Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez was in tears on Saturday after his goal helped Atletico Madrid clinch the Spanish Liga title, thanking the club for rescuing him. The Uruguayan, who moved to Madrid from Barcelona in August, thanked "Atletico for opening their doors to me." "I am filled with emotions," the 34-year-old Uruguayan striker told […]

Valladolid (Spain) (AFP) – Atletico Madrid won La Liga and Luis Suarez found vindication, his goal securing the 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid on Saturday that clinched his team another remarkable Spanish title. Suarez began the season crying after being forced out of Barcelona but ended it with his 21st goal of the season earning […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid won La Liga for the second time in eight years on Sunday as a 2-1 victory over Real Valladolid crowned them Spanish champions. Here, AFP looks at five matches that secured Atletico the title. Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona, November 21 Yannick Carrasco scored the winner as Atletico registered their first […]

Berlin (AFP) – Union Berlin striker Max Kruse stands by his criticism of the Europa Conference League, even after his winning goal on Saturday qualified his Bundesliga side for the play-offs of next season's new club competition. Kruse headed a last-gasp goal to seal a 2-1 win at home to Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski on Saturday broke Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old record when he bagged a 41st Bundesliga goal of the campaign seconds before the final whistle on the last weekend of the season. Mueller, 75, is suffering from severe dementia, but 'The Bomber' remains an iconic figure in German football as the Bundesliga's all-time […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski broke Gerd Mueller's 41-year-old record on Saturday by scoring his 41st goal in a single Bundesliga season. AFP Sport looks at the top-scorers in a single season in Europe's top five leagues: Premier League Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 32 goals, 2017/18 On his first season at Anfield, the […]

Brussels (AFP) – The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) announced on Saturday it was opening an investigation following Club Brugge's title celebrations, during which Dutch attacker Noa Lang sang an anti-Semitic chant. In a video circulating on social media, Lang was filmed at the Brugge title party after they clinched the title on Thursday joining supporters […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Barcelona forward Lionel Messi described the club's Copa del Rey win this season as a "turning point", but gave no indication of his own future in Catalonia in an interview published in the Argentine press on Saturday. Messi, who was allowed to skip Barcelona's final La Liga game on Saturday in […]

Brussels (AFP) – The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) announced on Saturday that it was opening an investigation following Club Brugge's title celebrations, during which Dutch player Noa Lang sang an anti-Semitic chant. In a video circulating on social networks, Lang was filmed at the Brugge title party after they clinched the title on Thursday joining […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in 41 years on Saturday after a 4-2 thrashing at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach. "At the moment it's hard to say anything," caretaker coach Thomas Schaaf, who stepped in after Florian Kohfeldt was sacked last weekend, told Sky. "We didn't manage […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski said it felt like being in a "science fiction film" as he scored his 41st Bundesliga goal of the season on Saturday to break Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old German league record for a single campaign. Lewandowski scored in the 90th minute of Bayern's 5-2 home win over Augsburg […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo remains very much a Juventus player, coach Andrea Pirlo insisted Saturday with the Portuguese star's future in doubt going into the final game of the season. Juve's Champions League hopes are no longer in their hands as they head for 11th-placed Bologna needing a win and hoping rivals Napoli and […]

London (AFP) – Brentford are just one win away from the English Premier League after a thrilling fightback enabled them to reach the Championship play-off final with a 3-1 win against 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday. Thomas Frank's side were in danger of defeat in the semi-final second leg after Arnaut Danjuma put Bournemouth 2-0 up […]

Brussels (AFP) – The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA) announced on Saturday that it was opening an investigation following Club Brugge's title celebrations, during which Dutch player Noa Lang sang an anti-Semitic chant. In a video circulating on social networks, Lang was filmed at the Brugge title party on after they clinched the title on Thursday […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Authorities in Saint Petersburg said Saturday they have taken the necessary health and safety measures ahead of co-hosting Euro 2020 matches as virus cases in the city continue to climb. Russia's second city is set to host seven matches, including a quarter-final, in June and July after the tournament was postponed […]