London (AFP) – England will kick off the 2021 women's European Championship at Old Trafford as part of an ambitious target to sell 700,000 tickets for the event and smash previous attendance records. The final of the 16-team tournament between July 7 and August 1 next year will take place at Wembley with eight other […]

Rome (AFP) – Italian authorities have ordered the postponement of three Serie A football matches on Sunday over coronavirus fears in northern Italy. The matches between title-chasing Inter Milan and Sampdoria, Atalanta against Sassuolo and Hellas Verona versus Cagliari have been pushed back to avoid the spread of the virus with 79 confirmed cases in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane admitted that the injury Eden Hazard suffered on Saturday "doesn't look good", four days before their Champions League clash with Manchester City. Hazard was substituted in the second half of the 1-0 defeat at Levante and was then pictured with an ice pack around the same right […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored four goals and Barcelona reclaimed top spot in La Liga as Real Madrid suffered a surprise defeat by Levante on Saturday, a week before the Clasico. Madrid's nightmare afternoon was made worse by another injury to Eden Hazard, who was forced off in the second half of their 1-0 […]

Madrid (AFP) – Eden Hazard came off injured during Real Madrid's La Liga match away at Levante on Saturday, four days before their crunch Champions League clash with Manchester City. Hazard was substituted in the second half in Valencia after he had been limping for a few minutes on the pitch. He was then pictured […]

Paris (AFP) – Andre Villas-Boas had few excuses for his Marseille team on Saturday after their 14-match unbeaten run in Ligue 1 came to an end with a surprise 3-1 home defeat by off-form Nantes. Marseille are second and have put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League next season thanks […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea strengthened their grip on a Premier League top-four place on Saturday by beating London rivals Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester City edged past Leicester despite another attack of the penalty jitters. Sheffield United will rue missing out on the chance to clamber above Tottenham into fifth place after drawing at home to […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus struck late to give Manchester City a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday, strengthening their hold on second place behind champions-in-waiting Liverpool despite more woe from the penalty spot. Pep Guardiola's men have endured a turbulent week after they were banned from European club competitions for two years […]

Berlin (AFP) – Marcel Sabitzer said RB Leipzig will be "tough to stop" in the Bundesliga title race after their 5-0 thrashing of Schalke in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday kept them within a point of leaders Bayern Munich. Leipzig stayed second in the table after their captain Sabitzer opened the scoring with less than a minute […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea strengthened their grip on a Premier League top-four place on Saturday by beating London rivals Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester City edged past Leicester despite seeing Sergio Aguero's penalty saved. Sheffield United will rue missing out on the chance to clamber above Tottenham into fifth place after drawing at home to struggling […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig stayed within a point of Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga after a 5-0 thrashing of Schalke on Saturday, while Erling Braut Haaland scored his 40th goal of the season in Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 win at Werder Bremen. Leipzig remain second in the table after captain Marcel Sabitzer opened the scoring […]

Rome (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored for a record-equalling 11th consecutive Serie A game in his 1,000th professional match as Juventus extended their league lead on Saturday with a 2-1 win over basement club SPAL. The 35-year-old tapped in six minutes before the break to equal the mark held by Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella. […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus struck to give Manchester City a 1-0 win at Leicester City on Saturday, strengthening their hold on second place behind champions-in-waiting Liverpool. Pep Guardiola's men have endured a turbulent week after they were banned from European club competitions for two years for breaches of financial fair play rules. […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille's 14-match unbeaten run in Ligue 1 came to an end on Saturday after they fell to a surprise 3-1 home defeat by off-form Nantes. Andre Villas-Boas's second-placed side have put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the Champions League next season thanks to their hot streak but were downed […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland scored his 40th goal of the season as the teenager continued his phenomenal scoring streak in Borussia Dortmund's 2-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday. The 19-year-old flicked home a second-half cross to score his 12th goal in eight games for Dortmund as Lucien Favre's side moved second in […]