Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino said Saturday there is still no fixed timetable for injured defender Sergio Ramos to make his debut for the club. Ramos has not played for PSG since joining the French giants on a two-year deal from Real Madrid in July, and has been training alone on his […]

London (AFP) – English Championship leaders West Bromwich Albion's unbeaten start to the second-tier season ended with a 1-0 loss away to Stoke on Friday. Nick Powell scored the only goal of the game with 11 minutes remaining after a defensive mistake by Conor Townsend as Stoke moved up into third place, just a point […]

Paris (AFP) – Lens cut Paris Saint-Germain's lead at the top of Ligue 1 to six points on Friday with a 2-0 win over Reims although their fans were forced to stay away. Teenage striker Arnaud Kalimuendo, on loan from PSG, scored both Lens goals as the team moved to 18 points. PSG lead with […]

Madrid (AFP) – Athletic Bilbao striker Inaki Williams set a new La Liga record on Friday when he played his 203rd consecutive game, having not missed a match since 2016. After equalling the mark of 202 in a row set by Ion Andoni Larranaga with Real Sociedad between 1986 and 1992, Williams broke the record […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Forced to flee Afghanistan by the Taliban takeover, members of the Afghan women's youth football team and their families have sought refuge in Portugal and are back training in the Lisbon suburbs. The relief at having found a safe haven after arriving on September 19 shows in their faces as well as […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers manager Steven Gerrard said the Scottish champions have contacted UEFA after midfielder Glen Kamara was abused by school age Sparta Prague fans in a Europa League clash with the incident threatening to become a diplomatic spat. Kamara was sent off for two bookable offences in Rangers' 1-0 defeat in the Czech […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany coach Hansi Flick confirmed Friday that Atalanta left-back Robin Gosens had suffered a serious leg injury amid reports the defender will be sidelined for months. The 27-year-old Germany international had to be helped off clutching his thigh in the opening minutes of Atalanta's 1-0 win over Swiss side Young Boys on […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli said on Friday that the Europa League match against Galatasaray should have "been stopped" after the incidents in the stands interrupted play. "I think the game should have been stopped. If we continue like this, we show that this violence is part of the game, that we get […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel said Friday he was taken aback by England manager Gareth Southgate's decision to call up Reece James into the squad for next week's World Cup qualifiers, as he insisted the Chelsea full-back was injured. James limped out of Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League loss to Manchester City last weekend with an […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City remain the benchmark for Liverpool to catch, according to manager Jurgen Klopp as the two dominant forces in English football of recent years prepare to do battle at Anfield on Sunday. City have won the Premier League title for three of the past four seasons, with Liverpool's first top-flight title […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is wary he will have to manage Cristiano Ronaldo's minutes to keep the 36-year-old performing at the level that has seen him score five times in as many games since returning to Manchester United. Ronaldo scored in the 95th minute to secure a 2-1 victory over Villarreal […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola on Friday credited Jurgen Klopp with making him a better manager before this weekend's top-of-the-table Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield. The two head coaches have won the last four Premier League trophies, with City claiming three, and a fierce rivalry has developed between the clubs. […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Embattled Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said he was "fed up" of having to defend himself amid reports that the Dutchman is on the brink of being sacked. Koeman was roundly criticised in the wake of Barca's 3-0 defeat at Benfica in the Champions League in midweek, a result that left the Catalans […]

London (AFP) – Players based in England will be able to represent their national teams in countries on the UK's travel red-list this month after a bespoke quarantine exemption was granted on Friday. A number of South American and African stars were not released by their clubs for the September international break as they would […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland has ruled himself out of Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga match against Augsburg on Saturday and is set to miss Norway's upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The striker, who has scored a staggering 68 goals in 67 appearances for Dortmund since he joined in January 2020, has missed the last two games […]