Rome (AFP) – Roma struck a blow in a tight battle for Champions League football in Serie A on Saturday with a comfortable 3-0 win over Cagliari that saw them move above AC Milan and into fourth place. Javier Pastore's first league goal since September and a Federico Fazio header had the hosts two goals […]

Berlin (AFP) – Captain Marco Reus admitted that the Bundesliga title was slipping from Borussia Dortmund's grasp after he was sent off in a shock 4-2 derby defeat to Schalke on Saturday. The defeat severely harmed Dortmund's title hopes, handing Bayern Munich the chance to go four points clear with three games to go when […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre said he had given up hope of winning the Bundesliga title after a red card for Marco Reus and a Daniel Caligiuri double saw Dortmund lose 4-2 to Schalke in the Ruhr derby. Reus was the first of two Dortmund players sent off in five second-half minutes […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were made to wait to retain their La Liga title on Saturday as closest challengers Atletico Madrid scraped past strugglers Real Valladolid 1-0 after surviving late VAR penalty drama. Ernesto Valverde's side would have been crowned champions for the eighth time in 11 seasons ahead of their home clash with Levante […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino admitted Tottenham are suffering from fatigue after Michail Antonio fired West Ham to a 1-0 victory on Saturday, while Cardiff's 1-0 loss at Fulham leaves them in severe danger of relegation from the Premier League. Pochettino's side had won all four matches at their new £1 billion Tottenham Hotspur stadium. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga title hopes were dealt a huge blow on Saturday after a red card for Marco Reus and a Daniel Caligiuri double saw them lose 4-2 to Schalke in the Ruhr derby. Reus was the first of two Dortmund players to be sent off in five second-half minutes as Schalke […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic's Jozo Simunovic said he was "very proud" to score the only goal in a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock wearing the number five shirt made famous by Billy McNeill that put the Scottish champions within sight of a successful title defence. Saturday's match at home to Killie was Celtic's first since club […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane said Saturday that he hopes Real Madrid will bolster their attack this summer, doing little to deflate speculation surrounding moves for Neymar and Eden Hazard. "I have a clear idea what I want to do," Zidane told reporters. "The profiles and everything. I do not have every name, but I […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham were beaten for the first time at their new stadium as Michail Antonio fired West Ham to a surprise 1-0 victory over their London rivals on Saturday. Mauricio Pochettino's side had won all four matches at their new £1 billion Tottenham Hotspur stadium. But Antonio's clinical second half strike ended that […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel has said that he and other senior players had to have words with English talent Jadon Sancho after he was late for training. Sancho's electric performances in the Bundesliga have seen him shoot to fame and break into the England squad this season. Yet Belgian veteran Witsel, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United and Chelsea's chances of a top four Premier League finish will depend largely on Paul Pogba or Eden Hazard inspiring their faltering sides over the finish line. French midfielder Pogba and Belgian captain Hazard will line up on opposite sides on Sunday as United try to arrest a […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The women's game is turning professional in football-mad Argentina, but there's very little in that status to compare to the world in which the country's male superstar Lionel Messi operates and excels. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced in March that the 16-team women's top division would become professional from June […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The United States will arrive in France for the women's World Cup as the standard-bearers for one of the most dominant eras in the history of international football. In the 34 years since a makeshift team played their first international, the Americans have forged a record of success unparalleled in women's […]

Sydney (AFP) – A women's World Cup victory would be the crowning glory for Australia's "golden generation" and could inspire a wave of young players ahead of a bid to host the next edition in 2023. Captain Sam Kerr, twice short-listed for FIFA player of the year, leads a formidable Matildas squad under coach Ante […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona forward Lieke Martens wants the club to make it a Champions League double by winning both the men's and women's tournaments this season as reward for the work they are doing in women's football. Barca's female side take a 1-0 lead into their semi-final second leg at home to Bayern Munich […]