London (AFP) – Leicester City completed the signing of Belgium international Youri Tielemans on a permanent deal on Monday after the midfielder impressed during a loan spell at the King Power last season. The Foxes will reportedly pay Monaco a club record £40 million ($55 million) to secure the 22-year-old on a four-year deal. Tielemans […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City and Chelsea will play their opening matches of the new Women's Super League (WSL) season at the Etihad Stadium and Stamford Bridge respectively as the Football Association (FA) seeks to build on the interest sparked by the women's World Cup. City's derby meeting with Manchester United on September 7 and […]

Madrid (AFP) – Portuguese striker Joao Felix said Monday he felt no pressure to replace Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann as he was officially unveiled at the Spanish club following his big money move from Benfica. "I will simply play and do my job as best I can, to help the club I am with," […]

London (AFP) – Marko Arnautovic might not have the superstar status of China's biggest football imports, but the volatile Austrian will provide goals and drama in equal measure after he completed a move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG on Monday. The Premier League club announced the deal for an undisclosed fee, but reports suggest […]

London (AFP) – Marko Arnautovic might not have the superstar status of China's biggest football imports, but the volatile Austrian will provide goals and drama in equal measure after he completed a move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG on Monday. The Premier League club announced the deal for an undisclosed fee, but reports suggest […]

London (AFP) – Marko Arnautovic has completed his move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The Austrian scored 22 goals in 65 appearances in two seasons at the Hammers, but has been linked with a lucrative move to China since January. "West Ham United […]

Chicago (AFP) – Jonathan dos Santos scored the only goal as Mexico defeated the United States 1-0 to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup for a record eighth time at Soldier Field on Sunday. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder dos Santos rifled home in the 73rd minute to settle a hard-fought encounter between the two arch-rivals of […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Italy forward Stephan El Shaarawy has agreed to join China's Shanghai Shenhua, the club announced Monday, 10 days after it was reported he wanted to stay at Roma. Terms were not disclosed but Italian media reported El Shaarawy will earn a lucrative 15-16 million euros a year ($17-18 million), while Roma will […]

Chicago (AFP) – Jonathan dos Santos scored the only goal as Mexico defeated the United States 1-0 to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup for a record eighth time at Soldier Field on Sunday. Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder dos Santos rifled home in the 73rd minute to settle a hard-fought encounter between the two arch-rivals of […]

Lyon (AFP) – The United States underlined their status as the dominant force in international women's football by winning a fourth World Cup in eight editions on Sunday, but the tournament has also highlighted the growing threat to them coming from Europe. In their third consecutive final, the USA were too strong for the Netherlands […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil coach Tite told Lionel Messi to show some respect following claims from the Argentina captain that the Copa America had been "fixed" so the hosts would win. Brazil clinched the Copa by defeating Peru 3-1 at the Maracana on Sunday but Tite felt that his side had been hard […]

Paris (AFP) – The United States cemented their position as the dominant force in women's football on Sunday by winning their fourth World Cup in eight editions, beating the Netherlands 2-0 in the final. AFP Sport looks at the biggest stars and stories from France as a landmark tournament comes to a close: – Rapinoe […]

Washington (AFP) – Politicians, athletes and even an astronaut celebrated the US victory in the women's World Cup on Sunday, and the mayor of New York announced a ticker tape parade for the football champions. A penalty by Megan Rapinoe and a strike by Rose Lavelle took the United States women to a 2-0 victory […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Underdogs Peru may have missed out on a third Copa America title after losing 3-1 to Brazil in Sunday's final but they are on the right track, coach Ricardo Gareca said. Although the surprise finalists ultimately came up short, they at least provided a much sterner test for the hosts […]

Washington (AFP) – Politicians, athletes and even an astronaut celebrated the United States victory in the women's World Cup on Sunday, and the mayor of New York announced a ticker tape parade for the football champions. A penalty by Megan Rapinoe and a strike by Rose Lavelle took the US women to a 2-0 victory […]