Paris (AFP) – All UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches scheduled to be played next week have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, European football's governing body said on Friday. The move comes after two of next week's four scheduled Champions League last 16, second legs — between Manchester City and Real Madrid, […]

Paris (AFP) – The French football season has been suspended "until further notice" because of the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to the LFP, which runs the elite Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, told AFP on Friday. The source said that the league had taken a "unanimous" decision to stop playing with immediate effect following […]

London (AFP) – The English Premier League looks set to suspend their season when they hold emergency talks over the new coronavirus pandemic later on Friday but jump racing's showpiece, the Cheltenham Gold Cup, will go ahead with 70,000 spectators expected to attend. Tens of thousands are also expected in Cardiff this weekend for Saturday's […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Debt-riddled Chinese Super League (CSL) club Tianjin Tianhai were saved at the 11th hour after a new investor stepped in to rescue Fabio Cannavaro's former club on Friday. A string of lower-league Chinese football teams has folded in recent weeks, and Tianjin were set to become the biggest casualty of what state […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League was thrown into chaos on Thursday as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi both contracted the new coronavirus, leaving at least one game postponed and other fixtures in doubt. Arsenal's match at Brighton was put on hold after Arteta's diagnosis sent the London club into lockdown, […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's players and coaching staff were ordered into isolation as Callum Hudson-Odoi became the first Premier League player confirmed to have the new coronavirus late on Thursday. The news casts the viability of this weekend's games further into doubt after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive, also throwing their team into lockdown. […]

New York (AFP) – US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro resigned on Thursday as the federation was slammed by superstar Megan Rapinoe for "blatant sexism" in its latest response to a gender discrimination lawsuit by the US women's team. Rapinoe wasn't the only critic of the federation after comments made in court papers this week in […]

London (AFP) – Fourteen months after a plane crash claimed the life of footballer Emiliano Sala, British air accident investigators are to publish Friday their final report on the tragedy. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is to present the findings in a briefing at its headquarters in Aldershot, southern England. Sala, 28, was killed […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League could be forced into lockdown after Arsenal's match at Brighton was postponed when Gunners manager Mikel Arteta contracted the coronavirus on Thursday. Arsenal's training ground has been closed and their players and staff have gone into self-isolation following Arteta's shock positive test. Less than an hour after Arsenal revealed […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the Premier League to announce they will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss future fixtures. Arsenal have closed their training ground as a result of Arteta's positive test, with Gunners players and club staff who had recent contact with […]

New York (AFP) – US women's star Megan Rapinoe and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber ripped US Soccer for language in a court filing opposing equal pay for the US women's national team. The US Soccer Federation made the gender claims in papers filed this week in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have revealed one of their players is self-isolating after a family member had tests for the coronavirus. The unnamed City star was reported to be France defender Benjamin Mendy by the British media, but the Premier League club have yet to confirm that. The player is taking the self-isolating precaution […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic captain Scott Brown says the Scottish Premiership leaders should take the title if the season is forced to a premature end due to the coronavirus. Football across Europe has been hit hard by the pandemic and the sport's Scottish authorities are discussing their next move after government plans to curtail large […]

Asuncion (AFP) – South American football's governing body CONMEBOL on Thursday suspended the next round of Copa Libertadores fixtures due to the new coronavirus pandemic. The Copa Libertadores is the South American equivalent of Europe's Champions League, although the 2020 edition only began in January and is still at the group stage. "Committed to the […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester United won 5-0 at LASK Linz behind closed doors in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie, in a competition thrown into chaos as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Odion Ighalo slammed home the opener via the underside of the bar from 20 yards just before the half-hour, […]