Football

Street side: Indonesia slum kids eye youth ‘World Cup’

  by Bagus Saragih © Agence France-Presse INDONESIA (AFP) -- Somad rarely ventures beyond his impoverished Jakarta neighbourhood, but the…

‘Footquakes’: Messi really does make the Earth tremble

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse VIENNA, Australia (AFP) -- It's a scientific fact: when living football legends Neymar or…

Messi hat-trick helps Barcelona equal record unbeaten streak

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Barcelona equalled the record longest unbeaten run in La Liga history as a Lionel Messi hat-trick…

Asian Cup berth ‘catalyst’ to grow Filipino football: Azkals captain

The Philippines football team's captain has said he hoped their historic first-ever qualification for the Asian Cup could be a…

Messi takes Barcelona 11 points clear, Ronaldo hits four

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Lionel Messi delivered another masterful performance as Barcelona sailed past Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Sunday to…

Angry Lille fans invade pitch, try to attack players

LILLE, France (AFP) -- Angry Lille supporters invaded the pitch and tried to attack players at the end of their struggling…

Injured Neymar thanks fans for support ahead of surgery

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian striker Neymar Wednesday thanked his fans for their support after he…

Bolt to face Williams in Unicef charity football match

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will line up opposite British pop star Robbie Williams in a…

Messi ends Chelsea drought to give Barcelona last-16 edge

by Kieran Canning © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Lionel Messi struck for the first time in nine games against…

More needed to justify Messi, Ronaldo comparisons – Hazard

by Kieran Canning © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Eden Hazard admitted he must show more on the Champions League…

Real Madrid win eight-goal thriller, Atletico keep up Barca chase

by Andy Scott Agence France Presse SEVILLE, Spain (AFP) -- Man of the moment Marco Asensio scored twice and Cristiano…

Fans stay away as Napoli slump to Leipzig in Europa League

NAPLES, Italy (AFP) -- Timo Werner scored a brace as RB Leipzig took a big step towards the Europa League last-16 on…

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