Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will not give Barcelona a guard of honour if the Catalans have clinched the Spanish title before next month's Clasico, Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday. Barcelona lead La Liga by nine points with eight matches left and entertain Real in the penultimate round of the season. In Spain it has […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City can become English champions for the fifth time if they beat Manchester United on Saturday — and Pep Guardiola's claim he was offered Paul Pogba has added to the occasion. A City side that has lost just once in the league all season will seal their third Premier […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho told fans it will not be the "end of the world" if Manchester United lose to Manchester City and hand them the Premier League crown but says he wants to delay the title celebrations. Saturday's eagerly awaited meeting at City’s Etihad Stadium offers Pep Guardiola the chance to […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – A Mathieu Debuchy own goal earned 10-man Paris Saint-Germain a fortuitous 1-1 draw against a Saint-Etienne side that had the measure of the runaway Ligue 1 leaders for much of Friday's frantic encounter at the Stade Geoffrey-Guichard. Former Newcastle forward Remy Cabella struck in the 17th minute to put Saint-Etienne ahead, […]

Milan (AFP) – After a spectacular loss to Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid, Juventus travel Saturday to meet Benevento, a side from outside Naples propping up the bottom of the Serie A table. Ronaldo's two goals — including a stunning overhead bicycle kick — condemned Juventus to a 3-0 defeat in the Champions League Wednesday. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City can ease the pain of their Champions League defeat to Liverpool by clinching the Premier League title against bitter rivals Manchester United on Saturday in record time. Pep Guardiola's men will become the first team in the league's 26-year history to wrap up the title with six games to spare […]

London (AFP) – Alexandre Lacazette is dreaming of a fairytale ending to an otherwise difficult debut season at Arsenal by firing the Gunners to the Europa League final in his native Lyon next month. Lacazette scored twice as Arsenal swept aside CSKA Moscow 4-1 in their quarter-final, first leg at the Emirates on Thursday night […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal romped towards the Europa League semi-finals with a 4-1 thrashing of CSKA Moscow on Thursday in a match devoid of any of the political tension that threatened to overshadow the tie due to frosty relations between London and the Russian capital. Britain has suspended high-level diplomatic contact with the Russian government […]

Rome (AFP) – AC Milan have rewarded coach Gennaro Gattuso for an upturn in the club's fortunes with a contract that will see him remain at the helm until 2021. "Gennaro Gattuso and AC Milan: the alliance continues! The Rossoneri coach has renewed his contract and will continue to lead the team until 2021," said […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City fans will be offered a free beer or bottle of water at Saturday's home match with Newcastle to celebrate club chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha's 60th birthday. Vichai has made the gesture as a way of thanking them for their continued support, the club said in a statement. "LCFC fans can raise […]

London (AFP) – Jesse Lingard reckons the best way for Manchester United to stop Manchester City wrapping up the Premier League title with a derby day victory on Saturday is to treat the match like any other. City currently lead second-placed United by the huge margin of 16 points yet they will go into the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool are facing the prospect of disciplinary action by European football authorities following an attack on Manchester City's team bus before their Champions League quarter-final. Missiles were thrown at the bus as it arrived for Wednesday's first leg at Anfield, which hosts Liverpool won 3-0. UEFA, European football's governing body, said it […]

Cairo (AFP) – On a perfectly manicured grass field in Cairo's gated suburb of Madinaty, boys train in red football jerseys and dream of becoming the next Mohamed Salah. At the Liverpool Academy, football players aged five to 18 train on the grounds of the British International School, nestled between brand new roads and development blocks. […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Kevin de Bruyne has insisted Manchester City can overcome a 3-0 first-leg deficit to Liverpool and turn their Champions League quarter-final around. English champions-elect City suffered a thumping defeat away to their Premier League rivals on Wednesday in yet another memorable European night at Anfield. The return leg takes place at the […]

Moscow (AFP) – Moscow's busiest airport will not receive a crucial new runway in time for the World Cup, a report said on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Vladimir Putin's prestige event. The Rosaviatsiya state aviation agency has informed the transport minister that the Sheremetyevo airport project would not be ready by the June […]