AFPDefender Matip to leave Liverpool at end of season
Liverpool defender Joel Matip will leave Anfield when his contract expires at the end of the season, the Premier League club announced on Friday.Liverpool host Wolves on Sunday in their final game of the Premier League season, guaranteed to finish third in the table. jw/jc
AFPGomes eyes becoming first Portuguese coach to win CAF Cup
Jose Gomes hopes to become the first Portuguese coach to win the CAF Confederation Cup when his Zamalek team host Moroccan outfit Renaissance Berkane in Cairo on Sunday.Success has eluded Portuguese coaches in the Confederation Cup, however, since it was launched in 2004 after the African Cup Winners Cup and CAF Cup were discontinued.
AFPThree key issues to watch for in La Liga this weekend
As La Liga reaches its penultimate week AFP Sport looks at three hot topics in Spain this weekend.Meanwhile the race for promotion to La Liga from the second division is tight with several teams close at the top.
AFPLeverkusen eye 'immortality' as Union fight for final day survival
Champions Bayer Leverkusen chase "immortality" in the shape of an undefeated Bundesliga season on Saturday as relegation-threatened Union Berlin face a last-day battle for survival. One to watch: Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin) Union Berlin captain Christopher Trimmel extended his deal with the relegation-threatened club by one year until 2025 on Thursday, promising "the story isn't over yet."