Liverpool needs help if they are to clinch a first domestic championship in 30 years this week and a familiar face could say farewell to the Bundesliga, which will also reveal new television deals. In Spain meanwhile, the title race continues apace. After a low-key draw at Everton on Sunday, Liverpool can only clinch the title at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday if Manchester City slips up at home to Burnley on Monday. But after 30 years since their last...
Liverpool may have to wait a little longer for their English Premier League (EPL) title celebrations after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday. But it could have been worse for the leaders in the behind-closed-doors Merseyside derby, after Tom Davies hit the post in the 80th minute for Everton. The hosts will feel a little disappointed they did not take full advantage of a below-par performance from the European champions....
France, Germany and Switzerland on Monday allowed travel to resume three months after unprecedented restrictions were imposed in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic. France reopened its borders with all EU countries except Spain, where restrictions would remain in place until June 21 in line with a similar decision on the Spanish side. Passengers arriving from Britain would also be asked to self-isolate for 14 days, in line with British restrictions on individuals arriving...
Third-placed RB Leipzig scored two quick-fire goals through Dani Olmo on the way to a 2-0 victory on the road in the Bundesliga on Friday. It all happened immediately after Hoffenheim had a penalty kick award overturned by VAR in a remarkable opening 12 minutes. The win gave RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann a happy first return to the club where he began his coaching career as a 28-year-old. His side now have 62 points...
TERVUREN, Belgium — When it comes to ruthless colonialism and racism, few historical figures are more notorious than Leopold II, the Belgian king who held Congo as his personal property and may have been responsible for the deaths of millions of Congolese more than a century ago. Yet across Belgium, the monarch’s name is still found on streets and tunnels. Cities are dotted with his statues and busts, even as evidence of his misdeeds has...
Relatives of COVID-19 victims in Bergamo, Italy’s most infected province, took legal action on Wednesday in search of justice for their dead. Members of the “Noi Denunceremo” (We will press charges) association, born out of a Facebook group, filed 50 individual criminal complaints before the Bergamo prosecutors’ office. “We are all from the Bergamo area and we all have similar stories, stories of family tragedies, and we are all seeking clear and serious answers from...
The British High Commission in Nigeria says the UK Prime Minister will host a Global Vaccine Summit on June 4. The commission, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the summit would bring together, leaders from around the world to a virtual event to pledge their support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. It said the aim was to further protect 300 million children against infectious diseases like measles, typhoid, and polio. According to the commission,...
The planned June 17 restart of the 2019/2020 English Premier League (EPL) received a further boost on Saturday when the latest batch of novel coronavirus tests produced no positive results. The tests were carried out on Thursday and Friday. “The Premier League can today (Saturday) confirm that on Thursday and Friday, 1,130 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, zero have tested positive,” the league said in a statement. In the three...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised more than 8 billion euros (8.8 billion dollars) to boost the country’s automobile industry, hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. In return, carmakers Renault and PSA – which makes Peugeot, Citroen, DS and Opel cars – had promised to maintain production on French soil and move higher-value activities back from overseas, Macron said. The announcements came days before Renault is due to announce a 2-billion-euro cost-cutting plan. The carmaker...
Espanyol and Leganes fans, holding current season tickets, will be handed free passes for the entire 2020-2021 campaign to compensate for missing matches due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the two La Liga clubs said on Tuesday. The Spanish top-flight is set to resume in June after being provisionally suspended in March with 11 rounds of matches remaining but, as in Germany’s Bundesliga, fans cannot attend the games in order to prevent...
