Moscow (AFP) – Russian captain Artem Dzyuba announced on Sunday that he was leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg, two months after asking to be left out of the national squad because of the conflict in Ukraine. "Saint-Pet', thank you for everything!" the 33-year-old striker wrote on his Instagram account. The message was accompanied by a video […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille clinched automatic qualification for next season's Champions League group stage on a final night of the French Ligue 1 season on Saturday that was dramatic beyond the announcement that Kylian Mbappe was staying at Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille began the day in third place — which only offered a place in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ten-man RB Leipzig lifted the German Cup at the third attempt on Saturday winning 4-2 on penalties having fought back to draw 1-1 against Freiburg after extra-time. "To win with ten men says a lot about our mentality and I'm really proud. It's great to finally get a first title," said Leipzig […]

Milan (AFP) – Fiorentina will return to European football for the first time in five years after beating Juventus 2-0 to qualify for next season's Conference League. Alfred Duncan's finish on the stroke of half-time and Nicolas Gonzalez's late penalty gave Vincenzo Italiano's side the win they needed to guarantee continental competition. Fiorentina ensured seventh […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Lyon won the Women's Champions League on Saturday after beating Barcelona 3-1 to be crowned queens of Europe for a record-extending eighth time. First half goals from Amandine Henry, Ada Hegerberg and Catarina Macario were enough to take the title from pre-match holders Barca, who pulled one back through captain Alexia […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time since 2009 as Saturday's 2-0 victory against Hearts erased the pain of their Europa League final defeat. Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side were beaten on penalties by Eintracht Frankfurt after a 1-1 draw in the club's first European final for 14 years on Wednesday. […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe has agreed in principle to turn down Real Madrid and stay at Paris Saint-Germain for another three years, AFP learned from a source close to the negotiations on Saturday. PSG hope to make an official announcement by the end of the day that the 23-year-old forward is staying at the […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Kaizer Chiefs will miss out on African football next season after only drawing 2-2 with lowly Swallows in the South African Premiership on Saturday in Johannesburg. Chiefs, the most successful and popular club in the republic, cannot finish higher than fourth and only the top three in the league qualify for the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's extension deal with Kylian Mbappe is "an insult to football," La Liga president Javier Tebas said Saturday after the player rejected an offer from Real Madrid. "What PSG is doing by renewing Mbappe with large sums of money...after posting losses of 700 million euros in recent seasons and having a […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe has decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain despite weeks of speculation linking the forward to a move to Real Madrid, according to widespread reports on Saturday. The French World Cup winner has made up his mind to remain faithful to PSG and is poised to sign a three-year extension to […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was named the Premier League's Player of the season on Saturday, with his team-mate Phil Foden taking the Young Player prize for a second successive year. De Bruyne has notched a career-best 15 league goals and 13 assists to secure the fans' award for the second […]

This time of year it's hard to keep up with all the new kit releases, and we've had a quintet of big drops from some of the biggest clubs in Europe this past week. Let's take at the latest looks that will grace the EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A and LaLiga next season: Arsenal The Gunners […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City forward Phil Foden was named the Premier League's Young Player of the season for the second consecutive year on Saturday. Foden has been instrumental in City's bid to retain the Premier League title, scoring nine goals and producing five assists. The 21-year-old has matched his goal and assist totals from […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has insisted winning the Premier League is tougher than lifting the Champions League trophy. City are on the brink of taking their fourth domestic title in five seasons, with victory at home to Aston Villa in their final game of the season on Sunday enough […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he has banished all thoughts of a dramatic finish to the Premier League season that sees the Reds take the title with a little help from former captain Steven Gerrard. Reigning champions Manchester City have a one-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the table […]