Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has admitted he is not sure if he will still be manager of the club next season. Valverde's contract expires at the end of the current campaign and he confirmed on Saturday he has an option to extend the deal by another year. "I have a contract and […]

London (AFP) – Gabon and Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has slammed the country's decision to name his father as national team coach without a deal being finalised. The Gabonese football federation (Fegafoot) announced on Wednesday that Pierre-Francois Aubameyang and Daniel Cousin, a former Gabon international, would be the new national coaching team. But former Borussia […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Alex Ferguson's emotional return to Manchester United for the first time since his life-saving surgery was spoiled as Wolves snatched a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Saturday. United manager Jose Mourinho had boasted of his team's defensive improvements following a strong start to September in which his side had […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool and Manchester City's shootout for the Premier League title intensified on Saturday with comfortable wins over Southampton and Cardiff, while Manchester United were held 1-1 by Wolves on the day Alex Ferguson returned to Old Trafford. Jurgen Klopp could afford the luxury of handing Xherdan Shaqiri his first Liverpool start for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin leapfrogged Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as captain Vedad Ibisevic scored twice in a 4-2 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach. With Bayern playing later at Schalke, Hertha seized their chance to go top with a convincing come-back win at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. After Gladbach's Belgium […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Arsenal winger Gervinho scored a stunning goal as Parma beat Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday to secure back-to-back wins after they shocked Inter Milan at the San Siro last weekend. Ivory Coast international Gervinho scored the second goal two minutes after the break, picking up the ball just outside […]

Berlin (AFP) – VfB Stuttgart's hard-core fans have protested against the German bid to host Euro 2024, days before UEFA announce the hosts of the European championships. Germany are up against Turkey in the race to stage the tournament with the winner emerging from Thursday's vote by European football's governing body UEFA in Nyon. "United […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus forward Douglas Costa has already paid his fine to the Italian champions for spitting, coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed on Saturday. Costa was banned for four Serie A matches, against Frosinone, Bologna, Napoli and Udinese, after aiming an elbow and a headbutt before spitting in the face of Sassuolo winger Federico Di […]

London (AFP) – Aleksandar Mitrovic rescued Fulham as the Serbia striker's late goal secured a 1-1 draw and denied Watford a fifth Premier League win from six games on Saturday. Mitrovic netted his fifth goal of the season with just 12 minutes remaining at Craven Cottage after Andre Gray had put Watford ahead in the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mesut Ozil has thanked Jerome Boateng for public support in the wake of Ozil's controversial retirement from international football. Ozil, 29, walked away from the Germany squad in July, claiming he was made a scapegoat for the national team's disastrous failure at the World Cup and cited "racism and disrespect" due to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Alex Ferguson made an emotional return to Manchester United on Saturday for the first time since the club's legendary former manager had emergency brain surgery. Ferguson, who managed United for 27 years, was left fighting for his life after being rushed to hospital in May. But the 76-year-old Scot has […]

London (AFP) – Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan claims he had to use a disguise to watch his former club at St James' Park after his fall-out with controversial owner Mike Ashley. Keegan had two spells as Newcastle manager and also helped the team win promotion to the top-flight during his time as a Magpies […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has reached a deal with Spanish prosecutors, admitting he evaded taxes and agreeing to an eight-month jail sentence likely to be converted into a fine, daily El Mundo reported Saturday. The Croatian star, one of the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or in December, has been accused […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City defender Kyle Walker says he was stung by criticism from Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino after he left the north London club. Walker joined City in July 2017 and has since won the Premier League title and League Cup with Pep Guardiola's team, while Tottenham remain without a trophy under Pochettino. […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel admitted Saturday he was left puzzled by the lack of cohesion between his trio of star strikers against Liverpool. "It's very hard to explain, perhaps you could ask the players. I cannot explain it," Tuchel said. Kylian Mbappe, despite a late goal, and Neymar seemed far below […]