Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain are hoping a new shirt sponsorship deal with the French multinational Accor will help them as the Qatar-owned club battle to meet UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules. PSG announced on Thursday that from next season they will carry on their shirts the logo of ALL, the loyalty programme of Accor, […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane was Thursday labelled an "animal" by Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino as the striker battles to prove his fitness in time for Tottenham's weekend clash with Burnley. The England captain has returned to training from an ankle injury that kept him out for seven games, with his club sitting third in […]

London (AFP) – Manager Neil Warnock said Thursday he is confident that Cardiff will deal with the payment issue over late Argentine striker Emiliano Sala "in the right way", admitting the matter could have been better handled. A small aircraft carrying Cardiff's record £15 million ($19 million) signing from his former club Nantes in France […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival in Turin last summer had been hailed as a masterstroke on the part of the Italian giants in their bid to end their 23-year wait to lift the Champions League title. The Portuguese superstar had won five Champions League titles with Manchester United and Real Madrid and scored a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo taunted them with five twiddling fingers, one for each of his Champions League medals, but Atletico Madrid left believing they were closer to the next one. Ronaldo had jiggled his right hand during the match, baiting the home crowd, and then again a couple of hours later, to journalists, as […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Leroy Sane admits feeling 'sorry' for his stunning free-kick against ex-club Schalke which helped 10-man Manchester City seal a dramatic 3-2 away win in the Champions League. Premier League leaders City were in trouble at 2-1 down in the last 16, first-leg tie, playing with 10 men after Nicolas Otamendi was […]

Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – Australian football chiefs Thursday ruled out any review into the controversial sacking of national women's coach Alen Stajcic, as his successor Ante Milicic said the team must move on with the World Cup looming. Milicic was appointed on Monday to take the Matildas, ranked six in the world, through to the […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored a sumptuous free-kick and Kylian Mbappe was also on target as Paris Saint-Germain continued their relentless march towards another French title by hammering Montpellier 5-1 on Wednesday. With Neymar and Edinson Cavani still absent, Layvin Kurzawa also scored for PSG at the Parc des Princes, while two own […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will not challenge for this season's Champions League title unless they learn from their dramatic 3-2 win at Schalke with 10 men on Wednesday. "We will not go far in this competition unless we improve," said City manager Guardiola. "At the end, the quality of (Leroy) […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League mission with Juventus stalled on Wednesday as Atletico Madrid secured a deserved 2-0 victory from a thrilling first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano. Ronaldo returned to the Spanish capital, where he enjoyed unprecedented success in this tournament with Real, but it was their rivals celebrating at the final […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted he had no problem with the use of VAR as his side came from 2-1 behind with a man down to beat Schalke in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Schalke were awarded two first-half penalties, the first of which […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling sealed a dramatic 3-2 Champions League win for 10-man Manchester City at Schalke as the English champions scored twice in the last five minutes on Wednesday. Sterling tucked away the winner at the Veltins Arena in the 90th minute just after substitute Leroy Sane fired home a stunning free-kick […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Manchester City staged a fine fightback from 2-1 and a man down to beat Schalke 3-2 in Germany on Wednesday and take a huge step towards the Champions League quarter-finals. The Premier League leaders had to work harder than imagined against a Schalke side languishing 14th in the Bundesliga as two […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League mission with Juventus stalled on Wednesday as Atletico Madrid secured a deserved 2-0 victory from a thrilling first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano. Ronaldo returned to the Spanish capital, where he enjoyed unprecedented success in this tournament with Real, but it was their rivals celebrating at the final […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored a sumptuous free-kick and Kylian Mbappe was also on target as Paris Saint-Germain continued their relentless march towards another French title by hammering Montpellier 5-1 on Wednesday. Layvin Kurzawa and Christopher Nkunku also scored for PSG at the Parc des Princes, while Montpellier captain Vitorino Hilton netted an […]