Lisbon (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne lamented Manchester City's failure to learn form their mistakes in the Champions League after crashing out in the quarter-finals for the third straight season after a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon in Lisbon. A familiar cocktail of defensive errors, missed chances and VAR controversy did for Pep Guardiola's side […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Moussa Dembele came off the bench to score two late goals as Lyon caused another Champions League sensation on Saturday, dumping out Pep Guardiola's Manchester City with a 3-1 quarter-final win in Lisbon. City had looked on course to come back and win the tie behind closed doors at the Estadio Jose […]

London (AFP) – Vladimir Ivic said after being named manager of relegated Watford he needs to adapt as fast as possible to English football if he is to take them straight back to the Premier League. The 43-year-old Serbian signed a one-year contract — with the option of extending it by a further year — […]

Pretoria (AFP) – Kaizer Chiefs stormed back to score three goals in five minutes and defeat Polokwane City 3-2 in Pretoria Saturday, which stretched their South African Premiership lead to six points. Relegation-threatened Polokwane looked set to remain a bogey side for Chiefs when goals by Lesiba Nku and captain Jabu Maluleke gave them […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – Bruno Fernandes wants Manchester United to learn from the pain of two semi-final defeats already this season to cap the Portuguese's transformational impact on the club by winning the Europa League. United, who lost to Manchester City and Chelsea in the last four of the League Cup and FA Cup earlier […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has been named Premier League manager of the season after guiding the club to their first league title in three decades. The 53-year-old German beat Chelsea's Frank Lampard, Leicester City's Brendan Rodgers, who Klopp replaced at Liverpool in 2015, and Sheffield United's Chris Wilder. Liverpool coasted to the title, they […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi's body language said it all as Barcelona were sent into full-blown meltdown in their historic Champions League quarter-final humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich on Friday. He could only look on helplessly as the club to which he has brought so much glory succumbed to a record 8-2 defeat […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Freshly infused with cash from energy drink giant Red Bull, Brazilian club Bragantino are seeking to follow in the footsteps of the beverage brand's most famous franchise, Champions League semi-finalists Leipzig. Bragantino returned to the Brazilian first division this season after a 22-year absence, thanks largely to an $11.5-million investment from […]

Sydney (AFP) – Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler claimed Saturday he was wrongfully dismissed by Brisbane Roar, saying the Australian club "turned gangster" on him and assistant Tony Grant. Fowler was appointed coach last year and overhauled the squad, lifting them to fourth in the A-League before the season was suspended in March […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's worst ever defeat in Europe, an 8-2 mauling at the hands of Bayern Munich, will signal the end of Quique Setien as coach but it feels like the end of more than that. Setien may not even survive the weekend but the fact a second sacking in eight months would be […]

Cologne (Germany) (AFP) – The Europa League may not be able to match the riches and glamour of the Champions League, but the presence of Manchester United and Inter Milan in the semi-finals is further evidence that Europe's giants are increasingly taking the competition seriously. United and Sevilla, who face off in Sunday's first semi-final, […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer commiserated with fellow Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, who was in Barcelona's goal for their humiliating 8-2 defeat in the Champions League quarter-final on Friday. "Obviously it's a great result for us, but you don't want your national team colleagues to experience something like that," Neuer said […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Barcelona's embattled coach Quique Setien offered no indication that he would resign in the immediate aftermath of Friday's 8-2 Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich, as club president Josep Maria Bartomeu promised to "take decisions" in the coming days. "It's too soon to think about whether or not I […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Record-breaking Thomas Mueller said Bayern Munich's 8-2 thrashing of Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final on Friday topped the 7-1 hammering Germany handed Brazil at the 2014 World Cup as he stole the limelight from Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi. Man-of-the-match Mueller netted twice in Lisbon as Barcelona conceded four goals in […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Who said what after Bayern Munich humiliated Barcelona 8-2 in the Champions League quarter-finals on Friday: "When we played against Brazil we were not as in control as we were tonight. Against Brazil, it happened, we were good, we wanted here to play like we have done the last few weeks." — […]