Milan (AFP) – Dusan Vlahovic was again on target for Fiorentina on Sunday but couldn't help them put pressure on Serie A's Champions League positions following an entertaining 2-2 draw with Sassuolo, as injury-hit AC Milan and Napoli prepare for a title clash. Serbia forward Vlahovic struck his league-leading 16th goal of the season in […]

Brussels (AFP) – Anderlecht coach Vincent Kompany was left "disgusted" after he said he was the target of racist abuse during Sunday's Belgian league game against Club Brugge. "I leave this match disgusted. My staff and I were insulted during the whole game. Racist insults that were aimed at the players too," said the former […]

Berlin (AFP) – Kevin Schade poached a late winning goal on Sunday as Freiburg finished 2021 third in the Bundesliga table after a 2-1 home win over Bayer Leverkusen. The 20-year-old Schade came off the bench and stole a march on Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky at a corner to tap the winner into the net […]

Doha (AFP) – Qatar passed their first test with a successful hosting of the Arab Cup but bigger challenges lie ahead when 1.2 million fans and 32 international teams arrive for the World Cup one year from now. Algerian rejoicing at Saturday's 2-0 extra-time win over Tunisia in the final — exactly a year before […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are in sight of La Liga's top four again after 19-year-old Nico Gonzalez scored a late winner to seal a much-needed victory over Elche before Atletico Madrid were beaten by Sevilla. Nico's strike came after the 22-year-old Ferran Jutgla, making his full debut, and the 17-year-old Gavi had earlier given Barca […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's 4-1 win at Leeds was the only action of a Premier League Saturday decimated by coronavirus call-offs with five games postponed due to outbreaks. Aston Villa's home match with Burnley became the latest casualty of surging infection rates across Britain due to the Omicron strain of Covid-19 following a worsening outbreak […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Former Brazil striker Ronaldo said on Saturday that he was buying Cruzeiro, the club where he made his professional debut, but which has been languishing in Brazil's Serie B for two seasons. "I am very happy to have concluded this deal," the 45-year-old said in a video posted on social media […]

Paris (AFP) – The French Cup produced several upsets as well as more crowd trouble as the round of 64 continued on Saturday. The day after the match between Paris FC and Lyon was halted at half-time following incidents in the stands, the tie between the amateurs of JSCBA Nimes and Ligue 1 Clermont was […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal consolidated their position in the Premier League's top four with a 4-1 rout of Leeds in the only Premier League match on Saturday to survive a wave of coronavirus postponements. Two goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka's deflected strike put the Gunners 3-0 up before half-time. Raphinha's penalty […]

Berlin (AFP) – Marco Richter scored twice as hosts Hertha Berlin earned a shock 3-2 win over second-placed Borussia Dortmund Saturday to leave Bayern Munich nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Julian Brandt gave Dortmund a first-half lead, but Hertha roared back with three unanswered goals as Ishak Belfodil equalised before Richter […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona’s youngsters spared their blushes again on Saturday as 19-year-old Nico Gonzalez scored a late winner to seal a much-needed 3-2 victory over Elche. Nico’s strike came after the 22-year-old Ferran Jutgla, making his full debut, and the 17-year-old Gavi had earlier given Barca a two-goal lead at Camp Nou. But Elche […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus gave their hopes of reaching the Champions League a boost on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win at Bologna following Roma's thumping 4-1 victory at fancied Atalanta. Goals in each half from Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado ensured that Juve joined Roma at five points from the league's top four positions. […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal consolidated their position in the Premier League's top four with a 4-1 rout of Leeds in the only Premier League match on Saturday to survive a wave of coronavirus postponements. Two goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka's deflected strike put the Gunners 3-0 up before half-time. Raphinha's penalty […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers moved seven points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership on Saturday as the champions needed a James Tavernier penalty 19 minutes from time to beat coronavirus-hit Dundee United 1-0 at Ibrox. In contrast to the mass postponements in English football due to a surge in positive Covid-19 cases, all […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt continued their rise up the Bundesliga table Saturday with a sixth win in seven games as Danish forward Jesper Lindstrom scored for the third match in succession to seal a 1-0 victory over Mainz. Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich started the weekend nine points clear after thrashing Wolfsburg 4-0 on Friday, but […]