Milan (AFP) – Italy and Spain will again face off in a semi-final on Wednesday when they take to the field at the San Siro for the Nations League Final Four opener, a replay of their epic Euro 2020 semi-final. Spain finished on the losing side back in July's European Championship semi-final as the Azzurri […]

London (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri is back in the Premier League after being hired as Watford's new manager on Monday. Former Chelsea boss Ranieri, who led Leicester to the Premier League title in 2016, agreed a two-year contract with the Hornets to replace the sacked Xisco Munoz. "Watford FC is delighted to confirm the appointment of […]

London (AFP) – Roma striker Tammy Abraham and Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell were called into England's squad for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers on Monday. Abraham is back on the England scene for the first time in November 2020 after initially missing out when Gareth Southgate's 23-man squad was announced on Thursday. The 24-year-old has […]

London (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri is taking his turn on the Watford managerial carousel as the popular Italian embarks on a fourth spell in the Premier League. The former Chelsea and Leicester boss was hired by Watford on Monday following the sacking of Xisco Munoz. If leading 5,000-1 outsiders Leicester to their astonishing Premier League […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung has urged the Premier League club's supporters to ditch an offensive chant about South Koreans. Park was a firm favourite of United fans, who created a song in the South Korean's honour during his seven years at Old Trafford. The chant, still heard among United fans […]

Tehran (AFP) – Iranian women will be allowed to enter a stadium in Tehran for the first time in two years to support the national team in a World Cup 2022 qualifier against South Korea. "The presence of women has been authorised for the match between the national football teams of Iran and South Korea" […]

Paris (AFP) – Two decades on from its debut, the UEFA Women's Champions League will feature a 16-team group stage for the first time this season as Barcelona begin their title defence in a new-look tournament. Crowned champions after thrashing Chelsea in a clash of first-time finalists last May, Barcelona are heavy favourites to advance […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe on Monday confirmed that he told Paris Saint-Germain in July he wanted to leave the club. "I said at the end of July that I wanted to leave," Mbappe said in an interview with RMC radio. "My position has been clear. I said I wanted to leave and I told […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Mueller admits Bayern Munich's first home Bundesliga defeat for two years was a wake-up call after the Bavarian giants had won their nine previous games this season. "We are of course disappointed. Or angry, annoyed, I don't know which best describes it," said Mueller in the wake of Sunday's 2-1 shock […]

Paris (AFP) – Mohamed Salah netted a brilliant solo goal for Liverpool in a 2-2 draw with Manchester City at the weekend, and moved closer to overtaking Didier Drogba as the leading African scorer in the English Premier League. Retired Ivory Coast great Drogba bagged 104 goals in two spells with Chelsea while Salah lifted […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy face their first true test since winning Euro 2020 this week when Roberto Mancini's side host the Final Four of the Nations League with three of Europe's best ready to pounce. The Azzurri face Spain in the first semi-final on Wednesday, with the San Siro awaiting a repeat of the Euro […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min says he is not afraid to shoulder Tottenham's attacking burden during Harry Kane's goal drought after the South Korean sparkled in a vital 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Sunday. Now without a goal in six Premier League games, Kane is on his worst scoring drought in the top-flight since […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Two moments of magic from Mohamed Salah ensured Liverpool remain the only unbeaten side left in the Premier League this season after an enthralling 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday. For 45 minutes City's collective brilliance threatened to blow the Reds away and inflict a first league defeat at Anfield in […]

Milan (AFP) – Sandro Tonali said Sunday that the Serie A title is AC Milan's only goal for the season after he helped the Rossoneri stay in touch with leaders Napoli in a 3-2 win at Atalanta which underlines their Scudetto credentials. Milan came out on top in a frenetic encounter to stay two points […]

London (AFP) – FIFA welcomed on Sunday a relaxing of quarantine regulations that will allow Premier League players to travel to represent their nations in countries on the UK's red-list for travel. A number of South American and African stars were not released by their clubs for the September international break as they would have […]