London (AFP) – Frank Lampard insisted Chelsea must not rest on their laurels after qualifying for the Champions League because they have improvements to make before chasing Premier League winners Liverpool next season. Lampard's side needed one point from their last game of the season to be sure of featuring in the Champions League and […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United and Chelsea sealed Champions League places on Sunday as Bournemouth and Watford fell through the trapdoor on a dramatic final day of the longest Premier League season. Liverpool were crowned champions last month but there was much to play for in the final 90 minutes of a campaign that started […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted on Sunday that Sergio Aguero is unlikely to be fit for the club's Champions League showdown with Real Madrid. Guardiola's side face Real in the second leg of their last 16 tie on August 7 as they look to protect a 2-1 lead from the first […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United must get "stronger, fitter and more robust" for the challenges of the Champions League next season after beating Leicester 2-0 to secure third place in the Premier League on Sunday. United just needed a point to consolidate their place in the top four at […]

London (AFP) – Everton defender Leighton Baines announced his retirement after the Premier League club's final day of the season on Sunday. Former England international Baines, who spent 13 years with Everton, confirmed he will hang up his boots after making a 20-minute substitute appearance in a 3-1 defeat against Bournemouth at Goodison Park. The […]

London (AFP) – Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe accepted the blame for his side's "incredibly painful" relegation from the Premier League on Sunday. Howe's team won 3-1 at Everton in their last game of the season, but that was not enough to preserve their top-flight status. The Cherries' five-year stay in the Premier League was ended […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United secured a return to Champions League football next season as Bruno Fernandes's penalty and a late howler from Kasper Schmeichel to gift Jesse Lingard a tap in saw Leicester beaten 2-0 on Sunday to end the Foxes' challenge to play in Europe's elite club competition. United just needed […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy won the Premier League Golden Boot for the first time in his career on Sunday despite a poor end to the season for Leicester City that saw them miss out on the Champions League. England forward Vardy, 33, became the oldest player to win the award for the league's top […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea booked their place in next season's Champions League as a 2-0 win against Wolves sealed a fourth-place finish in the Premier League on Sunday. Frank Lampard's side needed one point from their last game of the season to be sure of featuring in the Champions League for a second successive season. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United and Chelsea sealed Champions League places on Sunday as Bournemouth and Watford fell through the trapdoor on a dramatic final day of the longest Premier League season. Liverpool were crowned champions last month but there were many issues at stake in the final 90 minutes of a campaign that started […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was dropped for his side's crucial final game of the Premier League season against Wolves on Sunday. Blues boss Frank Lampard opted to start with Argentine veteran Willy Caballero instead of the error-prone Kepa. Lampard's side need a draw or win at Stamford Bridge to ensure they finish […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League is set for a dramatic finish on Sunday as Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester battle for Champions League places and a clutch of teams fight for survival at the bottom. At a time of year when players are usually jetting off for lucrative pre-season tours, the 2019/20 top-flight campaign […]

Hanoi (AFP) – Vietnam suspended its domestic football leagues Sunday until further notice following news of the first locally transmitted case of coronavirus in nearly 100 days. After more than three months with no local cases, a 57-year-old retired Vietnamese man in the central city of Danang tested positive for the virus. Following the discovery, […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu repeated on Sunday that he had "no doubt" that Lionel Messi would sign a new contract but added that the coronavirus lockdown had reduced club revenue by 30 percent and would limit transfer activity. "Messi has said many times that he wants to retire here and I […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League's longest season is set for a dramatic finish on Sunday as Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester battle for Champions League places, with a desperate scrap to avoid relegation at the bottom. At a time of year when Premier League clubs are usually jetting off for lucrative pre-season tours, the […]