London (AFP) – Tottenham ignored Harry Kane's latest injury woes as Son Heung-Min sealed a priceless 1-0 win over Manchester City after Hugo Lloris saved Sergio Aguero's penalty in a dramatic Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side earned a slender advantage thanks to Son's clinical strike late in the second half […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool closed in on a Champions League semi-final meeting with Barcelona or Manchester United as Porto were swept aside 2-0 in the first leg of their quarter-final tie at Anfield. Naby Keita and Roberto Firmino struck inside the first 26 minutes to put the hosts in command and Liverpool's only regret may […]

London (AFP) – England captain Harry Kane limped off injured early in the second half of the first leg of Tottenham's Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City on Tuesday, prompting fears his season could be over. Kane appeared to roll his left ankle in a coming-together with City's Fabian Delph and was replaced by Lucas […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo returns for Juventus in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Ajax in Amsterdam, a tie between two grand European names that is also an enticing repeat of the 1996 final. Ronaldo suffered a thigh injury playing for Portugal late last month and has not featured for Juventus since netting […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The Copa America will be held in Argentina and Colombia, CONMEBOL announced on Tuesday, marking the first time in the tournament's modern era that it will be split between two countries. South American football's governing body said in a statement that the competition's structure would also be rejigged, with two […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero was fit to take his place in Manchester City's starting line-up for their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Tottenham on Tuesday. Aguero had missed City's last two matches against Cardiff and Brighton after suffering a muscle injury during their Premier League win at Fulham on March 30. But the […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo will start for Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg against Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday after recovering from a thigh injury, coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed. "Cristiano has trained with the team and is available. As long as nothing happens tonight or tomorrow morning, he will start," Allegri said […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gerard Pique says Barcelona must learn from last season's Champions League collapse against Roma and be wary of Manchester United's powers of recovery ahead of Wednesday's quarter-final clash. Defender Pique, who was part of the United squad that won the European Cup in 2008 before returning to Catalonia, was on […]

Berlin (AFP) – A comedy of goalkeeping errors, including two howlers from Wolfsburg keeper Almuth Schult, saw Germany labour to a 2-2 draw with Japan on Tuesday in their penultimate friendly before the World Cup. Coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg used the fixture in Paderborn to test out younger players, giving a first start to 17-year-old midfielder […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino is preparing for "the biggest ever match" of his managerial career as his Tottenham Hotspur side bid to put a dent in Manchester City's hopes of a trophy clean sweep. Pochettino will hope Spurs can do what Liverpool did in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Pep […]

Berlin (AFP) – Relegation-threatened Bundesliga club Augsburg have sacked head coach Manuel Baum and replaced him with former Mainz and Wolfsburg boss Martin Schmidt, the club announced on Tuesday. Baum's assistant coach, former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, has also been relieved of his duties, along with technical director Stephan Schwarz. Augsburg have won […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – The return of Ajax to the latter stages of the Champions League is a welcome breath of fresh air for the competition, according to coach Erik ten Hag. The four-time winners of the trophy will take on the Juventus of Cristiano Ronaldo in the first leg of the quarter-finals in Amsterdam on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United's remarkable recovery to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16 has instilled a belief they can also end Barcelona's European dreams. The Spanish champions travel to Old Trafford on Wednesday for the first leg of their quarter-final tie aiming to take another step […]

Seoul (AFP) – Title-holders Kashima Antlers pulled off one of the AFC Champions League's great comebacks as they scored twice in injury time to beat Gyeongnam FC 3-2 on Tuesday. Takeshi Kanamori scored in the 91st minute and Serginho struck superbly in the 93rd to snatch a stunning win after Kashima were 2-0 down with […]

Berlin (AFP) – In-demand Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic hopes to show Benfica what they are missing when he faces his old club in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final clash in Lisbon. Jovic joined Frankfurt on-loan two years ago after being made surplus to requirements at Benfica. But the 21-year-old has blossomed beyond all expectation in […]