Milan (AFP) – AC Milan's first league title since 2011 came despite having what many considered a weaker squad than local rivals Inter Milan, but a group of young guns and old heads have come together to create a cohesive unit which has punched above its weight. Here AFP looks at the key players in […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan announced their return to the big time on Sunday after winning their first Serie A title in over a decade and putting years of decline firmly behind them. Seven-time champions of Europe, Milan are one of the continent's biggest clubs but spent most of the last 10 years in the […]

London (AFP) – Burnley were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday, the final day of the 2021/22 season. The Clarets had to better the result of relegation rivals Leeds to extend their six-season stay in English football's top flight. But Burnley lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle while Leeds won 2-1 away to Brentford. […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said it had been a "tough afternoon" for his side after they were just pipped to the Premier League title by Manchester City on Sunday's dramatic final day of the season. The Reds won 3-1 at home to Wolves but finished a point behind City after the reigning […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe said Sunday he believes he will "keep improving" as a player after choosing to sign a new contract at Paris Saint-Germain rather than join Real Madrid, as the France striker took to social media to explain his decision. In a lengthy post on Twitter, the 23-year-old superstar also said he […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City are champions of England for a fourth time in five years after holding off Liverpool in a titanic tussle for the Premier League title. City's failure to land a natural striker to replace Sergio Aguero cast doubt on their title credentials as Liverpool and Chelsea strengthened their squads […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ilkay Gundogan hailed Manchester City's "incredible" Premier League title triumph as the German midfielder came off the bench to spark their astonishing fightback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on the last day of the season. Pep Guardiola's side were in grave danger of blowing the title after falling two goals […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min shared the Premier League Golden Boot on Sunday after both scored on the final day of the season. South Korea's Son netted twice in Tottenham's 5-0 win at Norwich to move to 23 goals — one clear of Salah, but the Egypt forward struck late in Liverpool's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola may not yet have delivered the Champions League crown Manchester City crave, but four Premier League titles in five years demonstrate a period of dominance to match his time at Barcelona and Bayern Munich. The Catalan now has 10 league titles to his name in just 13 seasons […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City won the Premier League for the fourth time in five seasons after a pulsating title race reached a dramatic conclusion as the champions staged an incredible comeback from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's side were teetering on the brink of blowing the title […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City retained the Premier League title in the most dramatic of fashion as they hauled themselves back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 with three goals in the final 15 minutes on Sunday. Ilkay Gundogan came off the bench to score twice with Rodri also on target […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russian captain Artem Dzyuba announced on Sunday that he was leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg, two months after asking to be left out of the national squad because of the conflict in Ukraine. "Saint-Pet', thank you for everything!" the 33-year-old striker wrote on his Instagram account. The message was accompanied by a video […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille clinched automatic qualification for next season's Champions League group stage on a final night of the French Ligue 1 season on Saturday that was dramatic beyond the announcement that Kylian Mbappe was staying at Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille began the day in third place — which only offered a place in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ten-man RB Leipzig lifted the German Cup at the third attempt on Saturday winning 4-2 on penalties having fought back to draw 1-1 against Freiburg after extra-time. "To win with ten men says a lot about our mentality and I'm really proud. It's great to finally get a first title," said Leipzig […]

Milan (AFP) – Fiorentina will return to European football for the first time in five years after beating Juventus 2-0 to qualify for next season's Conference League. Alfred Duncan's finish on the stroke of half-time and Nicolas Gonzalez's late penalty gave Vincenzo Italiano's side the win they needed to guarantee continental competition. Fiorentina ensured seventh […]