London (AFP) – Ed Woodward admits the summer transfer window will be an "important opportunity" for Manchester United to bolster their squad with significant investment after a troubled season at Old Trafford. United are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League as they struggle to secure a top four finish. Both United manager Ole […]

London (AFP) – Dele Alli has apologised for posting a social media video which has prompted a Football Association probe after the Tottenham star appeared to joke about the coronavirus. Alli's Snapchat video showed him wearing a face mask in an airport departure lounge with the message 'Corona whattt, please listen with volume'. The 23-year-old […]

London (AFP) – Dele Alli has apologised for posting a social media video which has prompted a Football Association probe after the Tottenham star appeared to joke about the coronavirus. Alli's Snapchat video showed him wearing a face mask in an airport departure lounge with the message 'Corona whattt, please listen with volume'. The 23-year-old […]

London (AFP) – Marcelo Bielsa says Leeds must urgently rediscover their cutting edge if they are to have any chance of returning to the Premier League for the first time since 2004. The Championship side have squandered an 11-point cushion in the race for automatic promotion. Leeds remain second in the table, four points behind […]

London (AFP) – Scott McTominay says Manchester United are "fully focused" on ending their troubled season on a high note, with silverware still on offer in the FA Cup and Europa League as he nears a return from injury. United have found it hard to establish any momentum in a challenging campaign that has threatened […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Italy U21 coach Luigi Di Biagio has been appointed coach of Serie A basement club SPAL in place of sacked Leonardo Semplici, the Italian outfit confirmed on Monday. Semplici had been at the helm since December 2014, leading the club from Serie C to the top flight for the first time […]

Paris (AFP) – Gambian Musa Barrow was the star African performer in Europe at the weekend, scoring twice for Bologna in a 3-2 Serie A victory at Roma. The 21-year-old forward is on loan from Champions League last-16 qualifiers Atalanta and valued at 13 million euros ($14,2 mn). He stole the limelight as many African […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Barcelona great Andres Iniesta is set to light up the AFC Champions League but Chinese clubs are sidelined because of the coronavirus as the disrupted continental competition starts this week. Optimism is high among Vissel Kobe fans after Iniesta led the J-League outfit to victory in the Japanese Super Cup last […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan moved top of Serie A on Sunday after storming back from two goals down to snatch a 4-2 win over AC Milan in a pulsating derby at the San Siro. Inter pull level on 54 points with Juventus, who lost 2-1 at Hellas Verona on Saturday, but are ahead of […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi gave a hat-trick of assists on Sunday as Barcelona ended their turbulent week with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Real Betis to stay in touch with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Madrid's 4-1 win away at Osasna earlier in the day put pressure on Barca to respond, […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain survived the absence of Neymar and a Lyon fightback to win Sunday night's Ligue 1 clash 4-2 at a stormy Parc des Princes, helped by Fernando Marcal's truly stunning second-half own goal. Runaway leaders and defending champions PSG were cruising at half-time with Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe giving […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Mueller insisted Sunday that he is not interested in a recall to the Germany team for Euro 2020 despite impressive recent displays for Bayern Munich. "That is of absolute no interest to me at all. All I am focused on is playing well for this shirt," said Mueller after Sunday's goalless […]

Milan (AFP) – Felipe Caicedo scored the only goal to keep Lazio's dream of a first Scudetto in 20 years alive as a 1-0 win over Parma moved the Romans second in Serie A. Simone Inzaghi's side are just one point behind leaders Juventus, who fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Hellas Verona on […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig held Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a goalless draw at the Allianz Arena on Sunday to stay just one point behind the defending champions in the title race. Leipzig worked tirelessly to thwart the hosts, for whom victory would have opened up a four-point gap after third-placed Borussia Dortmund's […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Bidvest Wits equalised in the final minute of extra time to force a 3-3 draw, then beat Orlando Pirates on penalties Sunday in a South African FA Cup last-32 thriller. Wits surrendered a two-goal lead at Orlando Stadium in Soweto and seemed doomed to make an early exit until Gift Motupa beat […]