London (AFP) – Edinson Cavani's joy at scoring twice for Manchester United on Sunday could be dampened as he is to be investigated by the Football Association over a social media post he subsequently deleted. The 33-year-old Uruguayan striker sent an Instagram post including the Spanish word "negrito" ('black') in reply to a message of […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Itumeleng Khune saved a penalty as South African giants Kaizer Chiefs made a winning return to the CAF Champions League by beating PWD Bamenda 1-0 in Cameroon at the weekend. Several superb saves by the 33-year-old goalkeeper kept Chiefs level until defender Eric Mathoho scored the only goal of the preliminary round […]

Washington (AFP) – Gustavo Bou's brace and a penalty save by goalkeeper Matt Turner from former Manchester United star Nani sparked the New England Revolution to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Orlando City in Sunday's Major League Soccer quarter-finals. Former US national coach Bruce Arena's side will visit the Columbus Crew in next Sunday's semi-finals. […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's ever expanding injury list has prompted Jurgen Klopp to take on the football authorities and broadcasters over a gruelling schedule that he feels is doing little to protect the players. The English champions head into Tuesday's Champions League clash with Ajax without Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago Alcantara, […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte is in the firing line with another Champions League failure looming as his Inter Milan side head to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Tuesday with their hopes of reaching the knock-out stage hanging by a thread. The three-time European champions are bottom of Group B with just two points from four games, […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso has urged fans paying tribute to club legend Diego Maradona to wear their masks to avoid the spread of coronavirus. Thousands of Neapolitans have thronged the streets of the southern Italian city since news of Maradona's death aged 60 on Wednesday. Argentina World Cup winner Maradona led […]

Milan (AFP) – A "mourning" Napoli honoured their club legend Diego Maradona on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Roma, as AC Milan extended their lead in Serie A by beating Fiorentina. In Naples, players took to the pitch wearing a special Argentina-inspired jersey in tribute to Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday. Captain […]

Washington (AFP) – Gustavo Bou's brace and a penalty save by goalkeeper Matt Turner from former Manchester United star Nani sparked the New England Revolution to a 3-1 win over 10-man Orlando City in Sunday's Major League Soccer quarter-finals. Former US national coach Bruce Arena's side will face either Nashville or Columbus in next Sunday's […]

London (AFP) – Wolves captain Connor Coady said he is praying teammate Raul Jimenez will make a full recovery after the Mexican was taken to hospital with a head injury during his side's 2-1 win at Arsenal on Sunday. Jimenez received treatment from medics for 10 minutes on the pitch after colliding with David Luiz […]

Miami (AFP) – The United States will host El Salvador in an international football friendly on December 9 in Florida, their first home match since the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation, US Soccer announced Sunday. The US last played at home in a 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on February 1 in California. The […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli players took to the pitch wearing a special Argentina-inspired jersey on Sunday in honour of club legend Diego Maradona, going on to crush Serie A rivals Roma 4-0 in his memory. Captain Lorenzo Insigne curled in a free-kick after half an hour, celebrating his goal by holding up and kissing […]

Décines-Charpieu (France) (AFP) – Lille stuttered to a 1-1 draw at struggling Saint-Etienne on Sunday to miss the chance to draw level on points with Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1, but the rest of the chasers took advantage of the defending champions' latest slip-up. Lille sit second in the table, two points […]

London (AFP) – Wolves recovered from losing top scorer Raul Jimenez to a sickening head injury to inflict Arsenal's third consecutive home league defeat with a 2-1 win at the Emirates on Sunday. The Mexican received treatment from medics for 10 minutes on the floor after colliding with David Luiz before being stretchered from the […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli players took to the pitch wearing a special Argentina-inspired jersey on Sunday in honour of club legend Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday, for their Serie A game against Roma. The jersey with white and light blue vertical stripes, was specially designed to pay tribute to Napoli's legendary […]

London (AFP) – Wolves striker Raul Jimenez was taken to hospital after coming off worst in a nasty clash of heads with Arsenal's David Luiz on Sunday. The Mexican was tended to on the floor by medics for 10 minutes before being stretchered from the field. Sky Sports reported Jimenez is conscious in hospital and […]