Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich calculated on Friday that victory in the European Supercup had given them the record for most consective wins by a club from one of the continent's 'big five' leagues. "For the Munich team it was a 23rd victory in a row," said the club on their website the day after […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Premier League clubs have long looked to France for young talent and the Saint-Etienne defender Wesley Fofana is just the latest unpolished diamond who could be set to head to England in a big-money move. Centre-back Fofana is only 19 and has not even been capped by France at Under-21 level, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola claims to have just 13 fit senior players for Sunday's Premier League clash with Leicester. Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Oleksandr Zinchenko have been sidelined by injury, while Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for coronavirus and Aymeric Laporte's pre-season was also delayed when he contracted […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell on Friday to Luis Suarez, the day after the Uruguayan striker had said tearful goodbyes to Barcelona after the club sent him to Atletico Madrid. "Today I went into the dressing room and the awful truth hit me," Messi posted on Instagram, before renewing his criticism […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham have been awarded a bye into the fourth round of the League Cup after their tie with Leyton Orient was called off on Tuesday following a spate of coronavirus cases at the League Two club. Fourth-tier Orient tried to rearrange the game but League Cup rules mean that they must forfeit […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted that Victor Lindelof could be the fall guy after Manchester United's 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in their first Premier League match of the season. Solskjaer's men travel to Brighton on Saturday badly in need of a win to kickstart their campaign, with hopes the Red Devils could […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi will be back in a Barcelona shirt in La Liga, while Inter Milan begin their bid to end Juventus' grip on the Serie A title and potential challengers face off in Germany and France. AFP Sport picks out some of the standout action in Europe this weekend: – Eyes on […]

Doha (AFP) – Australian striker Mitchell Duke shrugged off a head injury to put Saudi Arabia's Al Taawoun into the Asian Champions League knockouts with a 1-0 win over Qatar giants Al Duhail on Thursday. Duke's head was heavily bandaged after a clash with Al Duhail's Almoez Ali minutes earlier, but he recovered to nod […]

Berlin (AFP) – Regular ice baths and light-filtering glasses are helping keep Erling Braut Haaland sharp as the Norwegian looks to inflict more Bundesliga misery on Augsburg this Saturday with Borussia Dortmund. The 20-year-old made German league history in Bavaria last January by becoming the first player to score a hat-trick off the bench on […]

Milan (AFP) – Andrea Pirlo's new-look Juventus face their first major test this season on Sunday when the Serie A champions tackle Roma. Juventus kicked off their bid for a 10th consecutive league title with a 3-0 win over Sampdoria to hand Pirlo a win in his first ever match on the bench. But the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona have kept Lionel Messi, discarded Luis Suarez and hired Ronald Koeman but the new era begins against Villarreal on Sunday when change must bring results. A shortened break has not made it any easier for Barca, who are attempting in a matter of weeks the kind of renovation most elite clubs […]

Paris (AFP) – It has been a troubled start to the season for Paris Saint-Germain, overshadowed by a raft of coronavirus cases, suspensions and injuries, but the French champions can welcome back Neymar from a ban for this weekend's Ligue 1 game at Reims. The world's most expensive player was handed a two-match suspension after […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United and Chelsea need a swift response to their title credentials being damaged by home defeats last weekend, while one or both of Liverpool and Arsenal's perfect records will come to an end when they face off at Anfield on Monday night. Crystal Palace and Everton also have the chance to […]

Budapest (AFP) – For Bayern Munich fan Sven Widmann, it was worth driving to Budapest just to watch the Champions League winners play in Thursday's UEFA Super Cup, the first time he's been able to do so at a stadium since the coronavirus first hit Europe in March. "My last game at the stadium was […]

Budapest (AFP) – Javi Martinez wrote more UEFA Super Cup history for Bayern Munich on Thursday as his header in extra time sealed a 2-1 win over Sevilla in Budapest. Having equalised with a crucial 120th-minute goal seven years ago when Bayern won the 2013 Super Cup on penalties against Chelsea, Martinez struck on 104 […]