Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Aaron Ramsey could have played his last game for Arsenal ahead of his summer move to Juventus after limping off injured in their Europa League quarter-final, second leg tie at Napoli on Thursday. The Welsh midfielder looked to have picked up a hamstring injury after half an hour in the Stadio […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea will visit the site of Nazi concentration camps in Poland next month as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. For the second year in a row, representatives of the London club will join the 'March of the Living' in a walk from Auschwitz to the […]

London (AFP) – Premier League stars will be among the footballers taking part in a 24-hour social media boycott on Friday as part of a protest against racist abuse online. The campaign, which is being co-ordinated by England's Professional Footballers' Association, urges players to stay off all social media from 9:00am local time (0800 GMT) […]

Athens (AFP) – Shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos as well as English club Nottingham Forest, lashed out Wednesday after being told that he and 27 others must stand trial accused of corruption in Greek football. "You know very well that I do not bend. One can withstand when he is not afraid […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre hit back on Thursday at criticism of his team, who will look to keep pace in a tight Bundesliga title race in their tricky test a Freiburg this weekend. Dortmund remain just a point behind league leaders Bayern Munich with five games to go, but faced widespread […]

London (AFP) – Fleetwood manager Joey Barton has "emphatically" denied all allegations made against him as investigations continue into a reported tunnel brawl following Saturday's defeat at Barnsley. South Yorkshire Police are investigating an incident in the tunnel at Oakwell and have bailed a man who was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated offences. "With […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insists he will not face a personal duel against Lionel Messi in his side's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Van Dijk is in contention for player of the year awards in England thanks to his transformative effect on Liverpool since becoming the world's most expensive defender when […]

Berlin (AFP) – French midfielder Corentin Tolisso may be on the verge of making a long-awaited return to the Bayern Munich squad, coach Niko Kovac said on Thursday. World Cup winner Tolisso has been out of action since September, when he tore his cruciate ligament during Bayern's 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen. Coach Niko Kovac, […]

Berlin (AFP) – FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has spoken out against the idea of staging Champions League games at the weekend, as suggested in a recent proposal to reform the competition. "Barcelona's position is clear: national league games must be held at the weekend, and Champions League games during the week," he said […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld went from "hell to heaven" when VAR denied Manchester City a late winner to send Spurs into the Champions League semi-finals. City won Wednesday's second leg 4-3 on the night, but Tottenham prevailed on away goals after winning the first leg 1-0 last week. Raheem Sterling […]

London (AFP) – Alex McLeish's second term as Scotland manager ended on Thursday as he was sacked following a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Kazakhstan to begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign last month. "Ultimately, the performances and results as a whole in the past year – and, in particular, the manner of the defeat in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Another season will pass without Champions League glory for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, but few will forget the manner in which the quest for a historic quadruple was ended by a combination of Tottenham Hotspur and VAR. Spurs survived a seven-goal thriller on Wednesday night at the Etihad, losing the […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp might be steeling himself for some sleepless nights as he tries to work out how to stop Lionel Messi, but for now the German can be delighted at seeing his Liverpool side extend their outstanding record in European ties under his management. Having won 2-0 at home in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman has said that he hopes to step out of Franck Ribery's shadow when his veteran compatriot leaves Bayern. Coman, 22, has long been touted as the natural successor to Ribery, who is expected to end a glistening 12-year spell at Bayern this summer. Yet in an interview […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah has called for change in the way women are treated in the Muslim world, in an interview with Time magazine published Wednesday. The 26-year-old Liverpool forward was named one of the US magazine's 100 most influential figures of the year, alongside other athletes including Tiger […]