Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona "still believe" they can win La Liga, said coach Ronald Koeman on Monday following a weekend when they were held at home by leaders Atletico Madrid. Barcelona could have moved to the top of the table, but the goalless draw on Saturday left them third, two points behind Atletico and also […]

Paris (AFP) – African Footballer of the Year award winners Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah combined for a Premier League goal for the first time this season as Liverpool beat Southampton 2-0 at Anfield. Senegalese Mane nodded in a cross from Egyptian Salah to put the Reds en route to three points that kept alive […]

Prague (AFP) – Czech Republic midfielder Lukas Provod will miss Euro 2020 because of a torn knee ligament and meniscus, his club Slavia Prague said Monday. The Czechs, who have qualified for their seventh straight European Championship, face Croatia, England and Scotland in Group D. "A sports tragedy for Lukas Provod," tweeted Slavia boss Jaroslav […]

Shanghai (AFP) – China on Monday named five foreign-born players for critical World Cup qualifiers starting later this month as the world's most populous country steps up its controversial naturalisation policy. China, who have big ambitions but are perennial underachievers ranked 77th in the world, began drafting in players born overseas in 2019 in a […]

Paris (AFP) – Postponed last year because of the pandemic, Euro 2020 finally kicks off in a month's time when Italy face Turkey in Rome but the health crisis continues to cast a shadow over a tournament being held for the first time at venues all across the continent. UEFA's focus this week is on […]

London (AFP) – Former England manager Sam Allardyce has refused to commit his future to West Brom after suffering the first Premier League relegation of his career. The Baggies are the eighth club Allardyce has managed in the English top flight but Sunday's 3-1 loss at Arsenal condemned them to the drop. Allardyce's contract runs […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Lewis Morgan's late equalizer gave Inter Miami a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw against Atlanta United on Sunday, but inter were incensed at being denied a chance at a stoppage time penalty for the victory. Gonzalo Higuain fired a perfect cross in from the left to Victor Ulloa, who appeared to […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar was on target the day after signing his contract extension but Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw at Rennes on Sunday that leaves Lille a step closer to a remarkable Ligue 1 title triumph. PSG led at half-time after Neymar converted a controversial penalty award, but they were pegged […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's 94th-minute equaliser salvaged a dramatic 2-2 draw against Sevilla on Sunday as an extraordinary penalty decision swung La Liga's title race back in Atletico Madrid's favour. Zinedine Zidane's side had levelled through Marco Asensio midway through the second half and thought they had a penalty when Karim Benzema was brought […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan pushed Juventus out of the Serie A top four with a 3-0 win in Turin on Sunday which increases their hopes of Champions League football for the first time since 2014. Brahim Diaz put Milan ahead just before the break with Anton Rebic and Fikayo Tomori adding two more in […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Namibian forward Peter Shalulile and Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene were key figures as Mamelodi Sundowns won 1-0 at TS Galaxy on Sunday to lead the South African Premiership by seven points. Shalulile became the leading scorer in all domestic competitions this season with 15 goals after scoring the winner on 17 minutes […]

Berlin (AFP) – Australian midfielder Ajdin Hrustic scored a bizarre late equaliser on Sunday to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 1-1 draw with local rivals Mainz and prevent their Champions League hopes suffering a worse blow. Hrustic managed to lob Mainz goalkeeper Robin Zentner while lying on the floor to score his first ever Bundesliga goal. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka will be ruled out for the rest of the season and could miss the start of Euro 2020 after picking up a thigh injury, German media reported Sunday. Goretzka played just 10 minutes after coming on during Bayern's 6-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday before going […]

Paris (AFP) – A first senior goal for Belgian youngster Eliot Matazo gave Monaco a 1-0 win at Reims on Sunday that kept the principality club on course for a top-three finish in Ligue 1 and a return to the Champions League next season. Teenager Matazo, who was signed from Anderlecht aged 16 in 2018, […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his team's "resilience" after they put Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations on hold by coming from behind to win 3-1 away to Aston Villa on Sunday. Defeat for United in the first of a run of three games in five days would […]