London (AFP) – Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen will see a neurologist on Thursday after suffering a horrific head injury during his side's Champions League semi-final defeat against Ajax. Vertonghen was dazed and covered in blood following an accidental collision with Tottenham team-mate Toby Alderweireld in the first half on Tuesday. The Belgium international initially tried to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt coach Adi Huetter has said that Thursday's semi-final first leg against Chelsea will be the toughest challenge yet on his team's epic Europa League journey this season. Frankfurt have knocked out the likes of Marseille, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and Benfica on their way to a first European semi-final in […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery confirmed on Wednesday that injured Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey has made his last appearance for Arsenal ahead of his move to Juventus Ramsey has already agreed to make a lucrative switch to Italian champion Juventus when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season. The 28-year-old suffered a […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas said "everything was under control" after suffering a heart attack in training, he posted on Twitter on Wednesday. The 37-year-old, who has 167 Spain caps and played more than 500 games for Real Madrid, suffered what his club, Porto called an "acute myocardial infarction" in training earlier in […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Anthony Hudson was sacked as coach of Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, the league's only winless squad naming Conor Casey as interim coach. Hudson, a 38-year-old American who guided New Zealand's failed bid to reach the 2018 World Cup before taking over the Rapids in November 2017, went 8-26 […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino took his share of the blame for "sloppy" Tottenham's 1-0 Champions League semi-final first leg defeat against Ajax after admitting he used the wrong tactics. Pochettino's side made a dismal start as Donny van de Beek put Ajax ahead after just 15 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday. […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen admitted Tottenham were well below their best as Ajax seized the initiative with a 1-0 win in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side were out-classed in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and fell behind to Donny van de Beek's 15th minute strike. […]

London (AFP) – Bristol City kept alive their slender hopes of reaching the Championship play-offs as Famara Diedhiou's late goal sealed a 2-1 win at Millwall on Tuesday. Lee Johnson's side fell behind when Millwall striker Lee Gregory volleyed the 41st minute opener after being set up by Steve Morison. Millwall could have doubled their […]

London (AFP) – Ajax beat Tottenham 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. Here AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Pochettino comes back down to earth Speaking ahead of the first leg, Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino challenged his players to "set your […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane hailed his "unbelievable" team after they won 2-1 at Black Leopards Tuesday to join Orlando Pirates at the top of the South African Premiership with two rounds left. Mosimane was referring to the mental strength of his players after they arrived in South Africa from Morocco only […]

London (AFP) – Ajax closed in on a first Champions League final for 23 years as Donny van de Beek's early goal beat an injury-hit Tottenham 1-0 in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday. Van de Beek's opener on 15 minutes was just reward for the Dutch side's first-half dominance as Tottenham badly […]

Cairo (AFP) – The African Cup of Nations' organising committee pledged on Tuesday to review ticket costing after a backlash from Egyptian football fans and superstar player Mohamed Salah over high prices. Tickets for the summer tournament, which will take place in Egypt, start at 100 pounds (about $6, just over five euros) for the […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's end-of-season meltdown continued on Tuesday as the Ligue 1 champions twice threw away the lead in a 3-2 defeat at Montpellier, three days after dramatically losing the French Cup final. Souleymane Camara netted Montpellier's winner five minutes from time after Leandro Paredes was caught in possession on the edge of […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham midfielder Moussa Sissoko was only fit enough to return to the bench for the first leg of Spurs' first Champions League semi-final since 1962 at home to Ajax on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino is already without the injured Harry Kane, Erik Lamela and Harry Winks, while Son Heung-min is suspended. However, the […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Ivan Rakitic has said Lionel Messi's desire to win the Champions League is proving an inspiration for Barcelona ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool on Wednesday. At the start of the season, Messi stood on his home pitch and pledged to bring "that beautiful cup back to Camp […]