Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 look set to turn to the transfer market after losing three players to injury over the weekend with next month's Champions League tie against Manchester City looming, reports in Germany said on Sunday. The point from Friday's 2-2 draw at Hertha Berlin came at a high price with new captain […]

Madrid (AFP) – Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata appears close to securing a move to Atletico Madrid after the striker was pictured passing a medical with the Spanish club on Sunday. Morata was shown leaving Atletico's medical clinic on Sunday morning, with the 26-year-old giving a thumbs up and telling reporters, "everything has gone well". Atletico […]

London (AFP) – Speculation over the future of Chelsea's Cameron Hudson-Odoi intensified following press reports on Sunday saying the teenage winger has handed in a transfer request. The 18-year-old has previously been linked with a move to German giants Bayern Munich, who have made clear how highly they regard the England youth international. But with […]

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Activists for the detained Bahraini footballer who fears torture and even death if he is extradited from Thailand have criticised the "gagging" of talk about the case at the Asian Cup, warning it is harming his cause. The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network hit out at the near-silence about […]

London (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini said he felt "ashamed" of his players during West Ham's humiliating 4-2 defeat by AFC Wimbledon in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. The Hammers may be 10th in the Premier League and Wimbledon rock bottom of third-tier League One, but that didn't stop them going 3-0 […]

London (AFP) – AFC Wimbledon teenager Toby Sibbick came off the bench to score the goal that saw Premier League West Ham beaten 4-2 in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Saturday and hailed the win as "revenge". Wimbledon, bottom of League One and 58 places adrift of the Hammers, were 2-0 up […]

Milan (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli settled for a point in a goalless draw amid high security at AC Milan on Saturday as evergreen Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella equalled a Serie A record by scoring in 11 consecutive games. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly returned from the two-match ban he received at the San Siro a […]

London (AFP) – AFC Wimbledon revived memories of their Crazy Gang heyday as they knocked Premier League West Ham out of the FA Cup with a 4-2 win in the fourth round on Saturday. Wimbledon may be bottom of League One, and 58 places adrift of the Hammers, but that didn't stop them being 3-0 […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco suffered another damaging defeat as they lost 2-0 at Dijon in Ligue 1 on Saturday, just 24 hours after reappointing former boss Leonardo Jardim to take over from the sacked Thierry Henry. Former France and Arsenal star Henry was suspended and later axed by Monaco after just two wins in the […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – CAF Champions League contenders Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates suffered shock South African FA Cup round-of-32 losses Saturday along with trophy-holders Free State Stars. Burundian Frederic Nsabiyumva outjumped four Sundowns defenders and the goalkeeper to nod a stoppage-time winner as Chippa United upset Sundowns 2-1 in Port Elizabeth. Pirates suffered more […]

London (AFP) – Everton were shocked 3-2 by Championship Millwall in controversial circumstances on Saturday as Manchester City's quest for four trophies continued with a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley to march into the FA Cup fifth round. League One Shrewsbury also narrowly missed out on a big upset as Wolves scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to […]

London (AFP) – The International Olympic Committee on Saturday joined in the chorus of support for a footballer with refugee status who has been detained in Thailand for nearly two months over his alleged role in Bahrain's Arab Spring protests. Hakeem Alaraibi, 25, who played for the Gulf state's national youth team, fled his homeland […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac is feeling the heat in the Bundesliga title race as the defending champions look to close the nine-point gap behind Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. Dortmund trounced Hanover 5-1 on Saturday as Bayern dropped to third in the table on points difference after Borussia Moenchengladbach leap-frogged them into […]

Milan (AFP) – Southampton defender Cedric Soares has joined Italian side Inter Milan on loan with an option to buy, both clubs confirmed on Saturday. The 27-year-old Portuguese international has played more than 100 games and scored twice since joining the Premier League side in 2015. "Cedric Soares is a new Inter player. The 27-year-old […]

Milan (AFP) – Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella on Saturday equalled Gabriel Batistuta's record after scoring in 11 consecutive Serie A games. Quagliarella, who turns 36 next week, matched the mark after converting a penalty after 31 minutes against Udinese. Batistuta scored at least one goal per game in the opening 11 games of the season […]