Berlin (AFP) – American coach Jesse Marsch will take over as head trainer of RB Leipzig in July, the Bundesliga club said Thursday, confirming the Red Bull Salzburg boss as successor to Bayern Munich-bound Julian Nagelsmann. "With Jesse Marsch, we have been able to hire our ideal candidate and fill the most important sporting position […]

Shanghai (AFP) – The team bus of Liaoning Hongyun will be auctioned to help pay its former players, but it will take much more than that to raise the $850,000 that Jacob Mulenga says he is owed. The Zambian striker is not the only player trying to claw back unpaid wages from Chinese football clubs […]

London (AFP) – After 10 years of trying and billions spent to make it possible, Manchester City are closer to winning the Champions League than they have ever been. A come-from-behind 2-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday has put Pep Guardiola's side in sight of the final. The threat posed by PSG's star […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's best results this season have come away from home and coach Mauricio Pochettino remains optimistic they can reach the Champions League final despite throwing away the lead to lose 2-1 at home to Manchester City in the semi-final first leg on Wednesday. PSG held a deserved half-time lead at the […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola told his players to believe in their ability to complete the job against Paris Saint-Germain next week and reach the club's first ever Champions League final. Guardiola's men came from behind to beat the French champions 2-1 in the Parc des Princes on Wednesday to take a […]

Paris (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez's free-kick 19 minutes from time took Manchester City within touching distance of a first ever Champions League final as they came from behind to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. PSG captain Marquinhos headed the hosts into an early lead, but City composed themselves after […]

Paris (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez curled in a free-kick as a much-improved second half performance saw Manchester City come from behind to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the first leg of their blockbuster Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. Marquinhos had powered in a header to give PSG an early lead and the deserved advantage at […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Zambian Augustine Mulenga opened the scoring as AmaZulu hammered Cape Town City 5-1 Wednesday to move within one point of leaders Mamelodi Sundowns in a thrilling South African Premiership title race. While AmaZulu went on a scoring spree in Cape Town, off-form defending champions Sundowns were held 0-0 at home by third-placed […]

New York (AFP) – Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek says he wants to bring back the "glory" to Arsenal as he plans to test the resolve of the club's American billionaire owner Stan Kroenke with a takeover bid. Kroenke, through his Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (KSE) business, has been the Gunners' majority shareholder for a decade […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Wednesday tried to placate angry fans of Europa League semi-final opponents Roma, who have accused the Manchester United boss of disrespecting their club. Comments made by Solskjaer after the quarter-final triumph against Granada have angered some Giallorossi supporters, who have put up posters of the Norwegian near the […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane has reiterated his desire to win trophies following a "disappointing season" for Tottenham even as he continues to plunder goals for the club. Sunday's loss to Manchester City in the League Cup final followed defeat in the 2015 League Cup final and the 2019 Champions League final, while Premier League […]

Jiangyin (China) (AFP) – Slaven Bilic saw his side concede a goal after 45 seconds Wednesday as the former West Brom and West Ham manager lost for a second time in as many games in China with defeat to Marko Arnautovic's Shanghai Port. In front of nearly 5,000 fans, many without masks, Bilic's Beijing Guoan […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid might not reach the Champions League final but Karim Benzema has given them a chance, his genius against Chelsea the embodiment of a team that still never knows when it is beaten. Benzema's thunderbolt volley gives Madrid parity at the end of a first leg that could have been won […]

London (AFP) – Wales manager and former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs on Wednesday denied charges of assaulting two women and controlling or coercive behaviour as he appeared in court. Giggs pleaded not guilty to an allegation he was violent and engaged in behaviour towards his ex-girlfriend including isolation, belittling, humiliation, harassment, degradation and abuse […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said Wednesday he hopes a strong statement from the club's owners underlining their commitment to the club will end speculation over a potential takeover bid from Spotify founder Daniel Ek. Swedish billionaire Ek last week sent a tweet saying he would be interested in buying the Premier League […]