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Messi, Fati score as Barcelona beats Leganes 2-0 in return to Camp Nou

Fati opened the scoring just before halftime and Messi converted a 69th-minute penalty for his league-leading 21st goal. It was also his 699th career goal for club and country

Australian football's A-league to resume from July 16 with Melbourne derby

The league has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic and players and clubs have taken a financial hit

La Liga: Barcelona manager Setin expects a close finish in Spanish league

Both teams had comfortable victories over the weekend as the league returned to action in empty stadiums. Barcelona won 4-0 at Mallorca and Madrid easily defeated Eibar 3-1 at home

Erling Haaland can't play 90 minutes in every match: Dortmund head coach

Haaland came off the bench to score a 95th-minute winner for Dortmund in their 1-0 win against Duesseldorf on Saturday. He has scored 11 goals in 12 Bundesliga games so far

Football loses its essence when played in empty stadiums: Barcelona manager

Lionel Messi is just two goals away from reaching combined 700 for club and country. Barcelona will play its next match on June 17

Won't restart football anytime soon due to Covid-19 crisis, says Argentina

We cannot think about allowing football to be played in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area or anywhere else in the country in the near term, says Argentina health minister Gines Gonzalez

La Liga to file charges against fan who invaded field during Barca's match

Barcelona vs Mallorca's match was played without fans but the fan wearing an Argentina soccer jersey made it past security and took a photo of himself a few meters in front of Barcelona defender Alba

Gareth Bale completes 250 appearances for Spanish club Real Madrid

After the match, the club's president gave Bale a commemorative jersey

Ravi Shastri delighted to see 'great team' Barcelona back in action

Barcelona registered a comfortable 4-0 win away on Saturday night

Table-toppers Barcelona, Real Madrid continue their charge for LaLiga title

Real Madrid hold the second spot on the La Liga points table with 59 points, just two points behind the top-placed club, Barcelona

Premier League allows kneeling protests, 'Black Lives Matter' on shirts

All players from the 20 clubs also released their joint official statement saying that they all stand towards eradicating racial prejudice

Juventus into Coppa Italia final despite Cristiano Ronaldo penalty miss

The first leg finished 1-1 in Milan before the coronavirus forced the season to be suspended on March 9. Napoli hosts Inter Milan in the other semifinal second leg on Saturday.

No plan of retiring from football anytime soon, says Sunil Chhetri

If you catch a person who is talking about these things (racist remarks) you will find he is ignorant and not knowing the things, says Sunil Chhetri

Sevilla beats Real Betis 2-0 as La Liga returns with video game look

La Liga became the second top European league to resume, after the Bundesliga in Germany

India retains 108th spot; no change in Fifa team rankings over Covid-19

Belgium remains at the summit ahead of France and Brazil, who complete the podium, while England and Uruguay continue to occupy fourth and fifth position respectively

Football: Coppa Italia semis to resume on June 12; final on June 17

The first leg of the semi-finals had concluded in February as AC Milan played out a 1-1 draw with Juventus at San Siro while Napoli enjoyed a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan

Playing behind closed doors better than not playing at all: Thomas Muller

Bundesliga returned to action on May 16 after a long hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic

India to host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time since 1979

The tournament will likely be held in the second half of the year. In the 1979 edition, India had finished as runners-up

Dortmund players break Bundesliga hygiene rules, club defends them

Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he spoke with the players about their behavior and adds that they only removed their face masks to pose briefly for pictures

Messi faces minor thigh-muscle problem ahead of La Liga return: Report

Messi's presence in next week's return of the Spanish league was put in doubt by some Barcelona media after he trained separately from the group on Wednesday