London (AFP) – Everton have turned down a bid from French champions Paris Saint-Germain for Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye, said under-pressure manager Marco Silva. According to reports, PSG offered £21 million ($28 million) to bolster their options in midfield ahead of a return to Champions League action against Manchester United next month with Marco Verratti […]

London (AFP) – Cardiff manager Neil Warnock says he has gone through the worst week of his career following the disappearance of a plane carrying the club's record signing Emiliano Sala over the Channel Islands. Warnock, 70, said he had spoken regularly to Sala before the Argentine signed for the Welsh side on January 19 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Leaders Borussia Dortmund and second-placed Bayern Munich both posted thumping wins over struggling opponents to leave the six points gap at the top of the Bundesliga table unchanged. Club captain and playmaker Marco Reus proved again why his fitness is essential to Dortmund's chances of winning the title for the first time […]

London (AFP) – Unai Emery said Arsenal could recruit up to two players before Thursday's transfer deadline, with Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic linked with a move to the Emirates. The Arsenal manager's preference is for loan deals and Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez is also rumoured to be on the Premier League club's radar. "This […]

Zagreb (AFP) – A Croatian court said on Monday it had dropped perjury charges against Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren, who was accused of giving false testimony in a major football-related corruption trial. Lovren, 29, was charged in September with committing perjury over his testimony at the 2017 trial of former Dinamo Zagreb boss Zdravko Mamic, […]

London (AFP) – Roy Keane will once again link up with Martin O'Neill to become Nottingham Forest assistant manager, the Championship club announced on Monday. The 47-year-old was part of the backroom staff during O'Neill's five-year spell in charge of the Republic of Ireland between 2013 and 2018. Keane, like O'Neill, is a favourite at […]

Paris (AFP) – Crisis club Marseille will be forced to play upcoming games behind closed doors as a punishment after ugly incidents in their weekend defeat against Lille, the French league (LFP) said on Monday. The disciplinary committee of the LFP announced that no fans would be allowed to attend games at the 67,000-seat Velodrome […]

Madrid (AFP) – This season's Copa del Rey final will be plated at the Benito Villamarin home of Real Betis on Saturday May 25, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Monday. The Seville club's ground, with a capacity of almost 61,000, was chosen ahead of Valencia's Mestalla home for the right to stage the […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci could miss the Italian team's Champions League last 16 first leg tie against Atletico Madrid after the club confirmed on Monday he has suffered an ankle sprain. The 31-year-old went off injured after half an hour in Sunday's 2-1 win over Lazio in Rome. "Bonucci suffered a sprained […]

Paris (AFP) – Nigerian Isaac Success was the happiest African footballer in England at the weekend as he scored the goal that ensured Watford a place in the FA Cup last 16. The 23-year-old, who has been capped by his country at age-limit and senior levels, netted in the 90th minute to seal a 2-0 […]

Paris (AFP) – A French referee has admitted he should have sent off Rennes striker M'Baye Niang in Sunday's game against Paris Saint-Germain, despite not changing his mind at the time even after a VAR review. Karim Abed booked the Senegal international for a dangerous challenge that caught PSG defender Thilo Kehrer above the ankle […]

Brussels (AFP) – Belgian justice wants access to documents on alleged corruption in football acquired by Portuguese hacker Rui Pinto who is under arrest in Budapest, the prosecutor's office said on Monday. "We confirm the interest of the Belgian federal prosecutor," spokesman Eric Van Duyse told AFP, refusing to add any details. However a lawyer […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool and Manchester City will resume their fight for Premier League supremacy in a midweek round of fixtures clouded by the suspected death of Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala. The Bluebirds are in action for the first time since the plane carrying the Argentine disappeared over the Channel Islands a week ago. They […]

Milan (AFP) – Even playing badly seven-time reigning Italian champions Juventus maintained their unbeaten run in Serie A with a 2-1 win over Lazio in the Stadio Olimpico to pull 11 points clear in Serie A. Second-placed Napoli were held to a goalless draw by AC Milan while Inter Milan lost 1-0 at Torino to […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy's interior minister Matteo Salvini on Monday branded Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain a "mercenary" for leaving AC Milan for Premier League club Chelsea. "I'm glad that Higuain has gone and I hope we'll never see him again in Milan because he really behaved in an unworthy manner," Salvini, a staunch AC Milan supporter, […]