London (AFP) – West Ham survived a scare from League One Wimbledon to register Manuel Pellegrini's first win in charge and progress to the third round of the League Cup as Premier League sides Cardiff, Huddersfield and Brighton bowed out on Tuesday. The Hammers have suffered three straight defeats to begin their league season, despite […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger bid farewell to Bayern Munich in style on Tuesday as the former Germany captain scored on his final appearance in the famous red against his current club Chicago Fire. Three years after hastily leaving for an 18-month spell at Manchester United, Schweinsteiger, 34, finally said goodbye to Bayern with […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille have completed the signing of Dutch international midfielder Kevin Strootman from Roma on a five-year deal, the French club announced on Tuesday. Roma revealed that Marseille had agreed to pay 25 million euros ($29.3m) for Strootman, with a potential three million euros more to come in performance-related add-ons. The 28-year-old is […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ilkay Gundogan admits he is concerned about being booed again by Germany fans in next week's Nations League clash at home to world champions France. In the wake of Germany's World Cup debacle, head coach Joachim Loew will outline his plan on Wednesday to get the team back on track when he […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill announced their intention to retire from international duty with England on Tuesday, although both did leave the door open to a return in emergency circumstances. Leicester striker Vardy, 31, and Chelsea defender Cahill, 32, were both part of Gareth Southgate's squad that reached the semi-finals of the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid are set to bring striker Mariano Diaz back to the club, a year on from selling him to Lyon, after they matched an earlier bid by La Liga rivals Sevilla, the Andalusian side said on Tuesday. "Real had first refusal and they have told us that they are going to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is fighting to save his job just three games into the new Premier League season after back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Tottenham. Spurs' 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Monday was the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career and the team looked a long […]

Berlin (AFP) – Barcelona striker Paco Alcacer is on the verge of signing for on loan Borussia Dortmund after undergoing a medical on Tuesday German media reported. The 24-year-old Spain international arrived in Dortmund on Monday, according to Germany's top-selling Bild, plus local papers WAZ and Ruhr Nachrichten, with a deal expected to be finalised […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane says Tottenham's 3-0 win at Manchester United is a powerful statement from a club renowned as slow starters in the Premier League. Kane's superb header was complemented by two goals from Lucas Moura as Mauricio Pochettino's side made it three wins out of three on Monday. "We've maybe […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Paul Pogba said Manchester United's players were in "shock" after a 3-0 defeat to Spurs dealt a heavy blow to their Premier League title ambitions. After a troubled build-up to the season, United have lost two of their first three matches of a campaign for the first time since 1992-93. […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Luke Shaw believes Manchester United's dressing room boasts the spirit and talent to bounce back from Monday's damaging 3-0 Premier League home defeat by Tottenham. Old Trafford expected a response from Jose Mourinho's side after last week's surprise defeat to Brighton but United failed to capitalise on a bright start […]

Paris (AFP) – French Open director Guy Forget says Serena Williams' attitude defused a potential row over an up-coming dress code that he insists will be far less strict than the one at Wimbledon, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday. The idea he said would be to establish a certain level of elegance or […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Thierry Henry will not be the next coach of Bordeaux, with the French club's president confirming to AFP on Tuesday that negotiations had broken down. "Yes, we can confirm the end of those negotiations," Stephane Martin told AFP, following earlier reports in France and England that Henry had turned the job down. […]

Cairo (AFP) – A bitter spat between Egypt star Mohamed Salah and his country's football authorities escalated Monday, casting a fresh shadow over his involvement with the national team. Salah, 26, and the Egyptian Football Association have previously been at loggerheads due to a disagreement over image rights. Now the conflict has flared up again […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho suffered the heaviest home defeat of his coaching career as Tottenham Hotspur won 3-0 at Old Trafford on Monday to spiral an early-season crisis for the Red Devils. Mourinho is at the front of the firing line with odds on him being the first Premier […]