Berlin (AFP) – Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez will leave Bayern Munich ahead of next season after the club decided not to sign him permanently from Real Madrid, Kicker magazine reported on Monday. Rodriguez, 27, joined Bayern on loan in 2017, and the German club have the option to sign him permanently for 42 million euros […]

Berlin (AFP) – German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said Monday that he wants to see Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp in the Bayern Munich dugout. As Germany celebrated Klopp's success in last Saturday's Champions League final, Beckenbauer told Bild newspaper that he was desperate to see the former Dortmund coach join Bundesliga champions Bayern. "I want […]

Nanjing (China) (AFP) – Tabitha Chawinga and Elizabeth Addo call one another "twin sister" and together they are making waves in Chinese women's football — while also helping each other acclimatise off the pitch. The African duo are instrumental to the ambitions of Chinese Women's Super League team Jiangsu Suning, with Chawinga banging in the […]

Paris (AFP) – Liverpool's victory in the Champions League could usher in a new era of English dominance of European competition — but titans Real Madrid will not take the challenge lying down. The 2-0 win for Jurgen Klopp's side over Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid on Saturday was the culmination of a week of all-English […]

London (AFP) – After a season of unparallelled dominance for English clubs in European competition, it is England's national team's turn to follow suit as they aim to win the inaugural Nations League in Portugal this week. On the back of a run to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 last […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann scored as France eased past Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly in Nantes on Sunday, ahead of the world champions' resumption of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. Thomas Lemar gave France the lead on five minutes and Griezmann, who last month announced he was leaving Atletico Madrid after five seasons, […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's celebrations shifted to their home city on Sunday as tens of thousands of fans greeted the team who beat Tottenham to win the Champions League final in Madrid the night before. Supporters turned Liverpool into a sea of red as the open-top bus carrying coach Jurgen Klopp and his victorious players […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's celebrations shifted to their home city on Sunday as tens of thousands of fans greeted the team who beat Tottenham to win the Champions League final in Madrid the night before. Supporters turned Liverpool into a sea of red as the open-top bus carrying coach Jurgen Klopp and his victorious players […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Under leaden English skies, Liverpool became a carnival of red on Sunday as the football-mad city hailed its heroes for bringing home the Champions League trophy for the first time in 14 years. "We're just so excited," said Tina Taylor, 51, as she joined tens of thousands of locals thronging the city's […]

Madrid (AFP) – The silence at the final whistle lasted only a moment in that end of the stadium before Tottenham's fans stood up to applaud. Their immediate reaction had been disappointment, that Spurs had not played anywhere near to their potential or punished a Liverpool team that had also been subdued and strangely out […]

London (AFP) – The British press greeted Liverpool's achievement of becoming six-time European champions with tongue-in-cheek headlines declaring the "Joy of Six" on Sunday. That was the headline on the Mail on Sunday's back page alongside a photograph of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson lifting the trophy after the 2-0 Champions League final win over English […]

Madrid (AFP) – Liverpool's celebrations stretched long into the night after they became six-time European champions with goals from Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi to beat Tottenham — and the party was set to move to England on Sunday where tens of thousands of fans awaited the team's return. The 2-0 win in the sweltering Metropolitano Stadium […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar on Sunday denied raping a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her at a Paris hotel, with his father claiming he is the victim of blackmail. According to a complaint filed with Sao Paolo police and reported by the UOL and GloboEsporte websites, […]

Madrid (AFP) – A first trophy in seven years for Liverpool, and a first win in seven finals for Jurgen Klopp. The European Cup is heading back to Anfield for the sixth time and their manager is confident there is much more to come. A beaming Klopp revealed after Saturday's 2-0 final victory over Tottenham […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Star striker Neymar has been accused of raping a woman at a hotel in Paris, Brazilian media reports said Saturday, charges that the player's father slammed as attempted blackmail. According to a complaint filed with Sao Paolo police and reported by the UOL and GloboEsporte websites, the Paris Saint-Germain star […]