London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has vowed to drop several of Manchester United's stars as he fumes over their lacklustre loss to West Bromwich Albion. United crashed to a shock 1-0 home defeat against bottom of the table Albion on Sunday as Jay Rodriguez sealed the visitors' first Premier League win in three […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City are ready to reign supreme in the Premier League for years to come under the astute leadership of Pep Guardiola. City were confirmed as English champions on Sunday with a record-equalling five games to spare after Manchester United crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – A bizarrely awarded penalty and a goalkeeping howler helped Mainz to a vital 2-0 victory over Bundesliga relegation rivals Freiburg on Monday. Following a nervy first half Mainz took the lead in curious circumstances when they were given a penalty by Video Assistant Referee system VAR after the referee had already […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Andy Carroll's last-gasp equaliser spared Joe Hart's blushes after the West Ham goalkeeper made a costly blunder in Monday's dramatic 1-1 draw against Stoke. Stoke substitute Peter Crouch poked home from close-range after Hart made a hash of holding onto Xherdan Shaqiri's soft shot with just 11 minutes left at […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon conceded Monday that sometimes he gets it wrong but that the dramatic Champions League game against Real Madrid had made him feel alive. The 40-year-old goalkeeper was sent-off by referee Michael Oliver after his furious reaction to a last-minute penalty at the Bernabeu Stadium which dumped Juventus out […]

Doha (Qatar) (AFP) – Marcus Berg was twice on target as the UAE's Al Ain advanced to the last 16 stage of the AFC Champions League with an emphatic 4-1 rout of Qatar's Al Rayyan on Tuesday. With Iran's Estheglal already through from Group D, Tuesday's match in Doha was a direct battle for second […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jay Rodriguez has slammed Gaetan Bong for choosing "to publicly condemn" him after the West Bromwich Albion star was found not guilty of racially abusing the Brighton defender. Rodriguez was accused of making an offensive remark to Cameroon international Bong during West Brom's 2-0 victory over the Seagulls on January […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – English referee Michael Oliver has been offered police support after being abused by social media trolls following his Champions League penalty controversy. Oliver and his wife Lucy were targeted in the aftermath of last week's quarter-final second leg clash between Real Madrid and Juventus. Juventus were winning 3-0 after losing […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng says his departure from Schalke felt "like a punch in the face" with the clubs to clash in Wednesday's German Cup semi-final. Boateng, 31, still carries bad memories after being released by Schalke in December 2015, six months after he was suspended over a "lack of […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi could be among a number of key players rested from Barcelona's game against Celta Vigo on Tuesday, according to coach Ernesto Valverde. Barca broke the record for the longest unbeaten streak in La Liga on Saturday when they beat Valencia to make it 39 league games without defeat. But, with […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund striker Michy Batshuayi is set to miss the rest of the season — and possibly the World Cup — after injuring his ankle during a defeat by Schalke at the weekend. "Well, it's not good news for now, my season is probably over and I won't be able to […]

Milan (AFP) – A Milan court on Monday suspended Spanish group Mediapro's tender for television rights for Italy's Serie A matches for the next four years until May 4. Sky Italia said in a statement it had requested that the court verify whether Mediapro's tender respected Italian laws. "The announcement of Mediapro being assigned Serie […]

Moscow (Russia) (AFP) – Russia's Premier League is following the lead of its English counterparts by launching an animal logo to win over fans: a red-eyed bear. While the English top flight has its iconic royal blue lion, Russia has launched a logo of its own national animal just two months ahead of the World […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's latest Premier League triumph lacked the drama of Sergio Aguero's winner with virtually the last kick of the season in 2012, but the Argentine is relieved to have won the title with five games to spare. City also claimed the title on the final day of the 2013/14 […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino said Tottenham's performance against Manchester City gave him confidence for the future despite a heavy defeat that ended his side's long unbeaten Premier League run. Spurs were beaten 3-1 at Wembley on Saturday before Manchester United lost to West Brom the following day, confirming City as Premier League […]