Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain struck a first-half penalty but dominant Juventus failed to book their Champions League last 16 ticket after being stunned by Corentin Tolisso's late leveller in a 1-1 draw with Lyon on Wednesday. The Italian champions looked to be heading for a 1-0 win after Higuain stepped up to beat […]

Paris (AFP) – Titleholders Real Madrid and English Premier League winners Leicester must both wait to take their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they could only manage draws Wednesday on a night which saw just Dortmund advance. Leicester, who had previously rattled off three wins in this their debut season […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain struck a first-half penalty but dominant Juventus failed to book their Champions League last 16 ticket after being stunned by Corentin Tolisso's late leveller in a 1-1 draw with Lyon on Wednesday. The Italian champions looked to be heading for a 1-0 win after Higuain stepped up to beat […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday despite suspending striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. With two games still to play, Dortmund are guaranteed at least a top-two place in Group F. They now lead the group, two points […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham suffered more Champions League misery at Wembley as a 1-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday left them in danger of failing to qualify for the last 16. Mauricio Pochettino's side are playing their European matches at Wembley this season while White Hart Lane is being redeveloped and the temporary move […]

Paris (AFP) – A last gasp save from Denmark-born Kasper Schmeichel meant Leicester clung on for a 0-0 draw with Copenhagen in their matchday four Champions League game on Wednesday. Leicester came into the game with dreams of winning Group G but are not through to the last-16 yet despite their table-topping ten points with […]

Warsaw (AFP) – Real Madrid blew a two-goal lead and the chance to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Legia Warsaw behind closed doors in the Polish capital. Gareth Bale fired home Madrid's fastest ever Champions League goal after just 55 seconds before teeing up Karim […]

Paris (AFP) – Titleholders Real Madrid and English Premier League winners Leicester must both wait to take their place in the last 16 of the Champions League after they could only manage draws Wednesday on a night which saw just Dortmund advance. Leicester, who had previously rattled off three wins in this their debut season […]

London (AFP) – England's players will wear black armbands bearing the red poppy when they face Scotland in a World Cup qualifier on Armstice Day, despite the threat of sanctions from FIFA. The English and Scottish football associations had been negotiating with the world governing body, which bans political, commercial and religious symbols on team […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Wednesday said it was a "human decision" to end German star Bastian Schweinsteiger's exile from the first team squad. The 32-year-old Schweinsteiger has not featured since Mourinho's pre-season arrival and was written off as an asset in the club's financial results for the year ending June […]

US Soccer has announced the TV details for the USA vs. Mexico game scheduled for Friday, November 11. For the fifth time since Columbus has been the host of one of the biggest rivalries in international soccer, tickets for the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier sold out very quickly. The match falls on Veterans Day and […]

Dortmund (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday suspended star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for their Champions League game against Sporting Lisbon "for internal reasons". "The coach has taken the decision and it is absolutely correct," Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told Sky. The 27-year-old Aubameyang, who has scored 10 goals already this season, […]

Warsaw (AFP) – Gareth Bale scored Real Madrid's fastest ever Champions League goal just 55 seconds into their trip to Legia Warsaw on Wednesday with a spectacular long-range volley into the top corner. Bale celebrated in style just days after signing one of the most lucrative deals in the history of football to tie his […]

Madrid (AFP) – The agent of Arsenal and Chile star Alexis Sanchez has insisted the forward has done nothing wrong after becoming the latest high-profile footballer to face accusations of tax fraud by the Spanish authorities. Spanish newspaper El Periodico reported on Wednesday that Sanchez is accused of defrauding the public purse of 983,443 euros […]

London (AFP) – Embattled Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will serve a one match touchline ban and pay a £50,000 ($60,000, 55,000 euros) fine after being punished by the Football Association over two separate incidents on Wednesday. The 53-year-old Portuguese received the ban for his behaviour during the 0-0 draw with Burnley last weekend and […]