Paris (AFP) – Lille's bid to win the Ligue 1 title will go to the final weekend of the season after Sunday's goalless draw with Saint-Etienne allowed Paris Saint-Germain to moved to within a point of the leaders. Reigning champions PSG strolled to a simple 4-0 win over Reims to pile the pressure on Lille, […]

Gothenburg (Sweden) (AFP) – Barcelona became the first Spanish side to win the women's Champions League with a stunning performance to thrash Chelsea 4-0 in Gothenburg on Sunday. The La Liga champions scored all four goals inside 36 minutes as a Melanie Leupolz own goal, Alexia Putellas's penalty and simple finishes from Aitana Bonmati and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane has denied already telling his players he will resign as Real Madrid coach at the end of the season. Zidane was asked again about his future after Madrid's 1-0 victory away at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, a win that keeps them two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid heading into La […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Simeone hailed Luis Suarez as "extraordinary" on Sunday after the Uruguayan scored the goal that could win Atletico Madrid La Liga, his late winner snatching a dramatic 2-1 win over Osasuna. Atletico trailed Osasuna with nine minutes to go at the Wanda Metropolitano and faced a defeat that would not just […]

London (AFP) – Goalkeeper Alisson Becker's dramatic 95th-minute goal gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday to maintain their bid to play in next season's Champions League. Tottenham were more comfortable 2-0 winners over Wolves to move into pole position for a place in the Europa League, but Everton's hopes of […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A six-match CAF Confederation Cup winning streak by Raja Casablanca ended on Sunday, but they remain on course for the semi-finals after forcing a 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates in Soweto. Vincent Pule rounded goalkeeper Anas Zniti to give the South Africans a 39th-minute lead in the quarter-final first leg at […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez scored the goal that could win Atletico Madrid La Liga when his 88th-minute winner snatched a remarkable 2-1 victory over Osasuna on Sunday after they had looked set to hand the title advantage to Real Madrid. Atletico trailed with nine minutes to go at the Wanda Metropolitano and faced a […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a 95th minute winner as the Reds beat West Brom 2-1 on Sunday to keep a place in next season's Champions League in their own hands. Jurgen Klopp's men would have needed favours from Leicester and Chelsea in their final two games of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund secured their place in the Champions League for next season as Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt scored in a 3-1 win at Mainz on Sunday. Three days after routing Leipzig 4-1 to win the German Cup final, Dortmund swept aside Mainz in the league. Guerreiro and captain Reus […]

Madrid (AFP) – After more than a year away, fans finally returned to La Liga on Sunday when small crowds were allowed into two matches in the Valencia region in the penultimate round of games. In Valencia, the Mestalla stadium opened its doors to 3,000 fans for the match against Eibar while 60 kilometres (37 […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a 95th minute winner as the Reds beat West Brom 2-1 on Sunday to keep a place in next season's Champions League in their own hands. Jurgen Klopp's men would have needed favours from Leicester and Chelsea in their final two games of the […]

London (AFP) – CrystalPalace twice came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday, with Tyrick Mitchell's first goal for the club sealing victory six minutes from time. John McGinn's third goal of the season put Villa ahead in the 17th minute at Selhurst Park when he curled a shot […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli moved third in Serie A on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Fiorentina to keep their push for a Champions League return alive. Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty but send in the rebound after 56 minutes with a Lorenzo Venti own goal 11 minutes later sealing an important win for the […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she is "utterly disgusted" at the actions of Rangers fans who were involved in violent clashes with police on Saturday. Greater Glasgow police said three officers were injured and more than 20 arrests made as supporters marched into the city centre from the club's Ibrox Stadium […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen on Sunday sacked head coach Florian Kohfeldt and replaced him with club legend Thomas Schaaf for their final league game this season after the club slipped into the bottom three of the Bundesliga. After four years in charge, Kohfeldt, 38, has been shown the door with just next Saturday's home […]