Paris (AFP) – Manchester United and Juventus were among the sides to clinch a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich gained a measure of revenge over Paris Saint-Germain. United, Juventus, Roma and Basel all went through with victories in their final group games, but Atletico Madrid, beaten […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Juan Cuadrado and Federico Bernardeschi scored in either half as Juventus sealed a berth in the Champions League knockout rounds on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Olympiakos in Piraeus. Colombian international Cuadrado turned in Alex Sandro's cross after 15 minutes with Italian Bernardeschi getting the second in the final minute […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Germany striker Timo Werner hopes to purge painful memories of Istanbul with a win over Turkish champions Besiktas on Wednesday that would fire RB Leipzig into the Champions League's last 16. When the teams last met in September Werner had to leave the field, feeling dizzy and in clear distress, after […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford scored as Manchester United defeated CSKA Moscow 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time since 2013-14. A contentious goal awarded to Vitinho gave CSKA a shock lead on half-time, but Lukaku and Rashford struck twice in two second-half […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Corentin Tolisso struck twice as Bayern Munich avenged September's defeat at Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-1 victory in Bavaria on Tuesday, but the French side finished top of Group B. With both teams already through to the last 16, Bayern needed to win by four goals to usurp PSG having lost […]

London (AFP) – Atletico Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea that denied the English side top spot in Group C. It was a depressing evening for both clubs at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as neither got what they wanted from their final group fixture. Atletico had to win […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford scored as Manchester United defeated CSKA Moscow 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League knockout rounds for the first time since 2013-14. A contentious goal awarded to Vitinho gave CSKA a shock lead on half-time, but Lukaku and Rashford struck twice in two second-half […]

London (AFP) – Atletico Madrid were eliminated from the Champions League after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea that denied the English side top spot in Group C. It was a depressing evening for both clubs at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday as neither got what they wanted from their final group fixture. Atletico had to win […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona rounded off an unbeaten Champions League group stage as Paco Alcacer's header and a late own goal from Jeremy Mathieu secured a 2-0 win over Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. Juventus will join the Spanish giants in the last 16 after they too were 2-0 victors away at Olympiakos, relegating Sporting to […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig will be without playmaker Emil Forsberg amid a trio of injuries for Wednesday's crunch Champions League clash at home to Besiktas. The Sweden international is suffering from an abdominal injury, while midfielder Marcel Sabitzer has a shoulder injury and teenage French defender Dayot Upamecano has a thigh problem. The injuries […]

Lima (AFP) – Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has had a 30-day ban for doping extended by a further 20 days, Peru's football federation announced Tuesday. Federation president Edwin Oviedo told reporters in Lima that FIFA had informed them of the extension at the weekend. The extension means the Flamengo player will miss the final of […]

Rome (AFP) – Serie A side Roma were given the green light on Tuesday by Italian authorities to build their own stadium which they hope to occupy by the 2020/21 season. The club's American president James Pallotta officially launched the project in March 2014 but there were numerous setbacks before the four main governing bodies […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barely an hour after the elation of a historic fightback to draw 3-3 against Liverpool, news that Sevilla's coach Eduardo Berizzo is suffering from prostate cancer was made public. The reaction of the Sevilla players to Guido Pizarro's 92nd minute equaliser — having trailed 3-0 at half-time of their last Champions League […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah has hogged the headlines this season, but as Liverpool's 5-1 demolition of Brighton and Hove Albion demonstrated, he is but one component in a scintillating attacking armada. Salah took a back seat at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, contenting himself with an assist as Roberto Firmino scored twice and Philippe […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – United States Soccer Federation chief Sunil Gulati said Monday he will not seek re-election next year as the fallout from the USA's failure to qualify for the World Cup claimed another victim. Gulati told ESPN in an interview that he had decided not to enter the battle for the presidency of […]