Beijing (AFP) – Former Dutch international Clarence Seedorf has taken over as coach of low-ranked Chinese football team Shenzhen FC, the club said on Thursday. The squad, which is based in the southern province of Guangdong and plays in China's second league, said on its website that the former AC Milan coach would take over […]

Marseille (AFP) – Captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will make his first start of Euro 2016 as Germany take on France in a semi-final battle of European superpowers on Thursday. The two fancied teams will be playing for the right to play Portugal in Sunday's final at the Stade de France after Cristiano Ronaldo's men beat Wales 2-0. […]

Lyon (AFP) – Gareth Bale believes Wales made a nation proud in their unprecedented run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals and backed Chris Coleman's men to reach the World Cup in Russia in two years' time. Bale's Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo ended Welsh dreams of reaching Sunday's final as he powered home the opener […]

Paris (AFP) – Liverpool and France defender Mamadou Sakho goes before a UEFA disciplinary panel in Paris on Thursday and will learn his fate for a doping infringement within a few days, the European game's governing body told AFP. Sakho tested positive after a Europa League tie with Manchester United on March 17 after taking […]

Lyon (AFP) – As Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates bade farewell to Euro 2016, a commonly expressed hope was that their achievements in France would represent a beginning and not an end. Having waited 58 years to play at a major tournament, Wales made up for lost time in style, topping their group above […]

Marseille (AFP) – Germany midfielder Toni Kroos said the pressure is also on hosts France when they meet in a mouthwatering Euro 2016 semi-final clash on Thursday that will set up a July 10 final with Portugal. Kroos was an integral part of the Germany team that ousted France from the quarter-finals of the 2014 […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Frank Lampard scored the only goal as New York City FC beat the New England Revolution 1-0 to record their fourth consecutive victory and take a four-point lead at the top of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. Lampard struck in the 58th minute on Wednesday, fortuitously diverting a firm cross from Tommy […]

Marseille (AFP) – Euro 2016's most miserly goalkeeper Manuel Neuer must keep out the tournament's top scorer Antoine Griezmann in a landmark semi-final clash between Germany and France on Thursday. The prize from the Marseille battle in front of 65,000 fans will be a final against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in Paris on Sunday. But the […]

Lyon (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo hopes to fulfil a lifelong dream and lead Portugal to their first ever international tournament win by shocking hosts France or world champions Germany in Sunday's Euro 2016 final. Ronaldo equalled Michel Platini's record of nine goals in European Championship finals matches by powering home the opener as Portugal overcame […]

Lyon (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo became the "Dragon-slayer" as his record-equalling ninth European Championship goal helped power Portugal past Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bales' Wales and into the Euro 2016 final. Ronaldo brilliantly rose above the Wales' defence to score his country's first goal in the 2-0 win in front of 50,000 fans in the […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wales fans danced and partied with pride into the night despite a heartbreaking Euro 2016 semi-final defeat in the nation's biggest football match ever. Some 27,000 impassioned fans who watched the 2-0 loss to Portugal on giant screens in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Wednesday swallowed their devastation and streamed out […]

We’re down to the last four at Euro 2016. France and Germany vie for a spot in the July 10 final at the Stade de France on Thursday. Here's the preview and prediction for Thursday's semi-final. France vs. Germany The heavyweight clash of the semifinals: The hosts against the World Champions at the incomparable Stade […]

Lyon (AFP) – Wales manager Chris Coleman heaped praise on his players for a historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals after they bowed out 2-0 to Portugal on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring and then teed up Nani as two goals in three minutes early in the second half in Lyon condemned Wales […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Tens of thousands of fans packed into one of Lisbon's main squares exploded with joy as Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal completed their landmark win over Wales to reach the Euro 2016 final. Horns blared out and flags were hurled in the air as the final whistle ended the match with a 2-0 win […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Some 27,000 Wales fans who massed in Cardiff for the biggest football match in the country's history showed their pride in the team's historic run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals despite Wednesday's heartbreaking defeat. As Wales lost 2-0 to Portugal in the French city of Lyon, supporters gathered at the […]