London (AFP) – Gareth Southgate has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension after leading England to the final of Euro 2020, the Football Association announced on Monday. Southgate, who also masterminded a run to the semi-finals at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, has transformed his team into serious contenders after years of underachievement. […]

Paris (AFP) – Mohamed Salah ended a five-match goal drought by scoring as third-placed Liverpool crushed Arsenal 4-0 at the weekend in the English Premier League. After scoring in 10 consecutive matches, the Egyptian failed to find the net in three matches for his club and two for his country before notching the third goal […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo paid tribute on Monday to "outstanding human being" Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the Norwegian was sacked as Manchester United manager. Ronaldo, who returned to Old Trafford in August, has scored nine times in 13 games for United this season but has failed to prevent the club's slide down the Premier […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Al Hilal face Pohang Steelers in the AFC Champions League final in Riyadh on Tuesday with both teams looking to be the first to lift Asian club football's biggest prize four times. But South Korea's Steelers will have to overcome fervent home support with an expected 68,000 Al Hilal fans packing […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich must do without five quarantined stars, including Joshua Kimmich, in the Champions League as the absent midfield dynamo fuels debate in Germany after refusing to be vaccinated against Covid. The Bavarian giants are already guaranteed a last 16 place as Group E winners ahead of Tuesday's match at bottom side […]

Paris (AFP) – Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned nearly two hours after it was interrupted when Dimitri Payet was hit by a water bottle thrown from the crowd for the second time this season. The Marseille captain required treatment after being struck on the side of the head as he […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Xavi Hernandez’s rescue mission encounters its first major test on Tuesday as Barcelona face Benfica in a game that could decide the scrap in Group E to qualify for the Champions League last 16. "We cannot ignore our principles," said Xavi on Saturday, after Barca had just beaten Espanyol 1-0 in his […]

Paris (AFP) – Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned nearly two hours after it was interrupted when Dimitri Payet was hit by a water bottle thrown from the crowd for the second time this season. Payet required treatment after being struck on the side of the head as he prepared to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Vinicius Junior scored his 10th goal of the season as Real Madrid thrashed Granada 4-1 on Sunday to shoot back to the top of La Liga. Marco Asensio and Nacho Fernandez put Madrid two up inside the opening 30 minutes at Los Carmenes, where Granada briefly made a game of it when […]

Lyon (AFP) – Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned nearly two hours after it was interrupted when Dimitri Payet was hit by a water bottle thrown from the crowd. Payet required treatment after being struck on the side of the head as he prepared to take a corner in the fifth […]

Milan (AFP) – Victor Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a thudding clash of heads during Napoli's defeat at Inter Milan, the Serie A leaders said on Sunday. In a statement, Napoli said that tests revealed "multiple displaced fractures of the left eye socket and cheekbone". Nigeria forward Osimhen left the San Siro field 10 […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Kaizer Chiefs were one of only two top-half clubs to win in the South African Premiership this weekend with a Bernard Parker goal earning a 1-0 win at Maritzburg United. Goals were also scarce with the eight matches on Saturday and Sunday producing just 11 — and seven of those came in […]

Lyon (AFP) – Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was interrupted just minutes after kick-off as Dimitri Payet was hit by a water bottle thrown from the crowd as he prepared to take corner. Players from both teams returned to the changing rooms as Payet received treatment after being struck on the side […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Martin Boyle scored a hat-trick as Hibernian beat Rangers 3-1 on Sunday to book a place in next month's Scottish League Cup final against Celtic. Giovanni van Bronckhorst, recently appointed as Rangers' new manager after Steven Gerrard left the Scottish champions to take charge of English Premier League club Aston Villa, looked […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan strengthened their Serie A title defence on Sunday with an enthralling 3-2 win over Napoli which moved them to within four points of the league leaders. Simone Inzaghi's side came back from Piotr Zielinski's powerful early strike to close the gap on both Napoli and AC Milan, who lost 4-3 […]