Madrid (AFP) – Santi Cazorla laid on a superb assist as Villarreal continued their late surge towards Champions League qualification on Sunday by beating Valencia 2-0. Cazorla found himself under a 60-yard punt forward at La Ceramica and with one touch, he cushioned the ball perfectly for Gerard Moreno to volley in. Paco Alcacer had […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea moved into the FA Cup semi-finals as Ross Barkley sealed a 1-0 win at Leicester, while Arsenal joined their London rivals in the last four after a dramatic 2-1 victory against Sheffield United on Sunday. Looking to win the first trophy of Frank Lampard's reign, Chelsea recovered from a woeful start […]

London (AFP) – Premier League strugglers Watford said on Sunday that three players had been removed from their matchday squad against Southampton to protect "the health and safety of all players, staff and officials". Andre Gray, Nathaniel Chalobah and Domingos Quina were not part of Nigel Pearson's 20-man squad. The action by the club came […]

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Dani Ceballos fired Arsenal into the FA Cup semi-finals as the Spaniard's stoppage-time strike clinched a dramatic 2-1 win at Sheffield United on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side rode their luck after surviving a second-half barrage from the Blades at Bramall Lane. Nicolas Pepe put Arsenal ahead with a first-half penalty […]

Berlin (AFP) – Full-back Thomas Meunier could still play in the latter stages of this season's Champions League for Paris Saint-Germain despite signing for Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said on Sunday. Belgian international Meunier has signed a four-year deal with Dortmund and will join on a free transfer after the end […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Bidvest Wits, formed in 1921 and the oldest club in the South African Premiership this season, have been sold just one year before they would have celebrated their centenary. The Johannesburg side, whose 5,000-seat stadium lies in the campus of the University of the Witwatersrand, have been bought by a businessman from […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Top African football officials will hold a video conference Tuesday to discuss the way forward amid the coronavirus pandemic, which halted football last March apart from in Burundi. Issues to be discussed by CAF president Ahmad Ahmad and his executive include the 24-team Africa Cup of Nations, which is scheduled for […]

Berlin (AFP) – The curtain came down on the 2019/20 German Bundesliga season on Saturday, with Bayern Munich celebrating another title after the rush to finish the campaign in the wake of the long coronavirus shutdown. AFP Sport looks back at five memorable moments from the season in Germany: – Bayern's Frankurt mauling – Bayern […]

Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile and Luis Alberto got title-chasing Lazio back winning 2-1 against Fiorentina on Saturday to close the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus to four points. Lazio's 21-match unbeaten run ended with a 3-2 defeat at Atalanta on Wednesday, after surrendering a two-goal lead. But Simone Inzaghi's side consolidated second position, […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning coach Carlos Bilardo has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for coronavirus but without displaying any symptoms, according to local media reports. His family said that Bilardo is being treated at the Argentine Diagnostic Institute in the capital. His health is said to be good, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's title hopes suffered a hammer blow on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Celta Vigo, handing Real Madrid the chance to move two points clear at the top of La Liga. Luis Suarez twice put his team in front at Balaidos with his first goals since January […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola on Saturday confirmed that his Manchester City side will give new Premier League champions Liverpool a guard of honour when they meet next week. Liverpool's first English league title in 30 years was secured two days ago as second-placed City lost 2-1 at Chelsea. The top two meet at the […]

Milan (AFP) – New Cagliari coach Walter Zenga hailed "an important" victory as the Sardinians kept their Europa League hopes alive with a 4-2 victory over Torino in Serie A on Saturday. Cagliari had been on a run of four consecutive defeats until former Italy international goalkeeper Zenga took over before the coronavirus lockdown in […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United moved into the FA Cup semi-finals as Harry Maguire's strike late in extra time clinched a 2-1 win over 10-man Norwich on Saturday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had to work hard for their place in the last four as Todd Cantwell forced extra time by cancelling out Odion […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's title hopes suffered a hammer blow on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Celta Vigo, handing Real Madrid the chance to move two points clear at the top of La Liga. Luis Suarez twice put Barca in front at Balaidos with his first goals since January but […]