Milan (AFP) – With thousands of fans celebrating outside the San Siro stadium and a guard of honour onto the pitch, Inter Milan celebrated their first Serie A title in 11 years at home on Saturday with a 5-1 goalfest over Sampdoria. The match took place behind closed doors because of coronavirus restrictions but thousands […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga for the ninth straight season on Saturday. Here, AFP Sport looks at five key players who helped maintain their grip on the German top flight: Robert Lewandowski FIFA's best male player of 2020 has again been deadly in front of goal this season, netting 39 of Bayern's […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea forced Manchester City to put their Premier League title party on hold on Saturday, winning 2-1 to boost their own chances of a top-four finish in a dress rehearsal for the Champions League final. Raheem Sterling gave the home side the lead at the empty Etihad Stadium just before half-time but […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund are facing a wait to see if Erling Braut Haaland can shake off a leg injury to be fit for Thursday's German Cup final. Haaland has scored 37 goals in 38 games in all competitions this season, but sat out Saturday's 3-2 Bundesliga win over second-placed RB Leipzig. Haaland […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon moved into the Champions League places and kept their slim Ligue 1 title hopes alive on Saturday as midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored twice in a 4-1 victory over Lorient. Rudi Garcia's men edged two points ahead of Monaco, who visit Reims on Sunday, in the race to finish third. Lyon can […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich already have their eyes on a decade of Bundesliga dominance after winning the league for the ninth successive season Saturday, thanks to Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 win over second-placed RB Leipzig. England winger Jadon Sancho netted twice in Dortmund's home victory which crowned Bayern as champions without kicking a ball […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich were handed the Bundesliga champions for the ninth straight season Saturday, thanks to Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 win over second-placed RB Leipig. England winger Jadon Sancho netted twice in Dortmund's home win which crowned Bayern as champions without kicking a ball before their home game against Borussia Moenchengladbach later on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona and Atletico Madrid knew victory could fire them towards the La Liga title but a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou on Saturday handed Real Madrid the chance to move top of the table. Zinedine Zidane's side know four wins from their last four games will be enough to retain their La […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Hansi Flick landed a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title for Bayern Munich on Saturday, but his youthful replacement Julian Nagelsmann has already been warned what to expect as head coach of next season's new-look squad. Bayern secured the Bundesliga title before they even kicked a ball on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 win […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich were confirmed as Bundesliga champions for the ninth straight season Saturday after Borussia Dortmund beat second-placed RB Leipzig 3-2. England winger Jadon Sancho netted twice in Dortmund's home win, a result that meant Bayern become champions without kicking a ball before their home game against Borussia Moenchengladbach later on […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City can wrap up a third Premier League title in four years if they beat Chelsea on Saturday, emphatically underlining their status as the dominant force in English football. Pep Guardiola's men kick off the dress rehearsal for the Champions League final at an empty Etihad Stadium at 1630 GMT, seeking […]

Milan (AFP) – Victor Osimhen scored twice as Napoli beat Spezia 4-1 to move second in Serie A on Saturday to keep in the chase for a return to Champions League football next season. Piotr Zielinski had opened the scoring after a quarter of an hour against the Ligurian side with Osimhen getting two more […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar has signed a contract extension that will see him stay at Paris Saint-Germain until the end of the 2024-2025 season, the French champions announced on Saturday. The Brazil attacker said he had "grown as a person, as a human being" since joining the club in 2017 from Barcelona for 222 million […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leeds beat managerless Tottenham 3-1 on Saturday to put a huge dent in Spurs' ambitions of securing a coveted Premier League top-four spot. Son Heung-min cancelled out Stuart Dallas's early goal for Leeds midway the first half but Patrick Bamford restored the home side's lead shortly before the break and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday Eden Hazard had apologised to him, the players and the club for laughing with Chelsea players after Real Madrid's Champions League exit earlier this week. Hazard joked with Chelsea's Kurt Zouma and Edouard Mendy after the full-time whistle on Wednesday at Stamford Bridge, where Madrid had lost […]