London (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku has fulfilled his dream of starring as Chelsea's number nine — now the Belgium striker plans to fire his boyhood club's bid to retain the Champions League. Lukaku scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time on Saturday as his double inspired Chelsea's 3-0 win against Aston Villa. After scoring in […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool moved alongside Chelsea and Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table with a 3-0 win at Leeds overshadowed by serious injury suffered by teenage star Harvey Elliott. The hosts' midfielder Pascal Struijk was sent-off for a challenge that appeared to break the 18-year-old's left leg midway […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku scored at Stamford Bridge for the first time as his double sealed a 3-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. After scoring on his second Chelsea debut in the win at Arsenal in August, Lukaku made it three goals from three appearances with a pair of predatory strikes. […]

Univision’s TUDN today unveiled unparalleled multi-platform coverage for the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions and Europa League seasons. Beginning next week, TUDN will bring viewers up to 12 combined contests each matchday for the two preeminent competitions during group stage on Univision’s linear networks – Univision, UniMás, TUDN, and Galavisión – and streamed on TUDN.tv and the […]

CBS Sports today announced details of its multi-platform coverage of the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League Group Stages, with every match streaming on Paramount+ and select matches available on CBS Sports linear channels. Paramount+ will also provide coverage for select UEFA Youth League Group Stage matches featuring the […]

Today, CBS's Serie A studio show, CALCIO E CAPPUCCINO, debuted on the network. The show will stream on Paramount+ and air on CBS Sports Network. The show will launch at 11:00 AM, ET on Sunday, Sept. 12 from a brand-new studio in the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. CBS's Serie A Studio Show […]

Baku (AFP) – Portugal eased to a 3-0 victory in a World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on Tuesday that sent them top of Group A, but they are still short of automatic qualification. Serbia, who were joint top of the group before Portugal played, face the Republic of Ireland later Tuesday. The Portuguese did not […]

Hanoi (AFP) – Australia beat Vietnam 1-0 in Hanoi on Tuesday, becoming the first AFC nation to win 10 World Cup qualifiers in a row. The victory, courtesy of Rhyan Grant's first-half winner, also left the Socceroos on two wins from two in Group B. Played behind closed doors because of Covid-19 restrictions, the match […]

Seoul (AFP) – South Korea got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track on Tuesday, beating Lebanon 1-0 in Suwon. Aiming for a 10th successive World Cup appearance, South Korea needed to rebound from an opening goalless draw against Iraq last week. But just hours before the match, the Korea Football Association announced that the […]

London (AFP) – England boss Gareth Southgate voiced fears on Tuesday that the World Cup could lose some of its lustre if it were held every two years, warning other competitions would have to be sacrificed to make it happen. Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who is now director of development at world governing body […]

London (AFP) – England boss Gareth Southgate says he is "open-minded" about holding the World Cup every two years and has spoken to Arsene Wenger about the proposal. Former Arsenal manager Wenger, who is now director of development at world governing body FIFA, has called for football's showpiece competition to become a biennial event. Southgate […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former West Ham attacker Sebastien Haller scored twice in nine minutes to give the Ivory Coast a 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over fellow African top-10 nation Cameroon in Abidjan on Monday. Haller, who moved to Ajax Amsterdam last January after scoring 14 goals in 54 outings for the Hammers, converted a […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Questions swirled on Monday after Brazilian health officials dramatically halted a World Cup qualifier against Argentina over alleged Covid-19 quarantine breaches by the visitors. As Argentina captain Lionel Messi and others questioned the timing of the controversial intervention, football's world governing body FIFA said a probe was under way. In remarkable […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Brazilian football great Pele has undergone surgery for a suspected colon tumor and is recovering, the hospital in Sao Paolo treating him announced on Monday. "The tumor was identified during routine cardiovascular and laboratory examinations and the material was sent for pathological analysis," said the Albert Einstein Hospital where 80-year-old Pele has […]

Paris (AFP) – Liverpool said Monday midfielder Naby Keita was "safe and well" after he and his Guinea teammates were blocked in their home country by an apparent military coup. The 26-year-old was on international duty for a World Cup qualifier in his homeland when a group of soldiers detained 83-year-old president Alpha Conde. After […]