Berlin (AFP) – Arjen Robben is relishing Bayern Munich's forthcoming "week of truth" when they host Arsenal in the Champions League with the German champions currently struggling for form. Bayern scrapped into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Tuesday with a 1-0 win at home to Wolfsburg, thanks to Douglas Costa's first-half goal and […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United announced record quarterly revenues and profit for the last three months of 2016 on Thursday despite the club's failure to qualify for the Champions League. Revenues climbed to £157.9 million ($198.3 million, 185.6 million euros), up 18 percent on the previous year, with broadcasting revenues up 40.8 percent and match-day revenues […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged everyone connected with the Gunners to remain "united" despite seeing the club slip further behind in the Premier League title race. Successive defeats by Watford and leaders Chelsea have left Arsenal 12 points off the summit and only one point ahead of Liverpool in the race […]

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Berlin (AFP) – Holders Bayern Munich will face Schalke 04 in the German Cup quarter-finals while last season's finalists Borussia Dortmund are away to third division giant-killers Sportfreunde Lotte. The quarter-finals will be played on February 28 or March 1 with the final taking place at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on May 27. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern, […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri hopes Leicester's FA Cup victory against Derby can provide a springboard to ease the spluttering champions' relegation fears. Ranieri's side got a welcome boost as they moved into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win in a fourth round replay at the King Power […]

Berlin (AFP) – Salomon Kalou's missed spot-kick put hosts Borussia Dortmund into the German Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday as Hertha Berlin lost 3-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The Ivory Coast striker gave Hertha a first-half lead in the third-round cup clash in Dortmund when he volleyed home on 27 minutes after the hosts […]

Rome (AFP) – Champions Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points with a 2-0 win at Crotone as nine-man AC Milan stunned Bologna 1-0 on Wednesday. Having seen their lead cut by Roma's 4-0 success over Fiorentina on Tuesday, second-half goals from Mario Mandzukic and Gonzalo Higuain kept Massimiliano […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wilfred Ndidi put a smile back on Claudio Ranieri's face as the Leicester midfielder's first goal for the troubled champions inspired a 3-1 win over Derby in Wednesday's FA Cup fourth round replay. Ranieri has found himself under fire after Leicester slumped to within one point of the Premier League […]

Paris (AFP) – Dimitri Payet scored his first goal in his first Marseille start following his controversial return from West Ham in Wednesday's 2-0 victory at home to Guingamp in Ligue 1. Bafetimbi Gomis headed his 14th goal of the season to hand Marseille a first-half lead before Payet's deflected 76th-minute free-kick secured the points […]

Madrid (AFP) – Edgar Mendez's solo effort nine minutes from time sent Alaves into their first ever Copa del Rey final with a 1-0 semi-final, second leg win over Celta Vigo enough to progress by the same score on aggregate. The visitors were left to rue a string of missed chances in the first leg […]

Paris (AFP) – Wylan Cyprien's scorching strike kept Nice within three points of Ligue 1 leaders Monaco following Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne. Cyprien rifled in the only goal after just seven minutes at the Allianz Riviera as Nice bounced back from Saturday's heavy defeat at Cote d'Azur and title rivals Monaco. Nice moved back […]

Rome (AFP) – Champions Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to seven points with a comfortable 2-0 win at lowly Crotone on Wednesday. Having seen their lead cut by Roma's 4-0 success over Fiorentina on Tuesday, second-half goals from Mario Mandzukic and Gonzalo Higuain kept Massimiliano Allegri's team on course for […]

London (AFP) – Hull confirmed on Wednesday that they have been unable to complete the signing of Guingamp midfielder Yannis Salibur. The Premier League strugglers appealed to FIFA in an attempt to seal a reported £9 million ($11 million, 10.5 million euros) move for Salibur after suggestions the paperwork for the deal was not submitted […]

London (AFP) – England football manager Gareth Southgate said it had been "fascinating" to spend time with Eddie Jones as a rival rugby coach compared the Australian to legendary football manager Brian Clough. The England rugby union team are on a national record 15-match winning streak heading into their Six Nations clash against Wales on […]