Rome (AFP) – Rome is on red alert with 3,000 police officers deployed to avoid ugly scenes during Roma's Champions League return leg match against Liverpool at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Liverpool supporter Sean Cox, a 53-year-old Irishman, remains in critical condition after being attacked close to Anfield by visiting supporters before last week's […]

London (AFP) – Wimbledon officials warned players on Tuesday they face losing prize money if they withdraw after competing with an existing injury and are not perceived to have given maximum effort. The All England Club will introduce the "50:50" rule at this year's Wimbledon in an attempt to prevent injury withdrawals in the opening […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco said Tuesday he is counting on another Edin Dzeko-inspired miracle against Liverpool to reach the Champions League final. Trailing 5-2 after the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, Roma need to score at least three goals at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday to reach the May 26 […]

London (AFP) – Scottish Premiership giants Rangers sacked manager Graeme Murty on Tuesday, with Liverpool youth coach Steven Gerrard widely tipped to be his successor at Ibrox. Murty was only meant to be a short-term fix after being called in as caretaker boss following Pedro Caixinha's sacking in October but he ended up staying in […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool great Terry McDermott is selling his three European Cup winners' medals just days before his former club look set to appear in the Champions League final. The 66-year-old former England midfielder will also put up for sale five league winners medals and his player awards at British auction house Sotheby's on […]

London (AFP) – Billionaire American businessman Shahid Khan says England "must play" at Wembley or the stadium will lose its soul as he presses his bid to buy the home of the national team. The flamboyant Khan, who made his fortune in the car parts business, has made an offer to buy the stadium from […]

Cairo (AFP) – Patriotic statements, flashy commercials and an anti-drug campaign: Mohamed Salah's dazzling displays for Liverpool have taken the football world by storm, and on his home turf in Egypt seemingly everyone wants a piece of him. Salah has shot to stardom thanks to his goal-scoring exploits in England and Europe, and senior Egyptian […]

London (AFP) – Ashley Young believes Manchester United have laid down a marker for next season at their end of a frustrating Premier League campaign that Manchester City turned into a procession. Jose Mourinho's men are on track to end a third successive season with a major trophy, with the FA Cup final against Chelsea […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich need "cool heads and hot hearts" if they are to learn from Juventus and pull off an unlikely Champions League victory at Real Madrid, says chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Bayern face an uphill task in Tuesday's semi-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium after losing 2-1 in Munich last Wednesday […]

Rome (AFP) – Liverpool return to the scene of two of their most famous European triumphs amid tight security ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, second leg clash in Rome. Jurgen Klopp's side are on the brink of reaching the final of Europe's elite club competition for the first time since 2007 as they look to […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane admitted it has taken him time to recover top form after an ankle ligament injury, but believes he still has time to rediscover his best ahead of shouldering England's World Cup hopes. Kane scored his 38th goal of the season as Tottenham Hotspur edged closer to a third consecutive season […]

Sarajevo (AFP) – Roma supporters may harbour only slim hopes their team can once again overturn a three-goal Champions League deficit, but Bosnian fans of Edin Dzeko are convinced their hero will once again rise to the challenge. In Bosnia, Roma striker Dzeko is known as the "Dijamant" — diamond. "People love him because he […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur edged closer to a third consecutive season in the Champions League despite a laboured performance as goals from Dele Alli and Harry Kane saw off Watford 2-0 at Wembley. A first win in four games re-establishes Spurs' five-point lead over fifth-placed Chelsea with just three games of the Premier League […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke on Monday hit back at allegations from Max Meyer that senior club officials bullied him by suspending the Germany midfielder for their last two games. Meyer's contract expires at the end of the season and despite being linked to Arsenal, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain, he has yet to reveal his plans. […]

Milan (AFP) – The Italian league are investigating reports that Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi was the victim of racist abuse during Saturday's Serie A game against Inter Milan at the San Siro. Serie A disciplinary officials said Monday all three of their observers present in the San Siro heard "chants expressing racial discrimination... which lasted […]