London (AFP) – Manchester United defender Luke Shaw entered in the Christmas spirit of giving in grand style by spending £10,000 ($12,800) on hampers from luxury London store Harrods for Manchester United staff the Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. The 23-year-old — whose own fortunes have taken a turn for the better with interim manager […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane believes if England can lift the inaugural Nations League later this year in Portugal it will instil the confidence required to add the European Championship title in 2020. The 25-year-old England captain told The Daily Telegraph inflicting Spain's first competitive home defeat in 15 years and avenging their defeat in […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – An Africa Cup of Nations with new dates and an expanded 24-team line-up will take centre stage this year in the continent, but the hosts have still to be decided. CAF will announce next Wednesday whether Egypt or South Africa stage the June 15-July 13 tournament after Cameroon were dropped over preparation […]

Paris (AFP) – The players in France's football team which last year won the World Cup, on Tuesday were awarded the the Legion of Honour in the new year's honours list. The 23 players, including star strikers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, each received France's top medal for their part in beating Croatia in the […]

London (AFP) – N'Golo Kante insists he is finally growing into his new role in Chelsea's midfield as the France star prepares for Wednesday's clash with Southampton. Kante earned a reputation as the world's best defensive midfielder after playing a key role in Chelsea and Leicester's Premier League title triumphs, as well as France's World […]

London (AFP) – Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri returned to football on Monday following a doping ban by joining English Premier League side West Ham. Nasri will reunite with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini, with whom he won one of his two Premier League titles at Manchester City, after joining the Hammers on an […]

London (AFP) – A return to Champions League football and prominent player sales allowed Premier League giants Chelsea to record a record £443.4 million ($562 million) turnover and £62 million profit for the 2017/18 season, the club announced on Monday. Revenue rose 22.7 percent on the previous season thanks in large part to a profit […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Unai Emery was fined £8,000 ($10,000) on Monday for kicking a water bottle into the crowd during his side's Boxing Day draw at Brighton after admitting to a Football Association charge. "Unai Emery has been fined £8,000 after he admitted an FA improper conduct charge and accepted the standard penalty," […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Diego Maradona has given his backing to Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly after the Senegalese international was subjected to racist abuse by Inter Milan supporters last week. Argentina great Maradona, who won the Serie A title with Napoli in 1987 and 1990, posted a picture of himself on social media holding up […]

Kabul (AFP) – Afghan football boss Keramuddin Karim on Monday rejected allegations he sexually and physically abused members of the women's national team, suggesting his accusers may have invented the claims to help their applications for asylum in Europe. Karim has been accused of punching, raping and threatening female players, including holding a gun to […]

London (AFP) – Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has warned his players "not to breathe" on some of Tottenham's stars in a New Year's Day clash between the sides over fears of playacting. England captain Harry Kane was booked for diving in Spurs' shock 3-1 home loss to Wolves on Saturday, while Dele Alli has been […]

London (AFP) – Fulham have vowed to take the "strongest possible action" after striker Aboubakar Kamara was racially abused on social media following his penalty miss against Huddersfield on Saturday. The Frenchman was strongly criticised by his manager Claudio Ranieri for disobeying orders to hand over penalty duties to Aleksandar Mitrovic. "It is unbelievable, he […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski says he envisages finishing his career with the Bavarian club after this summer's talk of a possible transfer for the prolific Pole. "I'm not thinking of changing club. I admit it, this summer it could have been a subject for debate but that's now all finished," Lewandowski […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany admitted the Premier League champions' pride has been wounded by a recent shock run of three defeats in four Premier League games to fall seven points behind league leaders Liverpool. But ahead of the visit of Jurgen Klopp's men to the Etihad on Thursday, Kompany […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he is "not obsessed" by individual trophies, having missed on this year's Ballon d'Or after winning it five times. The Juventus striker also missed out on FIFA and UEFA's player of the year trophies as former Real Madrid teammate Luka Modric, a World Cup runner-up […]