Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Danny Ings returned from injury to score a controversial winner from the penalty spot as Southampton came from behind to beat Brighton 2-1 on Monday and climb to fifth in the Premier League. Brighton took the lead from the spot, with Pascal Gross sending goalkeeper Alex McCarthy the wrong way […]

New York (AFP) – Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo was on Monday named Major League Soccer's 2020 Most Valuable Player after scoring nine goals and setting up 10 others for the Canadian squad. The 29-year-old Spaniard led the league with five game-winning goals and in chances created with 70 for Toronto, which went 13-5-5 for […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Danny Ings returned from injury to score a controversial winner from the penalty spot as Southampton came from behind to beat Brighton 2-1 on Monday and climb to fifth in the Premier League. Brighton took the lead from the spot, with Pascal Gross sending goalkeeper Alex McCarthy the wrong way […]

London (AFP) – The Football Association announced on Monday that it is investigating following the booing of players taking a knee at two English Football League games at the weekend. A number of fans at the match in the second-tier Championship between Millwall and Derby and at Colchester's League Two home clash with Grimsby booed […]

London (AFP) – Celtic manager Neil Lennon has on Monday been told his job is safe for the rest of the year — his second public vote of confidence within a week. Disgruntlement among the Celtic support intensified after they drew 1-1 with St Johnstone on Sunday to leave them 13 points behind Scottish Premiership […]

Rome (AFP) – Mario Balotelli has signed for Silvio Berlusconi's team Monza on a deal until the end of the season, the Italian Serie B side announced on Monday. In a statement, Monza said that striker Balotelli has signed a contract until the end of June, but did not disclose the Italy international's wages. The […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in Qatar, while England will face Robert Lewandowski and Poland in their group. Gareth Southgate's England, semi-finalists at the 2018 […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in Qatar, while England will face Poland in their group. Gareth Southgate's England, semi-finalists at the 2018 tournament in Russia, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany head coach Joachim Loew on Monday launched a thinly-veiled attack on the president of the German FA (DFB) amid the repercussions of last month's 6-0 drubbing against Spain. Three weeks after Germany's heaviest defeat for 89 years, Loew said he was "extremely disappointed" that the DFB went public about a conversation […]

London (AFP) – The Football Association announced on Monday that it is investigating following the booing of players taking a knee at two English Football League games at the weekend. A number of fans at the match in the second-tier Championship between Millwall and Derby and at Colchester's League Two home clash with Grimsby booed […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – A member of Abu Dhabi's royal family on Monday bought half of Beitar Jerusalem, a top Israeli football team notorious for its anti-Arab fan base, the club said. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan signed a "partnership agreement" with club owner Moshe Hogeg, said a statement from Beitar, calling it a "historic and […]

Al-Rayyan (Qatar) (AFP) – Qatar will inaugurate its latest completed World Cup stadium with a domestic fixture at which half of tickets will be reserved for fans who have recovered from coronavirus, the country's FA said Monday. The Al-Rayyan Venue, the third new stadium to be completed ahead of 2022, will host the domestic Emir […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane believes he is in the best form of his life after he helped inspire Tottenham to a 2-0 win over Arsenal that returned Jose Mourinho's side to the top of the Premier League. The England captain scored his eighth league goal of the season, and the 250th of his career […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United's players will rise to the occasion as they head into their make-or-break Champions League clash at RB Leipzig without Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial. After losing 3-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain last week, United are level on nine points with the French champions and their […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Al Ahly completed a CAF Champions League-Egyptian Premier League-Egyptian FA Cup treble for the first time since 2007 with a nerve-wracking cup final victory over El Gaish at the weekend. El Gaish scored in stoppage time to force a 1-1 draw, but record nine-time African champions Ahly won 3-2 on penalties […]