London (AFP) – France's World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris appeared in court in London on Wednesday over a drink-driving charge after a roadside breathalyser test reportedly caught him nearly three times over the limit. The Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper has already apologised for what he called his "unacceptable" behaviour. Lloris was one of the heroes of […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita says it will take time to justify the £52 million ($63 million) fee the club paid for the Guinea international. The 23-year-old — who is expected to start this weekend's match with Tottenham Hotspur despite being left on the bench for Liverpool's previous clash with Leicester City — […]

Nashville (AFP) – Teenager Tyler Adams scored his first international goal as a new-look United States side defeated 10-man Mexico 1-0 in a friendly international in Nashville on Tuesday. New York Red Bulls midfielder Adams burst into the penalty area to tuck away an Antonee Robinson cross on 71 minutes to settle a hardfought encounter […]

Washington (AFP) – Richarlison capped his first full start for Brazil by scoring twice as the South American giants thrashed El Salvador 5-0 at FedEx Field here Tuesday. The 21-year-old , who was signed by Premier League side Everton from Watford earlier this year for $52 million, produced two excellent strikes on 16 and 50 […]

London (AFP) – France's World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris is due to appear in court in London on Wednesday over a drink-driving charge after a roadside breathalyser test reportedly caught him two times over the limit. The Tottenham goalkeeper has already apologised for what he called his "unacceptable" behaviour. Just weeks after playing a key […]

Elche (Spain) (AFP) – Luis Enrique described it as the perfect start after Spain backed up their win over England with a 6-0 demolition of Croatia on Tuesday. Spain were three up at half-time against the World Cup runners-up thanks to Marco Asensio's two long-range strikes, the second going in off goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic, and […]

Wroclaw (Poland) (AFP) – The Republic of Ireland ended a controversial week with a 1-1 friendly draw in Poland on Tuesday as Millwall striker Aiden O'Brien scored on his debut. Manager Martin O'Neill had to defend his assistant coach Roy Keane after a leaked recording appeared to reveal the former Manchester United captain swearing at […]

Reykjavik (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored two goals as World Cup semi-finalists Belgium began their Nations League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win away to Iceland on Tuesday. Eden Hazard converted a 29th-minute penalty after a foul on Lukaku, with the Manchester United striker netting a quick-fire second before adding a third in the closing stages. […]

Elche (Spain) (AFP) – Spain's identity crisis looks to be well and truly over after Marco Asensio inspired a 6-0 thrashing of World Cup runners-up Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday. Defeat to Russia in July prompted a change of coach and doubts about the Spanish passing style but after an impressive win […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England bounced back from three consecutive defeats for the first time in 30 years as a much-changed side edged past Switzerland for a 1-0 friendly win in Leicester thanks to Marcus Rashford's winner. The Three Lions failed to hit the heights from their World Cup campaign in a laboured performance […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona and Girona have both signed a request for their La Liga fixture in January to be played in Miami. The formal request was submitted by La Liga to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday, with the support of both Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Girona president Delfi Geli. The […]

Copenhagen (AFP) – Rosenborg striker Nicklas Bendtner apologised to the Norwegian club and their fans Tuesday after reports alleging he broke a taxi driver's jaw during a ruckus in the early hours of Sunday morning. Bendtner, a former Arsenal player who has courted controversy off the pitch on several occasions, has been questioned by police […]

Paris (AFP) – French footballing giants Paris Saint-Germain are launching their own cryptocurrency after announcing a new partnership with Socios.com, a blockchain company based in Malta. In a statement announcing the deal on Tuesday, Qatar-owned PSG did not reveal the length of the agreement or how much money they will make from it, although a […]

Lausanne (AFP) – European Club Association (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli has said that UEFA are clearing the way for the return of a third club competition, two decades after the disappearance of the Cup Winners' Cup. Agnelli, who is also on UEFA's club competitions committee as well as being chairman of Juventus, said at the […]

Milan (AFP) – Roberto Mancini remains defiant his strategy will reap rewards after a 1-0 defeat to Portugal in the Nations League piled pressure on the Italy coach as the country craves a victory to ease the pain of their World Cup absence. An Andre Silva strike just after the break ensured Portugal — even […]