Amsterdam (AFP) – An emotional Mauricio Pochettino called his Tottenham Hotspur players "super-heroes" after they reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history as a Lucas Moura hat-trick saw them come back from the dead to beat Ajax on Wednesday and leave the Dutch side heartbroken. Ajax's improbable European run seemed […]

Paris (AFP) – Rejected by Paris Saint-Germain after the world-record signing of Neymar, Lucas Moura propelled Tottenham to heights the French giants could only dream of Wednesday by single-handedly firing Spurs into a first Champions League final. With his side seemingly down and out, trailing 2-0 on the night and 3-0 on aggregate, Lucas produced […]

London (AFP) – England manager Phil Neville has hailed the ongoing revolution in the women's game as he fine-tunes his preparations for the World Cup in France. The women's boss named his squad on Wednesday for the tournament that starts on June 7, with sports stars, musicians and even Football Association president Prince William announcing […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Ajax coach Erik ten Hag expressed pride in his team after seeing their rousing Champions League run come to an end in cruel fashion in their semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. "I'm very proud of this team and that they made it this far. We have had a great run," Ten […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Harry Kane says he is on course to be fit for Tottenham's Champions League final clash with Liverpool after the England captain joined his team's celebrations following their astonishing victory over Ajax. Kane is recovering from an ankle ligament injury, but he was watching from the stands in the Johan Cruyff Arena […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Tottenham staged an incredible fightback to reach their first Champions League final with an astonishing 3-2 win over Ajax in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Here, AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the Johan Cruyff Arena clash: Lucas writes his name in Spurs' history When Lucas Moura played […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino wept tears of joy as the emotional Tottenham manager hailed "super-hero" Lucas Moura for the incredible hat-trick that fired Tottenham into their first Champions League final. Tottenham enjoyed arguably the greatest night in their history as Lucas's second-half treble clinched a 3-2 semi-final second-leg win that sent Pochettino's side through […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Danny Rose said Tottenham's astonishing Champions League semi-final fightback against Ajax was inspired by Liverpool's own incredible victory over Barcelona 24 hours earlier. Mauricio Pochettino's side recovered from two goals down at half-time, putting them three behind on aggregate, to win 3-2 thanks to Lucas Moura's hat-trick at the Johan Cruyff Arena […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Lucas Moura's last-gasp strike took Tottenham Hotspur to the Champions League final for the first time in their history on Wednesday, completing his hat-trick and sealing an incredible 3-2 win over Ajax to leave the Dutch side heartbroken. Ajax's improbable European run seemed set to go on all the way to the […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Son Heung-min started for Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Ajax in one of two changes made by coach Mauricio Pochettino to the team beaten 1-0 in last week's first meeting in London. The South Korean was suspended for the first leg and marked his return to the […]

Geneva (AFP) – Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter plans to sue world football's governing body and his successor for allegedly spreading "false information" and damaging his reputation, according to a news report published Wednesday. "I will take legal actions against Gianni Infantino and FIFA," Blatter told Swiss news magazine Weltwoche. "I've had it. Enough is […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – UEFA has drafted a controversial plan to introduce promotion and relegation to the Champions League at a meeting at its Swiss headquarters in Nyon, sources told AFP on Wednesday. There would be four groups of eight teams from 2024 if the proposal is put into action it would significantly increase the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri said several of his team-mates cried tears of joy in the dressing room after their incredible Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp's side staged one of the greatest fightbacks in Champions League history as they overturned a 3-0 first leg deficit with a remarkable 4-0 victory […]

Moscow (AFP) – A Moscow court on Wednesday found Russian footballers Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin guilty of hooliganism over a night of drunken assaults and sentenced them to a year and a half in prison. Mamaev received a sentence of one year and five months, while Kokorin one year and six months. The court […]

London (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri said Chelsea have no chance of competing with Manchester City and Liverpool next season unless their two-window transfer ban is overturned. Chelsea were hit with the ban for breaches of the international transfer rules on minors and FIFA threw out their appeal against the decision on Wednesday. The Blues will […]