Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward believes the club's American owners, the Glazer family, will remain in control of the club for the "long term." The Glazers completed their controversial takeover at Old Trafford in 2005, with their ownership the subject of intense focus ever since. Fans have planned a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has not recovered from an ankle injury in time to face Manchester United on Sunday, but goalkeeper Alisson Becker is fit to make his first appearance since the opening weekend of the season. Salah hobbled off late on in the European champions' 2-1 victory over Leicester two […]

Milan (AFP) – A parachutist landed on the pitch during Sunday's seven-goal Serie A thriller between Sassuolo and Inter Milan in northern Italy. The game was briefly suspended at Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium two minutes before the break. Romelu Lukaku was just about to take a penalty when the incident occurred with the Inter Milan striker […]

Frankfurt am Main (AFP) – Bayern Munich and Germany defender Niklas Suele will be out for several months after tearing a knee ligament, the club said Sunday. Suele suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in his left knee during Saturday's 2-2 draw with Augsburg. The 24-year-old limped off the field and later left the stadium on […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African crowd-pullers Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, who have been experiencing unprecedented trophy droughts, squeezed into the League Cup quarter-finals this weekend. Desperate for silverware after four barren seasons, Chiefs snatched a late regular-time goal to draw 1-1 at Cape Town City before going on to win on penalties after extra […]

London (AFP) – An FA Cup qualifying match between Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town was abandoned on Saturday after allegations that players were racially abused and spat on. The players of seventh-tier outfit Haringey walked off the field with about 25 minutes to go, shortly after Yeovil had scored a penalty. The incident during the […]

Washington (AFP) – Former England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was routed in his Major League Soccer farewell match on Saturday as Toronto FC ripped DC United 5-1 in the first round of the playoffs. Rooney, who turns 34 on Thursday, assisted on a second-half stoppage time equalizer that forced 30 extra minutes, but […]

Washington (AFP) – Franco Escobar scored in the 70th minute on Saturday as defending champion Atlanta United defeated the New England Revolution 1-0 in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs. The Five Stripes advanced into an MLS Cup Eastern Conference semi-finals matchup Thursday against Sunday's winner between the Philadelphia Union and New […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona sailed back to the top of the table on Saturday and trouble returned to Real Madrid after they endured their first La Liga defeat of the season at newly-promoted Real Mallorca. Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Robinho were in the last Real Madrid team to lose a league game at San […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could not resist a sly dig at Liverpool ahead of their clash with Manchester United on Sunday, reminding the Premier League leaders of their 30-year wait to be crowned champions. Struggling United trail their fierce rivals by 15 points but Solskjaer is keen to remind those connected […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Miralem Pjanic sealed a 2-1 win for Juventus over Bologna to consolidate top spot in Serie A on Saturday. Ronaldo was presented with a special jersey before kick-off by Juventus president Andrea Agnelli to mark his 700th career goal scored playing for Portugal during the week. The 34-year-old hit […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund dropped Jadon Sancho for Saturday's clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach after the teenager returned late from England duty. Sancho did not even make the substitutes' bench for the game against the Bundesliga leaders, which Dortmund won 1-0. Before kick-off, coach Lucien Favre told the German media that the 19-year-old had […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund beat top-of-the-table Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 to jump to fourth in the Bundesliga on Saturday, level with Bayern Munich who earlier dropped points in a 2-2 draw at Augsburg. The top of the Bundesliga grew even more congested with the top nine separated by just two points. Of the eight who […]

Madrid (AFP) – Joao Felix will miss Atletico Madrid's Champions League game at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday after spraining his right ankle in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Valencia. Felix was forced off in the final 10 minutes against Valencia at the Wanda Metropolitano and is now expected to be out for around two […]

Washington (AFP) – Franco Escobar scored in the 70th minute on Saturday and defending champion Atlanta United defeated the New England Revolution 1-0 in the first round of the Major League Soccer playoffs. The Five Stripes advanced into an MLS Cup Eastern Conference semi-finals matchup Thursday against Sunday's winner between the Philadelphia Union and New […]