Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City may be unfamiliar Champions League opponents for Porto, who visit the King Power Stadium on Tuesday, but Islam Slimani is a player they know all too well. During his three seasons with Sporting Lisbon, the Algeria striker scored six goals against Porto in six appearances, earning him the […]

Milan (AFP) – As hard as he tries, Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is unlikely to convince fans this week that Francesco Totti is just another player for the Serie A giants. On Tuesday Totti turns 40 and the one-club man who is in his 25th and likely last season with the 'Giallorossi' (Yellow and Reds) […]

Paris (AFP) – AFP Sports looks ahead to Tuesday's Champions League action as last year's winners Real Madrid go to Borussia Dortmund and Premier League champions Leicester City host Porto looking to claim a second win in as many games (all kick-offs 1845 GMT): Group E At Monaco Monaco (FRA) v Bayer Leverkusen (GER) Former […]

London (AFP) – Slaven Bilic has warned his West Ham flops they won't be allowed to live off past achievements after Southampton condemned them to a fourth successive Premier League defeat. Bilic's side were lauded after finishing seventh last season but just months later they are languishing in the relegation zone following a miserable 3-0 […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The Los Angeles Galaxy were denied a chance to qualify for the Major League Soccer post-season on their first attempt Sunday, losing 4-2 to the Seattle Sounders. Jordan Morris scored back-to-back goals in the second half to keep the Sounders' playoff hopes alive and spoil the festive atmosphere for the Galaxy […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – FIFA has been condoning football matches played on "stolen" land in the occupied West Bank, Human Rights Watch said Monday, calling for Israeli clubs based in settlements to be forced to relocate. Six clubs in the Israeli football league play in West Bank Jewish settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, the […]

Berlin (AFP) – German Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg on Sunday appointed Markus Gisdol as their new coach after earlier sacking Bruno Labbadia, for the second time. The former European Cup winners released a statement to say the 47-year-old Gisdol had agreed a contract through to the end of the season. Gisdol, who had previously been in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Scottish teenager Oliver Burke scored his first Bundesliga goal on Sunday as new-boys RB Leipzig drew 1-1 at Cologne to remain unbeaten in Germany's top flight. Leipzig are backed by Austrian energy drinks giants Red Bull and are unpopular with fans of Germany's traditional clubs due to the commercialism they represent. For […]

London (AFP) – Southampton condemned West Ham to another miserable experience at their new London Stadium as Charlie Austin and Dusan Tadic inspired the visitors' 3-0 victory on Sunday. West Ham's move from Upton Park to the former Olympic Stadium just across east London was supposed to herald the start of a successful new era. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann was Atletico Madrid's hero once more with the winner as last season's Champions League finalists moved third in La Liga with a 1-0 win over 10-man Deportivo la Coruna. However, the hosts' victory was overshadowed by an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered by midfielder Augusto Fernandez before half-time that will […]

Paris (AFP) – Nice may have been without Mario Balotelli but they ground out a 1-0 win at Nancy on Sunday to go back to the top of the Ligue 1 table. With Balotelli, scorer of four goals in his first two appearances in French football, left behind on the Cote d'Azur due to an […]

London (AFP) – Southampton condemned West Ham to another miserable experience at their new London Stadium as Charlie Austin and Dusan Tadic inspired the visitors' 3-0 victory on Sunday. West Ham's move from Upton Park to the former Olympic Stadium just across east London was supposed to herald the start of a successful new era. […]

Milan (AFP) – Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah and Italian defender Daniele Rugani were added to the Juventus casualty list on Sunday after suffering knee injuries in a 1-0 win at Palermo. Asamoah and Rugani are expected to be ruled out "for 45 days", according to a short statement by the Italian champions and league leaders […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann was Atletico Madrid's hero once more with the winner as last season's Champions League finalists moved third in La Liga with a 1-0 win over 10-man Deportivo la Coruna. Moroccan winger Faycal Fajr undid a fine opening 45 minutes for the visitors when he picked up two quickfire yellow cards […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 have made the worst start to a Bundesliga season in the club's history with Sunday's 2-1 loss at Hoffenheim their fifth straight league defeat. The latest set-back piles the pressure on Schalke's new coach Markus Weinzierl. His side are the only club to still have no points in Germany's top […]