Hamburg (AFP) – Freiburg cruised into the first German Cup final in the club's history with a 3-1 victory at second-tier Hamburg in Tuesday's semi-final, with all their goals coming in the first half. Bundesliga side Freiburg dominated Hamburg, who have spent the last four seasons in the second division, with Nils Petersen, Nicolas Hoefler and […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool embarrassed Manchester United for the second time this season to move top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah struck twice in a 4-0 thrashing on Tuesday. Jurgen Klopp's men won 5-0 at Old Trafford in October and expectations of a similar rout were well-founded as Liverpool exposed the massive gulf […]

London (AFP) – Fulham were promoted back to the Premier League on Tuesday with four games to spare as Aleksandar Mitrovic scored twice in a 3-0 win over Preston at Craven Cottage. It is the fifth consecutive season the Cottagers have changed divisions as they were also promoted in 2018 and 2020 before being relegated […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have "a good chance to win" the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when they host the tournament during June and July next year. Kalou and former South Africa star Lucas Radebe made the draw for the 2023 qualifying groups at the studios of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool fans put rivalry with Manchester United aside to show support to Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, a day after the Portuguese star revealed his newborn baby son had died. Supporters from both sides stood to applaud during the seventh minute of a clash between English football's two most successful clubs at Anfield, […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has refused to respond to reports that Manchester City are close to completing a blockbuster deal for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. City are reported to be set to pay the £63 million ($81 million) release clause in Haaland's Dortmund contract after agreeing personal terms with the Norway international's agents […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta has urged Alexandre Lacazette to keep his focus on Arsenal's bid for a top-four finish after the French striker revealed he is in talks about a move away from the Emirates Stadium. Lacazette's current contract expires at the end of this season and he told Canal Plus this week that […]

Berlin (AFP) – Niklas Suele returned to Bayern Munich training Tuesday and is set to face his future team-mates Borussia Dortmund in this weekend's potential title-decider at home which could see the hosts win a tenth straight Bundesliga crown. A win will secure the German league title for Bayern. Bayern head into the top-of-the-table tie […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel says the return of versatile defender Reece James has given him vital tactical flexibility as Chelsea bid to finish the season on a high note. James missed two months earlier this season due to a hamstring injury and was sidelined again with a recurrence of the problem in March. Since […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino is hoping Paris Saint-Germain can clinch the Ligue 1 title on Wednesday despite being without the injured Lionel Messi, as the Argentine coach batted away questions about his future in the French capital beyond this season. PSG are 15 points clear of Marseille with six games left in the season […]

London (AFP) – Scottish Premiership clubs on Tuesday voted to use VAR technology from next season. VAR will be installed at all 12 Premiership stadiums over the coming months and is expected to be available to assist referees by December. The Scottish Professional Football League are also set to use VAR in the Scottish League […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Manchester United's Premier League clash at Liverpool on Tuesday as the Portugal star mourns the death of his new-born son. Ronaldo revealed the news on social media on Monday, sparking an out-pouring of support for the striker and his family from across the football world. United confirmed on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Paying for pizza and cleaning are some of the unusual methods Union Berlin are using in their bid to pull off a German Cup semi-final upset at in-form RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Leipzig are on a 14-game unbeaten run which has seen them power into the last four of both the Europa […]

London (AFP) – Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney was sacked on Tuesday after just four months in charge of the Scottish Premiership club. Maloney left Easter Road following Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Edinburgh rivals Hearts in the Scottish Cup semi-final. "Our hope in appointing Shaun Maloney as a young, highly regarded coach was that he would […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The football world rallied around Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez on Tuesday after they announced that their newborn son had died. The 37-year-old Manchester United forward had revealed in a social media post last October that the couple was expecting twins. In a post released on Monday on […]