Rome (AFP) – Napoli beat Juventus 4-2 on penalties to lift the Italian Cup for the sixth time after the score was 0-0 after 90 minutes in an empty Stadio Olimpco in Rome. Paulo Dybala and Danilo both missed their spot-kicks for record 13-times Italian Cup champions Juventus with Arkadiusz Milik slotting in the winner […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League was immediately embroiled in a technology row as it made its comeback on Wednesday, while players showed their solidarity with Black Lives Matter and Manchester City breezed past Arsenal. AFP Sport looks at some of the key things from top-flight football's return after a three-month coronavirus hiatus. Tech misses […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City extended Liverpool's wait to win a first league title in 30 years as Pep Guardiola's men beat 10-man Arsenal 3-0 at an empty Etihad to secure the first win of the Premier League's restart on Wednesday. Both sets of players came together before kick-off to take a knee […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League restart was engulfed in controversy on Wednesday when goal-line technology made an unprecedented blunder after players took the knee to protest against racism at both matches. The English top-flight was put on hold in March due to the coronavirus pandemic and all 92 remaining games are being crammed into […]

Berlin (AFP) – A first ever top-flight goal for 19-year-old Jonathan Burkardt saw German minnows Mainz all but secure Bundesliga survival with a surprise 2-0 victory at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Local boy Burkardt, making only his second start of the season, gave his side a shock lead when he headed in Ridle Baku's cross […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder admitted he didn't know whether to "laugh or cry" after a goalline technology blunder forced his side to settle for a damaging 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday. The Hawk-Eye system failed to award a goal when Villa keeper Orjan Nyland clearly carried Oliver […]

Berlin (AFP) – Next month's German Cup final will be played behind closed doors after the country's football association's application for fans to be present was turned down by the local Berlin government on Wednesday. Earlier in the day the German football associaton (DFB) said they hoped up to 1,000 fans could be allowed into […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The company that runs the Premier League's goalline technology apologised on Wednesday after it failed to spot Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland taking the ball over his line in a goalless draw with Sheffield United that signalled the return of the Premier League. Hawk-Eye said its seven cameras at Villa […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League resumed on Wednesday after a three-month hiatus, with players taking the knee at the start of a goalless draw between Aston Villa and Sheffield United overshadowed by a goalline controversy. Coronavirus restrictions mean the 92 games remaining after the 100-day shutdown are being crammed into less than six weeks. […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Premier League returned in dramatic fashion on Wednesday as Aston Villa's 0-0 draw against Sheffield United featured a powerful anti-racism message and controversy over a goalline technology blunder. After 100 days in coronavirus lockdown, the eagerly-anticipated first match of the Premier League restart gave players a platform to back […]

Berlin (AFP) – David Wagner's Schalke continued their record-breaking run of bad form on Wednesday, notching up a 14th successive game without a win in a 2-1 away defeat to fellow European hopefuls Eintracht Frankfurt. Former Huddersfield boss Wagner has overseen a miserable second half of the season, which has seen Schalke plummet from the […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Aston Villa goalkeeper Orjan Nyland was saved by an apparent goalline technology mistake after his blunder seemed to have gifted Sheffield United the lead in the opening match of the Premier League restart on Wednesday. Late in the first half at Villa Park, a free-kick from United's Oliver Norwood was […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League resumed on Wednesday after a three-month hiatus, with Aston Villa and Sheffield United players taking a knee to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Coronavirus restrictions mean the drama is being played out with no fans in the stands but football-starved supporters will be able to […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester United star Marcus Rashford was singled out for praise by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Wednesday after forcing the British government to change a policy on providing free school meals to children. Speaking after a UEFA meeting to decide on the format of the latter stages of this season's suspended Champions […]

London (AFP) – Aston Villa and Sheffield United players took a knee at kick-off on Wednesday as the Premier League returned after a 100-day stoppage due to coronavirus. The first of 92 matches to be played behind closed doors was preceded by a minute's silence in memory of those who have died from COVID-19. Players […]