London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits he has sympathy for Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel after the European champions were hit by tough sanctions placed on Blues owner Roman Abramovich. The Russian billionaire was one of seven oligarchs targeted Thursday by the UK government following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, all described as part […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea Football Club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich was on Thursday hit with a UK assets freeze and travel ban, throwing his plans to sell the European and world club champions into disarray. The billionaire owner of the English Premier League side was one of seven oligarchs slapped with restrictions over Russia's Ukraine […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial announced Thursday it has suspended ties with Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Chelsea FC and major donor facing sanctions worldwide following the invasion of Ukraine. "In light of recent developments, Yad Vashem has decided to suspend the strategic partnership with Mr. Roman Abramovich," spokesman Simmy […]

Paris (AFP) – Masters of their own downfall once more, Paris Saint-Germain's latest Champions League collapse is likely to set in motion sweeping changes after the club again fell short of its ultimate goal. For the fourth time in six seasons PSG crashed out in the last 16 of a competition they cherish most, finding […]

Madrid (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and the club's sporting director Leonardo launched an angry tirade in the referee's dressing room after PSG's defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG threw away a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 on aggregate at the Santiago Bernabeu, where a stunning second-half hat-trick […]

Washington (AFP) – Adam Buksa scored two second-half goals to power the New England Revolution over Mexico's Pumas UNAM 3-0 on Wednesday in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals. The Polish striker connected in the 72nd minute and in the second minute of stoppage time after the Major League Soccer squad had […]

Madrid (AFP) – "Real Madrid are still alive," said Karim Benzema, the 34-year-old striker who scored a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain again self-destructed in the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were cruising at 2-0 up on aggregate after Kylian Mbappe's 39th-minute strike. For an hour the Paris club looked assured of a last-eight berth, […]

Madrid (AFP) – The old French striker outshone the young French striker as Real Madrid reasserted the old order, coming from two goals down to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the game: Wait goes on for PSG With less than half an […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Ten men have been arrested and a Mexican football team ordered to play home matches behind closed doors for a year after a mass brawl between rival fans, officials said Tuesday. The 10 are suspected of attempted manslaughter, violence at a sports event and defending criminal activity, said a statement from […]

Subscribers to Paramount+ now have the option of watching their favorite Argentine Primera División games in Spanish or English. Previously, all of the Argentine Primera División games were available on Paramount+ with English-language commentary. However, effective immediately, fans will get to choose between Spanish or English for most of the matches. Those games may include […]

This week's UEFA Champions League games will include a special new feature exclusive to Paramount+ subscribers. Titled UCL Multicast, it allows viewers to watch two UEFA Champions League games at the same time on one screen. For example, this week's matches that kick off at the same time are: • Liverpool vs. Inter Milan, and Bayern […]

Growing up as a child in a Croatian immigrant family, life in Queens was a different experience for Pete Radovich Jr compared to other American kids. After all, not every family had a relative playing as a goalkeeper in the same team as Johan Cruyff. These days, if soccer fans don't know Pete Radovich Jr […]

London (AFP) – English Premier League club Everton said Wednesday they were suspending with "immediate effect" sponsorship agreements with three companies in which Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has a stake following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "Everyone at Everton remains shocked and saddened by the appalling events unfolding in Ukraine," said a club statement. "This tragic […]

Geneva (AFP) – Hansjorg Wyss, one of Switzerland's richest men, said Wednesday he had been offered the chance to buy Chelsea, with the English Premier League side's Russian owner Roman Abramovich under growing scrutiny. Wyss, 86 and founder of the medical device manufacturing firm Synthes, told the Swiss newspaper Blick that he had been sounded […]

Berlin (AFP) – VfB Stuttgart's American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo admits his job involves psychology as much as coaching football in the fight to keep his club in the Bundesliga. Matarazzo's side are second-bottom in the table and four points from safety with 10 matches remaining. "The battle to avoid relegation is very, very psychological," he […]