Leverkusen (Germany) (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann was among the scorers for Atletico Madrid as they weathered a late storm against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday to claim a 4-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Saul Niguez and Griezmann put the Spanish side two goals up at the interval, but Leverkusen […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling conceded Manchester City must improve defensively after they edged Monaco 5-3 in the madcap first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. City took a 26th-minute lead through Sterling, found themselves 2-1 and then 3-2 down, but rallied to win thanks to late goals from Sergio […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero starred as Manchester City beat Monaco 5-3 in a breathless and dizzyingly end-to-end Champions League last 16 first-leg encounter at a rocking Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling put City ahead, only for Kylian Mbappe to level and Radamel Falcao to score twice — the second goal a […]

Marseille (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain fans have been barred from Sunday's Ligue 1 trip to Marseille, local police said on Tuesday. Champions PSG are due to play bitter rivals Marseille at the Velodrome on Sunday evening. Previous matches between the sides have been marred by trouble between opposing fans. Local police prefect Laurent Nunez thus […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was coy on questions over Wayne Rooney's future at the club as he confirmed the striker was still not fit enough to return for their Europa League clash with Saint-Etienne. There have been rumours that Rooney, who is no longer an integral part of the United […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Under fire Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri on Tuesday called on his players to show the courage of "matadors" to cause a huge Champions League shock against high-flying Spaniards Sevilla. A year on from winning the Premier League title against all the odds, Ranieri's men lie just a point above the […]

Leverkusen (Germany) (AFP) – Kevin Gameiro comes into the Atletico Madrid starting line-up for Tuesday's Champions League last 16, first leg against Bayer Leverkusen after coming off the bench to score a hat-trick at the weekend. The Frenchman played less than half an hour away to Sporting Gijon on Saturday but he scored the second-fastest […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim sprang something of a surprise by handing a first Champions League start to 18-year-old Kylian Mbappe in Tuesday's last 16 first-leg match at Manchester City. Mbappe, whose 11 goals this season include two hat-tricks, replaced Valere Germain in one of four changes to the team that […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – England captain Wayne Rooney is still not ready to return for Manchester United despite training on Tuesday morning, manager Jose Mourinho said ahead of their Europa League clash with Saint-Etienne. Rooney trained with his United team-mates in Manchester on Tuesday morning but was not part of the 20-man squad that flew […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Misfiring Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy insists the time has long gone for the Foxes to gloat over their incredible Premier League triumph as they face up to the reality of a relegation battle. The story of Vardy's rise from non-league to Football Writers' Player of the Year honours last season […]

London (AFP) – English second-tier strugglers Blackburn Rovers are seeking their seventh full-time manager since Indian owners Venkys bought the club in 2010 after Owen Coyle left by mutual consent on Tuesday. The 50-year-old Scot — who guided them to just 11 wins in 37 matches since taking over in June last year — leaves […]

Seoul (AFP) – Brazilian forward Hulk blasted Shanghai SIPG to a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul but the big-spending Chinese giants needed to survive a penalty and a red card before winning their AFC Champions League opener on Tuesday. Hulk's rocket of a strike on 53 minutes got Andre Villas-Boas's team off to a winning […]

Madrid (AFP) – Centre-back Lucas Hernandez was dashing to Germany on Tuesday in a desperate bid to make kick-off for Atletico Madrid's Champions League clash at Bayer Leverkusen after being released by a court. Hernandez and his girlfriend pleaded not guilty to domestic violence in a Madrid court earlier on Tuesday before the case was […]

In February 2017, fuboTV launched two brand-new products — fubo Premier and fubo Latino. Both of them are legal streaming services that offer consumers in the United States a way to watch HD-quality channels without needing a cable or satellite subscription. But what are the differences between the two products and which is the right one […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Carlos Ancelotti will not be punished for showing Hertha Berlin fans his middle finger but must make a donation to charity, the German Federation (DFB) said on Tuesday. The Italian coach had made the explicit gesture after being spat at by Hertha fans during Bayern's 1-1 draw in Berlin […]