London (AFP) – Eden Hazard has told Chelsea he has made his mind up over his future but has yet to publicly announce if he will stay at Stamford Bridge after persistent speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid. The Belgium forward has just a year left on his contract after joining the […]

Paris (AFP) – Loic Remy scored for the third game running as Lille all but secured a place in next season's Champions League group stage, while Marseille fans vented their anger towards players in a dismal 3-0 home defeat by Lyon. Former France forward Remy smashed in a volley from a clever free-kick on 27 […]

Milan (AFP) – Alessandro Florenzi and Edin Dzeko scored late as Roma beat Juventus 2-0 to keep their hopes of Champions League football next season alive on Sunday. Dzeko set up Florenzi for the first after 79 minutes in the Stadio Olimpico with the Bosnian then slotting in the second two minutes into injury time […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Botswana and eSwatini achieved overall victory in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier for the first time this weekend after 11 years of failures. The southern African minnows advanced to the second elimination phase for the 2020 finals in contrasting fashion with Botswana winning comfortably and eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) scraping through. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt capped a miserable week with a 2-0 home loss to Mainz on Sunday to slip out of the Champions League qualifying places in the Bundesliga. Adi Huetter's side held a three-point cushion in the fourth and final Champions League spot heading into last weekend's round of matches, but were thrashed […]

London (AFP) – The race to be crowned the English Premier League's leading scorer this season ended in a three-way tie on Sunday as the African trio of Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mohamed Salah shared the Golden Boot. Gabon forward Aubameyang scored twice for Arsenal at Burnley to join Salah and his Liverpool teammate […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's Champions League recovery has begun and Getafe's hopes of qualifying for the tournament could be over after they were beaten 2-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday. Arturo Vidal and a Djene Dakonam own-goal saw Barca bounce back from their capitulation against Liverpool, even if their fans had not forgotten judging by […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said winning is "addictive" after his side held off a titanic challenge from Liverpool to clinch a second straight Premier League title. City became the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title by coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 on […]

The Hague (AFP) – Ajax shook off their midweek Champions League heartbreak and recovered from falling behind to a first-minute goal on Sunday to beat Utrecht 4-1 and move to the brink of the Dutch title. Othman Boussaid stunned the hosts, who were denied a place in the Champions League final on Wednesday by a […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri said Sunday he is still in the dark over Eden Hazard's future after his side secured third spot in the Premier League. The forward, heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, came off the bench in Sunday's goalless draw at Leicester on the final day of the […]

Paris (AFP) – Loic Remy scored for the third game running as Lille all but secured a place in next season's Champions League group stage with a 1-0 win over Bordeaux on Sunday. The former France forward smashed in a volley from a clever free-kick on 27 minutes to send Lille nine points clear of […]

London (AFP) – The final day climax of the Premier League title race marked the end of a campaign that also featured a number of memorable quotes from start to finish. Here AFP Sport picks out 10 of the best: "I can't wait to get out of it, if I'm honest. I think we'll be […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's 2018/19 Premier League success was the toughest title triumph of his illustrious career. City came from behind to win 4-1 away to Brighton on Sunday's final day of the season — a result that meant the reigning champions finished just a point in front of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United will "take some time" to close the gap to Manchester City and Liverpool after they finished their season with a dismal 2-0 defeat at home by already-relegated Cardiff. United finished in sixth place in the Premier League, 32 points behind champions City, who edged […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City retained the Premier League title in style on Sunday, holding their nerve to come from behind and thrash Brighton to hold off a charging Liverpool after a nailbiting campaign. Pep Guardiola's team won 4-1 at Brighton to finish with 98 points — the second-highest total in Premier League history — […]