Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo played 45 minutes as he made his first Manchester United appearance in 12 weeks during a 1-1 pre-season draw with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday and later proclaimed: "Happy to be back". The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who missed the club's pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia […]

London (AFP) – Chloe Kelly said this was "what dreams are made of" after scoring the winning goal as England beat Germany 2-1 in the Euro 2022 final on Sunday Kelly struck in extra time after Germany's Lina Magull levelled 11 minutes from the end of 90 minutes. Substitute Ella Toone's sublime chip, in front […]

Wembley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England won a major women's tournament for the first time as Chloe Kelly's extra-time goal secured a 2-1 victory over Germany at a sold out Wembley on Sunday. In front of a record crowd of 87,192 for any match in the history of the European Championships, Kelly prodded home a […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Jota produced a moment of class as Celtic launched the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a 2-0 win at home to Aberdeen on Sunday. Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh headed the Hoops in front in the third minute to the delight of the Glasgow giants' fans at Parkhead. But although a […]

London (AFP) – London was awash with colour, youthful excitement and pre-match optimism on Sunday as England's footballing Lionesses stood on the cusp of history ahead of their Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley. "The campaign has been fantastic, I have always kept my eye on it (women's football), but I never had the […]

Wembley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Germany suffered a huge blow just moments before Sunday's Euro 2022 final against England as captain and top goalscorer Alexandra Popp was ruled out by an injury in the warm-up. The Wolfsburg striker had scored six goals in five games on route to the final to match the all-time record […]

London (AFP) – Viktor Gyokeres equalised six minutes from time as Coventry denied Sunderland a win in a 1-1 Championship draw on Sunday. Sunderland, making their return to English football's second-tier after a four-year absence, were heading for victory thanks to Jack Clarke's 12th-minute header at their Stadium of Light ground. But, after Coventry spent […]

Bucaramanga (Colombia) (AFP) – Debinha scored the only goal of the game as favorites Brazil retained their Copa America Feminina title with a 1-0 win over hosts Colombia in Bucaramanga on Saturday night. It was Brazil's fourth title in a row — and eighth in nine editions — with Colombia finishing runners-up for the third […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Karim Benzema converted an early penalty and Marco Asensio added a second-half insurance goal as Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at California's Rose Bowl on Saturday. With his eye on Real Madrid's European Super Cup clash with Eintracht Frankfurt in 10 days, coach Carlo Ancelotti started the […]

London (AFP) – England women's captain Leah Williamson called on the Lionesses to seize the opportunity of a lifetime with the host nation gripped for Sunday's Euro 2022 final against Germany at Wembley. A tournament that has smashed attendance records will get a fitting finale with a crowd of 87,000 expected to set a new […]

Harrison (United States) (AFP) – Ousmane Dembele and Memphis Depay lifted Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday as the Spanish giants finished their four-match friendly tour of the United States unbeaten. French winger Dembele fired Barcelona ahead after 40 minutes before a sellout crowd of 25,252 at Red […]

London (AFP) – Norwich made a losing start on their return to English football's Championship on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 away to Cardiff in a match where both sides had a player sent off. The Canaries were relegated from the Premier League last season after finishing bottom of the table, but with many […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sadio Mane opened his competitive goal-scoring account for Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga champions defeated Leipzig 5-3 to capture the German Super Cup for a 10th time on Saturday. The African Player of the Year, who ended a six-year stint at Liverpool to move to Bavaria in the summer, also had two […]

London (AFP) – England women's captain Leah Williamson called on the Lionesses to seize a "day of opportunity" by winning a major tournament for the first time in the Euro 2022 final on Sunday. A record crowd for a European Championship match in either the men's or women's game of 87,000 is expected at Wembley […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool struck first blood against Manchester City ahead of the new Premier League season as Darwin Nunez made an instant impact for Jurgen Klopp's men to win the Community Shield 3-1. In a tale of two big summer signings, Nunez came off the bench to win a penalty and score […]