Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski claimed his 15th goal this season in all competitions as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich came from behind to claim a 3-1 win at Stuttgart on Saturday. After 19-year-old striker Tanguy Coulibaly gave Stuttgart a shock early lead, Kingsley Coman equalised before Lewandowski drilled home from 20 metres to put Bayern […]

Doha (AFP) – Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande snapped a seven-game winless streak in the Asian Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Japan's Vissel Kobe on Saturday. First-half goals from Brazilians Anderson Talisca and Ai Kesen were enough for Guangzhou to avenge their defeat to Vissel Kobe just three days ago and put themselves in […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool were frustrated by VAR as Pascal Gross's controversial late penalty rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw for Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side took the lead through Diogo Jota's second half strike after Brighton's Neal Maupay had missed a penalty in the first half. But Liverpool […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has reacted to a 2-1 victory over arch rivals Zamalek in the CAF Champions League final by tweeting "I had to come to the Nile River to catch the big fish". He won the competition once in six attempts with previous club Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, […]

Doha (AFP) – Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande snapped a seven-game winless streak in the Asian Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Japan’s Vissel Kobe on Saturday. First-half goals from Brazilians Anderson Talisca and Ai Kesen were enough for Guangzhou to avenge their defeat to Vissel Kobe just three days ago and put themselves in […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has teamed up with Marcus Rashford to tackle child food poverty. United striker Rashford was awarded an MBE following his recent campaign which saw the government change their minds on providing free school meals for children during holidays. Now the 23-year-old has said Ferguson is set […]

London (AFP) – Rangers have spent nearly a decade in the doldrums but their revival under Steven Gerrard appears to be coming just in time to stop rivals Celtic from winning a historic 10th consecutive Scottish league title. The club have had a bumpy ride since they last won the league in 2011. Financial troubles […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard says he is proud to have been associated with Chelsea during the Roman Abramovich era but will not rest until they are back at the pinnacle of the English game. The 42-year-old won three Premier League titles and the Champions League as a player at Stamford Bridge and is now […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle boss Steve Bruce hopes club record signing Joelinton is beginning to find his feet on Tyneside after providing a late goal and assist in Friday's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace. With Palace badly missing the creative presence of Wilfried Zaha due to a positive coronavirus test, the match seemed to be […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle struck twice in the final two minutes through Callum Wilson and Joelinton to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 and move into the top half of the Premier League on Friday. Both sides seemed set to settle for a point with few chances at either end until the Magpies' late show, which took […]

Cairo (AFP) – Factfile for 2020 CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly of Egypt: Full name: Al Ahly Sporting Club Formed: 1907 Grounds: Cairo International Stadium/Al Ahly Stadium (capacities: 75,000/30,000) Nickname: Cairo Red Devils Coach: Pitso Mosimane (RSA) Standard team: Mohamed el Shennawy, Mohamed Hany, Yasser Ibrahim, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maaloul (TUN), Hamdy Fathy, Amr […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children — those he recognized and those he didn't. "There's going to be a big fight. He didn't leave a will," […]

Cairo (AFP) – A late goal from Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdy gave Al Ahly a dramatic 2-1 victory over Zamalek on Friday in an all-Egyptian CAF Champions League final in Cairo. Magdy struck as stoppage time loomed behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic after Amr el Soleya had given Ahly an early lead and […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini are now being investigated for "fraud" and "breach of trust" in Switzerland, a source with access to the probe said on Friday. The former power brokers of world football were originally part of a legal procedure opened in 2015 over a 2011 […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini are now being probed for "fraud" and "breach of trust" in Switzerland, a source with access to the investigation said on Friday. The pair were originally part of a legal procedure opened in 2015 over a 2011 payment of 2 million Swiss […]