Berlin (AFP) – Swiss coach Lucien Favre on Wednesday back-tracked on comments he made hinting he would leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season after defeat by Bayern Munich left his team seven points adrift of the champions in the Bundesliga title race with six games left. "I am not thinking of giving […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs voted unanimously on Wednesday to resume contact training as "Project Restart" took a huge step forwards. "Premier League shareholders today voted unanimously to resume contact training, marking another step towards restarting the Premier League season, when safe to do so," the league said in a statement. "Squads are now […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has warned that the transfer market will look drastically different due to the coronavirus fallout, saying football will not be ready for "crazy numbers". Spurs bought Steven Bergwijn for £27 million ($33 million) from PSV in January, while also breaking their club record to sign Tanguy Ndombele for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Swiss coach Lucien Favre has hinted that he may leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season after defeat by Bayern Munich left his team seven points adrift of the champions in the Bundesliga title race with six games left. For the second season running under Favre, second-placed Dortmund find themselves […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says playing at an empty Anfield and winning the Premier League title with no fans present would be "pretty strange". Liverpool were 25 points clear of 2019 champions Manchester City and on the verge of their first English top-flight crown for 30 years when the league was shut […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Coach Li Tie is taking a tough line with his players on and off the pitch as he attempts to rescue China's hopes of reaching the World Cup for only a second time. Li's squad wrapped up a 17-day training camp in Shanghai Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over Chinese Super League […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A hopes of following Germany and Spain back onto the pitch will be decided on Thursday during a meeting with the Italian government which will determine the fate of the season in football-mad Italy. Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora will tell Italian football federation and Lega Serie A bosses if the health […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich moved seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table in front of an empty Yellow Wall, Bayer Leverkusen were hammered in their first home game since the league restarted and Wolfsburg's Maximilian Arnold gave himself three early birthday presents. AFP Sport looks at some of the most notable […]

Berlin (AFP) – There might be no fans in the stadiums but the Bundesliga knows the world is watching and on Tuesday Bayern Munich's Thomas Mueller was part of its charm offensive. Because of the coronavirus pandemic the German top-flight is the only top-level game on the planet and football fans everywhere are watching. After […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick said they took "a big step" towards an eighth straight Bundesliga title on Tuesday as their 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund opened a seven-point lead with six games left. Midfielder Joshua Kimmich settled an edgy affair with a deft chip over home goalkeeper Roman Buerki just before […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich took a huge step towards an eighth straight German Bundesliga on Tuesday as a sublime Joshua Kimmich chip gave them a 1-0 win at nearest rivals Borussia Dortmund, moving them seven points clear at the top with just six games left. Kimmich's brilliant goal came just before half-time in this […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Tuesday he is confident of having Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford fit should the Premier League season restart next month. Pogba has missed the majority of the campaign with an ongoing ankle injury, while Rashford seemed set to miss the rest of the season when […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04, who are struggling for form in the Bundesliga, have lost their top-scorer Suat Serdar for the rest of the season with a torn leg ligament, head coach David Wagner confirmed Tuesday. The 23-year-old Serdar, who has scored seven league goals this season from defensive midfield, suffered the injury in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig forward Yussuf Poulsen could be out for the rest of the season after the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday he had damaged ligaments in his right ankle. Leipzig said an MRI scan on Monday showed the Denmark international "suffered ligament damage to his right ankle in yesterday's win at Mainz […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the protocols he and his players must follow for football to return are a small sacrifice compared to those risking their lives on the frontline of the coronavirus crisis. Guardiola's mother died at the age of 82 in April after contracting COVID-19. "We follow the rules, […]