botafogo pay £2.2m for Pocoví as striker spot opens

Atlanta’s £1.2m Midfield Coup

Columbus land Demir for £952k: who fills the midfield gap?

“Who takes the Roma job?”

Analysis

Wolves are a different side when Rodríguez and Šusterajter pair up

Can Ramcilovic and Roberts Stop Their Refereeing Row Growing?

Dziedzic’s 5.3 chances, one league goal: Madrid wait for the return

11 goals from 4.2 expected: how long can Héctor’s run last?

Talent

“The next step is a first game”

Acquah’s numbers point to a useful next step

7.28: Kalchev’s next step is consistency

Could Sandro da Rosa be Corinthians’ next big leap?

History

What does a 158-goal career look like from the dugout?

Chelsea’s Five-Goal Storm Left Bayern with No Answer

The Scout Who Once Scored

Six Goals, One Crown: Chelsea’s 2024 European Final

Features

Could a Lyon derby be tasted from outside the gates?

18 Scarves, One Missed Train and Estoril’s Late Turn

The Forest for the Trees

“The month holds the light back”

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