Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain talisman Neymar has suffered a fresh injury to his right metatarsal, the club said Thursday, marring the holders' advance to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg. A fractured metatarsal curtailed the Brazilian's last season, and the recurrence comes just three weeks ahead of […]

London (AFP) – A year on since moving from Arsenal to Manchester United, Alexis Sanchez has become little more than an afterthought in the Red Devils' revival since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took caretaker charge. Sanchez returns to the Emirates for the first time on Friday in the FA Cup fourth round as Solskjaer targets an […]

London (AFP) – Real Madrid have knocked Manchester United off the top of Deloitte's Football Money League, but the Premier League still flexed its financial muscle, with all of England's 'Big Six' featuring in the top 10 for the first time. The Deloitte list ranked clubs on how much money they earn from broadcasting, commercial […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg on Wednesday, but their evening was marred by the sight of Neymar going off injured. Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria got the goals on a bitterly cold night at the Parc des Princes, […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has urged Premier League chiefs to delay the introduction of the controversial VAR system. Pochettino is not a fan of the video assistant referee system, even though it helped Tottenham win their League Cup semi-final first leg against Chelsea earlier this month. VAR awarded Tottenham a penalty after […]

Progreso (Argentina) (AFP) – Each time he returned from Europe on holiday to Progreso, the small town in Argentina where he lived until the age of 16, Emiliano Sala became "Emi" once more, just like in his childhood. "He wasn't Sala the player, he was Emi. He was one more, he was riding a bike, […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Barcelona's hopes of winning a fifth consecutive Copa del Rey were dented on Wednesday as they were beaten 2-0 by Sevilla in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Lionel Messi was rested and Luis Suarez left on the bench as Kevin-Prince Boateng made his debut for Barca in a match that […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is confident Gonzalo Higuain can be the short-term solution to his side's need for goals and urged the Argentine to earn a permanent move to the Premier League. Higuain sealed a loan move until the end of the season on Wednesday from parent club Juventus having spent a […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola admitted he was relieved Manchester City sealed their place in the League Cup final without any injuries in a 1-0 win on Burton's "dangerous" pitch on Wednesday. Guardiola's side had thrashed Burton 9-0 in the semi-final first leg earlier in January to effectively guarantee they would return to […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Kilmarnock's Jordan Jones damaged his future club's Scottish Premiership title ambitions with the decisive strike in a 2-1 win over Rangers, while leaders Celtic thrashed St Mirren 4-0 on Wednesday. Jones is set to join Steven Gerrard's Rangers next season after signing a pre-contract earlier this month. But the Northern Ireland winger […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the last 16 of the French Cup with a 2-0 win over Strasbourg on Wednesday, but their evening was marred by the sight of Neymar going off injured. Edinson Cavani and Angel di Maria got the goals on a bitterly cold night at the Parc des Princes, […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City completed the formality of sealing their place in the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Burton on Wednesday that wrapped up a 10-0 aggregate triumph. Pep Guardiola's side had thrashed Burton 9-0 in the semi-final first leg earlier in January to effectively guarantee they would return […]

Milan (AFP) – Genoa's Polish international striker Krzysztof Piatek signed a four-and-a-half year deal with AC Milan, the Serie A club said on Wednesday, shortly after Argentine Gonazlo Higuain's six-month loan move to Chelsea was confirmed. The Italian club said the 23-year-old Piatek had penned a deal until June 30, 2023 after undergoing a medical […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea signed Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain on loan from Juventus until the end of the season on Wednesday as boss Maurizio Sarri looks to ignite his spluttering attack. Higuain will be reunited with Sarri, who managed the 31-year-old at Napoli and made him his top target in the January transfer window. After […]

London (AFP) – Maurizio Sarri once claimed Gonzalo Higuain guarantees "certain death" for defenders — now the Chelsea manager must hope his decision to reunite with the Argentina striker breathes new life into his misfiring side. Higuain joined Chelsea on loan until the end of the season on Wednesday as Sarri tries to find the […]