London (AFP) – Adama Traore grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Wolves beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage on Friday to send the Londoners closer to relegation from the Premier League. In added time, Traore ran down the right before firing home to secure his side's first victory since mid-February. Wolves striker Willian Jose had earlier […]

Paris (AFP) – Lille climbed six points clear of title rivals Paris Saint-Germain in France's Ligue 1 on Friday with a tight 2-0 win at Metz. They now lead the French top flight with 69 points from 32 games while PSG have 63, Monaco 62 and Lyon 61 ahead of their catch up games this […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Star Amir Sayoud scored as Algerian outfit Chabab Belouizdad secured a first CAF Champions League quarter-finals appearance Friday — 51 years after debuting in the marquee African club competition. The Algiers side upset Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 in Pretoria through first-half goals from Sayoud and Ahmed Gasmi to finish runners-up behind the […]

Milan (AFP) – Former World Cup winner Daniele De Rossi, now a member of Italy's coaching staff, has been hospitalised in Rome with Covid-19, according to multiple media reports on Friday. The 37-year-old former Roma captain was one of four members of Italy's staff who were infected during recent 2022 World Cup qualifiers, in an […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe is not distracted by rumours of a possible move to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted on Friday. The France World Cup-winning superstar has long been linked with an eventual move to Madrid, who courted him as a teenager before he signed for first club Monaco. His current […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Eight of the 12 host cities for this year's European Championship have said they are willing to have spectators at matches based on projections of an improving Covid-19 situation, UEFA said on Friday. The remaining four — Munich, Rome, Bilbao and Dublin — have been given until April 19 to release their […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said he was "overwhelmed" to be described by Marcelo Bielsa as "magical" ahead of Manchester City's clash with Leeds on Saturday. Veteran Leeds boss Bielsa this week said the Catalan was a "magical man" because of the way his teams played. Guardiola, who views the Argentine as a role model, […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho said Friday that he does not believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be using Manchester United's 6-1 humbling by Spurs in October as motivation for their Premier League clash on Sunday. Spurs dished out United's joint heaviest Premier League defeat at Old Trafford thanks to a fine attacking display and a […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has challenged Tammy Abraham to make it "impossible" to leave him out, admitting it could be tough for the England forward to break back into the Chelsea side this season. Abraham has only just shaken off a niggling ankle problem suffered in the 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle on […]

London (AFP) – Edinson Cavani remains unsure about his Manchester United future beyond the end of the Premier League season, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday. The 34-year-old Uruguay international arrived at Old Trafford as a free agent in October on a deal until the end of the campaign with the option of a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane on Friday said that he hoped Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos won't have played their last Clasicos come the end of the season, with doubts over the futures of the Barcelona and Real Madrid captains ahead of a huge La Liga encounter. Both players' contracts are up at the end […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta says striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is "totally" committed to Arsenal even though he has been in and out of the team and he played down comparisons with the Mesut Ozil situation. Club captain Aubameyang signed a lucrative new three-year contract last year but has struggled for form this season and was […]

Madrid (AFP) – La Liga said Friday it had found no evidence that Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby was racially abused by Juan Cala of Cadiz during a La Liga match last weekend. The Spanish football federation, which has the final say on disciplinary matters, still has to make its ruling on the incident that has received […]

London (AFP) – British sports chiefs say they would accept the introduction of coronavirus "vaccine passports" if they enable the return of capacity crowds as quickly as possible. In a letter to lawmakers, a number of bodies including the Football Association, Premier League, Rugby Football Union and England and Wales Cricket Board said current social-distancing […]

Paris (AFP) – The winner of the Clasico will go top of La Liga, while Germany's surprise Champions League contenders face off and Paris Saint-Germain cannot afford to be distracted by thoughts of Bayern Munich. AFP Sport selects some of the standout action in Europe this weekend: – Crunch Clasico – Real Madrid v Barcelona, […]