Berlin (AFP) – Jude Bellingham and Mahmoud Dahoud scored late goals as Borussia Dortmund came from behind to seal a dramatic 3-2 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday and cut Covid-hit Bayern Munich's lead to six points at the top of the Bundesliga. With nine players sidelined by Covid, a makeshift Bayern side lost 2-1 at […]

New York (AFP) – Italy international Lorenzo Insigne has signed a four-year deal to join Major League Soccer's Toronto FC from Napoli on July 1, the Canadian club announced Saturday. The 30-year-old forward and Napoli captain will move in the middle of the MLS season after his contract expires with the Serie A side in June. […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle's miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as the Magpies were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by third-tier Cambridge, while non-league sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth round. England international Kieran Trippier made his debut as Newcastle's first […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle's miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as the Magpies were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by League One Cambridge, while non-League sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth round. England international Kieran Trippier made his debut as Newcastle's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Togo striker Ihlas Bebou struck twice on Saturday as Hoffenheim came from behind to seal a 3-1 home win against Augsburg to climb to third in the Bundesliga. Covid-hit leaders Bayern Munich lost 2-1 at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday meaning second-placed Borussia Dortmund can trim the Bavarians' nine-point lead in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek has left Hertha Berlin to sign for Fiorentina and his third stint in Serie A, both clubs confirmed Saturday. The 26-year-old has initially signed on loan for the rest of the season after which Fiorentina will have an option to buy. "Krzysztof approached us with the desire for […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore has deplored as "a scandal" coronavirus testing procedures at the Africa Cup of Nations after up to five players and coach Kamou Malo tested positive in the run-up to Sunday's opener against hosts Cameroon. The Aston Villa forward told a press conference in Yaounde on Saturday: "It's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba is not expected to return from a thigh injury for at least another month, Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed amid mounting speculation over the French midfielder's future. The 28-year-old last played in a 2-2 draw at Atalanta in early November before pulling up with the […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – "If I get the jab, it's just for the Indomitable Lions. I'm ready to die for them," says Vincent Nemgne as he receives a coronavirus vaccine to see Cameroon open Africa's top football tournament. In the week before Sunday's first match in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in Cameroon, many fans […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille won away to Bordeaux in Ligue 1 for the first time since 1977 as Cengiz Under's first-half goal secured a 1-0 victory on Friday. The Turkey international punished a poor kick from goalkeeper Benoit Costil by scoring the game's only goal eight minutes before half-time at an empty stadium in Bordeaux. […]

Swindon (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease past League Two Swindon 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Friday. Rodolfo Borrell took charge of the English champions with Guardiola and assistant Juanma Lilo among 14 backroom staff […]

Berlin (AFP) – Covid-hit Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach Friday with the Bundesliga leaders forced to name a makeshift team after nine stars tested positive for the coronavirus. Robert Lewandowski cracked in his 20th league goal this season to give Bayern an early lead, but Gladbach hit back […]

Athens (AFP) – Former Wales coach Chris Coleman will take charge of struggling Atromitos Athens for the rest of the season, the Greek Super League club announced on Friday. "I am happy and excited about this deal. It's a new chapter, a new challenge. There was interest 10 years ago, but some things are also […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal will wear an all-white kit for Sunday's FA Cup trip to Nottingham Forest as part of an anti-knife crime campaign titled 'No More Red'. Last year saw the highest number of teenage murders in a year in London since records began, the vast majority of which involved knife attacks. England internationals […]

Madrid (AFP) – Xavi Hernandez has praised the professionalism of Philippe Coutinho and said the Brazilian took a wage-cut to complete his loan move to Aston Villa, which was confirmed by both clubs on Friday. Villa will pay around half Coutinho's salary for the duration of the deal, which expires in the summer, although Villa […]