Kabul (AFP) – Afghan women players on Wednesday called for the arrest of fugitive ex-football chief Keramuddin Karim after his life ban for "appalling" sexual abuse was upheld. Karim was last year found guilty of assaulting several female Afghan footballers, with FIFA delivering their toughest sanction — a life ban and a fine of 1 […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's success in having a two-season ban from European competitions overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport has raised serious questions over the future of UEFA's financial fair play system. AFP Sport looks at the origins of FFP, how it has changed European football finances over the past decade and […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – A man has handed himself into police in France and has confessed to shooting dead the brother of Tottenham defender Serge Aurier, a police source said. Christopher Aurier, 26, died in hospital after being shot in the stomach outside a nightclub in the southwestern city of Toulouse in the early hours […]

Miami (AFP) – Chicago Fire rookie Mauricio Pineda struck a late winner to leave Seattle Sounders' hopes of success at Major League Soccer's restart tournament hanging by a thread on Tuesday. Pineda's 84th-minute strike secured a 2-1 victory for Chicago, sending coach Raphael Wicky's side to the top of Group B in the World Cup-style […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Pasalic scored a hat-trick as Atalanta brushed aside struggling local rivals Brescia 6-2 to move second in Serie A on Tuesday. Gian Piero Gasperini's side extended their unbeaten league run to 13 games to move six points behind leaders Juventus who visit eighth-placed Sassuolo on Wednesday. Inter Milan and Lazio are […]

Milan (AFP) – Mario Pasalic scored a hat-trick as Atalanta brushed aside struggling local rivals Brescia 6-2 to move second in Serie A on Tuesday. Gian Piero Gasperini's side extended their unbeaten league run to 13 games to move six points behind leaders Juventus who visit eighth-placed Sassuolo on Wednesday. Inter Milan and Lazio are […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard admitted Chelsea are struggling with nerves as they chase a place in the Champions League next season after Olivier Giroud scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over already relegated Norwich at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Victory opens up a four-point lead for third-placed Chelsea over Leicester and Manchester […]

Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it has permanently revoked the licence of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports and slapped it with a fine of $2.7 million over alleged "monopolistic" practices. Subscribing to beIN, the Arab world's leading sports channel which has exclusive rights to several key tournaments, has been difficult for Saudi fans since […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Sport's highest court CAS on Tuesday rejected former Afghan football boss Keramuddin Karim's appeal over a life ban for "appalling" sexual abuse. Karim was last year found guilty of assaulting several Afghan women players with FIFA delivering their toughest sanction – a life ban and 1 million Swiss francs ($1 million, 934,000 […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says Manchester City deserve an apology after successfully overturning their European ban but rival managers Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp criticised the ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. CAS on Monday lifted a two-year ban imposed earlier this year on the Premier League club by European football's governing body […]

Berlin (AFP) – Wales attacker Rabbi Matondo has fallen out with supporters of his Bundesliga club Schalke over a social media post of him training in a Cardiff gym wearing the shirt of arch rivals Borussia Dortmund. Matondo, was pictured in a Dortmund jersey bearing the name of England winger Jadon Sancho. "I made it […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has bemoaned the fixture scheduling since the Premier League restart, saying on Tuesday his players have amassed "crazy minutes" on the pitch in recent weeks. The Gunners host newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool on Wednesday, three days after falling to defeat to Tottenham in the north London […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said Tuesday a weight had been lifted from Manchester City after their European ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but rival managers Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp criticised the ruling. The court on Monday lifted a two-year ban imposed earlier this year on the Premier […]

Milan (AFP) – Atalanta's Colombia striker Luis Muriel reassured fans he was on the mend after being taken to hospital in Bergamo on Tuesday after hitting his head in a domestic accident. The 29-year-old, who has scored 17 goals in Serie A this season, received stitches but was later discharged after getting the all-clear following […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United "will put it right" after conceding a late goal against Southampton on Monday to dent their hopes of reaching next season's Champions League. United were on course for a fifth successive Premier League victory after bouncing back from Stuart Armstrong's early opener through strikes from Marcus […]