Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City strolled into the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth consecutive season with a 5-0 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon despite a subdued 0-0 draw on Wednesday. All the hard work for the English champions was done in the Portuguese capital three weeks ago. On Wednesday a much-changed side […]

Paris (AFP) – Brazilian Lucas Paqueta scored the winner as Lyon took a step towards the Europa League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 1-0 first-leg victory at Porto. Peter Bosz's side, who have struggled in Ligue 1 this season, are hoping to win a major European trophy for the first time this term. Paqueta produced […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy will be out of action for "a few weeks" due to a knee injury, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said on Wednesday. The England international sustained the knock in his side's 1-0 Premier League win against Leeds on Saturday, in which the forward was making his first start of 2022 after […]

London (AFP) – Portugal winger Pedro Neto celebrated his 22nd birthday on Wednesday by signing a new long-term contract at Wolves, committing himself to the Premier League club until 2027. Neto joined Wolves in 2019 from Italian club Lazio and has scored 10 times in 83 games in all competitions for club. He made his […]

Paris (AFP) – Sweden said Wednesday it believed its team could be at a disadvantage after FIFA confirmed that Russia would be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup playoffs over the invasion of Ukraine. World football's governing body said Tuesday that Poland, who Russia were due to face in the playoff semi-final this month, […]

Madrid (AFP) – A promising season for Sevilla could be in danger of petering out but it would be no surprise if they finished with a flourish in the Europa League. Their last-16 tie against West Ham starts at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Thursday, pitting two of the tournament’s favourites against each other in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Mohamed Salah admitted Liverpool might have suffered from complacency as they crept into a fourth Champions League quarter-final in five years despite a rare 1-0 defeat at Anfield to Inter Milan on Tuesday. The Italian champions were unable to scale the mountain they had to climb after losing the first leg 2-0 […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski scored a record-breaking 11-minute hat-trick to send Bayern Munich sailing into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 win at home to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday. The Polish striker had three goals to his name by the 23rd minute — the earliest anyone has ever completed a hat-trick […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Top-division Mexican football team Queretaro were ordered Tuesday to play home matches without spectators for a year and its owners must sell the franchise after a mass brawl between rival fans. The announcement from the Mexican Football Federation came hours after authorities said 10 men had been arrested over the weekend violence that left […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool crept into a fourth Champions League quarter-final in five years despite a rare 1-0 defeat at Anfield to Inter Milan as the English giants progressed 2-1 on aggregate. The Italian champions were unable to scale the mountain they had to climb after losing the first leg 2-0 at home three weeks […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski scored a record-breaking 11-minute hat-trick to send Bayern Munich sailing into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 win at home to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday. The Polish striker had three goals to his name by the 23rd minute — the earliest anyone has ever completed a hat-trick […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona and a rejuvenated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Europa League specialists Sevilla will spearhead Spain's challenge in the last 16 of the competition on Thursday. Sevilla host English side West Ham in the first leg while Barcelona take on Turkish club Galatasaray at the Camp Nou, in two of the most attractive ties […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer returned to action for the first time in a month in his side's crunch Champions League last-16 second leg clash at home to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday. Neuer had been out of action for several weeks after he underwent knee surgery following Bayern's 3-2 victory […]

Madrid (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino has said Kylian Mbappe is "fine" and expects him to play against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, despite the striker's injury scare in training. Mbappe picked up a knock in training on Monday, prompting fears he could miss the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Madrid […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League announced Tuesday it was suspending its deal with its Russian broadcast partner following the invasion of Ukraine. The decision was made at a shareholders' meeting in London, where all 20 clubs were in agreement. In a separate move, the Football Association has also suspended its deal with Russia, meaning […]