Berlin (AFP) – The German FA on Friday cautiously welcomed UEFA's decision to allow Munich to remain a Euro 2020 host city, amid concerns whether fans can attend games in Bavaria with Germany currently in the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. "We look forward to great Euro 2020 matches in Munich — maybe even […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – The mayor of Bordeaux told reporters on Friday that the city is in contact with two potential buyers for the famous Girondins Bordeaux football club after the shock announcement that its American owners wanted to pull the plug. American investment fund King Street said on Thursday it was divesting itself of Bordeaux because […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA on Friday dropped Dublin and Bilbao as Euro 2020 hosts over a failure to guarantee fans' attendance, with matches destined for the Irish capital switched to St Petersburg and London while Seville steps in for the Basque town. Munich was confirmed as a venue at the eleventh hour, the German city […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick on Friday said a "line had been crossed" by fans who are furious with sports director Hasan Salihamidzic over the pair's recent spat. Bayern can win a seventh title in 18 months under Flick on Saturday as a win at Mainz will confirm them as Bundesliga […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Muttasem el Taib scored to give Al Ahly Benghazi of Libya a 1-0 win over Enyimba of Nigeria Friday, and throw Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup wide open. El Taib netted his first goal of the African campaign on 40 minutes to lift Benghazi from last to second in a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Next month's German Cup final will again be held behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the German FA confirmed Friday. The final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, which is this year being switched to a Thursday, is scheduled for May 13. With Germany battling a third wave of the coronavirus, the […]

London (AFP) – US investment bank JPMorgan, which agreed to financially back the breakaway European football Super League, said Friday it had "clearly misjudged" the failed project's impact. "We clearly misjudged how this deal would be viewed by the wider football community and how it might impact them in the future. We will learn from […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers warned his Leicester players not to be distracted from their task of qualifying for the Champions League by the FA Cup final after they tightened their grip on a top-four spot. The Northern Irishman's side have a four-point advantage over fifth-placed West Ham with six matches remaining after […]

London (AFP) – Treble-chasing Manchester City face a Tottenham side desperate to end their trophy drought in the League Cup final as two members of the failed European Super League clash at Wembley on Sunday. Just seven days after the bombshell revelation that City and Tottenham were among 12 clubs plotting the breakaway Super League, […]

London (AFP) – The focus is firmly back on the race for the top four in the Premier League this weekend after the brief distraction of the ill-fated European Super League. In the chaos earlier this week it was unclear whether the clubs that had signed up to the breakaway league would even be allowed […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte compared his jittery Inter Milan team to an orchestra as they approach a first Serie A title in over a decade having endured back-to-back draws before travelling to Hellas Verona this weekend. Inter were held against Napoli and Spezia but maintain a 10-point avantage as nearest rivals AC Milan lost […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich can be crowned Bundesliga champions for the ninth successive season on Saturday with top-scorer Robert Lewandowski returning from injury and eyeing the league's all-time record of 40 goals in a single campaign. Bayern are ten points clear at the top of the league and an away win at Mainz will […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon coach Rudi Garcia will attempt to shake off his side's bitter midweek French Cup quarter-final exit to Monaco and derail the Ligue 1 title hopes of his former club Lille on Sunday. Garcia criticised referee Stephanie Frappart after Lyon had what appeared to be the opening goal disallowed in Wednesday's 2-0 […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Brazil's Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said on Thursday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games in Tokyo later this year, but admitted it would be "difficult." Neymar inspired Brazil to their first Olympic gold medal in football on home soil in 2016, ending a six-decade odyssey. "Given […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi gave up the chance for a hat-trick on Thursday as Barcelona held off a late fightback from Getafe to win 5-2 and stay in the race at the top of La Liga. Messi scored twice and could have had a third in injury-time at Camp Nou but deferred a penalty […]