Paris (AFP) – Leonardo Jardim's Monaco hold the edge over Paris Saint-Germain in the French title race, but the reigning champions haven't given up hope of landing a third successive sweep of the domestic trophies. PSG thrashed Monaco 4-1 at the start of April to retain the French League Cup, and with the principality club […]

London (AFP) – Hugo Lloris insists Tottenham still believe they can win the Premier League despite the shattering blow of their FA Cup semi-final defeat against title rivals Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino's side left Wembley broken hearted on Saturday after dominating for long periods before conceding two late goals in a dramatic 4-2 loss. The psychological […]

London (AFP) – Laurent Koscielny believes Arsenal's defensive rethink can help drive Arsene Wenger's side to a top-four finish in the Premier League. The Gunners will face reigning champions Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday buoyed by their FA Cup semi-final success against Manchester City that set up a Wembley final with Chelsea. […]

Milan (AFP) – A slick second-half brace from Mohamed Salah sealed a 4-1 Roma romp at Pescara that virtually sent the Serie A strugglers back to Italy's second division on Monday. Roma's 24th win of the campaign helped close the gap on leaders Juventus to eight points, although the Turin giants remain firmly on course […]

London (AFP) – Rafael Benitez succeeded in his gamble of staying on as manager as he steered Newcastle United straight back up to the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Preston on Monday. The former Liverpool and Real Madrid boss stayed on after they were relegated to the Championship at the end of last […]

Doha (AFP) – Saudi giants Al Hilal progressed to the knockout phase of the AFC Champions League but Qatar's Al Rayyan must wait after suffering one of their worst drubbings in recent memory on Monday. Al Hilal picked up a valuable point following a goalless draw against Iran's Persepolis that secured them a top two […]

Milan (AFP) – Roma are hoping to benefit from "one of the best minds in world football" after appointing former Sevilla goalkeeper Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo, known as Monchi, as the club's new sporting director on Monday. "On behalf of myself and the entire AS Roma team, we welcome Monchi to our family and look forward […]

London (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey wants Arsenal to win the FA Cup for manager Arsene Wenger as the Gunners try to end a turbulent season with some silverware. Arsenal will play London rivals Chelsea in next month's Wembley final after coming from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 in a controversial last-four clash at the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi on Monday hailed Barcelona's dramatic 3-2 Clasico victory over arch-rivals Real Madrid as an "important step" in the race for the La Liga title. Messi's last-gasp goal marked his 500th for Barcelona and blew the La Liga title race wide open at Real Madrid on Sunday. Victory takes Barca top […]

Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – Thick black fumes from smoke bombs engulfed stands at PSV Eindhoven's crunch home game against Ajax, interrupting the match and leaving several fans with breathing and eye problems. Dozens of people scattered to take refuge as black smoke billowed through the Philips Stadion, forcing the referee to suspend play five minutes […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard believes to win the Premier League title his side need to win five of their remaining six games beginning with Southampton on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Belgian and his teammates will have to refocus after the delight of beating main title rivals Tottenham 4-2 in their FA Cup semi-final […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted his side will not let the Champions League 'slip through their fingers' again without a fight despite a potentially costly 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. Liverpool old-boy Christian Benteke scored twice for Palace to leave Liverpool in third but just two points clear of fourth-placed […]

London (AFP) – Eden Hazard says Chelsea's impressive FA Cup semi-final victory over Tottenham Hotspur has restored belief they can resist Mauricio Pochettino's side in the race for the Premier League title. Chelsea's 2-0 loss at Manchester United allowed Tottenham to trim their lead at the league summit to four points and Saturday's clash at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel's Borussia Dortmund hope to add to Bayern Munich's recent woes in Wednesday's crunch German Cup semi-final to end Carlo Ancelotti's bid for the domestic double. Both Bayern and Dortmund had their Champions League campaigns ended last week by Real Madrid and Monaco respectively in the quarter-finals, but they meet at […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admitted it will be "really hard" for veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to recover from his season-ending knee ligament injury. The Manchester United manager was talking after his side had recorded an impressive 2-0 victory at Burnley just three days after Ibrahimovic and defender Marcos Rojo suffered knee injuries […]