Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's 2-0 derby victory at Manchester United edged Pep Guardiola's men one point ahead of Liverpool once more in one of the tightest Premier League title races ever. A seventh defeat in nine games further damaged United's chances of Champions League qualification, but they could still make the top […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Unai Emery refused to give up on Arsenal's Champions League hopes after seeing his side embarrassed by Wolves in a 3-1 defeat at Molineux on Wednesday. Ruben Neves, Matt Doherty and the outstanding Diogo Jota scored the goals that condemned Emery's side to a third defeat in four Premier League […]

Rome (AFP) – Lazio attacked the media's "simplistic tendency" to blame all the club's fans for neo-fascist incidents, after a pro-Mussolini banner was displayed before repeated racist chants were reportedly heard during Wednesday's Coppa Italia game against AC Milan. Their faces masked by a long banner reading "Honour to Benito Mussolini", the group sang fascist […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford has called on Manchester United players to "be real with each other" after Manchester City condemned them to a seventh defeat in nine games on Wednesday. Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 second-half minutes at Old Trafford to seal a 2-0 win over […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said both Manchester City and Liverpool deserve to win the Premier League title after his side brushed aside Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday to top the table again. Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 second-half minutes at Old Trafford to inflict a seventh […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City took a huge step towards retaining the Premier League title as a 2-0 win at Manchester United on Wednesday took them a point clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with three games to go. Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal's failings were cruelly exposed as their Champions League ambitions suffered a painful blow with a 3-1 defeat at Wolves on Wednesday. Ruben Neves, Matt Doherty and the outstanding Diogo Jota scored the goals that condemned Unai Emery's side to defeat and dented their hopes of a top-four finish. But […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Leaders Orlando Pirates edged closer to a first South African Premiership title since 2012 when they won 1-0 at bottom club Maritzburg United on Wednesday. A scrambled Vincent Pule goal on 67 minutes separated the teams in a tense, tight showdown watched by a sell-out 12,000 crowd in eastern city Pietermaritzburg. As […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich will face RB Leipzig in the German Cup final next month after Robert Lewandowski fired them to a 3-2 win over a valiant Werder Bremen on Wednesday. Lewandowski scored twice in a highly entertaining last-four tie to reach the final for the 23rd time. Bremen were unfazed by their […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid delayed Barcelona winning La Liga by a few days at least after Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann each scored in a 3-2 victory over Valencia on Wednesday. Defeat at the Wanda Metropolitano would have crowned Barca kings of Spain for a 26th time in their history, with the Catalans now […]

Madrid (AFP) – The Spanish Super Cup could be played in Saudi Arabia from 2020 after the president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, admitted on Wednesday the move is a "possibility". But Rubiales faces opposition to the move after the organisers of La Liga said it would not support the change. According […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes from the side embarrassed 4-0 at Everton in a bid to arrest the Red Devils' slide against Manchester City on Wednesday. Solskjaer's men have lost six of their last eight games in all competitions and are huge underdogs to upend City […]

Rome (AFP) – Neo-fascists believed to be hardcore fans of Serie A side Lazio held a far-right flash mob ahead of Wednesday's Coppa Italia semi-final second leg against AC Milan, according to media reports. Their faces masked by a long banner reading "Honour to Benito Mussolini", the group sang fascist songs and performed the Nazi […]

Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA issued eight lifetime bans to current and former players and an agent on Wednesday after they were found guilty of match manipulation. Former Sierra Leone captain Ibrahim Kargbo and ex-Trinidad and Tobago defender Keyeno Thomas were among those suspended from all football-related activities over attempts to rig matches at international level. […]

Madrid (AFP) – A Spanish court on Wednesday acquitted former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, who spent nearly two years in pre-trial custody, of money laundering. Rosell, his wife and four others, were accused of "large-scale money laundering" of close to 20 million euros ($23 million) since 2006, relating to television rights and sponsorship deals in […]