London (AFP) – Manchester United travel to Tottenham on Saturday desperate to stay in touch with the Premier League's top four as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City threaten to break away from the pack. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is clinging to his job after United's humiliating 5-0 defeat at the hands of Liverpool last week. His […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid spurned the chance to move level on points with Real Madrid on Thursday after conceding from two penalties, the second in the 89th minute, to draw 2-2 away at Levante. Atletico led twice at the City of Valencia Stadium as Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring before Matheus Cunha's first goal […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid spurned the chance to move level on points with Real Madrid on Thursday after conceding from two penalties, the second in the 89th minute, to draw 2-2 away at Levante. Atletico led twice at the City of Valencia Stadium as Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring before Matheus Cunha's first goal […]

Rome (AFP) – Napoli made it five wins in five home games this season with a 3-0 victory over Bologna on Thursday to go back to the top of Serie A. Napoli lost their 100% record last weekend with a 0-0 draw at Roma after eight successive wins but Luciano Spalletti's side were back to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are close to finalising Xavi Hernandez's long-anticipated return as coach, according to various reports in the Catalan press on Thursday, although the club's former superstar remained reluctant to discuss his likely coronation as successor to the sacked Ronald Koeman. Barca president Joan Laporta was reportedly in talks with Xavi about the […]

Wrexham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Hollywood stars who own non-league Wrexham said Thursday their dream was to take the club into England's elite Premier League. Ryan Reynolds and fellow actor Rob McElhenney, bought the club in February, saying they wanted to turn Wrexham into a "global force". The club from the market town and […]

Doha (AFP) – As speculation swirled that he was about to return to Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez insisted on Thursday that he was thinking only of his current job, coaching Qatari club Al Sadd. "I am currently focused on my work with Al Sadd, and I cannot talk about anything else," Xavi told a press conference ahead […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Hosts England will kick-off the Women's Euro 2022 against Austria at Old Trafford, as Thursday's draw for the tournament paired defending champions the Netherlands with Olympic silver medallists Sweden. Eight-time European champions Germany face the toughest group on paper alongside the rapidly improving Spain, Pernille Harder's Denmark and former semi-finalists […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo announced on social media on Thursday that his partner Georgina Rodriguez is expecting twins. "Delighted to announce we are expecting twins. Our hearts are full of love – we can't wait to meet you," the 37-year-old Manchester United and Portugal star, who is already the father of four children, wrote […]

Paris (AFP) – While Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have dominated the headlines for Paris Saint-Germain this season, Neymar's recent form has become a source of concern in the French capital. The Brazilian has scored just one goal in eight games since the campaign began, and that was a penalty in a 2-1 league win […]

London (AFP) – The businessman who organised the 2019 flight that killed Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala was Thursday found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. David Henderson, 67, was convicted by a majority verdict of 10 to two over the death of the 28-year-old forward by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court. The […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are close to finalising Xavi Hernandez's long-anticipated return as coach, according to various reports in the Catalan press on Thursday, with B team coach Sergi Barjuan put in temporary charge following the sacking of Ronald Koeman. Barca president Joan Laporta was reportedly in talks with Xavi about the vacant position on […]

London (AFP) – The businessman who organised the 2019 flight that crashed, killing Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, was Thursday found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. David Henderson, 67, was convicted by a majority verdict of 10 to two over the death of the player by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court. The […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona are close to finalising Xavi Hernandez's long-anticipated return as coach, according to various reports in the Catalan press on Thursday, with the club's legendary midfielder set to replace the sacked Ronald Koeman. Barca president Joan Laporta was reportedly in talks with Xavi about the vacant position on Thursday morning. Xavi is […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were moving closer to appointing Xavi Hernandez on Thursday after the club sacked Ronald Koeman as coach. A 1-0 defeat by Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday left Barca ninth in La Liga, six points off the top four after winning only two of their last seven league games. Koeman's dismissal was confirmed […]