Milan (AFP) – Andrea Pirlo's Juventus missed Cristiano Ronaldo's "killer instinct" as the Italian champions fell to their first league defeat in two decades to Atalanta on Sunday. Ruslan Malinovskyi struck late as Atalanta won 1-0 to move third in Serie A with the Portugal attacker injured. Atalanta are two points behind second-placed AC Milan […]

Geneva (AFP) – Young Boys sealed a fourth consecutive Swiss Super League title with seven matches remaining in the season after a 3-0 home win over Lugano on Sunday. The Bern side also booked a spot in next season's Champions League second qualifying round. Cameroon forward Jean-Pierre Nsame scored a hat-trick at the Wankdorf Stadium. Victory […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United moved within eight points of Premier League leaders Manchester City as Mason Greenwood's double inspired a 3-1 win over Burnley, while Eddie Nketiah's last-gasp goal gave Arsenal a 1-1 draw against struggling Fulham on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are unlikely to catch City, but Greenwood's late winner puts a […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA and English, Spanish and Italian football authorities announced on Sunday that any clubs who take part in a so-called European Super League would be banned from all other domestic and continental competitions. European football's governing body said it had learned that some English, Spanish and Italian clubs might announce a breakaway […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid put their La Liga title challenge back on track by thrashing Eibar 5-0 on Sunday to go four points clear at the top of the table. Four wins in 11 league games had seen Atletico's 10-point advantage in February reduced to one before this weekend, with Real Madrid and Barcelona […]

Milan (AFP) – Ruslan Malinovskyi struck late as Atalanta won 1-0 to claim their first league victory over Juventus in two decades and move third in Serie A at the expense of the Italian champions on Sunday. Atalanta are two points behind second-placed AC Milan who beat Genoa 2-1 thanks to an own-goal from Gianluca […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland ended his mini goal drought with a double on Sunday as Borussia Dortmund fought back to floor Werder Bremen 4-1 in the Bundesliga and boost their bid to reach next season's Champions League. Having failed to score in seven games over the last four weeks for Dortmund and […]

Lyon (AFP) – US forward Catarina Macario said Lyon's elimination from the Women's Champions League after Sunday's 2-1 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain was down to the recent bout of coronavirus in the squad. PSG ended the holders' five-year unbeaten run in the tournament to reach the semi-finals on away goals. The original last eight […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA and English, Spanish and Italian football authorities announced on Sunday that any clubs who take part in a so-called European Super League would be banned from all other domestic and continental competitions. European football's governing body said it had learned that some English, Spanish and Italian clubs might announce a breakaway […]

London (AFP) – Eddie Nketiah delivered a hammer blow to Fulham's bid for Premier League survival as the Arsenal striker's last-gasp goal rescued a 1-1 draw at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side were seconds away from a first ever home defeat against Fulham as they laboured to find a response to Josh […]

Lyon (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain ended Lyon's five-year unbeaten run in the Women's Champions League with Sunday's 2-1 win to reach the semi-finals on away goals. Hosts Lyon have won the title each year since 2016 and the fixture had been moved after they had registered numerous cases of Covid-19 in their squad. The holders […]

Milan (AFP) – Genoa's Gianluca Scamacca turned into his own net to hand AC Milan a 2-1 win on Sunday, their first in over two months at the San Siro. Scamacca's 68th-minute own goal put second-placed Milan eight points behind city rivals Inter, who travel to Napoli later on Sunday, and kept them on course […]

Milan (AFP) – Genoa's Gianluca Scamacca turned into his own net to hand AC Milan a 2-1 win on Sunday, their first in over two months at the San Siro. Scamacca's 68th-minute own goal put second-placed Milan eight points behind city rivals Inter, who travel to Napoli later on Sunday, and kept them on course […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann is top of the German media's list of contenders to become the next head coach of Bayern Munich while the club said Sunday it "disapproves" of Hansi Flick's bombshell announcement that he wants to leave the club world champions. Despite steering Bayern to the treble by winning the Champions League […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauro Icardi dragged Paris Saint-Germain to within one point of Ligue 1 leaders Lille on Sunday with the last-gasp winner in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Saint-Etienne. The reigning champions closed the gap on Lille, who could only draw 1-1 with Montpellier on Friday, thanks to Icardi's 95th minute header which saved […]