London (AFP) – Liverpool's new midfielder Fabinho says his club can wrestle the Premier League title away from Manchester City while he tries to lure France star Kylian Mbappe to Anfield. Fabinho moved to Liverpool from French side Monaco in a £43.7 million ($57 million) deal earlier in the close-season and the Brazilian is confident […]

London (AFP) – Brighton signed South Africa star Percy Tau from Mamelodi Sundowns on Friday, with the Premier League club set to send the forward on loan for the coming season. Tau agreed a four-year contract with the Seagulls after emerging as the hottest prospect in South Africa. The 24-year-old striker is the first South […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday. Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to pre-season training before finally dismissing him last week […]

Perth (Australia) (AFP) – Chelsea players have backed new manager Maurizio Sarri's plan for a more fluid and attacking brand of football starting with Monday's pre-season friendly against Perth Glory in Australia. Sarri, who was appointed on a three-year deal following Antonio Conte's sacking last week, said he didn't know what to expect from his […]

Sydney (AFP) – Australia's all-time leading goal-scorer Tim Cahill said Friday he intends to continue playing at club level and is also interested in a coaching career following his retirement from international football. Cahill, who scored 50 times in 107 appearances for Australia —- including five times at the World Cup — announced his retirement […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Juan Mata grabbed the 78th minute equalizer as Manchester United opened their pre-season with a 1-1 draw against Club America on Thursday in Phoenix, Arizona. A header from Henry Martin in the 59th minute — past substitute goalkeeper Joel Pereira — had put Mexican outfit America in the lead at University […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – Brazilian superstar Neymar on Thursday sought to quash speculation about his future, insisting he planned to remain with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. "I'm staying, I'm staying in Paris, I have a contract," Neymar told reporters at an auction to raise money for his charitable foundation in Sao Paulo. Neymar, who became […]

Kutupalong (Bangladesh) (AFP) – The World Cup may be over but passion for the game burns bright in the world's largest refugee camp, where Brazil and Argentina flags still flutter alongside the red and green of Bangladesh, which hosts nearly a million Rohingya Muslims forced out of Myanmar. For many young refugees in Bangladesh's southeast […]

Chicago (AFP) – Pep Guardiola fears his preparations for Manchester City's Premier League title defence have been affected by the World Cup. Guardiola has travelled to the United States for games against Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Bayern Munich with a squad made up mostly of young players as many of his regular stars are enjoying […]

Montreal (AFP) – Major League Soccer champions Toronto FC said Thursday they are suspending "all supporter group privileges" after some of the club's fans set fire to the Ottawa Fury stadium in a Canadian Championship match on Wednesday. Ottawa police and fire department personnel responded and the match was halted briefly after flares launched from […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool on Thursday signed Brazil goalkeeper Alisson from Roma in a world record deal valued at 72.5 million euros by the Italian club. "The 25-year-old signed a long-term contract with the Reds after undergoing a medical and completing the formalities of his switch at (training centre) Melwood today," said the Liverpool website. […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar took a swipe at his critics on Thursday with a tongue-in-cheek video in which he teaches children how to dive. The Brazilian superstar was widely lambasted at the World Cup for his theatrical reactions to challenges which often left the world's most expensive footballer wincing and rolling on the […]

London (AFP) – New Chelsea star Jorginho boasted Thursday that he would bring a fresh style of play to the English Premier League. The Italy midfielder, who followed new Blues boss Maurizio Sarri from Napoli, also hailed the manager's ability to squeeze the best out of his players. "My style of play is not something […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Yuri Cortez, the AFP photographer who became a World Cup sensation after he kept shooting pictures despite being piled-on by Croatia players, has been invited to the European country for a week's holiday. "Only make sure to bring your good will and camera and please indicate when you would like to visit […]

Las Rozas de Madrid (Spain) (AFP) – New Spain coach Luis Enrique said Thursday no revolution would be needed as he promised fans to restore the 2010 world champions into a force to be feared. Spain went into the 2018 World Cup as one of the favourites but coach Julen Lopetegui was fired on the […]