Paris (AFP) – Premier League club Cardiff City's record new signing, Argentine striker Emiliano Sala, is missing presumed dead after a light aircraft he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel on Monday. Here's what we know about the incident: – Heading to Wales – Sala, 28, signed for Cardiff for a fee reported […]

London (AFP) – West Ham have been hit with a £100,000 ($129,000) fine by the Football Association for the supporter unrest which marred their 3-0 home defeat by Burnley last season. The club's co-chairmen David Gold and David Sullivan had objects thrown at them in the directors' box, while a number of supporters invaded the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham have suffered a fresh injury blow after England midfielder Dele Alli was ruled out until March with a hamstring strain. Alli was forced off in the closing stages of Tottenham's 2-1 win at Fulham on Sunday and scans have confirmed the extent of the star's injury. The 22-year-old's absence is a […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Ernesto Valverde believes Barcelona will not make any more signings this month after Kevin-Prince Boateng was officially unveiled at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Boateng has moved to Barca from Italian side Sassuolo on a six-month loan deal, worth an initial one million euros ($1.137 million), with the option to buy for […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes the fit-again Benjamin Mendy can make a telling contribution to Manchester City's push for four trophies in the second half of the season. Mendy is set to make his first appearance in two months in City's League Cup semi-final, second leg against Burton Albion on Wednesday. The […]

Dubai (AFP) – Son Heung-min's South Korea needed an extra-time winner to beat world ranked 113th Bahrain 2-1 as they stumbled into the Asian Cup quarter-finals in unconvincing fashion on Tuesday. Kim Jin-su's diving header at the end of the first extra period proved the difference as the two-time champions met unexpected resistance before winning […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Cardiff City executive director Ken Choo expressed his shock on Tuesday as the Premier League club await more information on the missing plane that was carrying record signing Emiliano Sala. Sala, 28, is feared dead after contact was lost with the aircraft taking him back to Wales after saying goodbye […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Premier League club Cardiff City's record new signing, Argentine striker Emiliano Sala, is missing presumed dead after a light aircraft he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel. Sala, signed on Saturday from French club Nantes for a reported fee of 17 million euros ($19.3 million), was flying to Cardiff […]

London (AFP) – Huddersfield's new manager Jan Siewert has promised to do things his own way despite following a similar career path to former Terriers boss David Wagner. Siewert, 36, becomes the Premier League's youngest manager having previously been in charge of Borussia Dortmund's reserve side. Wagner held the same role as Siewert at Dortmund […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's new signing Kevin-Prince Boateng accepts he has joined the club to be a back-up after the 31-year-old was officially unveiled at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Boateng has moved to Barca from Italian side Sassuolo on a six-month loan deal worth an initial one million euros, with the option to buy […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo avoided jail on Tuesday but was ordered by a Spanish court to pay 3.57 million euros ($4.1 million) for committing tax fraud when he was at Real Madrid. The court sentenced him to a two-year jail sentence that it immediately reduced to a fine of 365,000 euros, which adds on […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – "Everyone is happy, except me," said the Nantes coach Vahid Halilhodzic last week as he accepted that his leading scorer, Emiliano Sala, was leaving the club in a record transfer to Premier League side Cardiff City. The Welsh club had agreed to pay a reported £15 million (17 million euros; $19.3 […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal announced on Tuesday that defender Hector Bellerin will be out of action for up to nine months after rupturing knee ligaments in his team's win against Chelsea. Bellerin, 23, went down unchallenged during the second half of Arsenal's 2-0 victory at the Emirates on Saturday and was carried off on a […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is "optimistic" his team can beat Chelsea to reach the League Cup final despite injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli. The 46-year-old Argentine remains focused and upbeat even though Kane likely to be missing until March while Alli is being assessed after going off late in the […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Premier League club Cardiff City's record new signing, Argentina-born striker Emiliano Sala, was on board a light aircraft that disappeared over the English Channel on Monday night, police sources told AFP. Sala, signed by Cardiff on Saturday from French club Nantes for a reported 17 million euro ($19.3 million) fee, was […]