London (AFP) – The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return on Wednesday after 100 days in lockdown, with Manchester City's clash against Arsenal taking centre stage at the start of a frenetic dash to finish the season. While the coronavirus pandemic means the Premier League will look very different from three months ago, football-starved […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi was rugby tackled and then scored a penalty as Barcelona put the pressure back on Real Madrid by easing to a 2-0 victory over Leganes in La Liga on Tuesday. Messi was hauled to the ground in the first half by a diving Unai Bustinza wrapping two arms around his […]

Bremen (Germany) (AFP) – Three days after turning 24, Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman celebrated winning the ninth league title of his career. The France attacker clinched his fifth straight Bundesliga crown following the Bavarians' 1-0 victory at Werder Bremen to add his two Serie A successes and two Ligue 1 titles. Coman was an unused […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions on Tuesday for an eighth straight season as Robert Lewandowski's volley secured a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen, while Paderborn were relegated from the top flight in Berlin. Bayern picked up their eighth consecutive win since the Bundesliga resumed in mid-May behind closed doors due to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski said Bayern Munich had proved they are the best club in Germany after securing their eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday as the Poland striker's first-half volley saw them claim a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen. Bayern were confirmed German champions for the 30th time in the club's proud history […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola heaped praise on global healthcare workers as his Manchester City side braced for an avalanche of Premier League games over the coming weeks. The reigning champions are in action on Wednesday against Arsenal — the day the English top flight returns after a three-month coronavirus-enforced break. Guardiola said football was […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski said he hopes Bayern Munich will be able to play in front of their own fans again soon after winning an eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday behind closed doors. Lewandowski's first-half goal sealed a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen which saw Bayern become the first team to secure a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for the 30th time in the club's history on Tuesday as the Bavarian giants secured an eighth straight Bundesliga title. Here, AFP Sport looks at three key players from Bayern's league-winning campaign: Alphonso Davies Davies has undoubtedly been Bayern's find of the season. The 19-year-old, who […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich are German champions yet again, but an eighth consecutive Bundesliga title looked anything but inevitable when Hansi Flick was appointed coach in November. Flick came in as a caretaker to replace the sacked Niko Kovac with Bayern reeling after a 5-1 hammering at Eintracht Frankfurt — their worst Bundesliga defeat […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich secured their eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday as Robert Lewandowski's first-half volley saw them claim a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen. The Bavarian giants were confirmed German champions for the 30th time in the club's proud history to maintain their iron-grip on the Bundesliga shield in recent years. Lewandowski […]

Madrid (AFP) – Getafe dropped more points in the race for Champions League qualification on Tuesday after they failed to break down struggling Espanyol despite their opponents playing most of the 0-0 draw with 10 men. The stalemate represents a missed opportunity for Jose Bordalas' side and they could even have lost to Espanyol, who […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach stayed in the hunt for a Champions League berth with an emphatic 3-0 Bundesliga home win over Wolfsburg on Tuesday as midfielder Jonas Hofmann scored twice. After consecutive defeats by Freiburg and Bayern Munich, who can win an eighth straight league title later on Tuesday with victory at Werder Bremen, […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has told Liverpool fans to cheer his team to Premier League glory from their homes as the runaway leaders prepare for the season to restart. Klopp's side were two victories from winning Liverpool's first English title in 30 years when the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of the season in […]

London (AFP) – England forward Raheem Sterling said on Tuesday that "now is the time to act" against racism. Sterling has been speaking out amid the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests that followed the death of George Floyd while in police custody in the United States. The BLM protests have also led to renewed debate […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola fears his Manchester City players are not ready for the gruelling demands of the Premier League restart. Guardiola's reigning champions will host Arsenal on Wednesday in the second game of the Premier League's return to action following the coronavirus hiatus. City play again on Monday when Burnley come to the […]