London (AFP) – Cardiff claim they are shocked by a report that the pilot in the plane crash that killed Emiliano Sala was not qualified to fly at night. The Premier League club said they remain "deeply concerned" that the pilot David Ibbotson and those who arranged the flight "seemingly completely disregarded the rules of […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery has challenged Denis Suarez to finally make an impact as Arsenal bid to climb back into the Premier League's top four against Newcastle on Monday. Suarez has struggled since his January loan move from Barcelona and the Spanish midfielder is yet to make a competitive start for the Gunners. But […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma apologised after his early blunder saw AC Milan trail after just 33 seconds in a 1-0 defeat to Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday which could damage their Champions League push. Donnarumma picked up an Alessio Romagnoli back pass and put the ball straight into the path of […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – Strasbourg won their first major trophy since 2005 by edging out Guingamp on penalties in Saturday's French League Cup final after a drab goalless draw in Lille. The victory completed an incredible rise back to the top for a club which was relegated to the fifth tier in 2011 after financial […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti praised former captain Mauro Icardi as looking like "a new player" after nearly two months on the sidelines but said he still won't play on Sunday against Lazio in Serie A. Icardi has not played since February 9 after being replaced as club captain by Samir Handanovic […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi continued his remarkable run of form as his second-half double, including an impudent free-kick, helped Barcelona continue their march towards the La Liga title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. The visitors gave their city rivals a tough game at the Camp Nou, but Messi's chipped free-kick over […]

Alexandria (Egypt) (AFP) – The Cairo derby between Egyptian league leaders Zamalek and rivals Al-Ahly on Saturday finished in a goalless draw in a fixture moved 200km away from the capital due to security concerns and less than three months before the country hosts the Africa Cup of Nations. The game was played in an […]

London (AFP) – A goal by Onel Hernandez gave Norwich a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough and took them a step closer to the Premier League on Saturday, opening up a seven-point gap to third-placed Sheffield United. The Cuban-born German winger struck in the 54th minute, denting Middlesbrough's hopes of returning to the play-off places. The […]

Milan (AFP) – Rising teenage star Moise Kean stepped up in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to rescue a 1-0 win for Juventus against lowly Empoli on Saturday as the champions opened up an 18-point lead at the top of Serie A. The 19-year-old — who burst into the limelight during Italy's opening Euro 2020 […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrated his first match as full-time Manchester United manager with a 2-1 win over Watford though he was happier to have avoided slipping up on what he termed a potential 'banana skin'. The 46-year-old Norwegian — who was named permanent manager on Thursday after reviving the team […]

Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli scored two early first-half goals but Marseille were still pegged back in a 2-2 draw against Angers as the French giants' hopes of making the Champions League suffered a setback on Saturday. Balotelli, overlooked for Italian international duty in midweek, took his season's Ligue 1 goal tally to seven. But […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi continued his remarkable run of form with a second-half double as Barcelona continued their march towards the La Liga title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. The visitors gave their city rivals a tough game at the Camp Nou, but Messi's chipped free-kick with 19 minutes to play […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign as permanent Manchester United manager began on a victorious note with a 2-1 victory over Watford on Saturday to move into fourth spot in the Premier League. Goals by Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial — Abdoulaye Doucoure getting a late goal for the visitors — took […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City swept back to the top of the table with a stylish 2-0 win at Fulham, while Huddersfield equalled the record for the earliest Premier League relegation after a 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Amid the drama at the top and bottom, Manchester United celebrated Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first […]

Berlin (AFP) – Paco Alcacer's stoppage-time brace fired Borussia Dortmund back to the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Wolfsburg, ahead of their title-race showdown with Bayern Munich next week. Borussia Dortmund survived a tough afternoon at Signal Iduna Park without captain Marco Reus before Alcacer snatched a dramatic […]