Milan (AFP) – Ten-man Atalanta missed the chance to move second in Serie A on Thursday with a 1-1 draw against Roma. But Napoli thrashed Champions League rivals Lazio 5-2 to boost their hopes of a return to elite European football next season. Bryan Cristante rifled in a long-distance equaliser to rescue a point for […]

London (AFP) – A wholesale review of the way English football is run that was ordered after the European Super League debacle will consider creating a new regulator and changing the "fit and proper person test" for owners. It will also examine how to give fans a greater say in how their clubs are run […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy ended his two-month goal drought as Leicester blitzed West Brom 3-0 on Thursday to strengthen their grip on a Premier League top-four place and snuff out the Baggies' revival. Brendan Rodgers' men were wobbling after losing their previous two top-flight matches but produced a dazzling attacking display against […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester blitzed West Brom 3-0 on Thursday to strengthen their grip on a Premier League top-four place and snuff out the Baggies' revival. Brendan Rodgers' men were wobbling after losing their previous two top-flight matches but produced a dazzling attacking display against the insipid visitors at the King Power Stadium. […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the 'Benjamin Button' of Serie A, has extended his contract with AC Milan until 2022 which will take him past his 40th birthday, the Serie A club announced Thursday. The Sweden striker, who turns 40 in October, has been credited with transforming Milan into title contenders again since his return […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has extended his contract with AC Milan until 2022 which will take him past his 40th birthday, the Serie A club announced Thursday. The Sweden striker, who turns 40 in October, has been credited with turning Milan into title contenders again since his return to the club in January last […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona joined Real Madrid in clinging desperately to the wreckage of their doomed Super League project on Thursday as the breakaway tournament's 12 founders faced mounting calls for reprisals. European governing body UEFA will meet on Friday where they could opt for punishment or peace with the clubs who were forced into […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid made it back-to-back wins on Thursday for the first time since January by beating Huesca 2-0 to reclaim their place at the top of La Liga. Angel Correa and Yannick Carrasco secured a morale-boosting victory at the Wanda Metropolitano after a controversial few days for Atletico. Atletico are the only […]

Milan (AFP) – Bryan Cristante rifled in a long-distance equaliser to rescue a point for Roma in a 1-1 home draw with Atalanta on Thursday, as both teams finished with 10 men. The visitors had dominated taking the lead after 25 minutes through Ruslan Malinovskiy in the Stadio Olimpico. But the Bergamo side played the […]

Miami (AFP) – Nine stadiums across the United States, six of them in Texas, were named Thursday as host venues for the Gold Cup football tournament by North American regional governing body CONCACAF. Defending champion Mexico, who edged the United States 1-0 for the 2019 crown in the most recent edition of the biennial showdown, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona said on Thursday it would have been an "historical error" to turn down the chance to join the European Super League (ESL), with the club deciding to remain part of the project for now. In an unapologetic statement, Barca said it would carry out an "in-depth analysis" of the breakaway competition […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA meets on Friday with revenge on some members' minds following the attempted Super League breakaway, while the fate of some Euro host cities is also on the agenda. In the space of 48 emotional hours, between Sunday evening and Tuesday evening, European football's governing body, aided by fans and politicians, quelled […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League's annual turnover dropped by nine per cent in the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, accounts for 2019/20 showed on Thursday. The figures, which cover the period up until the end of July 2020, give a glimpse of the economic damage suffered by football as a result of the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich on Thursday told fans to rein in their "personal attacks" onsports director Hasan Salihamidzic amid his feud with head coach Hansi Flick, who wants to leave at the end of the season. A win at Mainz on Saturday will guarantee Bayern a ninth straight Bundesliga title, but tensions are simmering […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona president Joan Laporta described the European Super League as a "necessity" on Thursday but said the final decision would be given to the club's members. Barca, Real Madrid and Juventus are the only clubs yet to withdraw officially from the breakaway competition, which lasted just 48 hours before the project imploded. […]