Shanghai (AFP) – One Chinese Super League club is on the brink of going bust and a dozen lower-tier teams have already gone to the wall, indicating the problems facing football in China run far deeper than the current coronavirus suspension. All football in China is indefinitely on hold over the deadly virus, but even […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus. Arsenal said players and four staff had been isolated at their homes after coming into contact with […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus. Arsenal said players will be isolated for 14 days after coming into contact with the owner of […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus. Arsenal said players will be isolated for 14 days after coming into contact with the owner of […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester United's Europa League last 16, first leg away to LASK Linz in Austria is one of five matches in the competition set to be played behind closed doors on Thursday as the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with football on the continent. United confirmed on Tuesday that the decision had been […]

Milan (AFP) – Getafe president Angel Torres said Tuesday the Spanish team will not travel to Italy for their Europa League game against Inter Milan this week as the coronavirus crisis escalates. All sports in Italy have been suspended until April 3, including Serie A football, but Champions League and Europa League matches are under […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli questioned his side's mental strength after RB Leipzig cruised to a 3-0 win on Tuesday to progress 4-0 on aggregate to the quarter-finals for the first time. Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer struck twice in the first 21 minutes before substitute Emil Forsberg added the third late on […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli questioned the mentality of his side after crumbling to a 3-0 Champions League last 16, second leg defeat to Leipzig on Tuesday to bow out of the competition 4-0 on aggregate. Marcel Sabitzer profited from two errors by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the first 21 minutes […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The United States Soccer Federation says that having to play regularly in front of hostile crowds in Mexico and Central America is one reason why the US men's national team should be treated differently to their female counterparts. In a filing made in a federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mikel Arteta returns to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday less than three months after leaving his role as assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City to take the manager’s job at Arsenal. The Gunners are unbeaten in eight league matches in 2020 as Arteta attempts lead Arsenal back into the […]

Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – Atalanta's fairytale Champions League run continued inside an empty stadium on Tuesday as Josip Ilicic scored four times in a 4-3 win over Valencia that sent his team into the quarter-finals 8-4 on aggregate. A frantic contest inside an echoing Mestalla stadium was the first of several in the competition to […]

Lyon (AFP) – Lyon will take on Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie behind closed doors in Turin next week, the French club's president Jean-Michel Aulas told AFP on Tuesday. Italy has put a stop to all sporting events taking place until April 3 in a country-wide lockdown aimed at […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League as RB Leipzig cruised to a 3-0 win on Tuesday to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time 4-0 on aggregate. Leipzig captain Marcel Sabitzer struck twice in the first 21 minutes to put the tie to bed before substitute Emil Forsberg added […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich confirmed on Tuesday that next week's Champions League game against Chelsea would go ahead without fans over fears of the spread of the coronavirus. The German club's decision follows a ban by the regional Bavarian government on any gathering of more than 1,000 people until April 19. Bayern hold […]

Rome (AFP) – Bergamo mayor Giorgio Gori on Tuesday urged Atalanta fans to stay at home to watch their team's Champions League match in Valencia. "Tonight, do not organise an evening with your friends, do not get together to watch the match. Let's watch everyone at home," Gori told local media. Italians were adapting Tuesday […]