Lisbon (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski ended the 2019/20 Champions League season as the tournament's top scorer with 15 goals. He was close to 16 when a first-half attempt came back off the post in the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's final. The Polish star ended the season with 55 goals in all competitions. […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Hansi Flick wrote himself into Bayern Munich folklore on Sunday, completing a 10-month odyssey from interim boss to Champions League and treble-winning head coach in his first season. Flick's team defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the final having already secured the Bundesliga and German Cup. For Bayern it was their sixth triumph […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Bayern Munich won the European Cup for the sixth time on Sunday as Kingsley Coman's goal gave them a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in an engrossing 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 […]

Paris (AFP) – Five thousand Paris Saint-Germain fans gathered at the Parc des Princes on Sunday to cheer on their team in the Champions League final taking place in Lisbon without their support. Supporters lit flares and belted out their favourite chants together behind the goal as they watched PSG take on Bayern Munich on […]

Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) – Zambian Lazarous Kambole scored his first goal of the season for South African Premiership leaders Kaizer Chiefs to salvage a 1-1 draw against mid-table Stellenbosch in Soweto Sunday. The forward controlled a cross with his chest and pushed the ball past captain and goalkeeper Lee Langeveldt on 69 minutes to […]

Rome (AFP) – Roberto d'Aversa said he would "forever be grateful" to Parma despite being sacked on Sunday by the side who he led from the third division back into Serie A. Italian media reported he would likely be replaced by former Lecce boss Fabio Liverani. "To those who applauded, supported, jeered and criticised, especially […]

Monaco (AFP) – Monaco coach Niko Kovac said he was shocked after his side conceded two early goals before drawing 2-2 with Reims on Sunday in his first game in charge on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season. Kovac, who left Bayern Munich in November, was appointed by the 2017 French champions to […]

Lisbon (AFP) – The Paris Saint-Germain of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe go after a first-ever Champions League crown in a final behind closed doors in Lisbon on Sunday, but standing in their way are a fearsome Bayern Munich led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski. It is a mouthwatering showdown between two of Europe's super clubs, […]

Monaco (AFP) – Monaco drew 2-2 with Reims in Niko Kovac's first competitive game in charge on Sunday on the opening weekend of the Ligue 1 season. Kovac, who left Bayern Munich in November, was appointed by the 2017 French champions to replace the sacked Robert Moreno in July. Centre-backs Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile […]

Rome (AFP) – Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, who has undergoing treatment for leukaemia since last year, tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation, the Serie A club announced on Sunday. The Serbian coach is "absolutely asymptomatic", the club said on its website. "When he returned to Bologna on Friday, he underwent a control test […]

Rome (AFP) – Parma on Sunday sacked coach Roberto d'Aversa, who had led the club from the third division back into Serie A. Italian media reported he would likely be replaced by former Lecce boss Fabio Liverani. Parma said D'Aversa's sacking was "a result of the fact that over the last few weeks, the cohesion, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Philipp Lahm, who captained Bayern Munich to their last European title in 2013, put current head coach Hansi Flick on a par with the club's legendary Champions League-winning bosses Jupp Heynckes and Ottmar Hitzfeld ahead of Sunday's final against Paris Saint-Germain. Lahm captained Bayern when they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the […]

Lisbon (AFP) – The Paris Saint-Germain of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe go after a first-ever Champions League title behind closed doors in Lisbon on Sunday, but will have their work cut out against a Bayern Munich side led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski. It is a mouthwatering showdown between two of Europe's super clubs, with […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Ethan Zubak and Sebastian Lletget scored as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated LAFC 2-0 on Saturday in a Major League Soccer derby that saw LAFC star Carlos Vela exit with an injury. The result in the LA rivalry dubbed "El Trafico" was a reversal of LAFC's 6-2 thumping of the Galaxy […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sunday's historic UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon will be the first played behind closed doors and could also see the Paris Saint-Germain of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe win the trophy for the first time, but a Bayern Munich side led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski block their path. It is a […]