London (AFP) – Edinson Cavani welcomed Manchester United fans back to Old Trafford with a stunning strike, but relegated Fulham recovered to rescue a 1-1 draw, while Chelsea and Leicester prepared for their top four showdown later on Tuesday. Supporters have been allowed to return to Premier League matches this week for the first time […]

ESPN’s presentation of this summer’s UEFA European Football Championship 2020 will feature some of the most accomplished and familiar voices in the sport, headlined by the announce teams of Jon Champion and Taylor Twellman, and Ian Darke paired with Stewart Robson. ESPN’s talented roster will also include a trio of other veteran broadcaster teams – […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is to pay the travel costs of the newly crowned English champions fans attending the Champions League final in Portugal later this month the club announced on Tuesday. City have received an allocation of 6,000 tickets for the May 29 showpiece against Chelsea in Porto and Sheikh […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned Sergio Aguero there will be no room for sentiment when he picks his team for the Champions League final against Chelsea later this month. Aguero has announced he will leave City at the end of the season after 10 successful years with the Premier League […]

CBS Sports today announced the details of a multi-platform agreement for Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ subscription streaming service, to serve as the exclusive English-language home in the U.S. of the Campeonato Brasileirão Série A, Brazil’s top soccer league. Paramount+ will stream all 380 Campeonato Brasileirão Série A club matches live each season through 2023. Beginning Saturday, May […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson's dramatic 95th-minute goal saw the Reds to a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday which maintained their bid to play in the Champions League. Liverpool moved to within a point of fourth-placed Chelsea and three behind Leicester with two league games left to play this season thanks […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane scored his 22nd Premier League goal of the season as Tottenham Hotspur beat Wolves 2-0 on Sunday to maintain their hopes of a top-four finish. England captain Kane fired Spurs ahead on the stroke of half-time before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg doubled their lead in the 62nd minute. Victory left Spurs in […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola suggested Ferran Torres could fill Sergio Aguero's boots as Manchester City's leading striker next season after the Spaniard scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win over Newcastle on Friday. With a third Premier League title in four years already sealed with three games to spare, Guardiola again took […]

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ferran Torres scored his first Manchester City hat-trick as the newly-crowned English champions twice came from behind to beat Newcastle 4-3 on Friday. With a third Premier League title in four years sealed with three games to spare, Pep Guardiola again took the chance to hand a number of his […]

In an exclusive interview with World Soccer Talk, executives from beIN SPORTS today explained that the network will continue broadcasting in the United States with its offering of leagues and cup competitions from around the world even though it has lost its flagship property, Spain's LaLiga, to rivals ESPN. "This is just a very rational […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon were crowned champions of Portugal for the first in almost two decades on Tuesday. A 1-0 win over Boavista at their Jose Alvalade Stadium clinched Sporting's 19th title with the last coming back in 2002. Paulinho's 36th minute goal put 'the Lions' out of reach of outgoing champions Porto at […]

Rome (AFP) – With their nine-year reign in Serie A ended and club president Andrea Agnelli roundly criticised for his role in the aborted European Super League, Juventus now risk missing out on next season's Champions League. Juventus were knocked out of Italy's top four last weekend following a 3-0 home defeat by AC Milan, […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate their first league title in nearly two decades after rivals Porto hammered lowly Farense 5-1 on Monday. Reigning champions Porto are five points behind in second place, but Sporting will seal the championship for the first time since […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon are finally poised to turn their productive youth system into trophies as a team filled with youngsters stand one match from ending the club's 19-year wait for a league title. The club developed Luis Figo and, more recently, almost half of the Euro 2016-winning team including Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Moutinho, […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Federico Vinas scored twice as Club America held off the determined Portland Timbers, beating the Major League Soccer outfit 3-1 to reach the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals. Uruguay's Vinas scored in the first half and added a second from the penalty spot in the second at Azteca Stadium in rainy Mexico […]