Kabul (AFP) – Afghan special forces bungled a night-time raid to arrest the country's fugitive former football chief, wanted over the sexual abuse of women players, officials said Monday. Keramuddin Karim was found guilty by global governing body FIFA last year of assaulting several women footballers, with the verdict upheld in July by the Swiss-based […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Chinese Super League players cannot see their families because of coronavirus but they must still learn about President Xi Jinping's love of football while cooped up in safety "bubbles". Underlining how the ruling Communist Party seeps into all corners of Chinese life, even bio-secure ones, teams have been pictured earnestly taking in […]

Paris (AFP) – Almost 150 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars ablaze, smashed shop windows and clashed with police in the French capital after the team's Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich, police said Monday. The violence occurred around the Parc des Princes stadium and on the Champs-Elysees avenue during and […]

Paris (AFP) – More than 80 people were arrested as Paris Saint-Germain fans set cars ablaze and clashed with police on the Champs-Elysees after the Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich. Around 5,000 supporters had gathered at Paris's Parc des Princes to cheer on PSG, lighting flares and chanting as they watched the 1-0 […]

Lisbon (AFP) – It will be remembered as the strangest of Champions League seasons but it has ended with a familiar name on the trophy after Bayern Munich got the better of Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's final in Lisbon, with their deserved success the result of the remarkable job done by coach Hansi Flick. There […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Fans celebrated Bayern Munich's Champions League final win in a socially-distanced open-air cinema in the Bavarian city on Sunday. Almost 700km away in Paris, health protocols went out of the window as 5,000 fans gathered at the Parc des Princes to see their team lose the final in Lisbon 1-0. In […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Joshua Kimmich hailed the "Band of Brothers" spirit in the treble-winning Bayern Munich team and the impact of head coach Hansi Flick after their 1-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in Sunday's Champions League final. A second-half header by Bayern's former PSG product Kingsley Coman in the Lisbon final was enough to […]

Paris (AFP) – The 5,000 Paris Saint-Germain fans who gathered at the Parc des Princes on Sunday to cheer on their team in the Champions League final were left disappointed as they fell to Bayern Munich. Supporters lit flares and belted out their favourite chants together behind the goal as they watched PSG lose 1-0 […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel defended his 400 million euro strike force of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe after they were unable to find a way past Bayern Munich in their 1-0 Champions League final loss on Sunday. PSG's Qatari owners spent a combined 402 million euros ($474m) on the pair in 2017 […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick hailed the "crazy" development of his treble-winning team in the ten months since he took charge after the German giants won Sunday's Champions League final. Bayern won the European title for the sixth time in the club's history with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. The […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Alphonso Davies promised on Sunday that Bayern Munich would continue their quest for domination after being crowned European champions for the sixth time. Canadian Davies, who is still only 19 years old, ended an incredible breakout season by getting his hands on the Champions League trophy after playing only his eighth game […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Bayern Munich became kings of Europe for the sixth time on Sunday as Kingsley Coman's goal gave them a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Lisbon, completing a fantastic season for the German giants and leaving their opponents still searching for the trophy they covet more than […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Kingsley Coman spent a decade at Paris Saint-Germain, coming up through the club's academy and making four senior appearances, but it was his goal which condemned the French giants to defeat in Sunday's Champions League final. The 24-year-old Coman headed the only goal in Bayern Munich's 1-0 victory in Lisbon, inflicting a […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera admitted losing the Champions League final 1-0 to Bayern Munich was tough to take but insisted the mega-rich French club cannot put their achievements "in the trash". PSG, playing in their first final, were undone by a goal from former youth player and Paris-born Kingsley Coman in […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Kingsley Coman admitted on Sunday that he felt "a little heartache" after his goal ended his boyhood club Paris Saint-Germain's dreams of conquering Europe. Paris-born Coman headed home the only goal at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon as Bayern Munich won the Champions League and were crowned the continent's best side […]