Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's German international defender Mats Hummels is out of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final home clash with Real Madrid after injuring his ankle in training. Hummels, who suffered a tear to the ligament in his right ankle on Sunday and faces a race to be fit for the return leg in Madrid […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Youth will be showcased on Tuesday when the talent factories of Borussia Dortmund and Monaco square off in the Champions League quarter-finals. Both clubs pride themselves on the business model of recruiting raw, young talent to nurture into superstars. The first-leg quarter-final at Borussia's Signal Park Iduna sees Monaco, whose squad […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha said there was a lot of hard work ahead after his side cut the gap to second-place Aberdeen with a 3-0 win at Pittodrie. Three late goals in four second-half minutes on Sunday saw Rangers close to within nine points of the Dons with six games remaining in […]

Barcelona (AFP) – The shocking testimony of previously unheard of Mauritian forward Cheikh Saad rocked Spanish football this week with fears that match-fixing is running wild in the country's lower divisions. "Sport's big problem is not doping, but the fixing of matches linked to illegal betting patterns," says Jose Luis Perez Trivino, a legal expert on […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has made the first move to heal his strained relationship with England defender Luke Shaw. Shaw's future has been cast into doubt following public criticism from the Portuguese, after he questioned the commitment of the 21-year-old, who was signed by previous boss Louis van Gaal from Southampton in 2014. […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton manager Ronald Koeman has warned midfielder Ross Barkley that he will be sold if he refuses to sign a new contract. The England international’s current deal runs out at the end of next season, with no new agreement yet in place. Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal have all […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Laid-back Xabi Alonso's present and past collide on Wednesday when current employers Bayern Munich host his ex-club Real Madrid in a mouthwatering battle of the Champions League giants. Bayern play Real at Munich's Allianz Arena in a plum first-leg clash with the return on April 18 — Alonso's last appearance at […]

Milan (AFP) – Dani Alves is known for standing up for his beliefs, and Juventus will expect nothing less from their "champion" right-back when they host his former club Barcelona in a must-win Champions League quarter-final. A month after spectacularly overturning a 4-0 first-leg defeat to Paris Saint-Germain to prevail 6-5 on aggregate, Barcelona's Euro […]

Paris (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti led Real Madrid to Champions League glory in 2014 and now he is hoping to dump the holders out of this season's quarter-finals as coach of Bayern Munich. The two giants are familiar foes and they meet for the 23rd time — a record in European competition — at the […]

Milan (AFP) – Jose Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne, with a brace, struck in either half as Napoli took control of their Champions League destiny with a confident 3-0 win at Lazio on Sunday. Still smarting from their Italian Cup exit at the hands of Juventus in midweek, Napoli travelled to the Stadio Olimpico knowing another […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani scored two goals and set up another as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 4-0 win over Guingamp on Sunday to maintain their pursuit of Monaco in the French title race. After a goalless first half at the Parc des Princes, Angel Di Maria gave PSG the lead in the 56th […]

Berlin (AFP) – Swiss winger Valentin Stocker had a hand in both goals as Hertha Berlin ended their three-match losing streak with a 2-0 Bundesliga win over Augsburg on Sunday. Hertha climb back up to fifth after victory at Berlin's sun-drenched Olympic Stadium to keep their European hopes alive following straight defeats to Cologne, Moenchengladbach […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice for Everton in a 4-2 victory on Sunday as Craig Shakespeare suffered defeat for the first time since becoming Leicester City manager. Shakespeare had won all of his first six matches in charge, five of them in the Premier League, since replacing the sacked Claudio Ranieri in February. […]

Milan (AFP) – Diego Falcinelli hit a dramatic first-half brace to dent Inter Milan's hopes of European football as Crotone launched their Serie A survival bid with a gutsy 2-1 home win Sunday. A week after a 2-1 home defeat to Sampdoria extinguished any realistic hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, Inter's chances of […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal can still enjoy an uplifting finale to their traumatic season if they maintain a unified front starting at Crystal Palace on Monday. Wenger has been under siege like never before in recent weeks as angry Arsenal fans demand the Gunners boss be forced to step down after yet […]