Berlin (AFP) – Iconic German club Hamburg will sack coach Hannes Wolf at the end of the season after they failed to bounce back into the Bundesliga at the first attempt, the club announced on Friday. European Cup winners in 1983, Hamburg were relegated for the first time in their history last season, ending a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Simeone admitted on Friday it will be very difficult to replace Antoine Griezmann after the striker said he wants to leave Atletico Madrid. Griezmann announced publicly on Tuesday that he wants a new challenge following five years at Atletico, where he won a Europa League and UEFA Super Cup. The 28-year-old's […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig coach Ralf Rangnick has said that his team will benefit if Bayern Munich surrender the Bundesliga title to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Bayern go into the final round of games two points ahead of Dortmund, and hope to wrap up a seventh straight title before they face Leipzig in the […]

Rome (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri will oversee his final game as Juventus coach at the club's Allianz Stadium on Sunday against Atalanta as the curtain comes down on his trophy-laden career with the Serie A giants. Juventus announced on Friday that the 51-year-old would be leaving the club after five seasons during which he won […]

Madrid (AFP) – Santi Cazorla discovered his remarkable comeback had taken him into the Spain squad for the first time since 2015 when his team-mates chanted his name on Friday. "I found out from my team-mates," the midfielder said. "After training I heard them chanting my name and I didn't know why. That was when they […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich denied reports on Friday that coach Niko Kovac is to be sacked regardless of whether he wins the Bundesliga title, and that Mark van Bommel is being lined up as his successor. Despite being on course to win a league and cup double in the next week, Kovac has been […]

Berlin (AFP) – England starlet Jadon Sancho could crown a fine season by winning the Bundesliga title against the odds with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, but he is not the only young talent to have enjoyed a breakthrough year in the Bundesliga. From a Real Madrid target to a goalkeeper billed as the next Manuel […]

Rome (AFP) – Coach Massimiliano Allegri will leave Serie A champions Juventus at the end of the season after guiding them to five straight Italian titles, the club said on Friday. "Massimiliano Allegri will not be on the Juventus bench for the 2019/2020 season," the club announced in a surprise development. Allegri, 55, held meetings […]

London (AFP) – Dejan Lovren believes Liverpool will be Premier League title contenders again next season, saying they are still improving under Jurgen Klopp. Liverpool were pipped to the title by Manchester City by a single point despite reaching 97 points — the third-highest tally in Premier League history. The Reds have also secured back-to-back […]

London (AFP) – Tony Pulis's failure to guide Middlesbrough back to the Premier League has cost the experienced manager his job, with the club announcing on Friday they would not renew his contract. The 61-year-old, who has managed 10 clubs in almost three decades in the dugout, took 'Boro to the Championship play-offs in 2018. […]

London (AFP) – England's Danny Rose says football has a long way to go to get to grips with mental health issues, revealing a club interested in signing him first wanted to make sure he was not "crazy". The Tottenham left-back, 28, opened up about his struggles with depression in the build-up to the 2018 […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Former Barcelona and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is in talks about a move to Qingdao Huanghai, the second-tier Chinese club told AFP on Friday. The 36-year-old has been without a team since December after an unsuccessful three-month spell at Olympiakos in Greece. There were suggestions that the former Ivory Coast international […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane could miss the Champions League final but still captain England in their bid to win the Nations League, said national coach Gareth Southgate. The 25-year-old talisman has not played since injuring ankle ligaments in the first leg of Spurs' Champions League quarter-final win over Manchester City. Kane, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City star Raheem Sterling says despite his mother being proud of him for tackling racism in football he does not see himself as a role model. The 49-times capped England forward, who can help City seal a unique domestic treble if they beat Watford in the FA Cup final, told Friday's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Valencia lost to Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals but hold pole position for La Liga's last Champions League spot as the race for the top four reaches its climax on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's hat-trick ended Valencia's hopes of qualifying by lifting a trophy and their chances looked slim in the league […]