Dublin (AFP) – The Liam Miller memorial match for the Republic of Ireland international midfielder who died of cancer aged 36 will go ahead at Cork's Gaelic Games ground following a u-turn by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) on Saturday. The GAA had originally refused permission to the organisers of the September 25 match, between […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola and Manchester City showed their human side in the sympathetic manner with which they treated David Silva over the premature birth of his son Mateo the Spanish star told The Daily Mirror. Silva — who has become a City favourite for the role he has played in eight years at […]

London (AFP) – England central defender Harry Maguire's impressive performances at the World Cup has made him a prime target for Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, according to British media reports on Saturday. The 25-year-old is believed to want to secure the move although Leicester's Thai owners are reluctant to sell after another of their […]

Miami Beach (United States) (AFP) – Manchester City's World Cup players have decided to return to training early and help aid manager Pep Guardiola's attempt to defend the Premier League title. The English champions had 16 players playing in Russia with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Vincent Kompany, John Stones, Kyle Walker , Fabian […]

Chicago (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp on Friday laughed off suggestions by Jose Mourinho that Liverpool's transfer spending spree meant the club faced greater pressure to win the Premier League title. Liverpool have spent heavily this year as they attempt to close the gap on champions Manchester City, splashing out more than 200 million pounds for […]

London (AFP) – Japan forward Yoshinori Muto is close to completing a move to the English Premier League after Newcastle United said Friday they had areed terms to sign him from German club Mainz. Newcastle said the move was now subject to approval, with the 26-year-old requiring a work permit. But with Muto not a […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Eric Abidal's cousin has said that he "didn't take a penny" from Barcelona, over allegations the club illegally bought a transplant liver for their former player. Earlier this week, Spanish public prosecutors said they had asked for a probe into the matter to be reopened. Online newspaper El Confidencial had reported […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian World Cup winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been named as Palmeiras boss for the third time at the age of 69, the Brazilian giants announced. Scolari, who led Brazil to 2002 World Cup glory in Japan and South Korea, was hired just hours after the Sao Paulo based […]

Singapore (AFP) – New coach Thomas Tuchel dismissed concerns about dealing with Paris Saint-Germain's "big personalities" on Friday, as he pledged to help Neymar bounce back after a difficult World Cup. The 44-year-old German is taking on a star-studded squad including Neymar, the world's most expensive player, with a mandate from PSG's Qatari owners to […]

Singapore (AFP) – Arsenal boss Unai Emery on Friday said Nigeria's Alex Iwobi was set to sign a new deal, in a boost to his efforts to fire the Gunners back to the big time. Emery has been busy in the transfer market in his first weeks in charge but he said Iwobi, 22, was staying put […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spanish tax authorities have given their ok for football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to pay close to 19 million euros ($22 million) to settle a tax fraud claim, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors in Madrid said the deal with tax authorities and Ronaldo's advisors also includes a two-year jail sentence which he won't serve. […]

Frankfurt am Main (AFP) – Thousands of people in Germany with migrant backgrounds are sharing stories of everyday discrimination under the hashtag #MeTwo, inspired by football star Mesut Ozil's resignation from Germany's national team over racism. "When I'm the only-non white person in a crowded train and the police gets in, I'm the only one […]

Berlin (AFP) – Werder Bremen have signed Everton misfit Davy Klaassen after paying a reported club record of 14 million euros ($16.3m) for the Netherlands international, it was confirmed on Friday. The midfielder has quit Goodison Park having failed to make an impact in the 12 months since Everton paid Ajax £24.30m (27.3m euros) for […]

Geneva (AFP) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke seeking to overturn his 10 year ban from football over corruption. "The panel concluded that the offences found to have been committed by Jerome Valcke were cumulatively of a serious degree of gravity and […]

London (AFP) – Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope faces an anxious wait to learn how long he might be on the sidelines after suffering what manager Sean Dyche fears is a "serious" shoulder injury in the Europa League match with Aberdeen. The 26-year-old — part of England's World Cup squad and who made his international debut […]