Chelsea smash club record with fee in excess of €80m for Kai Havertz

Blues land Leverkusen’s Germany international to bring summer spend above €224m

Chelsea close in on €104m Kai Havertz and free agent Thiago Silva

Blues close to agreement with Leverkusen, Brazilian out of contract after leaving PSG

Thiago Silva may join Chelsea back four on a free transfer

Lampard looking to Brazilian’s vast experience as he seeks defensive reinforcements

Rangers kick off new SPL season with win at Aberdeen

Former Liverpool attacker Ryan Kent scores the only goal to get Scottish season underway

Kitman Labs raises more funds as it moves into coronavirus monitoring

Irish sports tech company hoping to be the ‘operating system for the world of sports’

Olivier Giroud is a man making up for lost time at Chelsea

French World Cup winner: ‘my body is ready to play a few more years at the best level’

Chelsea confirm Timo Werner signing but they are not done spending

German striker on his way to London club after Liverpool decided not to sign him

Napoli beat Juventus in penalty shootout to claim Coppa Italia

More games in La Liga and Bundesliga with Dortmund and Atletico Madrid in action

Timo Werner to skip Champions League to join up with Chelsea

Leipzig are in the quarters but Germany striker will link up with new employers

Roy Keane retired this day 14 years ago ending an illustrious career

Cork native is regarded as one of the best midfielders ever to grace the English game

Chelsea want to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen

Frank Lampard’s side have already secured services of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech

Bayern Munich crush Leverkusen to stay firmly on title course

Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz scores late on to become youngest ever Bundesliga scorer

Joshua Kimmich: ‘we have to wear masks and take showers at home’

Germany has been the first major league to return but it feels surreal without supporters

Kai Havertz the hero as Bayer Leverkusen leapfrog Gladbach

20-year-old scores another brace on the road while Borussia Dortmund win at Wolfsburg

A Bluffer’s Guide to the German Bundesliga ahead of this weekend's return

How things stand, the big games, who to support and lots more

Bundesliga return: Your club-by-club guide

With top level soccer due to return in Germany on Saturday, we take a look at all the clubs involved

Bundesliga supporter guide: who should you be following?

Based on your Premier League team, which German club should you be supporting?

Europa League: Frustrated and angry Wolves draw in Greece

Rangers struggle at Ibrox as several matches are played behind closed doors or postponed

Ken Early: German fans take protests to the stands

Billionaires at the helm are treated very differently in Germany than England

Europa League draw: Manchester United face Austrian league leaders

Wolves take on Greek side Olympiacos who edged Arsenal in the last-32 after extra-time

Kitman Labs secures nearly €500,000 from Sony’s venture arm

Irish sports science company has raised over $20m to date as it continues to grow

Sports tech company Kitman scores with first acquisition

Irish start-up snaps up The Sports Office to boost its offerings to professional teams

Manchester United draw Club Brugge in Europa League last-32

Scottish champions Celtic face FC Copenhagen while Arsenal take on Olympiacos

Fresher Brazil see off Ireland ending Kenny’s unbeaten run

Well-rested Brazil youths outpass Ireland under-21s in Toulon Tournament semi-final

Ribery and Robben bow out as Bayern seal Bundesliga title

Borussia Dortmund at one point this term led the table by nine points from any rival

Chelsea edge it on penalties to set up all-London final

Eintracht Frankfurt bring Chelsea to penalties at Stamford Bridge but fall short

Chelsea to appeal Fifa ban on signing new players to CAS

Kante ruled out for Europa Cup semi-final second leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt

Europa League round of 32: Celtic draw Valencia

Arsenal to play BATE Borisov while Chelsea will take on Swedish club Malmo FF

Rising Son lighting up Premier League with his joyful performances

Spurs’ livewire forward the sort of player everyone would love to see in their own team

Ken Early: Wenger's out, but it's the same old Arsenal

If any club was crying out for a new direction, it’s Arsenal. Why then did Petr Cech start?

Manchester City start as they finished as Arsenal outclassed

Pep Guardiola’s team begin title defence with comfortable win at the Emirates Stadium

Spurs starlet joins Premier League talent in Bundesliga

Keanan Bennetts joins four other young talents to depart for the German top flight

Chelsea and Premier League lagging behind in local talent

Barcelona team built on academy products like Messi, Iniesta, Busquets, Pique and Alba

Where does Coutinho rank in goals and assists in Europe?

According to numbers Salah, Mané and Roberto Firmino are more valuable to Klopp

Barcelona set to offer up to €157m for Coutinho

Klopp circumspect on forward’s future with Liverpool yet to receive official bid in window

Tottenham’s prodigious Son happy to put the collective first

South Korean wide man’s wholeheartedness has made him indispensable to Spurs’ plans

Stronger Spurs prepare for pivotal match against Dortmund

Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham have learnt lessons from last season

Tottenham’s torrid time at Wembley - Game by game

Spurs have won only two of their 11 games since Wembley was reopened in 2007

Zidane says Real Madrid will not sit on lead against Atlético

Reigning champions take a 3-0 lead into away leg against city rivals

Jose Mourinho looks beyond Anderlecht to Europa final

Hopefully he can help out in the journey, United manager adds of Wayne Rooney

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