Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane again raised doubts around his future on Friday by admitting he is not looking beyond the current season as Real Madrid coach. Zidane's contract runs until June 2022 but he has refused to confirm he will stay for the duration of that deal, with a possible move to the French […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United have agreed a five-year deal with technology company TeamViewer to become their principal shirt sponsor from next season in a reported £47 million-a-year deal, it was announced on Friday. The German-based firm will replace American car manufacturers Chevrolet, who have been the Premier League side's main shirt sponsor since 2014. […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said he has never experienced a similar feeling to the pain of crashing out of the Europa League to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Spurs took a 2-0 first leg lead to the Croatian capital, but a hat-trick of excellent finishes from Mislav Orsic claimed a huge shock for […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United have agreed a five-year deal with TeamViewer to become their principal shirt sponsor from next season. The German-based remote software firm will replace car manufacturers Chevrolet, who have been the English giants' main shirt sponsor since 2014. A world record deal when it was agreed in 2012, United's seven-year deal […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich will face last year's beaten finalists Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League, while Friday's draw for the last eight also threw up a clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid. The draw also pitted Premier League leaders Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund, with Chelsea set to play […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester United were paired with Spanish side Granada in Friday's draw for the quarter-finals of the Europa League, while Arsenal will take on Slavia Prague. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United, who beat AC Milan in the last 16, are due to play away in the first leg on April 8 but it remains […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – A Malaysian prince said Friday he is eyeing a stake in English Premier League side Manchester United, just weeks after triggering speculation of a takeover bid for Spanish club Valencia. Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, crown prince of the southern state of Johor, said he was "open to any shares in football in […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich will face last year's beaten finalists Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League, while Friday's draw for the last eight also threw up a clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid. The draw also pitted Premier League leaders Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund, with Chelsea set to play […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham were branded "a disgrace" by captain Hugo Lloris after an embarrassing Europa League exit to Dinamo Zagreb left manager Jose Mourinho fighting to keep his job. Spurs travelled to the Croatian capital holding a 2-0 first-leg lead and Mourinho showed no signs of complacency with his team selection, with Lloris and […]

Glasgow (AFP) – UEFA is investigating after Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara alleged he was racially abused during his side's Europa League defeat by Slavia Prague. Steven Gerrard's nine-man Scottish champions crashed out at the last-16 stage after a 2-0 defeat at Ibrox on Thursday but the match was overshadowed by the incident that erupted just […]

London (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate says footballers should be offered coronavirus vaccines soon as they are being asked to take risks by playing regularly during the pandemic. The UK, hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, this week passed the mark of 25 million jabs delivered as part of a rapid rollout. Footballers do […]

London (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne has warned Manchester City not to be distracted by dreams of an unprecedented quadruple as the history-chasers face Everton in the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend. City look certain to win the Premier League after moving 14 points clear at the top and have a League Cup final date […]

Paris (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski comes up against another of the Bundesliga's hottest strikers, Atletico Madrid look to keep Barcelona at arm's length in Spain and there is a huge showdown at the top of the table in France. AFP Sport selects some of the standout action in Europe this weekend: Kalajdzic versus Lewandowski Bayern […]

Milan (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's AC Milan return to their decade-long Serie A title quest on Sunday desperate to close the gap on leaders Inter after their Europa League exit to Manchester United. "I want to play to win something," said Ibrahimovic, who returned after an injury layoff in Thursday's 1-0 defeat in the last-16 […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain head to Lyon on Sunday for a pivotal game in the Ligue 1 title race with Mauricio Pochettino's side having been thrown off course by poor performances and off-field troubles. PSG were stunned at home by struggling Nantes last weekend, a 2-1 defeat at the Parc des Princes condemning the […]