Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's decade of dominance in the Bundesliga has fuelled calls for reforms to make the German top flight more exciting, with even end-of-season play-offs being suggested as a possible solution. The Bavarian giants secured a 10th straight league title by beating Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday, leaving many German football fans […]

Berlin (AFP) – Even as their players doused each other with beer to celebrate winning a 10th straight Bundesliga title on Saturday, Bayern Munich were still suffering from the hangover of their shock Champions League defeat by Villarreal. Bayern's 3-1 victory over second-placed Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena gave them an unassailable 12-point lead […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham lost ground in the race to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League as they were held to a damaging 0-0 draw at Brentford on Saturday. Antonio Conte's side dropped down to fifth place after failing to muster a single shot on target for a second successive game. Arsenal's 3-1 […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig conceded late two goals on Saturday to crash to a 2-1 home defeat by Union Berlin, who kept their Champions League qualification hopes alive in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen thumped bottom club Greuther Fuerth 4-1 to take third place from Leipzig and move three points clear of fifth-placed Freiburg in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus scored four times as Manchester City crushed Watford 5-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Jesus stole the show at the Etihad Stadium with the first Premier League haul of three or more goals in his career. The Brazilian forward […]

London (AFP) – Ralf Rangnick admitted Manchester United's hopes of Champions League football next season are over after Arsenal took control of the battle for a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 3-1 win at the Emirates. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta's men to move them three […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils' hopes of Champions League football next season. Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta's men to move them three points […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said Friday that his successor Erik ten Hag will need to perform "open-heart surgery" on the English giants if they are to return to their glory days. United were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool in midweek, a defeat which left them in sixth place in the table, […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Holders Barcelona continued their torrid scoring form as they tore Wolfsburg apart in the first half of their women's Champions League semi-final on the way to a 5-1 first leg win at the Camp Nou on Friday. Before a women's world record crowd of 91,648 at the Camp Nou, Aitana Bonmati set […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who led Morocco to the 2022 World Cup, said his decision not to pick Chelsea attacker Hakim Ziyech and Ajax full-back Noussair Mazraoui is a "finished story". "The player who refuses to train, who refuses to play, who fakes injuries, for me it's a finished story," Halilhodzic told Croatia's […]

London (AFP) – Everton manager Frank Lampard said Friday he would happily take a draw against "incredible" Liverpool even though his side desperately need points to survive. The Toffees, who have registered just six points on the road all season, could be in the bottom three by the time Sunday's game kicks off at Anfield. […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah admits he has not decided if he wants to stay at Liverpool beyond his current contract as the Egypt star sparked fresh speculation about a possible Anfield exit. Salah will be out of contract at the end of next season and has yet to sign a new deal despite months […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola is relishing the tension as Manchester City seek to hold off Liverpool in a gripping Premier League title race. City are one point clear of their rivals ahead of their home game against struggling Watford on Saturday. Victory would take them a step closer to retaining the title, with five […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Sadio Mane-inspired Senegal will begin their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title defence at home to Benin during June, according to the 2023 qualifying calendar released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Senegal will also visit Rwanda during June, face Mozambique at home and away in September, and play return matches […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta predicted "a lot of twists" in the race to finish in the Premier League's top four, regardless of whether Arsenal beat Manchester United on Saturday. Arsenal revived their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League with a 4-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday, leaving them level on 57 points […]