Berlin (AFP) – Germany central defender Niklas Suele will miss the rest of the season and Euro-2020 after injuring his knee playing for Bayern at the weekend, club president Uli Hoeness said on Monday. "Apparently, the season is over for him, he can forget about the Euros," Hoeness said. The 24-year-old tore his left knee […]

London (AFP) – Sheffield United and Scotland striker Oli McBurnie has been charged with drink-driving. The 23-year-old is accused of driving over the limit in Leeds in the early hours of Friday and will appear in court on November 6, West Yorkshire Police confirmed on Monday. A police spokesman said: "Oli McBurnie, from Leeds, will […]

Washington (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Los Angeles Galaxy beat Minnesota United 2-1 on Sunday to book a blockbuster Major League Soccer playoff clash with Los Angeles FC. Sebastian Lletget and Jonathan dos Santos scored to give the Galaxy a 2-0 lead that proved enough despite a late goal from the Loons in St. Paul Minnesota. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane said in April Real Madrid would prioritise La Liga over the Champions League this season and their defeat to Real Mallorca on Saturday suggests they may not have the squad to go far in both. "For us next year, the league must be our number one priority," Zidane said. "It's […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's miserable start to the season shows little sign of improving quickly, but prior to Red Star Belgrade's visit on Tuesday, Spurs can take some solace from the fact they are in a better position in the Champions League than they were 12 months ago. Defeats to Inter Milan and Barcelona saw […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich face Olympiakos away in the Champions League on Tuesday with key defender Niklas Suele sidelined as Niko Kovac's side seek to prove their demolition of Tottenham was no fluke. The summer overhaul of Bayern's squad bore spectacular fruit a fortnight ago in a 7-2 thrashing of Spurs as winger Serge […]

Washington (AFP) – Mexican midfielder Marco Fabian scored the winning goal in extra time Sunday and the Philadelphia Union edged the New York Red Bulls 4-3 in the Major League Soccer playoffs. Philadelphia advanced to an Eastern Conference semi-final on Thursday against MLS defending champion Atlanta United. That winner will meet Wednesday's winner between Toronto […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille ended a four-match winless streak in Ligue 1 on Sunday after Boubacar Kamara's early strike and a late Kevin Strootman penalty saw them to a deserved victory over lowly Strasbourg. Kamara, 19, struck the opener with just two minutes on the clock when his shot was deflected home by Strasbourg defender Ludovic […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan survived a late Sassuolo scare and a bizarre intervention by a parachutist to win 4-3 and keep in touch with leaders Juventus in Serie A on Sunday as Stefano Pioli's first game in charge of AC Milan ended in a 2-2 draw against lowly Lecce. Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp bemoaned Manchester United's defensive tactics and a controversial VAR call as the European champions' 17-game winning run in the Premier League came to an end in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford's controversial goal handed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's struggling Red Devils a 1-0 half-time […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke blew their chance to move to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday as Andrej Kramaric scored on his first appearance of the season in Hoffenheim's 2-0 victory. David Wagner's side would have moved above the likes of champions Bayern Munich and leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach with three points at the PreZero […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted he was frustrated by VAR's failure to rule out Marcus Rashford's goal as Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw at Manchester United on Sunday, denying them a record-equalling 18th straight Premier League win. Klopp felt United defender Victor Lindelof was guilty of a foul on Liverpool […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool failed to record a record-equalling 18th straight Premier League win, but Adam Lallana's late equaliser saved the European champions from a shock defeat at Manchester United in a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Marcus Rashford's controversial goal handed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's struggling Red Devils a 1-0 half-time lead, but they […]

Monaco (AFP) – Wissam Ben Yedder fired Monaco out of the Ligue 1 mire on Sunday with a stoppage time winner that earned an entertaining 3-2 win over Rennes. Yedder pounced on Keita Balde's flick two minutes into added time to lash home a powerful left-foot finish and send Leonardo Jardim's side up to 14th just […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan held off a late Sassuolo surge to win 4-3 and keep pace with leaders Juventus in Serie A on Sunday as Claudio Ranieri settled for a goalless draw against former club Roma in his first game as Sampdoria coach. Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez each bagged a brace for Inter […]