London (AFP) – Tottenham on Tuesday appointed former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as their new manager following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo after an ill-fated four-month reign. Spurs moved quickly to hire the Italian, who has signed a contract until the "summer of 2023" after on Monday firing ex-Wolves boss Nuno, […]

London (AFP) – Veteran manager Neil Warnock has shrugged off his "dinosaur" label as he prepares to take charge of a record-breaking 1,602nd match at an English league club on Tuesday. The well-travelled 72-year-old, who started coaching in the early 1980s, equalled the record of former Crewe boss Dario Gradi at the weekend, when his […]

Stockholm (AFP) – AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on Tuesday recalled to the Sweden squad for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, a month after the star's return to the national team was thwarted by injury. Coach Janne Andersson included "Ibra," who turned 40 last month, for the away games against Georgia on […]

London (AFP) – New Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is a serial winner who can change the club's underachieving culture but he is also a volatile personality sure to ruffle feathers on his return to the Premier League. Conte was hired by Tottenham on Tuesday to replace Nuno Espirito Santo following the abrupt end of the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as their new manager following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo. "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as our head coach on a contract until the summer of 2023, with an option to […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash with RB Leipzig due to injury, Paris Saint Germain announced on Tuesday. The 34-year-old six-time Ballon d'Or winner has a left hamstring problem and a painful knee. Messi had gone off at half-time of PSG's 2-1 Ligue 1 victory over Lille […]

Beijing (AFP) – Hebei FC fans urged authorities to step in and save the club Tuesday after Javier Mascherano's former side threatened to become the latest Chinese football team to go bust. Jiangsu FC folded in February, barely 100 days after winning the Chinese Super League, and now top-tier Hebei appear to be in grave […]

Leipzig (Germany) (AFP) – Champions League semi-finalists in 2020, RB Leipzig are struggling under American coach Jesse Marsch to maintain the form that took them close to the pinnacle of European football. Leipzig host Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in a repeat of their 2020 semi-final won by the French champions, who also beat the Germans […]

Wolverhampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wolves condemned Everton to a third successive Premier League defeat as Max Kilman and Raul Jimenez scored in a 2-1 win at Molineux on Monday. Bruno Lage's side took control in the first half thanks to Kilman's first ever Wolves goal and a clinical finish from Jimenez. Alex Iwobi reduced […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson collapsed during a football game in Norway's second division Monday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest, his football club Sogndal said. The 28-year-old midfielder suddenly fell over in the 12 minute of the game against Stjordals-Blink at the Fosshaugane Campus stadium in western Norway. "Emil Palsson had a […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ousmane Dembele, out for four months after surgery on his right knee, is one of four players recalled to the Barcelona squad to face Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League, the club announced on Monday. France international winger Dembele returned to training with the squad on October 11 for the first time […]

Paris (AFP) – Lazio fans have been banned from attending this week's Europa League match at Marseille, although the French government's order produced an angry response from the Italian club on Monday. The decree issued Sunday forbids supporters of the Serie A side from travelling to Marseille for Thursday's fixture at the Velodrome in the […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale is on track to win his 100th Wales cap after making progress on his hamstring injury, manager Robert Page said on Monday. Bale injured his right hamstring during a Real Madrid training session in September. The 32-year-old has not played since featuring for Wales in a goalless draw against Estonia […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham are reportedly in advanced talks with Antonio Conte over the manager's job after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday following a dismal run of results in the Premier League. Former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss Conte is understood to be the top target for the London club, who dismissed Nuno on […]

Lausanne (AFP) – More than 50 nations have been punished for bad behaviour in recent internationals, FIFA said on Monday, though most fell far short of the two-match fan-ban on Hungary already announced. A list of rulings by the disciplinary committee of the governing body of world football included the details of Hungary's punishment for […]