London (AFP) – The Premier League on Thursday postponed two more matches due to the worsening coronavirus pandemic but said it intended to "continue its current fixture schedule where safely possible" as calls for a circuit break intensified. Manchester United's weekend game against Brighton was called off shortly after Leicester's scheduled match against Tottenham on […]

London (AFP) – Leicester's Premier League match against Tottenham on Thursday has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak as Brentford boss Thomas Frank called for the entire weekend programme to be scrapped. Britain is battling record numbers of Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant wreaks havoc, with fears growing that the crisis could derail […]

Paris (AFP) – Football matches in France will be called off definitively if a player or official is injured by a projectile thrown from the stands, the government said Thursday. It was one of a series of measures announced after meetings between Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and French football chiefs in the wake of a […]

London (AFP) – Brentford manager Thomas Frank has called for this weekend's Premier League fixtures to be postponed to allow clubs to deal with coronavirus outbreaks that are threatening to derail the season. Brentford's match with Manchester United was called off on Tuesday after Covid-19 cases at the Old Trafford club and the Burnley v […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal showed they can thrive without axed star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Gunners moved into fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against West Ham, while the top-flight's coronavirus crisis deepened on Wednesday. Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe netted in the second half of a fiery London derby […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland scored twice Wednesday as Borussia Dortmund trimmed Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to six points with a 3-0 win over bottom side Greuther Fuerth. Haaland struck either side of half-time before Dutch striker Donyell Malen grabbed Dortmund's late third goal to seal the win. The […]

Berlin (AFP) – Japan forward Daichi Kamada scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season to give Eintracht Frankfurt a 3-2 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Wednesday following a flurry of second-half goals. The attacking midfielder hit the superb winner, beating the back-tracking Gladbach defence with his first touch and tucking his finish into the far […]

London (AFP) – London will host the first edition of a new intercontinental final between the champions of Europe and South America when Italy face Argentina on June 1, UEFA said on Wednesday. Wembley is understood to be the preferred venue for the match known as the Finalissima. The clash is part of a renewed […]

London (AFP) – Watford's Premier League clash at Burnley was postponed less than three hours before kick-off because of "an ongoing Covid outbreak" within the Hornets' squad on Wednesday. Burnley revealed the match at Turf Moor had been cancelled at the last minute after their opponents were hit by the coronavirus. "Burnley Football Club can […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said on Wednesday he has no regrets about allowing England midfielder Conor Gallagher to go on loan to Crystal Palace this term. Tuchel's side have been hit with a series of injuries to midfielders this season, while Gallagher has been in superb form for Palace. Chelsea reportedly do […]

London (AFP) – Leicester had a request to postpone Thursday's clash with Tottenham due to a coronavirus outbreak turned down by the Premier League, according to manager Brendan Rodgers. Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, Rodgers said he will be without nine players due to positive cases of Covid, illness and injury. Tottenham's […]

Paris (AFP) – Europe's top clubs are threatening not to release players for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon over fears surrounding its Covid-19 health protocol. The European Club Association, which represents leading clubs across the continent, made its concerns known to FIFA in a letter seen by AFP. "With regards to […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Uruguay have named Diego Alonso as their new national team coach almost a month after sacking iconic veteran Oscar Tabarez, the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) announced. Tabarez, 74, was fired last month after a record-breaking 15 years in charge following a run of four straight defeats in which Uruguay conceded 11 goals […]

Berlin (AFP) – French striker Anthony Modeste admitted enjoying some schadenfreude after his match-winning goal deepened the crisis at Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg as he took revenge on their sports director Joerg Schmadtke. "You always see each other twice in life. I'm happy because we won against Joerg Schmadtke's team. It's nice to send Wolfsburg into […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Sergio Aguero ended his career with Barcelona but will forever be associated with Manchester City and in particular with the goal that won them the Premier League title in 2012. Aguero, who announced his retirement aged 33 on Wednesday because of a heart condition, spent a decade at the English club before […]