London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger's decision to bring his 22-year reign to a close at the end of the season still wasn't enough to tempt many Arsenal fans back to the Emirates for one of the Frenchman's final games at home to West Ham on Sunday. Wenger, 68, had come under growing pressure to go […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spanish authorities are facing a backlash after Barcelona supporters were forced to ditch yellow T-shirts ahead of the club's Spanish Cup final victory over Sevilla. Several television stations showed pictures of police forcing Barca fans to discard their yellow T-shirts before entering the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid ahead of the 5-0 […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino sparked speculation over his future at Tottenham after Manchester United extended the London club's FA Cup semi-final pain at Wembley. Spurs took an early lead on Saturday through Dele Alli but Jose Mourinho's men hit back with goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera to reach a record-equalling 20th FA […]

Madrid (AFP) – Andres Iniesta hinted he may have played his last final for Barcelona after they crushed Sevilla 5-0 to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday. Barcelona captain Iniesta said he would reveal his future plans "this week" as the 33-year-old weighs up an offer from China that would take him away from […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma warmed up for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past SPAL 3-0 on Saturday but AC Milan's European hopes took a knock with a shock 1-0 defeat against tailenders Benevento. Benevento had earned their first ever Serie A point last December in Naples in Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City must secure more Premier League titles to earn the respect necessary to win the Champions League following their tame exit from Europe's leading club competition. City collected their third Premier League title in seven years last weekend, with a number of all-time domestic records still […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma warmed up for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past SPAL 3-0 on Saturday but AC Milan's European hopes took a knock with a shock 1-0 defeat against tailenders Benevento. Benevento had earned their first ever Serie A point last December in Naples in Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez inspired Barcelona to what will surely be the first part of a domestic double this season as they thrashed Sevilla 5-0 on Saturday to win the Copa del Rey. Messi had scored once and Suarez twice before even the half-time whistle had blown at the Wanda Metropolitano, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona trounced Sevilla 5-0 to win a fourth successive Copa del Rey with skipper Andres Iniesta marking his last Spanish final with one of the goals. Two goals from Luis Suarez and one from Lionel Messi put Barca 3-0 ahead at half-time with Iniesta, tipped to move to China at end of […]

Paris (AFP) – Florian Thauvin and Kostas Mitroglou scored two apiece to propel Champions League hopefuls Marseille to a 5-1 thrashing of relegation-threatened Lille as 10-man Monaco came badly unstuck 3-1 at Guingamp in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The deposed champions travelled to Guingamp anxious to draw a line under last weekend's humiliating 7-1 thrashing […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes criticism of his side this season has been unjustified after they came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and reach a 20th FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. Goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera cancelled out Dele Alli's opener to send United into […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde plumped for Philippe Coutinho in his starting line-up for Saturday's Copa del Rey final against Sevilla. Coutinho was preferred to Ousmane Dembele and Paulinho for the showdown at the Wanda Metropolitano, with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi up front as expected. Andres Iniesta also started, in what could […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp saw Mohamed Salah set yet another Liverpool goalscoring record in his extraordinary season but the painful loss of two points in a 2-2 draw away to West Bromwich Albion left the manager less than enthusiastic about his afternoon at The Hawthorns on Saturday. Salah scored Liverpool’s second […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United weathered an early Tottenham storm to come from behind to win 2-1 and reach a 20th FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. Goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera cancelled out Dele Alli's opener and ensured that Tottenham's decade-long wait for a trophy continues. "We want to win trophies, […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma warmed up for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past SPAL 3-0 on Saturday to keep their push for elite European football next season on track. Eusebio Di Francesco's side have 67 points from 34 games — three ahead of city rivals Lazio who can pull level again […]