London (AFP) – Celtic's chairman said a review of manager Neil Lennon's position was ongoing as the Glasgow giants on Monday revealed the financial cost of playing behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions. The Scottish champions revealed a 24 percent fall in revenue for the six months to December 31 from £53.3 million ($74 […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann is refusing to read too much into the Liverpool's poor recent results ahead of Tuesday's Champions League showdown in Budapest. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have won just three of their last 12 games and fly to Budapest for the last 16, first-leg tie against Leipzig on […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool are badly in need of a Champions League lift to save their season, but with Jurgen Klopp's men seemingly devoid of confidence and showing signs of physical and mental fatigue, RB Leipzig are far from perfect opponents in the last 16. Barred from entering Germany due to coronavirus restrictions, the English […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann has the chance to inflict more misery on Jurgen Klopp when the two German coaching heavyweights do battle as RB Leipzig take on Liverpool in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday. Klopp, 53, has earned cult status on Merseyside having ended Liverpool's 30-year-wait to […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain knew what they were doing when they appointed Mauricio Pochettino as coach a little over six weeks before renewing their rivalry with Barcelona in the Champions League last 16. Tuesday's game at the Camp Nou will be the ninth between the sides in the competition in eight years. History is […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi put his arm around Ilaix Moriba, the 18-year-old born in the same year Messi made his Barcelona debut and who was now being given his own chance to play for the club's first team. Ilaix had just set up the opening goal against Alaves on Saturday when he was congratulated […]

Rome (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice to reach 300 career goals as Inter Milan moved above AC Milan to the top of Serie A with an impressive 3-1 home win over Lazio on Sunday. Lukaku's brace came in the first half as Inter made the most of their city rivals' surprising 2-0 loss at […]

Rome (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice to reach 300 career goals as Inter Milan moved above AC Milan to the top of Serie A with an impressive 3-1 home win over Lazio on Sunday. Lukaku's brace came in the first half as Inter made the most of their city rivals' surprising loss at Spezia […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah has warned Manchester City that Liverpool will "fight like champions" despite a miserable run that plunged his side's Premier League title defence into turmoil. Jurgen Klopp's side are languishing 13 points behind leaders City after crashing to a 3-1 defeat at Leicester on Saturday. Salah had given Liverpool the lead […]

Paris (AFP) – Lille returned to the top of Ligue 1 despite a 0-0 draw at home to Brest on Sunday, while Wissam Ben Yedder scored an injury-time equaliser for Monaco as their seven-game winning run was ended by a resurgent Lorient. Christophe Galtier's Lille failed to register a single shot on target as they […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's faltering Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 1-1 draw at struggling West Brom, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a hat-trick in Arsenal's 4-2 win against Leeds on Sunday. United have dropped points in five of their last seven league games to allow Manchester City to pull seven points […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a hat-trick as Arsenal saw off a Leeds rally for a thrilling 4-2 win at the Emirates on Sunday. Aubameyang had not started a game for nearly a month after having to quarantine after visiting his mother, who is suffering from illness abroad. The Arsenal captain had scored just […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid appear to be gaining momentum ahead of the Champions League knockout stage, with a 2-0 win over Valencia on Sunday putting them back within sight of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Valencia were in the last 16 of Europe's premier tournament last season too but their plummet from the elite […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt continued their surge up the Bundesliga table by moving into third with a 2-0 win over struggling Cologne on Sunday, as in-form striker Andre Silva scored again. Portugal international Silva netted his 18th league goal of the season in the 57th minute, before Evan N'Dicka put the game to bed […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's faltering Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 1-1 draw at struggling West Brom as Wolves eased fears they could be drawn into a relegation scrap with a 2-1 win at Southampton on Sunday. United have dropped points in five of their last seven league games to allow […]