Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich, who already have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski sidelined by injury, will also be without Covid-19 case Serge Gnabry when they face Paris Saint Germain in Wednesday's repeat of the 2020 Champions League final. Gnabry "has tested positive for the coronavirus. The FC Bayern forward is okay and isolating at […]

London (AFP) – Premier League leaders Manchester City blamed a £126 million ($175 million) net loss last season on a series of factors caused by the coronavirus pandemic. City's revenue for the year to the end of June 2020 fell 11 percent to £478.4 million, with the Premier League and Champions League finishing after the […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich, who already have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski sidelined, could also be without winger Serge Gnabry when they face Paris Saint Germain in Wednesday's repeat of the 2020 Champions League final. "Serge has a sore throat and will probably be out as well," Bayern coach Hansi Flick said Tuesday ahead […]

Madrid (AFP) – Juan Cala has fiercely denied racially insulting Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby during Sunday's La Liga game against Cadiz, insisting he has been a victim of a "circus" and a "witch-hunt". Cala gave a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, during which he defended himself against accusations he racially insulted Diakhaby. He also threatened to […]

Prague (AFP) – UEFA on Tuesday handed Slavia Prague's Ondrej Kudela a provisional one-match suspension over alleged racism, ruling the centre-back out of Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg at Arsenal. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused Kudela of racially abusing him during the teams' last-16 tie at Ibrox last month. Kudela, already sidelined for the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin have sacked goalkeeping coach Zsolt Petry over controversial statements he made about homosexuality and immigration to a Hungarian newspaper, it was announced Tuesday. The Budapest-born 54-year-old, who joined Hertha in 2015, was released "with immediate effect" over an interview he gave to Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. Petry […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich, who already have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski sidelined, could also be without winger Serge Gnabry when they face Paris Saint Germain in Wednesday's repeat of the 2020 Champions League final. "Serge has a sore throat and will probably be out as well," Bayern coach Hansi Flick said Tuesday ahead […]

Madrid (AFP) – Raphael Varane tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, Real Madrid said, leaving the team facing a crisis in defence ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool. Madrid are already without the injured Sergio Ramos, meaning Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao are the only fit central defenders left in Zinedine […]

Berlin (AFP) – The German FA has urged health authorities in Munich to make it possible for spectators to be admitted to Euro 2020 matches at the Allianz Arena, ahead of UEFA's deadline for host cities on Wednesday. "I call on the city of Munich and Bavaria's regional government to make every effort to present […]

Paris (AFP) – Former French road race champion Nacer Bouhanni says he has received "hundreds" of racist messages on social media since his shoulder charge on British rider Jake Stewart. "It's too much now, it's turned into harassment," the 30-year-old sprinter told Tuesday's L'Equipe. The interview with the French sports daily followed his announcement on […]

Prague (AFP) – Slavia Prague said on Tuesday their centre-back Ondrej Kudela, investigated by UEFA and Police Scotland over alleged racism, would miss Thursday's Europa League quarter-final first leg at Arsenal with a nose injury. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused Kudela of racially abusing him during the teams' last-16 tie at Ibrox last month. Slavia, […]

London (AFP) – Scotland will take on Luxembourg and the Netherlands in warm-up fixtures before the delayed Euro 2020 as they prepare for their first major tournament in 23 years. Steve Clarke's side will face Luxembourg away on June 2 and then play the Dutch in Portugal on June 6. Scotland begin their first appearance […]

Berlin (AFP) – Joachim Loew will remain Germany coach at Euro 2020 despite last week's latest humiliating defeat, the president of the German FA (DFB) said in an interview on Tuesday. Loew is under pressure after Germany crashed to a 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia in a World Cup qualifier, four months after a […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – A women's AFC Champions League will be launched in 2023, Asia's football governing body has told AFP, with the new international club tournament aiming to increase the strength of the female game across the continent. Japan won the Women's World Cup in 2011 and Asia has other strong nations such as […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain are seeking revenge for their defeat in last season's final when they renew acquaintances with Bayern Munich in the Champions League last eight this week, but the French giants appear to have gone backwards since then despite the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as coach. News of Robert Lewandowski's absence for […]