Berlin (AFP) – Football fans in Germany will return to stadiums for the first time since October on Saturday after Berlin authorities agreed to lift Covid curbs for 2,000 people to attend Union Berlin's final game of the Bundesliga season against RB Leipzig. "Union Berlin made an application, and we have decided in consultation with […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic named a 26-man squad for Euro 2020 on Monday, comprising players who won silver at the 2018 World Cup and their younger peers and led by veteran Luka Modric. "Our latest results were not the best, but I'm an optimist. Our first goal is to get out of […]

Paris (AFP) – Egypt's Mohamed Salah goes into the final two rounds of the Premier League season as joint top scorer with Harry Kane on 22 goals in the Golden Boot race. Both scored at the weekend with Salah equalising for Liverpool in their dramatic 2-1 stoppage-time victory at West Bromwich Albion. Nigerian Simy became […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel encouraged his Chelsea players not to waste the success of his first few months in charge at Stamford Bridge in the final week of the Premier League season ahead of a FA Cup final rematch against Leicester on Tuesday. Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by the Foxes at Wembley on Saturday […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes Manchester United fans will ditch their protests against club owners, the Glazer family, and cheer on the team when supporters return to Old Trafford for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday. United's last three home games have featured fans protesting against the Glazers after […]

Berlin (AFP) – German international goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen announced Monday that he is to undergo an operation on his right knee that will rule him out of Euro 2020. "I have decided together with the medical team of the club (Barcelona) that I will do a complementary intervention on my knee. I'm sad that […]

London (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers says his Leicester players are ready to seize the opportunity of rounding off a wonderful season by qualifying for the Champions League to add to Saturday's FA Cup triumph. The Foxes face an instant re-match with Chelsea after edging the Blues 1-0 at Wembley to give the club its first […]

London (AFP) – A number of high-profile former players, led by former Manchester United captain Gary Neville, have launched a parliamentary petition calling for an independent regulator in English football. The call for action came in an open letter from Neville, signed by the likes of Jamie Carragher, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Lineker, as well […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers condemned the behaviour of fans involved in violent clashes with police for damaging the club's reputation as celebrations of their Scottish Premiership title turned nasty. Steven Gerrard's men won the title over two months ago, but completed an unbeaten season with a 4-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday. Thousands of fans […]

Brussels (AFP) – Belgium coach Roberto Martinez on Monday named a 26-strong squad for Euro 2020 including Axel Witsel but without Marouane Fellaini. Witsel underwent an operation on his achilles tendon in January and resumed running just a few days ago, leaving his availability for the June 11-July 11 tournament in doubt. "With a squad […]

Berlin (AFP) – Departing German FA president (DFB) Fritz Keller said the association "must change" on Monday as he officially resigned over comments he made comparing his deputy to a notorious Nazi-era judge. "I am giving up my position as president so the DFB can make a far-reaching and necessary new start," said Keller in […]

London (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti says Everton "are going to change next season", beginning with turning round their dreadful home form having lost nine times at Goodison Park this term. Sunday's 1-0 defeat by bottom-placed Sheffield United summed up their home woes which all but ended their hopes of qualifying for European competition next season. […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina is ready to host the Copa America, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed Sunday, despite the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed more than 70,000 people in his country. The tournament is due to kick off on June 13 even as the coronavirus is ravaging the continent and despite the […]

Paris (AFP) – After Alisson Becker headed in a 94th minute winner for Liverpool against West Brom on Sunday his manager Jurgen Klopp declared: "It's the best goal I've ever seen scored by a goalkeeper!" Becker has some competition for that prize. Plenty of goalkeepers have scored with a spectacular punt from their own penalty […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan complicated their passage to the Champions League with a goalless draw at home against Cagliari in the San Siro on Sunday. Stefano Pioli's side could have sealed a return to elite European football for the first time since the 2013-2014 season with a win over the Sardinians. But with star […]