London (AFP) – West Ham winger Robert Snodgrass was handed a one-match ban on Tuesday after being found guilty of misconduct towards UK Anti-Doping officials. The Football Association announced an Independent Regulatory Commission found Snodgrass guilty of the offence. It is believed Scotland international Snodgrass, who was not scheduled for a test and didn't refuse […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino has labelled Manchester City as Champions League favourites, but the Tottenham manager insists his side can end their challenge even without Harry Kane. Pochettino's team will defend a slender 1-0 advantage at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. City are chasing an unprecedented quadruple and many have tipped them […]

Paris (AFP) – The French league (LFP) confirmed on Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into a match between Caen and Angers after a complaint from a third club, Guingamp. Caen and Guingamp started the weekend tied at the bottom of the table, two points away from escaping automatic relegation and moving into a […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United great Paul Scholes has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaking their betting rules, English football's governing body announced on Tuesday. The charge levelled at the 44-year-old — whose first foray into management with Oldham lasted just 31 days earlier this season — relates to bets […]

Paris (AFP) – Argentinian international Giovani Lo Celso has signed a permanent deal with Real Betis following his loan from Paris Saint-Germain, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. The 23-year-old midfielder has scored 15 goals in all competitions in an impressive first season in Seville. "Betis have activated the option that accompanied the loan of […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – FC Porto coach Sergio Conceicao reckons Liverpool are "the best team in the world" on their day as the Portuguese side face up to the daunting prospect of overturning a two-goal deficit in their Champions League quarter-final. The teams meet at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday in the second leg […]

Paris (AFP) – After stumbling as they reached for the French title not once but twice, runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain can clinch the trophy by beating Nantes on Wednesday despite an overcrowded sickbay. Despite two consecutive defeats the defending champions are 17 points clear of second placed Lille and can still wrap up […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Manchester United will need another great escape if they are to knock Barcelona out of the Champions League on Tuesday and reach the semi-finals. United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completed the club's most famous comeback at Camp Nou in 1999, when he scored the winner as United rallied from 1-0 down to […]

London (AFP) – Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey displayed a "lamentable degree of ignorance" regarding Adolf Hitler a Football Association (FA) panel said Tuesday giving their reasons for the not proven verdict on a charge of making a Nazi salute. The 32-year-old Crystal Palace star — who was Wales's number one 'keeper when they reached the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City's bid for an unprecedented quadruple will be defined by Wednesday's Champions League showdown with Tottenham and their following two Premier League games. Guardiola's side are in contention to win all four major trophies after lifting the League Cup, reaching the FA Cup final and staying […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is expected to take on a boardroom role at Bayern Munich as early as January 2020, club president Uli Hoeness confirmed on Tuesday. Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, whose contract expires in 2021, confirmed last week that former club captain Kahn is in line to be his successor. […]

London (AFP) – Third tier English side Barnsley issued a formal complaint to the Football League and the Football Association on Tuesday over Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton's alleged assault on his counterpart Daniel Stendel. Barton is reported to have confronted Stendel in the tunnel following Barnsley's 4-2 victory last Saturday that all but ended […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness ruled out breaking the 100 million euros ($113 million) mark this summer and said he would buy French striker Kylian Mbappe "immediately" if he had the money. Bayern are planning a major squad overhaul this summer, and have already confirmed the signings of French World Cup winners […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Liverpool and Newcastle defender Jose Enrique has been given the all-clear by doctors after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. Enrique said in June 2018 that he had undergone an operation to remove the tumour and he has since been going through a series of radiotherapy sessions. "Hello […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Manchester United fans touched down in Barcelona on Tuesday dreaming of another miracle at Camp Nou. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer completed the club's most famous comeback there in 1999 and hopes to see a repeat on the same turf, this time against Barca in the Champions League quarter-finals. Solskjaer's 93rd-minute winner 20 years […]