Paris (AFP) – French police arrested over two hundred people on Sunday following Algeria's qualification for the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, which sparked scenes of joy as well as clashes with police in several large cities. Riotous celebrations erupted around France, which is home to large Algerian-origin communities, after the Algerian football […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar showed up Monday for training at Paris Saint-Germain according to French media reports, a week late and just days after upsetting the club by saying his best football memory was beating PSG when he played for Barcelona. PSG resumed training last Monday but Neymar, linked to a move back to Barcelona, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have finally been cleared to fly to China for their pre-season tour after two days of frustrating delays. The treble winners were due to travel to Shanghai ahead of the Premier League Asia Trophy on Saturday but their departure was twice put back due to an administrative issue involving travel […]

Brasília (AFP) – Neymar will return to Paris Saint-Germain on Monday, the football star's press office said on Sunday, after remarks he made about his former team Barcelona sparked controversy. "He will appear tomorrow at the club," a member of Newymar's press team told AFP, though the "exact time" of Neymar's trip to the French […]

New York (AFP) – US multinational Procter & Gamble gave its backing to the United States' women's soccer stars in their fight for equal pay on Sunday, handing the team a $529,000 bonus following their World Cup win. In a full-page advertisement placed in The New York Times, P&G said the company, one of the […]

Cairo (AFP) – Algeria boss Djamel Belmadi paid tribute to his team's "great attitude and mental strength" as an injury-time free-kick by Riyad Mahrez secured a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Mahrez struck with the last kick of the game against Nigeria in Cairo to snatch a 2-1 win for Algeria and […]

Cairo (AFP) – Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr said Algeria were worthy winners after Riyad Mahrez's last-gasp free-kick sent his team through to a first Africa Cup of Nations final in 29 years. Manchester City winger Mahrez fired in from 20 yards with the last kick of the game in Cairo to clinch a 2-1 victory […]

Cairo (AFP) – Riyad Mahrez rifled in a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Algeria a dramatic 2-1 victory over three-time champions Nigeria on Sunday and set up a rematch with Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations final. Algeria led through a first-half own goal by William Troost-Ekong before Nigeria equalised with an Odion Ighalo penalty […]

Barcelona (AFP) – French forward Antoine Griezmann said on Sunday that Atletico Madrid's angry response to his transfer to La Liga rivals Barcelona is "a pity". Barcelona revealed on Friday they had paid the 28-year-old's 120-million-euro ($135 million) release clause to sign the World Cup winner on a five-year deal, prompting a furious response from […]

Cairo (AFP) – Senegal reached the Africa Cup of Nations final for the second time with a Dylan Bronn own goal giving them a 1-0 win over Tunisia on Sunday in a tense last-four clash in Cairo. With 11 minutes gone in extra time, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed a free-kick against the head of Bronn […]

Madrid (AFP) – Uruguayan international Maxi Gomez has joined Valencia from Celta Vigo, the promising striker's new La Liga club announced on Sunday. "I'm very happy to come to Valencia, it's a very big club," the 22-year-old told the club website. "It's very nice to be able to play Champions League. I dreamed of that […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar fired another shot in his battle with Paris Saint-Germain after saying his favourite football memory is Barcelona's incredible 2017 comeback win over PSG, which Neymar helped inflict on his current club. Asked by online sports channel Oh My Goal about his best changing room memory, the world's most expensive player chose […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Neymar says he has recovered "almost 100 percent" from the ankle injury that ruled him out of Brazil's victorious Copa America campaign. The world's most expensive player was speaking Saturday in Sao Paulo ahead of his belated return to his club Paris Saint-Germain on Monday. PSG were upset at Neymar's no-show […]

Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi has left the club's pre-season training camp in Switzerland, the Serie A giants announced on Saturday, as speculation surrounding his future intensified. The Argentinian, who was stripped of the captaincy last season amid a long contract dispute, has been linked with a possible move to Juventus. Icardi […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has left the Spanish giants' pre-season training camp in Montreal after the death of his brother, the club have said. Zidane returned home on Friday, with Real on Saturday revealing his brother Farid had died. "All members of the Real Madrid first-team squad held a minute's silence […]