London (AFP) – Burnley won for the first time in the Premier League this season as Chris Wood sealed a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Monday. Sean Dyche's side had failed to win any of their first seven games in the joint worst start to a season in the club's history. The Clarets were […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs can look forward to welcoming back spectators in highly limited numbers next month for the first time since March, following an announcement by the British government on Monday. Up to 4,000 people can return to outdoor sports stadiums in parts of England classified as at low risk from coronavirus […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has revealed that Ivory Coast forward Wilfried Zaha is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. Zaha was missing from the Palace squad for their Premier League match at Burnley on Monday as a result of the illness. "He has tested positive unfortunately for coronavirus so is self-isolating, […]

London (AFP) – Up to 4,000 people can return to outdoor sports stadiums and live performances in low-risk parts of England from December 2, the government said on Monday, permitting the revival of attendance at some Premier League football and other events. The crowd ceiling will be set at 4,000 or half the stadium capacity, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer conceded his side cannot afford another off night against Istanbul Basaksehir if they are to reach the Champions League last 16. United got off to a brilliant start in Group H with wins over two of last season's Champions League semi-finalists, Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig. […]

Berlin (AFP) – The German football association (DFB) announced on Monday that its presidential board will meet next month to discuss the consequences of the national team's humiliating defeat by Spain, increasing the pressure on coach Joachim Loew. The four-time world champions were thrashed 6-0 in a Nations League match in Seville last week, their […]

Rome (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss AC Milan's Europa League clash at Lille after a source at the Italian club told AFP that the in-form veteran will be out for at least 10 days with a thigh injury. Ibrahimovic, 39, kept Milan top of Serie A with a brace in a 3-1 win at […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain continue to be plagued by injuries but coach Thomas Tuchel is optimistic the fit-again Kylian Mbappe can make the difference in Tuesday's vital Champions League encounter with RB Leipzig. PSG host the German club at the Parc des Princes having lost two of their opening three matches in Group H. […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur announced losses of £63.9m ($85 million) on Monday and warned that a further £150 million revenue will be lost in the 2020/21 season should fans not be allowed back into stadiums. Spurs have also been hit by the cancellation of NFL games, concerts and conferences at the club's new £1.2 […]

London (AFP) – England midfielder Jack Grealish has been charged with a fourth driving offence according to court documents published on Monday. The 25-year-old Aston Villa playmaker has been charged with allegedly driving carelessly near the club's training ground in October. Police had said in June Grealish had been charged with three offences, including failing […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Ahmad Ahmad's reign as the head of African football looked to be over on Monday after FIFA hit him with a five-year suspension for corruption. Ahmad, from Madagascar, has been president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since March 2017 but his announced bid for re-election in 2021 is now in doubt […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former South Africa World Cup defender Anele Ngcongca, who died Monday in a car accident near Durban aged just 33, has been hailed by his former coach, Pitso Mosimane, as an "unsung hero". "We were blessed to have him," Mosimane told AFP as he recalled the four years they spent together at […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain look vulnerable after weekend defeats, while Erling Braut Haaland laid down another marker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic keeps on scoring too, and Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt have a record which will take some beating. AFP Sport rounds up some of the main talking points from across the continent: – Barcelona are […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – CAF Champions League finalists Zamalek scored in stoppage time and in extra time to snatch a 2-1 Egyptian FA Cup quarter-finals victory over Masr at the weekend. After falling behind five minutes from time, the White Knights levelled six minutes into additional time through Osama Faisal and Ahmed Sayed converted a 116th-minute […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the Premier League's top six could be left without 11 fit players unless changes are made to protect the welfare of stretched squads. Already depleted by an injury crisis, the Reds will play three games in six-and-a-half days this week. Klopp's men saw off Leicester City 3-0 […]