Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan completed the signing of Danish international midfielder Christian Eriksen from Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday. Eriksen, 27, has signed a contact until 2024 with the Italian giants after the clubs reached an agreement for a reported transfer fee of 20 million euros (£17 million, $22 million). "We can confirm the departure […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham have exercised their option to convert the loan signing of Giovani Lo Celso from Real Betis into a permanent deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The Argentine midfielder joined Spurs in August on loan but has now signed a contract for a reported fee of around £27 million ($35 […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United need to harness the spirit of Paris Saint-Germain and put in a "perfect performance" if they are to overcome Manchester City and reach the League Cup final. United face an uphill battle after losing the first leg of their semi-final against Pep Guardiola's men 3-1 at […]

Madrid (AFP) – French international Hatem Ben Arfa, without a club since leaving Rennes in the summer, has signed a six-month contract with Valladolid the Spanish club announced on Tuesday. Ben Arfa, 32, has 15 France caps, won the French Cup with Rennes last season but left the club after his contract expired and had […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah gave a glimpse of their potential as the youngsters fired their side into the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win against Bournemouth on Monday. Mikel Arteta turned to youth at Dean Court and Saka, Nketiah and Joe Willock repaid the Arsenal manager's […]

London (AFP) – Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers expects Jamie Vardy to return from injury for Tuesday's League Cup semi-final second leg at Aston Villa. Vardy missed the club's FA Cup fourth-round win at Brentford on Saturday after suffering a glute injury during last week's win against West Ham. It was initially feared Leicester's 17-goal leading […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool were warned about the possibility of an FA Cup fourth-round replay during the mid-season break before the start of the current campaign, the Football Association has said. Manager Jurgen Klopp said neither he nor his first-team stars would be present for their replay at home to Shrewsbury, which is set to […]

Paris (AFP) – Kobe Bryant's death sent fans from the football world into mourning, while new Barcelona boss Quique Setien is already under pressure following his side's dismal La Liga defeat at Valencia and Erling Braut Haaland continues to thrill. AFP Sport looks at four things we learned from a busy weekend of European football. […]

London (AFP) – Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds announced on Monday they had signed France Under-21 international Jean-Kevin Augustin on loan from RB Leipzig as they push for promotion to the Premier League. The forward, who spent the first half of the season on loan at Monaco, is Leeds' third signing during the January transfer window following […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar dedicated his second goal in Paris Saint-Germain's 2-0 win at Lille to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, whose death in a helicopter crash earlier on Sunday shocked the world, as his double shot the French champions 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. The world's most expensive player slotted home […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann wants more from his RB Leipzig side ahead of a crucial run of fixtures for the Bundesliga leaders, after Saturday's defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt left him asking whether his players genuinely wanted to win the German title. Leipzig have seen their lead over second-placed Bayern Munich cut to one point […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Enugu Rangers of Nigeria pulled off a stunning CAF Confederation Cup triumph away to Pyramids of Egypt on Sunday, but it was in vain as they were eliminated after matchday five. Having won 1-0 in Cairo through an Ifeanyi George goal, Enugu needed Nouadhibou of Mauritania to avoid defeat against Al Masry […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Nigerian Junior Ajayi scored as Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Etoile Sahel of Tunisia 1-0 Sunday to go top of Group B in the CAF Champions League. Ajayi netted on 32 minutes in Cairo as the record eight-time African champions avenged an away loss to Etoile in the opening matchday two […]

Madrid (AFP) – La Liga said on Sunday it has initiated criminal proceedings against the fans that are said to have racially abused Athletic Bilbao's Inaki Williams during their match at Espanyol this weekend. Williams said he was the victim of racist abuse during Bilbao's 1-1 draw at the RCDE Stadium on Saturday, with La […]

Paris (AFP) – Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho was the star African performer in Europe this weekend, scoring the only goal as Leicester overcame a tough FA Cup challege. England KELECHI IHEANACHO (Leicester) Iheanacho took his chance to impress in the absence of the injured Jamie Vardy with the only goal as Leicester reached the FA […]