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After Messi decision, Inter Miami fall to sixth straight loss

AFP · 11 months ago

Lionel Messi's future club Inter Miami suffered a sixth straight defeat and remained rooted to the bottom of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference after a 3-1 defeat at the New England Revolution on Saturday.

Man City fans revel in ending wait for Champions League glory

AFP · 11 months ago

Thousands of Manchester City fans spilled onto the streets in celebration on Saturday after the English champions beat Inter Milan 1-0 to lift the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.

Off night for Lukaku as Inter fall at final hurdle

AFP · 1 year ago

Romelu Lukaku was supposed to be Inter Milan's secret weapon in the Champions League final but instead he had an awful night which stopped Inter from upsetting the odds and beating Manchester City.

Champions League win was 'written in the stars', says Guardiola

AFP · 1 year ago

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said his team's maiden Champions League title was "written in the stars"

Champions League win a life's work for emotional Grealish

AFP · 1 year ago

Manchester City's Jack Grealish said winning the Champions League on Saturday was the culmination of years of hard work to make it to the top.

Reliable Rodri outshines stars to fulfil City's dream

AFP · 1 year ago

Rodri stepped up for Manchester City when their star attackers failed to deliver in the Champions League final on Saturday, capping a memorable season for the Spain midfielder by scoring the goal which made his team kings of Europe.

All records set by Guardiola after first Champions League title with Man City

Live Soccer TV · 1 year ago

The Spanish tactician has joined a narrow list of coaches to win three UCL titles, among many accolades accomplished by the highly-praised boss.

Rodri strike gives Man City victory in Champions League final

AFP · 1 year ago

Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola's side to complete a remarkable treble.

WATCH: Rodri joins elite list of scorers with UCL goal for Manchester City

Live Soccer TV · 1 year ago

The Spaniard scored his timely second goal in the competition just after 65 minutes to give Guardiola's team a crucial lead.

Kevin De Bruyne's UCL final hoodoo continues after untimely injury

Live Soccer TV · 1 year ago

The Belgian footballer was subbed off right before the first half hour of play after feeling pain in his right leg.

Mexico vs Cameroon - Preview and broadcast details for the International friendly

Live Soccer TV · 1 year ago

The Mexican side continues to work ahead the CONCACAF Nations League finals, this time facing a familiar African rival.

Top South Africa football coach Clive Barker dies aged 78

AFP · 1 year ago

Clive Barker, the most successful post-isolation coach of South Africa, died on Saturday after a long battle with dementia, a family statement said.

CAF Champions League: Five facts and figures

AFP · 1 year ago

CAF Champions League facts and figures before second leg of final between Wydad Casablanca of Morocco and Al Ahly of Egypt at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on Sunday: Second best Wydad coach Sven Vandenbroeck was on the ball when he said before the first leg of the final that playing at home in the second leg could be an "advantage".

Man City and Inter Milan set for Champions League final showdown

AFP · 1 year ago

Manchester City and Inter Milan clash in Saturday's Champions League final in Istanbul with the English side, under Pep Guardiola, strongly fancied to win European club football's biggest prize for the first time.

Philippe Diallo elected new head of French football

AFP · 1 year ago

Philippe Diallo was elected the new president of the French Football Federation on Saturday.

Messi gets rockstar welcome in China ahead of Australia friendly

AFP · 1 year ago

Football superstar Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing by private jet on Saturday and was greeted by hundreds of jubilant fans, with his World-Cup-winning Argentina set to face Australia in a friendly match next week.

Women-run Viktoria Berlin's 'crazy' Bundesliga bid ahead of schedule

AFP · 1 year ago

When two-time World Cup winner Ariane Hingst set about creating a "new era" in women's football with Viktoria Berlin, the ambitious former midfielder "didn't dream things would go uphill so quickly".

49ers Enterprises agree deal for Leeds takeover

AFP · 1 year ago

Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani has agreed a deal to sell his controlling stake in the club to co-owners 49ers Enterprises, the recently relegated Premier League club said on Friday.

Guardiola says Man City ready to banish memory of 2021 Champions League final

AFP · 1 year ago

Pep Guardiola insisted Friday his Manchester City side are primed to put their defeat in the 2021 Champions League final behind them for good as they seek to win the trophy when they take on Inter Milan in Istanbul on Saturday.

Former footballers three times more likely to suffer dementia, study finds

AFP · 1 year ago

Former professional footballers are almost three-and-a-half times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than the general population, according to a study commissioned by the English Football Association (FA) and Professional Footballers'