Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona have signed Sergio Aguero on a deal until 2023, the Catalan giants announced on Monday. In a statement, Barca said that Aguero, who arrives after a decade at Manchester City, has a buy-out clause "set at 100 million euros ($122 million)." Aguero's signing for Barca comes two days after he missed […]

London (AFP) – Wales defender James Lawrence has pulled out of his country's Euro 2020 squad due to injury, with Luton's Tom Lockyer called up to replace the St Pauli centre-back. Lawrence was included in Wales' 26-man European Championship squad on Sunday. However, scans on the unspecified injury showed Lawrence would not be ready for […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane resigned as Real Madrid manager because he felt the Spanish club no longer had any confidence in him, he wrote in an open letter on Monday. "I'm leaving because I feel the club no longer has the faith in me I need, and doesn't offer me the support to build […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Several World Cup football qualifiers scheduled to be played in China were moved to Dubai on Monday over coronavirus infections in the Syria and Maldives teams, the Chinese Football Association said. Seven Group A fixtures involving China, Syria, Maldives, the Philippines and Guam are affected, playing further havoc with the already heavily […]

Asuncion (AFP) – Argentina's hosting of the Copa America football tournament has been suspended "in view of the current circumstances," CONMEBOL said on Sunday, as the country endures a record coronavirus surge. The South American football body, which last week stripped Colombia of co-hosting duties over deadly unrest, said it was considering other offers to […]

London (AFP) – Kenny Dougall became the first Australian to score in a club game at Wembley as his double in Sunday's 2-1 win over Lincoln in the League One play-off final sent Blackpool back to the Championship for the first time since 2015. The 28-year-old defensive midfielder's goals either side of half-time completed a […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Orlando Pirates' hopes of playing in the CAF Champions League next season suffered a severe setback on Sunday when they lost 1-0 away to TS Galaxy in the South African Premiership. The only goal came inside three minutes in northeastern city Mbombela when a looping header from Masilake Phohlongo beat goalkeeper Siyabonga […]

London (AFP) – Kieran Trippier approaches the European championships in a far better frame of mind having won La Liga with Atletico Madrid than earlier in the season as he served a 10-week ban for betting breaches. The 30-year-old right-back says his renaissance is down to his club manager Diego Simeone who he believes bears […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea fan Jack Ambler will recall the Champions League win over Manchester City in more ways than one as his £450 ($638) ticket went to waste and he watched it with a Portuguese couple. The 27-year-old travelled to Porto for the final with three friends. However, while they made it to the […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne is a major doubt for Belgium's Euro 2020 campaign after suffering two facial fractures in Manchester City's Champions League final defeat to Chelsea on Saturday. De Bruyne was helped off the field in tears after colliding with Antonio Rudiger on the hour mark in Porto. The midfielder's left […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – While Manchester City had been building towards what they thought was their moment in the Champions League for five years under Pep Guardiola, Chelsea showed with their victory in Saturday's final in Porto what can be achieved in just four months. That is how long has elapsed since Thomas Tuchel became […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea fans piled into the streets surrounding the Stamford Bridge ground of the new kings of European football following their 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday in Portugal. Some lit flares as they sang and cheered the club's triumph earned thanks to Kai Havertz's first-half goal […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – After a decade of trying, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's wait to win the Champions League goes on after Chelsea emerged 1-0 victors from an all-English final in Porto. City finished 19 points ahead of Chelsea in romping to this season's Premier League title, but their old demons in Europe reappeared […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – German forward Kai Havertz said he had "worked 15 years" for the moment when he scored the goal that won the Champions League for Chelsea against Manchester City on Saturday. Havertz's 42nd minute strike — his first goal for the club in the Champions League — gave Chelsea their second European […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said he had sensed before the Champions League final that his side would win on Saturday. Tuchel guided Paris Saint-Germain to last season's Champions League final which they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. PSG sacked the German in December but he was almost immediately hired by Chelsea […]