Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich and their veteran striker Robert Lewandowski host Borussia Dortmund and their Norwegian top-scorer Erling Braut Haaland in Germany's 'Klassiker' on Saturday. With 28 goals in 22 league games, Lewandowski is on his way to being crowned the Bundesliga's top-scorer for the fourth season running. The Poland international has banged in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid can move eight points clear of Real Madrid by beating their city rivals on Sunday in a much-anticipated derby that could go a long way to deciding La Liga's title race. Atletico sit five points ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona, with a game in hand over both, making defeat […]

Madrid (AFP) – The week that began with the former president in prison will end with a new president in power as Barcelona hope Sunday's elections can be a turning point for a club seemingly locked in crisis. Joan Laporta, Victor Font and Toni Freixa were all at Camp Nou on Wednesday to see Barca […]

Milan (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez struck twice in the second half for his first brace in the Inter Milan jersey as his side moved six points clear at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Parma on Thursday. Romelu Lukaku had a role in both the goals by his former Manchester United […]

Madrid (AFP) – Athletic Bilbao could win two Copa del Reys in two weeks after beating Levante 3-2 on aggregate on Thursday to book their place in this season's final against Barcelona. Bilbao's 2-1 win after extra-time means they will face Barca on April 17 at La Cartuja, shortly after playing Basque rivals Real Sociedad […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United posted increased revenue and profits for the three months to the end of December 2020 thanks to a broadcasting boom from a return to the Champions League. The English giants missed out on Europe's top club competition in the 2019/20 season and despite crashing out at the group stages this […]

Milan (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez struck twice in the second half as Inter Milan beat Parma 2-1 to move six points clear at the top of Serie A on Thursday. Romelu Lukaku had a role in both the Chilean forward's goals to give Antonio Conte's side a sixth consecutive league win. Inter pull clear of […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Bruno Genesio was officially named Rennes' new coach by the Ligue 1 club on Thursday, a day after news of the former Lyon manager's appointment was leaked. In a statement Rennes said that Genesio, 54, had signed a deal until June 2023 with the Brittany-based team as they try to pull […]

London (AFP) – Dele Alli delivered on his first Premier League start since the opening day of the season as Tottenham edged out Fulham, while Everton moved into the top four as they were also 1-0 winners at West Brom on Thursday. Alli was not credited with his first league goal for just short of […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim was handed a new contract reportedly worth up to 30 million euros ($36 million) on Friday as reward for taking the club to the brink of a first Portuguese title in almost 20 years. Amorim, 36, penned a year-long extension which will take him to the end […]

Paris (AFP) – Defending champions Lyon struggled to a 2-0 win over Brondby on Thursday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 clash. English star Nikita Parris headed in the opener on the half hour mark for the seven-time winners. However, they had to wait until injury time at the end […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy's Serie A has postponed a decision on Torino's failure to travel to Rome for their league game against Lazio this week because of a coronavirus outbreak at the club. The league's sports judge Gerardo Mastrandrea said in a statement on Thursday that the unplayed game remained 'sub judice,' without assigning a […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said his disappointment at Manchester City's draw with struggling West Bromwich Albion led to a return to "ABC" principles that sparked the club's record winning streak. Premier League leaders City are now a huge 14 points clear of second-placed Manchester United ahead of this weekend's derby match, with a 4-1 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona confirmed on Thursday Gerard Pique has suffered a knee injury, with the defender facing a struggle to be fit to face Paris Saint-Germain in next week's Champions League last 16, second leg. Pique has just returned from three months out due to a partial cruciate ligament injury in the same right […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich star Thomas Mueller has revealed how he moved to the cellar of his house to avoid infecting his wife after testing positive for coronavirus last month. The 31-year-old said he felt ill after testing positive for the coronavirus in Qatar before the Club World Cup final on February 11. Mueller […]