Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after comfortably seeing off Napoli 4-2 to go through 5-3 on aggregate in a serious show of force. The Catalan giants were on top almost from the off in Naples thanks to Jordi Alba expertly finishing a lightning counter-attack […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Barcelona cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday after comfortably seeing off Napoli 4-2 to go through 5-3 on aggregate. The Catalan giants were on top almost from the off in Naples thanks to Jordi Alba expertly finishing a lightning counter-attack from a Napoli corner, and Frenkie […]

London (AFP) – Barcelona's January signings shone as a 4-2 win at Napoli booked their place in the Europa League last 16, while Rangers held off a Borussia Dortmund fightback to progress after a 2-2 draw in Glasgow. For the first time in 17 years, Barca are not involved in the knockout stages of the […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal staged a dramatic fightback as two goals in the final minutes sealed a 2-1 win against Wolves that boosted their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four. Mikel Arteta's side trailed to Hwang Hee-Chan's early goal at the Emirates Stadium in Thursday's crucial clash between the top four contenders. […]

London (AFP) – Leicester eased into the last 16 of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Danish side Randers as Celtic crashed out to Norwegian champions Bodo Glimt on Thursday. Already leading 4-1 from the first leg last week, Leicester were never in danger once Harvey Barnes opened the scoring after just […]

London (AFP) – Six-time winners Sevilla needed to see out a nervy final 25 minutes to progress to the last 16 of the Europa League as the Spaniards progressed 3-2 on aggregate despite a 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Mislav Orsic scored the only goal of the night from the penalty spot after […]

Paris (AFP) – The sporting world roundly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with UEFA mulling over Saint Petersburg hosting the Champions League final and the IOC claiming the "Olympic Truce" had been broken. UEFA, the governing body of European football, issued a statement saying it "strongly condemns the ongoing Russian military invasion in […]

New York (AFP) – Major League Soccer kicks off its 27th season on Saturday with expansion to 28 clubs and New York City hungry to become the first repeat champions in a decade. The opening weekend's 14 matches include Charlotte's debut match at DC United on Saturday, with the league growing to 29 teams next […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA will hold an emergency meeting on Friday with this season's Champions League final in Saint Petersburg set to be at the top of the agenda as European football's governing body said it "strongly condemns" Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. "UEFA shares the international community's significant concern for the security situation developing […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA are to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to "evaluate the situation" concerning Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the former set to host the Champions League final in Saint Petersburg in May. "Following the evolution of the situation between Russia and Ukraine in the last 24 hours, the UEFA president has […]

Paris (AFP) – Fedor Smolov became the first Russian international footballer to express his opposition to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia posting on Instagram: "No to war." The 32-year-old Dynamo Moscow striker's post is against a dark backdrop and followed by a Ukrainian flag and a broken heart icon. The 45-times capped Smolov — […]

Washington (AFP) – Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh each scored two goals, giving the reigning Women's World Cup champion United States a 5-0 rout over Iceland on Wednesday and the She Believes Cup title. Macario scored her fourth and fifth goals for the Americans to break open a tight struggle and launch the hosts' triumph […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan have a chance to revive their faltering title defence when they travel to lowly Genoa, one of two Friday night matches with leaders AC Milan hosting Udinese. The champions were four points clear at the top at the start of February but trail Milan by two, albeit with a game […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick told his Manchester United team to play with the same care-free attitude as Anthony Elanga after the 19-year-old salvaged a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Elanga came on as a substitute in the 75th minute and scored in the 80th, after Atletico had dominated the majority of their […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will assess his future at the troubled club after admitting he does not deserve his salary following Wednesday's damaging 1-0 defeat against Burnley. Conte's side saw their hopes of a top four finish in the Premier League severely damaged by Ben Mee's second-half winner at Turf […]