London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino described a return to Champions League football at the club's new 62,000 capacity stadium next season as "massively important" after securing a top four finish on Wednesday. Spurs qualified for the Champions League for a third consecutive season thanks to Harry Kane's winner in a nervy 1-0 […]

London (AFP) – Huddersfield manager David Wagner revealed his players have demanded a boozy bus ride home after sealing their Premier League survival. Wagner's side can look forward to an unexpected second season among the English elite after battling for a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Wednesday. Laurent Depoitre's opener for Huddersfield was cancelled out […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City crowned a remarkable Premier League season on Wednesday by smashing records for points earned, goals scored and number of wins with a 3-1 victory against Brighton. City took their goals tally for the campaign to 105, their points total to 97 and their number of wins to 31, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says he wants Paul Pogba to stay at Manchester United as fresh reports linked the midfielder with a move away from Old Trafford, this time to French giants Paris Saint-Germain. The Frenchman, 25, has endured a difficult season at Old Trafford, with Mourinho leaving him out of the […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 5-1 on Wednesday and edged closer to their first ever unbeaten season in La Liga. But Real Madrid slipped to their only league defeat since February as a heavily-rotated side lost 3-2 away at Sevilla. Lionel Messi volleyed in a sumptuous pass from Andres […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane fired Tottenham Hotspur into next season's Champions League as Chelsea faltered in a 1-1 draw at home to Huddersfield on Wednesday that secured survival for the Terriers. A point for Huddersfield also ensures Swansea will join West Brom and Stoke in being relegated to the Championship barring a 10-goal swing […]

Rome (AFP) – Juventus crushed AC Milan 4-0 on Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico to win a fourth consecutive Italian Cup. It was the 13th Cup win for Juventus, who are also poised to become the first Italian team to complete the double for four years in a row. Massimiliano Allegri's side are one point […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur will play Champions League football for a third consecutive year next season as Harry Kane's winner earned a nervy 1-0 win over Newcastle at Wembley on Wednesday. Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Huddersfield means Spurs opened up a four-point gap on their London rivals with just one game of the Premier […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's bid to qualify for the Champions League suffered a hammer blow as Huddersfield secured their Premier League survival with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Antonio Conte's side fell behind to Laurent Depoitre's second half strike and although Marcos Alonso bagged a fortuitous equaliser, the Blues couldn't find a […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's Sergi Roberto has been handed a four-match suspension for his swipe at Real Madrid defender Marcelo during the Clasico on Sunday. The Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary body has punished the Spaniard after it deemed his behaviour to be aggressive. In a statement on Wednesday, the federation's Competition Committee said Sergi had […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 5-1 on Wednesday and edged closer to their first ever unbeaten season in La Liga. Lionel Messi volleyed in a sumptuous pass from Andres Iniesta at Camp Nou to put Barca three up at half-time after Philippe Coutinho and Paulinho had scored one apiece […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United confirmed on Wednesday that legendary form manager Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care following emergency surgery on a brain haemorrhage. Ferguson, 67, was admitted to Salford Royal Hospital for the procedure on Saturday after a fall at his home near Manchester. "Sir Alex no longer needs intensive care and […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich stars serenaded Jupp Heynckes on his 73rd birthday on Wednesday and pledged to win the German Cup in a fortnight as a farewell gift for the veteran coach. The team face Eintracht Frankfurt in the final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on May 19 in Heynckes's last match before Niko […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazil star Dani Alves faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup after his club Paris Saint-Germain said he would be out for at least three weeks with a knee injury. The 35-year-old right-back suffered the injury playing in Tuesday's French Cup final against Les Herbiers, coming off […]

Yangon (AFP) – Leeds United suffered an embarrassing 2-1 defeat Wednesday in the first friendly of a tour to Myanmar that has stoked controversy over playing in a country condemned for its treatment of its Rohingya community. The second tier Championship side are seeking to build a fan base in the Southeast Asian nation and […]