Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain did not waste time turning the page on Unai Emery's time in charge, and the arrival of the fresh-faced Thomas Tuchel marks the start of a new era. Less than 24 hours after Emery bowed out as the Ligue 1 champions played out a soporific goalless draw in Caen without […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Unfancied Aves shocked a rattled Sporting 2-1 to clinch their first Portuguese Cup title on Sunday, five days after a horrific gang attack at the Lisbon club's training ground. A 50-strong gang of masked and hooded men brutally attacked players and officials at Sporting's Alcochete training base in the Lisbon suburbs on Tuesday, […]

London (AFP) – The chairman of English Premier League champions Manchester City is confident the club will reach even greater heights under the "relentless" Pep Guardiola despite having just completed a record-breaking season. City became the first Premier League champions to post 100 points and won the title by a huge 19 points from second-placed […]

Madrid (AFP) – Two Spanish giants bid farewell to their boyhood clubs on Sunday as Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona and Fernando Torres went out with a bang at Aletico Madrid. Torres scored twice on his final appearance for Atletico, even if a Lucas Hernandez red card helped Eibar claim a 2-2 draw on […]

Ajaccio (France) (AFP) – After one postponement, four red cards, a dramatic late equaliser and a penalty shoot-out, Corsican club Ajaccio are closing in on promotion back to France's top flight. The Ligue 2 promotion play-off between Ajaccio and Le Havre was postponed in surreal scenes on Friday after fans of the Corsican club attacked […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan snatched the final Champions League berth with a dramatic come-from-behind 3-2 win over direct European rivals Lazio on the final day of the season at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Inter had to win in order to take third place from Lazio who had a superior head-to-head record and needed […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona on Sunday and his supposed successor scored the winner as Philippe Coutinho's superb strike sealed a 1-0 victory over Real Sociedad. Iniesta, with a tear in his eye, walked off to a standing ovation from the Camp Nou when substituted in the second half, having unfastened […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri hinted Sunday that he was set to exit the Serie A club after finishing runner-ups for the second time in his three seasons behind Juventus. The 59-year-old former banker has been linked with Chelsea to replace fellow Italian Antonio Conte whose future at the English Premier League club […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Unfancied Aves shocked a rattled Sporting 2-1 to clinch their first Portuguese Cup title on Sunday, five days after a horrific gang attack at the Lisbon club's training ground. A 50-strong gang of masked and hooded men brutally attacked players and officials at Sporting's Alcochete training base in the Lisbon suburbs on Tuesday, […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli ended their record-breaking season with a 2-1 win that condemned Crotone to second-tier football next season as AC Milan sealed direct access to the Europa League group stage with a 5-1 rout of Fiorentina Lorenzo Insigne orchestrated both Napoli goals as the southerners achieved a club record 91 points for the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Fernando Torres scored twice on an emotional final outing for Atletico Madrid on Sunday but was denied a victorious farewell as Eibar snatched a 2-2 draw. Torres struck in each half much to the delight of his adoring fans at the Wanda Metropolitano but a Lucas Hernandez red card helped Eibar claim […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African Football Association president and Confederation of African Football executive Danny Jordaan is facing a second sexual assault complaint, it was reported on Sunday. The mass-circulation Johannesburg-based Sunday Times said an unnamed 40-year-old woman filed a complaint with police this week against the 66-year-old football official. She alleges Jordaan, one of […]

Paris (AFP) – New Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel insisted that Neymar is "an artist" and admitted that the world's most expensive player will need "special treatment" as he looked forward to starting his new role. Tuchel was unveiled to the media at the Parc des Princes on Sunday evening, after his appointment on a […]

Chicago (AFP) – Teen midfielders Tim Weah and Christian Pulisic lead a young United States squad with an average age of 22 into a May 28 friendly against Bolivia, US Soccer announced Sunday. Young European-based talent called up by US national team coach Dave Sarachan includes Paris Saint-Germain's Weah, the 18-year-old son of Liberian president […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois believes the FA Cup winners need to spend heavily if they are to challenge for the Premier League title next season. Eden Hazard's 22nd-minute penalty saw Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. But that could not disguise the fact that […]