London (AFP) – Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has set his sights on winning next season's Europa League if his side can qualify — even though he admits it is "not a competition I am in love with". Spurs took a big step towards reaching the second-tier European competition with a 2-1 win against Arsenal on […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has never considered dropping David de Gea "for a one second" as the Spanish goalkeeper prepares to make his 400th appearance for Manchester United. Signed as a wiry 20-year-old from Atletico Madrid in 2011, the 'keeper overcame initial struggles to establish himself as one of the best […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday. An initial fine of 30 million euros ($34 million, £27 million) was also reduced to 10 million euros on appeal. […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Wuhan Zall, the club from the coronavirus epicentre, will play on the opening day of the Chinese Super League in a symbolic start to the delayed season, according to a schedule released Monday. Zall, who were forced into exile for 104 days after the virus emerged in the city late last year, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Sevilla all-but secured Champions League qualification by beating relegation battlers Real Mallorca 2-0 on Sunday. Lucas Ocampos scored a first-half penalty before Youssef En-Nesyri added a second late on to move Sevilla nine points clear of fifth-placed Villarreal. With three games left and the superior head-to-head, Villarreal are not mathematically out of […]

Rome (AFP) – AC Milan kept their hopes of European football alive on Sunday with a 2-2 draw at Napoli that leaves them with a strong chance of reaching the Europa League. Franck Kessie's penalty 17 minutes from time gave Milan a battling point in Naples after Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Dries Mertens had put […]

The Hague (AFP) – Netherlands and Ajax defender Wim Suurbier, a key member of the 1970s Dutch squad who played in two World Cup finals, died at the age of 75, his former club said on Sunday. Suurbier, who won three European championships with the legendary Ajax side of the same decade, had been in […]

London (AFP) – Toby Alderweireld gave Tottenham a late 2-1 win over Arsenal as Jose Mourinho's men climbed above their north London rivals, while Bournemouth kept their survival hopes alive with a chaotic 4-1 victory against Leicester on Sunday. Mourinho had endured a barrage of criticism as Tottenham slipped out of the race to qualify […]

Rome (AFP) – Genoa climbed out of the Serie relegation zone on Sunday with a 2-0 win over SPAL that left their opponents on the brink, while Sampdoria inched towards safety with an eventful 3-1 win at Udinese. Goran Pandev's smart 24th-minute opener and a stunning Lasse Schone free-kick eight minutes after the break gave […]

Le Havre (France) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain routed second division Le Havre in a friendly on Sunday remarkable not for the 9-0 score, but because it drew the biggest crowd for a match in one of Europe's 'Big Five' football nations since early March. The French government relaxed the health protocols before the weekend to […]

London (AFP) – Toby Alderweireld's towering header nine minutes from time gave Tottenham's season the tonic of a 2-1 win over Arsenal in the first north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Sunday. Victory moves Spurs two points above their local rivals into eighth and keeps their chances of Europa League football next […]

London (AFP) – Toby Alderweireld gave Tottenham a late 2-1 win over Arsenal as Jose Mourinho's men climbed above their north London rivals, while Aston Villa boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday. Mourinho had endured a barrage of criticism as Tottenham slipped out of the race […]

London (AFP) – A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha was racially abused in a series of social media messages before his side's Premier League defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday. Zaha posted on Twitter three screenshots of messages containing racial abuse from an Instagram account belonging to a Villa […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa boosted their bid for Premier League survival on Sunday with a vital 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace, while Wolves climbed back into the Champions League race after beating Everton 3-0. Dean Smith's side kicked off at Villa Park languishing seven points from safety, but Egypt winger Trezeguet scored twice to […]

London (AFP) – Pablo Hernandez fired Leeds to within touching distance of the Premier League as his late strike gave the Championship leaders a 1-0 win at Swansea on Sunday. Former Swansea midfielder Hernandez left it late to keep Leed on course for automatic promotion. The Spaniard netted in the 89th minute, controlling Luke Ayling's […]