Milan (AFP) – Ciro Immobile broke Lazio's all-time Serie A scoring record on Monday with the only goal in his team's 1-0 win over struggling Venezia which moved them fifth. Immobile, who also had a goal ruled out for offside just after the break, smashed home a 58th-minute penalty to take his top-flight tally with […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to produce another decisive display in Manchester United's Champions League showdown with Atletico Madrid just three days after his superb hat-trick against Tottenham. Rangnick's side host the Spanish champions in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea are pressing the British government to allow ticket sales despite an asset freeze as a result of sanctions imposed on Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Ministers have placed the Premier League club under a special licence after taking the action against the billionaire last week as part of a set of measures […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to produce another decisive display in Manchester United's Champions League showdown with Atletico Madrid just three days after his superb hat-trick against Tottenham. Rangnick's side host the Spanish champions in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in Madrid last […]

Paris (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said "something was not 100 percent right" when asked about an injury that forced two-time African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah to limp off after scoring against Brighton at the weekend. "He thinks it's not serious but you can see when Mo Salah is sitting down... something […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa coach Hugo Broos is demanding more aggression from his team when they face world champions France in a friendly football international on March 29 in Lille. "Ghana started very aggressively and we did not counter that," said the Belgian, referring to a 1-0 loss last November that eliminated South […]

London (AFP) – Jadon Sancho is starting to show his true talent following a slow start to life as a Manchester United player, says interim boss Ralf Rangnick. Sancho arrived at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £73 million ($95 million) in July following a protracted pursuit by United but struggled to […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi's difficult start to life at Paris Saint-Germain plunged new lows this week, with the French giants crashing out of the Champions League before their fans jeered the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner on Sunday. Here, AFP Sport takes a look at Messi's fleeting brilliant moments and the more frequent tough times […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo gave Manchester United fans a glimpse of what they thought they were getting from his second coming at Old Trafford with a trio of thumping finishes to see off Tottenham 3-2 on Saturday. The 59th career hat-trick of Ronaldo's career was just his second for United and a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Luis Suarez and Cesc Fabregas defended their friends and former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar after the pair were jeered by Paris Saint-Germain fans on Sunday. Messi and Neymar were both whistled during PSG’s 3-0 win over Bordeaux at Parc des Princes as supporters vented their frustration following the team’s Champions […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea shrugged off uncertainty over the club's future to beat Newcastle 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz's late goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Arsenal moved into the top four with a 2-0 win over Leicester. The European champions are still reeling from the impact of the sanctions placed on billionaire owner […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain beat Ligue 1 strugglers Bordeaux 3-0 on Sunday amid incessant whistles directed at stars including Lionel Messi and Neymar from home fans furious at another European exit. Amid a gloomy atmosphere in the French capital, only Kylian Mbappe, who scored both goals in the last-16 Champions League defeat to Real […]

London (AFP) – Andriy Yarmolenko thanked the response of his club West Ham and the British public to Russia's invasion of his homeland after the Ukrainian international scored on his return to the side in a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Yarmolenko was given time off by the London club to aid the […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel insisted he will stay at Chelsea "until the end of the season", but the Blues boss wouldn't commit his future to the troubled club beyond that point. Tuchel's side lifted the gloom around Stamford Bridge following the sanctioning of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich as Kai Havertz's 89th-minute goal clinched a […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea shrugged off uncertainty over the club's future to beat Newcastle 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz's late goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, while Ukrainian international Andriy Yarmolenko broke down in tears after scoring in West Ham's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa. The European champions are still reeling from the impact of […]