London (AFP) – Argentine international Sergio Aguero's club season is over following a minor knee operation, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Guardiola, whose side secured the Premier League title last Sunday, said he would be sidelined for four to five weeks at his press conference. Aguero is City's top scorer with 30 […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish football was reeling on Friday from one of the grimmest nights in its recent history that saw an ill-tempered Istanbul derby abandoned after a club manager needed stitches in his head after being hit by an object hurled out of the stands. Besiktas coach Senol Gunes required five stitches and was […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger is bringing down the curtain on more than two decades in charge at Arsenal, announcing on Friday he will be stepping down at the end of the season. AFP Sport looks at five highs and lows of the Frenchman's reign: The Invincibles In what was probably the high point of […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's all-time record goalscorer Thierry Henry insists a barren end to Arsene Wenger's 22-year reign as the Gunners' manager shouldn't tarnish his legacy. Wenger announced on Friday he will step aside at the end of the season, having won three Premier League titles and a record seven FA Cups during his time […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker expressed his shock and sadness after manager Arsene Wenger announced on Friday he will bring his 22-year reign in charge to a close at the end of the season. The 68-year-old arrived at the London club in 1996 a relative unknown but leaves widely hailed as the greatest […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger announced his arrival as a revolutionary force in England by overhauling a culture of booze and bad diets but the Frenchman's inability to maintain his own high standards prompted a parting of the ways. Arguably the most significant agent of change in the Premier League era, the 68-year-old's achievements in […]

London (AFP) – AFP Sport picks out ten Arsene Wenger quotes after the 68-year-old Frenchman announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season after almost 22 years in charge: – On the 'Invincibles' "To remain unbeaten in a championship like the English championship now is really unbelievable. I want to win […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger announced on Friday he is bringing down the curtain on 22 years at Arsenal that have been full of trophies but tarnished by struggles in recent years to challenge for the Premier League title. The 68-year-old arrived at the London club in 1996 a relative unknown but leaves widely hailed […]

London (AFP) – Premier League managers and former players showered praise on Arsene Wenger on Friday after the Frenchman announced he was stepping down from the Arsenal hotseat at the end of the season. The 68-year-old has won three Premier League titles and a record seven FA Cups during his near 22-year stint at Arsenal […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona and Sevilla will know the success of their respective seasons is on the line when they go head to head in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday. The Cup would certainly have been third on Barca's list of priorities only a month ago, but the shattering Champions League defeat to […]

London (AFP) – English Premier League clubs enjoyed record profits last season, according to a report published Friday by financial consultants Deloitte. The report said the Premier League made a collective pre-tax profit of £0.5 billion ($0.7 billion, 0.57 billion euros) almost three times the previous record of £0.2 billion in 2013/14. With strong broadcast […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Senol Gunes, the coach of Turkish top flight side Besiktas, was hospitalised on Thursday after being hit on the head by a projectile apparently thrown from the crowd in an away game at arch Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce. The match, the second leg of a Turkish Cup semi-final tie, was abandoned in chaos […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea kept their outside chances of chasing down Tottenham Hotspur for a place in next season's Champions League alive as a much-changed side secured a 2-1 win at Burnley. At the other end of the table, Southampton crept closer to relegation as a 0-0 draw at Leicester leaves the Saints still four […]

Madrid (AFP) – A brace from late substitute Juanmi sealed a precious 3-0 win for Real Sociedad on Thursday to virtually end Atletico Madrid's fading hopes of challenging for the Spanish league title. With a 12-point deficit to Barcelona, Atletico were already facing an uphill task to overhaul the runaway La Liga leaders. Now with […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has revealed he brought his international career to a premature end because tournament duty with England was making him "depressed." Despite winning 18 trophies in 12 years at United, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008, Carrick was often overlooked at international level. […]