Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland produced another deadly display of finishing with a first-half brace as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Sevilla 3-2 in Spain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Suso's deflected strike gave last season's Europa League winners an early lead behind closed […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's first game for Juventus in his native Portugal ended in 2-1 defeat as FC Porto out-played the Italians for much of Wednesday's Champions League last-16, first leg tie. Such was Juve's lacklustre performance that coach Andrea Pirlo claimed his team handed victory to their hosts on "a silver platter". […]

London (AFP) – Norwich stretched their lead at the top of the Championship to four points with a 2-0 win at Coventry as Brentford slumped to a second defeat in four days by losing 2-1 at QPR. Swansea are now just a point behind the Bees with two games in hand as Connor Roberts' late […]

Paris (AFP) – Troubled Marseille ended a run of seven Ligue 1 games without a win by beating Nice 3-2 in a rearranged match on Wednesday, two goals from Tunisia attacker Saif-Eddine Khaoui helping revive their hopes of European qualification. Marseille were missing several regulars from their starting line-up as they played a fifth game […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's first game for Juventus in his native Portugal ended in 2-1 defeat as FC Porto out-played the Italians for much of Wednesday's Champions League last-16, first leg tie. Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi put the hosts ahead after just a minute at Estadio do Dragao following a Rodrigo Bentacur defending […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Everton on Wednesday to extend their English top-flight record winning run to 17 games. Riyad Mahrez scored the pick of the goals in between Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva's strikes as Pep Guardiola's […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland produced another deadly display of finishing with a first-half brace as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to beat Sevilla 3-2 in Spain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday. Suso's deflected strike gave last season's Europa League winners an early lead behind closed […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid failed to move eight points clear at the top of La Liga on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Levante in a game which saw a dreadful miss from Angel Correa. Diego Simeone's men sit six points clear of second-placed Real Madrid and have a game […]

London (AFP) – Fulham missed the opportunity to close to within four points of Premier League survival as Burnley came back from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. Scott Parker's men had breathed new life into the relegation battle with a highly impressive 2-0 win at Everton on Sunday for their […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Dejan Kulusevski will spearhead the Juventus front line in Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg tie at Portuguese side Porto. Sweden's Kulusevski got the nod ahead of Alvaro Morata, who starts on the bench, alongside 36-year-old Ronaldo who plays his first Juve game in his native Portugal. Ronaldo, […]

Lyon (AFP) – Jean-Michel Aulas, the powerful president of leading French club Lyon, has admitted that supporters of his side are "fundamentally opposed" to any plans for a breakaway European Super League. "Our supporters who we have spoken to are fundamentally opposed to a private European league," said Aulas at a press conference to reveal […]

Lausanne (AFP) – The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic saw the global outlay on transfer fees during the January window almost half compared to last year, FIFA said on Wednesday. Spending fell from $1.16 billion in 2020 to $590 million in 2021, the lowest sum since 2014. Clubs have had to cope with lost […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said goalkeeper Hugo Lloris still has "all my trust and confidence" despite a number of costly errors in recent matches. The France captain enjoyed an impressive start to the campaign as Spurs rose to the top of the Premier League but has been at fault for a […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers boss Steven Gerrard admitted on Wednesday he felt "let down" by a group of five players who had breached coronavirus rules. Scottish police said they had attended a "gathering at a property" in Glasgow in the early hours of Sunday and had issued fines to 10 people. The Scottish Premiership leaders […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale is not playing regularly at Tottenham because he is coming towards the end of his medal-strewn career, his agent Jonathan Barnett said on Wednesday. When the Wales international rejoined Spurs on loan from Real Madrid in September, the emotional homecoming was hailed as a perfect fit for the player and […]