Milan (AFP) – Luis Suarez's last-gasp penalty gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 comeback win on Tuesday at AC Milan, who failed to hold on to their early lead after playing for an hour with 10-men. Seven-time European champions Milan thought they were on for their first Champions League win since 2013 when Rafael Leao opened […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal on Tuesday and it was a significant one, helping put Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to the sword in a 2-0 Champions League win for the French club. Messi's goal was both stunning and also so typical of the Argentine, as he burst forward from […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Donyell Malen made up for the absence of Erling Braut Haaland by scoring his first goal for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday as the hosts beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 to move joint top of their Champions League group and on a collision course with fellow leaders Ajax. Dortmund were dealt a blow […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – American coach Jesse Marsch's rocky start at RB Leipzig continued on Tuesday as his side suffered a major blow to their Champions League campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Club Brugge. Underdogs Brugge fought back from a goal down to spring a surprise in Saxony and leave Leipzig […]

Paris (AFP) – Ivory Coast striker Sebastien Haller took his tally to 10 goals in as many games this season as Ajax beat Besiktas 2-0 to move top of group C in the Champions League on Tuesday. Haller, who joined the Dutch league holders from West Ham in January, kneed home his effort just before […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi made his return to the Paris Saint-Germain team after a knee injury for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Manchester City. The Argentine star — who is yet to score for his new club — had sat out PSG's last two games in Ligue 1 with the problem that forced him […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Italy and Argentina will face each other next June 2022, in a first meeting between the winners of the Euro and the Copa America, UEFA and CONMEBOL announced on Tuesday. The European and South American governing bodies released a joint statement saying the game was planned "during the international window in June […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – After sweeping Barcelona aside in their opening Champions League game, Bayern Munich want to live up their "top favourites" billing at home to Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday. "We want to win the Champions League and we have a team with which we can do that," winger Serge Gnabry said Tuesday ahead […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United's new signings have heightened trophy expectations after Gary Neville suggested the Norwegian was running out of time to deliver silverware. United are still searching for their first trophy since Solskjaer took charge in 2018. They finished second in the Premier League last season and lost the […]

Doha (AFP) – France midfielder Steven Nzonzi has joined Qatar's Al-Rayyan, a club source said on Tuesday as the team posted a picture of the former Roma star on Instagram with the word "done". Nzonzi, 32, who came on as a substitute in France's 2018 World Cup final win over Croatia, joins a long list […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale has been ruled out of World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Estonia next month with a "significant hamstring tear", Wales boss Robert Page said on Tuesday. The Welsh captain has not played since the goalless draw against Estonia on September 8 after being injured on his return to […]

London (AFP) – England World Cup winner and Liverpool's record league goalscorer Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. "We are mourning the passing of legendary former player Roger Hunt," the club said in a statement posted on their official Twitter account. "The thoughts of everybody […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Italian football legend Fabio Cannavaro is stepping down as manager of Chinese giants Guangzhou FC, the club announced Tuesday, as it faces an uncertain future with its owner Evergrande Group on the brink of collapse. Cannavaro's departure had already been widely rumoured after he failed to guide Guangzhou FC to a ninth […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu warned his players to get on the same page straight away after naming his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Saudi Arabia and Australia on Tuesday. Japan travel to Jeddah to face the Saudis on October 8 before taking on Australia in Saitama four days later, having made […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Lionel Messi headlines the Argentina squad for three South American World Cup qualifiers in October announced on Monday. The Argentines are away to Paraguay on October 7 before hosting Uruguay three days later and wrapping up against Peru on October 14, also in Buenos Aires. Argentina, with 18 points, are second […]