Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar defended the decision of his team and Istanbul Basaksehir to walk off the pitch in this week's Champions League match following alleged racist remarks by an official, as the world's most expensive player stated racism "has no place in football or in life". "What happened was unacceptable. In […]

Herning (Denmark) (AFP) – A much-changed Liverpool were left hanging on to deny Midtjylland a first ever Champions League group stage win as the Reds escaped with a 1-1 draw in Denmark on Wednesday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring inside the first minute to become Liverpool's all-time top scorer in the Champions League. Alexander Scholz's […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Atalanta secured a return to the Champions League knockout stages on Wednesday following a 1-0 win at Ajax that sent the Italians through as Group D runners-up behind Liverpool. Substitute Luis Muriel struck the decisive goal five minutes from time, shortly after the dismissal of Ajax midfielder Ryan Gravenberch in Amsterdam, as […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain beat Istanbul Basaksehir 5-1 on Wednesday with Neymar scoring a hat-trick as both teams took a knee before restarting their Champions League match suspended 24 hours earlier in an unprecedented protest over an allegedly racist comment by a match official. The teams, who had joined forces on Tuesday to walk […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar scored a stunning hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 5-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday when their Champions League match restarted a day after being suspended in an unprecedented walkout over a racism row. Both sets of players and the match officials took a knee on the pitch before […]

Paris (AFP) – Players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir took a knee Wednesday before restarting their Champions League match suspended 24 hours earlier when the teams walked off the pitch in an unprecedented protest at an allegedly racist comment by a match official. The teams gathered around the centre circle and were joined by […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Under-fire Celtic manager Neil Lennon has accused sections of the club's support of engaging in "dangerous rhetoric" after a banner saying "shoot the board" was hung outside Celtic Park. Lennon, Celtic's largest shareholder Dermot Desmond and chief executive Peter Lawwell have faced increasingly angry protests after a wretched run of two wins […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir prepared Wednesday to complete their Champions League match suspended 24 hours earlier when the players walked off the pitch in an unprecedented protest at an allegedly racist comment by a match official. Both teams left the pitch at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday after […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's third appearance in a Champions League final in four years in 2011 was proof they had established themselves as European football heavyweights. But their ejection at the group stage of this season's competition at the hands of RB Leipzig on Tuesday is yet more stark evidence of how far they […]

Paris (AFP) – The unprecedented walkout of Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players over an alleged racist comment by a Champions League official sparked a new row about racism in football on Wednesday. Both teams left the pitch on Tuesday after a touchline argument erupted when the Romanian fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, appeared to describe […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir staged an unprecedented joint walk-out over alleged racism by a Champions League match official on Tuesday, prompting UEFA to suspend the game and launch an investigation. Both teams left the pitch after a lengthy touchline row which erupted when the Romanian fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, appeared to […]

Miami (AFP) – The United States national team on Wednesday will play its first home match since the Covid-19 global football shutdown against El Salvador at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The match will be played as scheduled, despite a positive Covid-19 test by an unidentified El Salvadoran player, the US Soccer Federation said Tuesday. The player, […]

Paris (AFP) – Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil believes his side can reach the knockout stages of the Europa League for just the second time in 20 years despite a dip in form which has dropped them from the top of La Liga. The Basques head to Napoli on Thursday and will book a place […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Tributes to late football legend Diego Maradona have included plans to rename a stadium and a street in his honor and put his face on a banknote. Now, a giant mural has been painted in Argentina to remember the icon, who died last month. Street artist Alfredo Segatori, 50, has painted […]

New York (AFP) – Major League Soccer lost nearly $1 billion in revenues in a pandemic-hit 2020 season, commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday, and it must make key decisions for 2021 without knowing when spectators might fill stadiums again. Garber said the 26-team league is concerned about next year's prospects even with a Covid-19 vaccine […]