NEYMAR has been ordered to pay Barcelona £6million following a court settlement hearing – after he demanded £39m in unpaid bonuses. The Paris Saint-Germain ace, 28, was hoping to recoup money he believed was owed to him after signing for the Spanish giants in 2013. Neymar has been ordered to pay Barcelona £6m after he […] More

WHEN it was about cash, the clubs were not impressed. But when it is about health, about safety, about whether they should be expected to go back on the pitch while the world is fighting a pandemic, the clubs are willing to listen to Premier League superstars. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog […] More

Enjoying this newsletter every week? Forward it to a friend and tell them to sign up at nytimes.com/rory. Manchester City’s fans do not see themselves as victims. They are — they feel — like the lucky ones, the lottery winners. More than that, in fact. Any fool can win the lottery. Manchester City earned it. […] More

THE race for Champions League football is suddenly very much on. After Man City’s shock Champions League ban, suddenly fifth place gets a golden ticket to next year’s competition – and our betting tips for this week are from games related to this scrap. Arsenal fans are hopeful Mikel Arteta can help the club take […] More

NO escaping the fact now, football in England is about to enter its most devastating period in 75 years. The news that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta (which came in a phone call to me from the Arsenal CEO late Thursday) and Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for coronavirus brought forward the inevitable day the […] More