Athens (AFP) – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire was released from Greek police custody Saturday, TV footage showed, pending a hearing on assault charges on the island of Mykonos. Local TV footage showed Maguire leaving a courthouse on neighbouring Syros island, apparently accompanied by members of his legal team, and boarding a dark minivan. His […]

Lisbon (AFP) – If Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich in Sunday's Champions League final in Lisbon, the pictures will probably be of Neymar's tears of joy or wild scenes of celebration in the French capital, but basking in the glory of it all will be the Emir of Qatar. The club's first appearance in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich can complete only the second treble in their proud history by beating Paris Saint Germain in Sunday's Champions League final to underline their status as Germany's super club. Bayern have cruised to the Lisbon final, scoring 42 goals in their Champions League matches. In all competitions, they are on a […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Antonio Conte cast fresh doubt over his position as Inter Milan coach saying the club must examine their future "with or without me" after Friday's 3-2 Europa League final defeat to Sevilla. "Now we'll return to Milan, we'll take a couple of days off. We will meet, examine the season and […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Sevilla captain Jesus Navas dedicated his club's sixth Europa League title triumph to former players Jose Antonio Reyes, killed in a car crash last year, and Antonio Puerta, who died from a heart attack in 2007. The Spanish side defeated Inter Milan 3-2 in a thrilling final on Friday. Attacker Navas, […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Sevilla won the Europa League for a sixth time as Diego Carlos's overhead kick deflected in off Romelu Lukaku 16 minutes from time to beat Inter Milan 3-2 in a thrilling final in Cologne. Carlos and Lukaku's evening had got off to a very different start as the defender hauled the […]

Paris (AFP) – Rennes teenager Eduardo Camavinga said on Friday he will remain with the French club despite reported interest from Real Madrid. The Angolan-born 17-year-old has a deal until 2022 with the Breton outfit who will be in the Champions League for the first time next season. "To put it simply, I'm Rennes through […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Marseille have found a fifth asymptomatic case of coronavirus in their squad, a club spokesperson told AFP on Friday, on the same day the new French Ligue 1 season kicked-off under an increasingly darkening COVID-19 cloud. Andre Villas Boas' squad had been scheduled to open the French season later in the […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte named an unchanged lineup from his side's 5-0 semi-final thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk as the Italians aim to end a nine-year trophy drought against Sevilla in the Europa League final. Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, who have combined for 54 goals this season, lead the line […]

San Sebastian (Spain) (AFP) – Denmark attacker Pernille Harder scored four goals in less than an hour as two-time winners Wolfsburg hammered Glasgow City 9-1 in San Sebastian on Friday to reach the women's Champions League semi-finals. Harder, who will leave the German side at the end of the season, was the first name on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski turned 32 on Friday with the Bayern Munich striker in the form of his career and two short of Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 17 goals in a Champions League season ahead of this weekend's final against Paris Saint Germain. The Munich squad sang Happy Birthday to Lewandowski before knuckling down […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Marseille have found a fifth asymptomatic case of coronavirus in their squad, a club spokesperson told AFP on Friday. Andre Villas Boas' squad had been scheduled to open the French Ligue 1 season later in the day at home to Saint-Etienne but the game was cancelled after the four earlier positive […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the Community Shield clash with FA Cup winners Arsenal due to a knee injury, the Premier League champions' manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday. The 27-year-old England international suffered the injury during training in their pre-season camp in Austria. Oxlade-Chamberlain — who suffered a serious right […]

Berlin (AFP) – Champions League finalists and Bundesliga title holders Bayern Munich on Friday waived the German league's offer to delay their start to the 2020/21 domestic season by insisting they keep with tradition and host the opening game. Bayern face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final on Sunday in Lisbon to end the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says the current squad is better than the 2013 Champions League-winning side, who they are trying to emulate in Sunday's final against Paris Saint-Germain. Neuer, 34, was in goal at Wembley in 2013 when Bayern completed their first treble by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 to […]