Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid could win La Liga on Monday after a routine 2-0 win over Alaves on Friday put them within touching distance of the title. With suspended skipper Sergio Ramos sitting in the stands, Karim Benzema took over the armband and then penalty duties, firing in from the spot before teeing up […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Manchester City will discover the result of their appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA competitions on Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced Friday. City were banned by UEFA and handed a 30 million euro ($34 million, £27 million) fine for allegedly overstating sponsorship revenue to hide that they […]

Paris (AFP) – The fans will return to French football stadiums before Ligue 1 does. Domestic competitive football shut down in France in early March and the authorities decided to scrap their league season. The other four leading European leagues all resumed their seasons in empty stadiums. This weekend, French clubs will open their doors, […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea teenager Billy Gilmour could be sidelined for up to four months after undergoing knee surgery, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard said on Friday. The 19-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a fine breakthrough campaign at Stamford Bridge but will not feature again this term. The Scot started Chelsea's 3-2 Premier League win at Crystal […]

Berlin (AFP) – The German league confirmed Friday that the 2020-21 Bundesliga season will start on September 18 with the traditional January winter break shrunk to a fortnight amid a string of changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Having originally been scheduled to begin on August 21, the new season in Germany's top tier nows […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in a blockbuster Champions League quarter-final should both sides make it through, after Friday's draw for the latter stages of the competition which will be played out in Lisbon in August following a long suspension because of the coronavirus. Barca and Bayern, who have each won […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday that captain Jordan Henderson's season was over due to a knee injury but said he would still lift the Premier League trophy. The England international was forced off 10 minutes from the end of Wednesday's 3-1 win over Brighton following a collision with Yves Bissouma […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen confirmed Friday that Florian Kohfeldt will remain head coach next season after narrowly avoiding an historic relegation from the Bundesliga in a play-off. The club's board confirmed both Kohfeldt, 37, and sports director Frank Baumann keep their roles despite needing away goals in the relegation play-off to preserve Bremen's record […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in a blockbuster Champions League quarter-final should both sides make it through, after Friday's draw for the latter stages of the competition which will be played out in Lisbon in August following a long suspension because of the coronavirus. Barca and Bayern, who have each won […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday that captain Jordan Henderson's season is over due to a knee injury. Henderson was forced off in the midweek 3-1 win over Brighton following a collision with Yves Bissouma but the Reds boss revealed surgery is not needed and expects the midfielder to return in […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester United could find themselves facing English rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the semi-finals of the Europa League in Germany in August, after Friday's draw for the latter stages of the tournament put the teams on a collision course. While the UEFA Champions League is to be completed with a straight knockout mini-tournament […]

London (AFP) – David de Gea has spoken of his pride after surpassing Peter Schmeichel's appearance record for an overseas player at Manchester United. The Spanish international, who joined the club in 2011, kept a clean sheet on his 399th appearance for United on Thursday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side won 3-0 at relegation-threatened Aston […]

Paris (AFP) – Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League should both sides make it through, Friday's draw for the final eight confirmed. Both teams still need to complete their last-16 ties, with Bayern almost there having won 3-0 away to Chelsea in the first leg, while Barcelona […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is still a world-class manager and could be the right man to end Tottenham's long wait for a trophy, according to Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta. The pair will meet in opposite dugouts on Sunday as the Gunners make the short trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Arteta is beginning […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany host Spain in Stuttgart this September in their first match since the coronavirus pandemic with Cologne and Leipzig to host internationals this autumn, the German FA confirmed Friday. The home match against the Spanish on September 3 in the Nations League A will be the first time Germany has played in […]