Rome (AFP) – Lazio kept the Serie A title race alive and kicking on Tuesday after coming from behind again to win 2-1 at struggling Torino and move a point behind league leaders Juventus. Ciro Immobile's 29th league goal of another remarkable season for the Italy forward and Marco Parolo's deflected strike completed a deserved […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester are still planning to stage their remaining Premier League home games this season despite the city's localised coronavirus lockdown. Foxes chiefs has spoken with local authorities and the Premier League after the UK government's announcement on Monday that the city would have stricter measures imposed following a sharp rise […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich have agreed a deal to sign winger Leroy Sane from Manchester City, according to various media reports in Germany and England on Tuesday. The 24-year-old was reportedly close to signing for Bayern last year before suffering a knee injury. Sky Sports and the BBC say the two clubs have agreed […]

Marseille (AFP) – The man behind a bid to buy storied Ligue 1 club Marseille told AFP on Tuesday he was not operating as an intermediary for Saudi Arabia. Following reports of a mega Saudi-backed bid to buy the former European champions at the weekend, Marseille president Jacques-Henri Eyraud insisted the club was not for […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Markus Kattner, FIFA's finance director under Sepp Blatter who also served as acting secretary general, has been banned from all football-related activity for 10 years and fined one million Swiss francs ($1.056m) after being found guilty of conflicts of interest and abusing his position, the sport's world governing body announced Tuesday. The […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's chief executive has ruled out making any big-money transfers this summer to challenge Bayern Munich next season as a result of the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Dortmund finished second in the Bundesliga this season, 13 points behind Bayern who won the league for the eighth year running. […]

London (AFP) – English Premier League football chief executive Richard Masters on Tuesday admitted Newcastle United's proposed Saudi takeover was "complicated", as he faced questions from British lawmakers over the controversial deal. It is understood that the £300 million ($370 million) takeover would involve Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), led by Crown Prince Mohammed […]

Berlin (AFP) – The future of cash-strapped Bundesliga club Schalke 04 is uncertain after their billionaire backer and chairman Clemens Toennies resigned on Tuesday following fan protests over his management of the club. "As chairman of the supervisory board, Clemens Toennies has played a decisive role in establishing FC Schalke 04 as one of the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of African Football announced Tuesday in a video conference. CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said African football's governing body took the decision as "health was the main priority". African countries have suffered to […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard said Tuesday that Chelsea had not made a bid for free agent Angel Gomes and was tight-lipped over a link with West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. Manchester United have confirmed London-born Gomes, 19, is leaving Old Trafford, with the highly rated attacking midfielder's services now in high demand. Chelsea have […]

Lausanne (AFP) – UEFA insists there is "no reason to prepare a Plan B" for the final eight of the Champions League in Lisbon despite Portuguese authorities reintroducing restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. "We hope everything will be fine and that it will be possible to organise the tournament in Portugal. For the […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford to improve, saying he is open to further strengthening his attack despite their impressive goalscoring form this season. The Old Trafford giants are on course to have two players hit the 20-goal mark in the same campaign, in all competitions, since Dimitar […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp does not believe he has to spend "millions" in the transfer market, saying it is a tricky task to improve his Premier League winners. Klopp's side were last week crowned English champions for the first time in 30 years with a record seven games to go. The coronavirus […]

London (AFP) – Brentford are pushing hard for a return to the English top flight after more than 70 years away, with head coach Thomas Frank highlighting their values-driven approach as one reason for the club's success. The Londoners, renowned for their canny transfer dealings, are eyeing an automatic promotion spot after posting two straight […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jaime Mata scored twice as Getafe beat fellow European hopefuls Real Sociedad 2-1 on Monday to give their push for Champions League qualification from La Liga a boost. Getafe had seen their top-four bid hit by a four-game winless run since the league restarted following the coronavirus pandemic, but they moved back […]