Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has pulled out of Germany's upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belarus and Estonia due to injury, the German Football Association announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old will be replaced in the squad by Bayern Munich reserve goalkeeper Sven Ulreich, who receives his first ever international call-up. "Sven has earned […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash, his hometown club Sevilla said on Saturday. He was 35. Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal, followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the books with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Spain star Jose Antonio Reyes has been killed in a car crash, his hometown club Sevilla said on Saturday. He was 35. Reyes, who shot to fame at Sevilla before a switch to Arsenal followed by spells at Real and Atletico Madrid, was on the books with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are aiming to make up for several recent near misses while Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham can dream of winning the Champions League for the first time as the two English clubs meet in Saturday's final in Madrid. The Spanish capital is being taken over by a sea of English supporters […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has told the club he wants to leave after a single season to join Italian champions Juventus, according to reports on Saturday. Sarri has been an uncomfortable fit with fans at Stamford Bridge and despite winning the Europa League this week and finishing third in the Premier League, […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Esperance won the CAF Champions League in Tunisia Saturday after Wydad Casablanca refused to continue playing on 60 minutes because VAR was unavailable to judge a disputed equaliser. The Tunisian were leading 1-0 in the final second leg and 2-1 overall when play was halted, and after a 90-minute delay the referee […]

Créteil (France) (AFP) – France eked out victory in their final warm up for the Women's World Cup when they beat China 2-1 in Creteil in the Paris suburbs. France won without several of their regular starters, including captain Amandine Henry, striker Eugenie Le Sommer and a third Lyon star Amel Majri. France open their […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Brazil midfielder Fabinho has declared he never had any doubts he would be a success at Liverpool, despite his early struggles to make the starting line-up. Fabinho is expected to feature on Saturday when Liverpool face Tottenham in the Champions League final in Madrid. The 25-year-old has established himself as a key […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp refused to accept that luck had anything to do with him losing six straight finals as he leads Liverpool into Saturday's all-English Champions League decider against Tottenham Hotspur, who will make a late call on the fitness of Harry Kane. Klopp has not come out on the winning side in a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino will wait until the last minute to decide whether Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is fit enough to face Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday. Kane has said he feels ready to start in Madrid, despite not playing since damaging ankle ligaments in the quarter-finals against Manchester City […]

Paris (AFP) – As the 24 teams go through their final preparations for a Women's World Cup featuring more heavyweight contenders than ever, many have one eye on an even greater prize than a winner's medal. The competition kicks off in Paris in a week's time and after years of painstaking development and increasing media […]

Madrid (AFP) – Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino is fit for Saturday's Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur despite missing the end of the Premier League season, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday. "From his point of view, yes, he is ready," Klopp said at a press conference in Madrid on Friday, just before his squad, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Tottenham and Liverpool play for the biggest prize in club football on Saturday as the two Premier League teams go head-to-head in the Champions League final. Liverpool are aiming to win their sixth European Cup in Madrid while a surprise victory for Spurs would earn them their first. Here, AFP Sport looks […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has slammed recent proposals to radically reform the UEFA Champions League that would greatly reduce the number of teams qualifying from domestic competitions. In an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel, Rummenigge expressed his bemusement at changes pushed by Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, the president of […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp laughed off suggestions he is an unlucky manager as he looks to halt an unfortunate run of ending up on the losing side in his last six finals as a coach when he leads Liverpool into Saturday's Champions League decider. "Since 2012, apart from 2017, I was every year with […]