Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland scored on his return from injury as Borussia Dortmund knocked Bayern Munich off top spot in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg on Saturday. Haaland netted his 50th Bundesliga goal in as many games, just eight minutes after coming off the bench in the second half following a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland scored on his return from injury on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund knocked Bayern Munich off top spot in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg. Haaland netted his 50th Bundesliga goal in as many games, just eight minutes after coming off the bench in the second half following a […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal got back on track with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday as Eddie Howe suffered his first defeat as manager of the Premier League strugglers. Mikel Arteta's side saw their 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions come to a painful end in last weekend's 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool. But second […]

Leverkusen (Germany) (AFP) – Florian Wirtz only turned 18 last May and is already attracting the attention of Europe's top clubs with eye-catching performances, but Bayer Leverkusen have plans in place to keep hold of their rising teenage star. Wirtz's deft chip set up Moussa Diaby's late winner in Thursday's 3-2 victory over Celtic to […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Brazilian football legend Formiga said an emotional goodbye to the national team Friday after racking up a series of records in a 26-year career that included seven World Cups an seven Olympics. The 43-year-old midfielder played her final match for the Selecao Thursday, going out with a 6-1 drubbing of India […]

Paris (AFP) – European champions Italy and Portugal could meet for a place at the 2022 World Cup after being drawn in the same play-off path on Friday. The Azzurri and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal both finished second in their qualifying groups, behind Switzerland and Serbia respectively. Italy will host North Macedonia in the play-off first […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig suffered a blow ahead of Sunday's home Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen with six more of their squad and staff having tested positive for Covid-19, including striker Yussuf Poulsen. Leipzig need a home win against fourth-placed Leverkusen to break into the top six in Germany's top flight. However, head coach […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has urged Raheem Sterling to maintain his recent revival after the Manchester City forward was the subject of fresh speculation about his future. England forward Sterling had struggled to break into the City team on a regular basis since the latter stages of last season. That led to renewed talk […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Ralf Rangnick's expected arrival at arch-rivals Manchester United is "not good news for other teams" due to his vast experience and ability to organise teams. Klopp's fellow German is set to be installed as United interim manager until the end of the season following last week's sacking […]

Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyan police on Friday re-arrested the country's embattled football chief, only a day after the state dropped a corruption case against him. Football Kenya Federation (FKF) boss Nick Mwendwa is being held at police headquarters outside the capital Nairobi, the federation's secretary general Barry Otieno told reporters. The reasons for his latest […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain visit Saint-Etienne this weekend looking to end a week which saw a tame defeat by Manchester City on a high note, while ongoing trouble in the stands has put French football fans under added scrutiny. PSG have endured a turbulent few days, with coach Mauricio Pochettino linked with a possible […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland is set to make a surprise return for Borussia Dortmund this weekend after a five-week absence with a leg injury, his coach Marco Rose said on Friday. The 21-year-old Norwegian, who has scored 18 goals in 13 games this season for club and country, missed crucial matches as Dortmund were […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino has "never asked to leave" Paris Saint-Germain despite speculation linking the coach with Manchester United, the French club's sporting director Leonardo said on Friday. The Brazilian also denied reports that PSG had approached former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, saying he has had "no contact" with the Frenchman. British media […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick is poised to take over as interim manager of Premier League giants Manchester United, after his lawyer said Friday the contract is being finalised. Rangnick's legal representative confirmed to AFP subsidiary SID that the final points of the deal are being ironed out. The 63-year-old Rangnick is currently head of […]

London (AFP) – Eddie Howe will be in the Newcastle dugout for the first time at Arsenal on Saturday after returning a negative test for coronavirus, a week after he was forced to miss his first game in charge. The former Bournemouth boss, who was hired after last month's Saudi-led takeover, is seeking to end […]