Milan (AFP) – Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's oldest son has started training with the Juventus youth academy's Under-9 team, according to media reports in Italy. Five-time Ball d'Or winner Ronaldo, 33, signed for Italian champions Juventus this summer from Real Madrid for 100 million euros. His oldest son Cristiano Jr — who was born in June […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino never considered stripping skipper Hugo Lloris of the captaincy despite the French goalkeeper being charged with drink driving on Friday. However, Pochettino insisted his backing for the French World Cup winner is no justification for his actions. Lloris, 31, was arrested in the early hours of […]

Milan (AFP) – Javier Pastore scored his first AS Roma goal but still came in for criticism from furious coach Eusebio Di Francesco on Monday after an Emiliano Rigoni brace helped Atalanta leave the capital with a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw in Serie A. Roma got off to a blistering start […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho called for respect after suffering the heaviest home defeat of his career as Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double moved Tottenham joint top of the Premier League with 3-0 win at Old Trafford. A second consecutive defeat piles even more pressure on the Portuguese […]

Madrid (AFP) – Valencia said on Monday they had reached agreement to sign Portuguese international midfielder Goncalo Guedes, who spent last season on loan at the La Liga club. The deal for the 21-year-old former Benfica player could be worth as much as 50 million euros ($58.4 million), according to reports. Guedes joined PSG in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United slumped to a second consecutive defeat on Monday to intensify the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho as Harry Kane and a Lucas Moura double moved Tottenham joint top of the Premier League with 3-0 win at Old Trafford. United now trail Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea by six points […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 confirmed Monday that Germany midfielder Sebastian Rudy has moved to the club from reigning champions Bayern Munich on a four-year deal. The fee for Rudy, 28, was reportedly 16 million euros ($18.7 million). He only joined Bayern last August on a free transfer from Hoffenheim and had signed a contract […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar on Monday insisted he would still be with Paris Saint-Germain next season in a brief interview with Catalan broadcaster TV3 in Barcelona. Asked if he would be joining Real Madrid for the 2019-20 season, the Brazilian, whose current deal extends to 2022, answered: "No, I have a contract with PSG and […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – France's World Cup winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris maintained the captain's armband for Tottenham's Premier League clash at Manchester United on Monday just days after being charged with drink driving. Lloris, 31, was arrested in the early hours of Friday before being released on bail and will face a magistrates' court hearing […]

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 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany may have their own Jamie Vardy fairytale after Hanover 96 striker Hendrik Weydandt, who was playing amateur football just four years ago, scored 75 seconds into his Bundesliga debut. Vardy, 31, went from playing amateur football to being a Premier League winner with Leicester City in the 2015-16 season before an […]

Bekasi (Indonesia) (AFP) – Tottenham forward Son Heung-min helped South Korea reach the Asian Games semi-finals as the defending champions beat Uzbekistan 4-3 in an extra-time cliffhanger on Monday. The World Cup star, who is in Indonesia chasing a gold medal that would spare him a career-threatening spell of military service, produced a pair of […]

Paris (AFP) – Egyptian Mohamed Salah continued to be the star African performer in the major European leagues, scoring the goal that gave Liverpool victory over Brighton at the weekend. It was his second goal this season for the Reds and 29th in 29 matches in home games at Anfield since joining them at the […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russia manager Stanislav Cherchesov has omitted goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and Lokomotiv striker Fyodor Smolov from his squad for the start of the Nations League campaign. In the World Cup, Akinfeev played every minute as hosts Russia reached the last eight, while Smolov started the first match and came off the bench in […]

Marseille (AFP) – French footballer Andy Delort was arrested during Sunday night following a high-speed car chase on the Mediterranean coast, a source close to the case said on Monday. Delort, a former France under-20 international who, at 26, has played for nine clubs in France, England and Mexico, is on loan from Toulouse to […]