Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are into the Champions League quarter-finals and four points clear in the Bundesliga but tensions are reportedly simmering at the Allianz Arena. Bayern host mid-table Stuttgart on Saturday top of the German table and having swept aside Lazio in the Champions League, but there is reportedly friction behind the scenes […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid want to improve their attack and Zinedine Zidane has said a return for Cristiano Ronaldo is possible. Madrid may be looking for a striker who has scored more than 20 goals already this season, including at least five in the Champions League. Or one that delivers on the big occasion, […]

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Using his crutches, Mohammed Abu Bayad runs as fast as he can, kicks the ball and... goal! He's the first to score in a football match in Gaza between Palestinians whose legs were amputated after they were hit by Israeli fire. After a break of a few months due […]

Milan (AFP) – Paul Pogba returned from injury to score the winner as Manchester United beat AC Milan 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the Europa League quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate. World Cup winner Pogba had been sidelined for over five weeks with a hamstring injury. But the 28-year-old Frenchman scored four minutes after coming […]

Paris (AFP) – Paul Pogba scored the winner on his return from injury as Manchester United beat AC Milan 1-0 on Thursday to join Arsenal in the Europa League quarter-finals, while Dinamo Zagreb knocked out Tottenham Hotspur after extra time in Croatia. The France midfielder struck the only goal at the San Siro four minutes […]

Milan (AFP) – Paul Pogba returned from injury to score the winner as Manchester United beat AC Milan 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the Europa League quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate. World Cup winner Pogba had been sidelined for over five weeks with a hamstring injury. But the 28-year-old Frenchman scored four minutes after coming […]

Paris (AFP) – Arsenal reached the Europa League quarter-finals despite suffering a 1-0 loss to Olympiakos in the second leg on Thursday, while Mislav Orsic scored a brilliant hat-trick as Dinamo Zagreb knocked out Tottenham Hotspur after extra time. Youssef El-Arabi's deflected second-half strike earned Olympiakos another victory at the Emirates but Arsenal advanced 3-2 […]

London (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate said football must learn from past errors in child safeguarding as Crewe apologised for not doing more to spot warning signs about the behaviour of serial abuser Barry Bennell. An independent review of historical sexual abuse on Wednesday found the English Football Association guilty of inexcusable "institutional failings" […]

Berlin (AFP) – German Premier League stars such as Timo Werner and Ilkay Gundogan will be granted an exception to coronavirus restrictions in order to play for their country in World Cup qualifiers later this month, the German FA (DFB) said Thursday. The DFB said that local health authorities had greenlighted the exception to strict […]

London (AFP) – Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl claims it is "nonsense" for Japan forward Takumi Minamino to be asked to travel for international duty during the coronavirus pandemic. Minamino, on loan from Liverpool, is set to join up with the Japan squad for next week's friendly against South Korea in Yokohama. The fixture had already […]

Paris (AFP) – Guinea coach Didier Six said he has "negotiated with Liverpool" and secured the release of Naby Keita for one of two upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers. With two rounds left in the qualifying pools, Guinea are second in Group A, two points behind Mali. They host the leaders in Mali in […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone received their first England call-ups on Thursday ahead of three World Cup qualifiers. England manager Gareth Southgate has named a 26-man squad for this month's triple-header against San Marino, Albania and Poland. Leeds striker Patrick Bamford had been widely tipped for […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tanguy Ndombele were recalled to the France squad on Thursday as the World Cup holders begin their campaign to qualify for next year's tournament in Qatar with a triple-header of matches this month. Dembele, 23, was part of the France squad that won the […]

Paris (AFP) – Among the many eyebrow-raising comments made by Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli recently was the suggestion that clubs involved in the Champions League would no longer be allowed to buy or sell players among themselves. In his role as head of the European Club Association, Agnelli is at the forefront of plans to […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi has joined the national team's coaching staff to assist Roberto Mancini, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Thursday. De Rossi, 37, will work as a technical collaborator until the end of the European championships from June 11-July 11, the FIGC said. De Rossi spent 18 […]