Rome (AFP) – Marco Verratti returns to the Italy squad but coach Roberto Mancini left out all Napoli players over fears of coronavirus when he named his group Friday for the latest round of international matches. Napoli, whose last game was against Genoa where there has been an outbreak, announced two cases of Covid-19 on […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's in-form Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating, the club said Friday. "Sadio Mane has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines," Liverpool said in a statement. "The forward, who started and scored in Monday's 3-1 victory over Arsenal, has […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar scored twice for Paris Saint-Germain in a crushing 6-1 win over Angers on Friday as the French champions continue to build up momentum following a poor start to the Ligue 1 season. Alessandro Florenzi, Julian Draxler, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Kylian Mbappe were also on target at the Parc des Princes […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard has hailed the "exceptional" example set by Mason Mount as the Chelsea manager tries to keep his star-studded squad happy. Mount has emerged as one of Lampard's most trusted players only a year after making his Chelsea debut. A product of the Chelsea academy, the 21-year-old midfielder was a revelation […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain will host Manchester United in the opening round of Champions League group games on October 20, it was confirmed on Friday as UEFA revealed all fixtures for the competition. The return clash at Old Trafford will be on December 2, with the sides also facing RB Leipzig and Istanbul Basaksehir […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's biggest win over the summer might have been preventing Lionel Messi from leaving but Ansu Fati could yet be the one to lead Ronald Koeman's recovery. A brilliant start to the season for the 17-year-old continued on Thursday with another goal, his third from Barca's opening two La Liga games, which […]

Paris (AFP) – Celtic will come up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan in a tough Europa League group while Rangers will face another former European Cup winner in Benfica and Friday's draw also placed Arsenal in the same section as the Irish champions Dundalk. Celtic were in the first pot of seeds for the […]

London (AFP) – Ferran Torres scored his first Manchester City goal as the League Cup holders got back on track with a 3-0 win against Burnley, while Manchester United joined their rivals in the quarter-finals after beating Brighton 3-0 on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's side suffered their heaviest home Premier League loss under the Spaniard on […]

Doha (AFP) – Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League with a commanding 2-0 victory over compatriots and 2012 runners-up Al Ahli on Wednesday. They will meet Persepolis on Saturday for a spot in the final after the Iranian giants reached the last four for the third time in […]

London (AFP) – Ferran Torres scored his first Manchester City goal as the League Cup holders got back on track with a 3-0 win against Burnley that sent them into the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's side suffered their heaviest home Premier League defeat under the Spaniard on Sunday when Leicester handed them a humiliating […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-German's Neymar and Marseille's Alvaro Gonzalez have avoided punishment after allegedly making racist and homophobic remarks in the meeting between the sides earlier this month, the French league (LFP) announced on Wednesday. The world's most expensive player was accused of making the remarks towards Marseille's Japan right-back Hiroki Sakai and Gonzalez. […]

London (AFP) – Maccabi Haifa were forced to apologise to Tottenham on Wednesday after one of their players made an offensive comment about England captain Harry Kane in a social media video. Haifa defender Mohammad Abu Fani posted a short clip last week in which he appeared to suggest Kane would be "on" his genitals […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle survived a scare from fourth tier Newport before reaching the League Cup quarter-finals with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win after their 1-1 draw on Wednesday. Steve Bruce's Premier League side fell behind early in the first half at Rodney Parade as Tristan Abrahams netted for the hosts. But Jonjo Shelvey equalised […]

Milan (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice, the first within 30 seconds and Achraf Hakimi impressed on his debut start as Inter Milan beat promoted Benevento 5-2 in Serie A on Wednesday. After their last-gasp 4-3 win over Fiorentina last weekend Antonio Conte's side maintained the momentum at Filippo Inzaghi's men who had shocked Sampdoria […]

Paris (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur play their fourth of five games in 11 days when they host Maccabi Haifa of Israel in the Europa League play-offs on Thursday with coach Jose Mourinho confirming the game would come too soon for Gareth Bale to play a part. "He cannot play tomorrow or even at the weekend, […]