Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo headed in a late equaliser to spoil Torino's dream of a first win at city rivals Juventus in nearly a quarter of a century on Friday and frustrate their bid to move into the Champions League places. Sasa Lukic had fired Torino ahead after 17 minutes in a match […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton kept their slim hopes of a top-seven finish in the Premier League alive as they recorded a fourth consecutive victory at Goodison Park by defeating Burnley on Friday. The Toffees have seen off Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United on their patch recently — by an aggregate score of 7-0 — and […]

Berlin (AFP) – French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a late equaliser for Mainz to end RB Leipzig's six-game winning streak in a thrilling 3-3 draw in the Bundesliga on Friday. Mateta's 83rd-minute goal snatched a point after Timo Werner had put Leipzig on course for victory with a goal and two assists. "We could have […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo headed in a late equaliser to spoil Torino's dream of a first win at city rivals Juventus in nearly a quarter of a century and frustrate their bid to move into the Champions League places. Sasa Lukic had fired Torino ahead after 17 minutes in a match brought forward […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo said Friday his decision to open a hair transplant clinic in Madrid was his way of thanking "the people who love me" after spending the best part of a decade at Real Madrid. The 34-year-old Portuguese star's hair implant centre in the Spanish capital opened its doors in March even […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Thousands lined the streets of Glasgow for the funeral of Celtic great Billy McNeill on Friday as they paid their respects to one of Scottish football's all-time greats. Former Celtic captain McNeill, the skipper of the Lisbon Lions side that in 1967 became the first British team to win the European Cup, […]

New York (AFP) – Minnesota United traded captain Francisco Calvo to the Chicago Fire on Friday for $400,000 (357,524 euros) in a Major League Soccer transfer move. Costa Rica international Calvo, 26, played at last year's World Cup in Russia and was a 2018 MLS All-Star. The center-back scored five goals and set up four […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is ready for the Premier League title race to go down to the wire, and warned on Friday that Liverpool won't be thrown off track by their Champions League disaster at Barcelona. City have dropped just 16 points all season, yet with two matches to […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool players are "ambitious like hell" to win the Premier League, backing them to bounce back from their thumping at Barcelona and keep the title race alive against Newcastle. Liverpool travel to face the St James' Park side managed by former Reds boss Rafael Benitez a point behind […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have overtaken Manchester United as the Premier League's most valuable club, with higher wages and lower profits hurting the Old Trafford powerhouse, according to a football finance survey published Friday. Premier League champions City are valued at £2.364 billion ($3.07 billion) in 2017/18, up £385 million, according to the study […]

Paris (AFP) – French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe was banned for three matches Friday following his sending-off for a reckless tackle during Paris Saint-Germain's French Cup final debacle against Rennes. The French football Federation (FFF) said they had also opened disciplinary proceedings against Mbappe's teammate Neymar for striking a Rennes fan following the shock […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solsjkaer has insisted that David De Gea will retain his place for Sunday's trip to Huddersfield despite the goalkeeper's recent errors. Solskjaer said Friday that the Spain international has been "fantastic" for United this season, even though he has not kept a clean sheet for […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita will miss the rest of the season with an adductor injury that is set to sideline the Guinea international for two months, manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday. Keita limped off midway through the first half of Liverpool's 3-0 loss to Barcelona at the Camp Nou during Wednesday's Champions […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Every year thousands gather at the Basilica of Superga overlooking Turin to commemorate the memory of Italian football's all-conquering 'Grande Torino' team who were wiped out in an air disaster. This year, Englishman Bill Lievesley will be among them to mark the 70th anniversary of the tragedy which claimed the lives […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain have gone into meltdown despite another league title, but below them this is a potentially decisive weekend in France in the battle for Champions League qualification. With only second place in Ligue 1 certain to join PSG in next season's Champions League group stage, Lille's trip to Lyon on Sunday […]