April 10 – Six suspects linked to the murder of Kaizer Chiefs player Luke Fleurs (pictured) have been arrested, South African police have confirmed.  The defender was shot while waiting to be attended to at a petrol station in the Honeydew suburb in Johannesburg on April 3. Police spokesperson Lt-Col Mavela Masondo said the six suspects were traced and arrested …

April 10 – Nigeria and Zambia have completed the line-up for the Olympic women’s tournament, claiming the last two tickets with playoff wins over South Africa and Morocco respectively.  In Pretoria, the Super Falcons held off Banyana Banyana in a goalless draw, enough to ensure a spot in the main draw following a 1-0 win in the first leg. The …

April 10 – Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain are poised for a Remontada rematch in tonight’s UEFA Champions League quarter final. Barca enter the tie in fine form, going unbeaten in 11 games since Xavi announced his intention to leave the club at the end of the current season. PSG continue to try to operate without Kylian Mbappe in preparation …

April 11 – Spain-based energy company Iberdrola has agreed a three-year sponsorship with the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) covering the women’s game in Portugal. This partnership covers all senior women’s football initiatives, including the Portuguese national team, Liga BPI, Portuguese Cup, League Cup, and Super Cup. Fernando Gomes, president of FPF: “Women’s football growth is our daily work. Something we do best …

April 11 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia is no longer under the threat of bankruptcy, according to club owner Nasko Sirakov. In a specially arranged press conference, Sirakov (picutred) gave an update on Levski’s past financial year that has seen it settle nearly BGN 13 million (€6.5 million) of debt. Breaking that sum down, BGN 4 million (€2 million) are current …

April 11 – Speaking via video link to the first FIFA Integrity Summit being hosted by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), FIFA president Gianni Infantino warned that match manipulation “has not gone away”. “We must ensure that the playing field remains level and the game free of malevolent outside influences, because if it doesn’t, then the very existence of …

Major League Soccer has at least one representative in the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals. Defending league champions Columbus Crew eliminated Liga MX powerhouse Tigres 4-3 on spot kicks after the teams were level 2-2 on aggregate. Wilfried Nancy’s squad used a tying goal from Diego Rossi, as well as a six-save performance from goalkeeper Patrick Schulte. Rossi’s right-footed shot in …

Club America breezed its way into the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals on Tuesday with Alex Zendejas among five different players to find the back of the net for the hosts. Zendejas scored the fourth goal for Club America in an eventual 5-2 second leg win over the New England Revolution. The American attacker logged 81 minutes in the match as …

Xabi Alonso has revealed there were many reasons why he turned down the chance to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Alonso, who spent five years at Anfield as a player had been heavily linked to take over from Klopp following the German’s announcement in January that he would be leaving after eight years in charge. The Bayer Leverkusen manager …

Serhou Guirassy remains keen on completing a move to the Premier League this summer. The Stuttgart striker has been one of Europe’s most prolific forwards this season and has scored 24 Bundesliga goals so far, a tally bettered only by Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. The Guinea international was strongly linked with a move to England in January and was reportedly …