Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig's sporting director Markus Kroesche will leave the club at the end of the season, the German Bundesliga side announced on Monday. There has been intense speculation about the future of Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann in recent days, with Kicker reporting he has asked the club to terminate his contract so […]

Paris (AFP) – The Spanish title is Barcelona's to lose, while Bayern Munich will have to wait at least another week to wrap up the Bundesliga and Lille took another huge step towards becoming French champions. AFP Sport rounds up some of the main talking points from across the continent: – Advantage Barcelona in La […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Monday hit back at calls for his club to be banned from the Champions League for their part in the failed European Super League proposals, saying the suggestion was "absurd". The Spanish giants were one of 12 major European clubs to launch the ill-fated Super League […]

London (AFP) – Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer were on Monday named as the first players inducted into the official Premier League Hall of Fame in recognition of a combined 435 goals and seven Golden Boot awards. Arsenal's all-time top scorer Henry won two Premier League titles under Arsene Wenger and was part of the […]

London (AFP) – The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week's Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved — Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea — among the breakaway 12 that shook European football. Paris Saint-Germain did not sign up to the proposals, which crumbled within 48 hours […]

Madrid (AFP) – "I'll try," said Eden Hazard when asked in his first press conference at Real Madrid if he could now become the best player in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the immovable duo but still, the suggestion was not that Hazard settle for third, a position he had already come […]

London (AFP) – The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week's Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved — Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea — among the breakaway 12 that shook European football. Paris Saint-Germain did not sign up to the proposals, which crumbled within 48 hours […]

Doha (AFP) – The Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City on Wednesday is as much a clash of footballing titans as a proxy battle between competing Gulf nations and visions for European football's future. It is the first encounter between Qatar-owned PSG and Emirati-backed Man City since the United Arab Emirates and a coalition […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are in talks with RB Leipzig to tempt Julian Nagelsmann to take over as coach from Hansi Flick next season, but German media claimed Sunday it could cost them 30 million euros. According to Bild, Leipzig will demand such a sum to release the highly-regarded Nagelsmann as his current contract […]

Milan (AFP) – Matteo Darmian scored the only goal to push Inter Milan to the brink of the Serie A title with a 1-0 win over Hellas Verona on Sunday with coach Antonio Conte hailing the victory as worth "nine points". Achraf Hakimi set up Darmian to grab the winner on 76 minutes at the […]

Paris (AFP) – Burak Yilmaz scored twice and set up another as Lille staged a brilliant comeback to claim a thrilling 3-2 victory at title rivals Lyon on Sunday and reclaim top spot in Ligue 1 from reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain. The away side trailed by two goals shortly before half-time, but Yilmaz inspired an […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's title hopes suffered a setback on Sunday as a shock defeat away at Athletic Bilbao handed Barcelona the upper-hand in a thrilling race at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid's draw with Real Betis on Saturday gave Atletico the chance to pull further clear but instead they end the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United drew 0-0 with Leeds on Sunday to stay on track for a second-place finish in the Premier League as Burnley took a giant step towards safety. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are virtually assured of a top-four finish, leading fifth-placed West Ham by 12 points with five games left but both […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla and Granada were made to come back out and play another minute on Sunday, after referee Ricardo de Burgos admitted he blew too early for full-time in a bizarre end to the match in La Liga. The controversial u-turn proved insignificant to the result as Sevilla saw out their 2-1 victory […]

Milan (AFP) – Chris Smalling's return after over a month out injured could not prevent Roma suffering their third straight league loss with a 3-2 defeat at Cagliari ahead of next week's Europa League semi-final, first leg at Manchester United. Ex-Man United defender Smalling's return from a knee injury was the only positive note for […]