Berlin (AFP) – Angelino has rebooted his career in the Bundesliga under Julian Nagelsmann to become RB Leipzig's top-scorer, but he says a lack of trust under Pep Guardiola "killed" his confidence at former club Manchester City. Second-placed Leipzig host Moenchengladbach on Saturday after clawing their way back into the Bundesliga title race to trail […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille fans are awaiting the arrival of Jorge Sampaoli in the hope the fiery Argentine might revive a team that has slumped down the Ligue 1 table while the club is in crisis behind the scenes. The former European champions lie in seventh place as they prepare to host bitter rivals Lyon […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have set their sights on a clean sweep of the four major trophies as the runaway Premier League leaders prepare to host high-flying West Ham this weekend. To have any chance of putting City under pressure, second-placed Manchester United must end Thomas Tuchel's unbeaten start as Chelsea boss. AFP Sport […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan take their title push to Rome on Sunday looking to keep touch with leaders Inter in a top-four clash which could boost champions Juventus's hopes of a 10th consecutive crown. Stefano Pioli's Milan are coming off back-to-back defeats and trail four points behind Inter who can hammer home their advantage […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid have left the door ajar in La Liga's title race but who steps forward first will depend on a battle of the contenders this weekend, when all of the top six face each other. First against sixth pitches Atletico against Villarreal on Sunday night before second-placed Real Madrid host Real […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham defender Eric Dier has rejected Jose Mourinho's claim that he is suffering from a dramatic loss of confidence. Dier has been at fault for several goals conceded by Tottenham during a wretched run of five defeats in six Premier League games. Tottenham's slump has put their top four hopes in jeopardy […]

Paris (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 3-2 victory over Benfica in Greece, while Manchester United and Rangers cruised through to the next round. The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus […]

Paris (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice including a late winner as Arsenal qualified for the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Benfica in the home leg of their relocated tie in Greece. The Gabon striker put Arsenal ahead at the Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus following a […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian champions Juventus on Thursday reported losses of 113.7 million euros ($139 million) for the first half of the current financial year, more than double the deficit for the same period the previous season largely due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest figures compare to losses of 50.3 million euros in the […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce insists his reputation will not be tarnished if his struggling side are relegated from the Premier League this season. Second-bottom Albion are 11 points from safety and looked destined to drop into the Championship with only 13 games left to climb out of the relegation zone. […]

London (AFP) – Premier League champions Liverpool said on Thursday they were "deeply saddened" by the death of goalkeeper Alisson Becker's father in Brazil. It is understood 57-year-old Jose Agostinho Becker drowned after going for a swim on his property in Lavras do Sul on Wednesday. Liverpool tweeted a picture of their goalkeeper accompanied by […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga stars have taken part in a hard-hitting, multi-language video which draws attention to the problem of hate messages on social media platforms. "Cyber bullying is a problem that affects our entire society," said Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, who took part in the video. "What some people allow themselves […]

Montreal (AFP) – Thierry Henry has stepped down from his role as coach of CF Montreal for family reasons, the Major League Soccer outfit announced on Thursday. "It is with a heavy heart that I've decided to take this decision," said the former Arsenal and France striker in a statement released by the club and […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Thomas Mueller trained with Bayern Munich on Thursday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, while Serge Gnabry returned from a thigh injury. Mueller, 31, had been in isolation since testing positive just before Bayern won the Club World Cup final in Qatar a fortnight ago. After being examined […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian club Torino's league game on Friday against Sassuolo has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak in the club, the Lega Serie A confirmed. The match will take place on Wednesday, March 17 at 1500 local time (1400 GMT). At the insistence of local health authorities, the team have been in […]