London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Video Assistant Referee system (VAR) will not be used during the 2018/19 English Premier League season, officials announced Friday. Trials of VAR in English cup competitions this season have proved controversial and even though the technology is set to be used during this year's World Cup in Russia, Premier […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he does not know how long he will be without star striker Sergio Aguero. Aguero will miss City's trip to Tottenham on Saturday after a challenge by Ashley Young in last weekend's Manchester derby aggravated a problem in his knee. The Manchester United […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Video Assistant Referee system (VAR) will not be used during the 2018/19 English Premier League season, officials announced Friday. Trials of VAR in English cup competitions this season have proved controversial and even though the technology is set to be used during this year's World Cup in Russia, Premier […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool stars that Roma's epic comeback against Barcelona proves the Italian club shouldn't be underestimated when they clash in the Champions League semi-finals. Klopp could have been forgiven for feeling relieved that Liverpool avoided holders Real Madrid and formidable German champions Bayern Munich in Friday's […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona need to put their painful Champions League exit to Roma behind them and concentrate on winning the Spanish league, their coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday. Lionel Messi and his teammates were dumped out of Europe after Roma beat them 3-0 Tuesday, but the Catalan giants remain 11 points clear of […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Defending champions Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League while Liverpool play AS Roma in a repeat of the 1984 final. Cristiano Ronaldo's Real will go to Bayern's Allianz Arena for the first leg while Liverpool will host Roma at Anfield in their first match, […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – German giants Bayern Munich on Friday named Eintracht Frankfurt's coach Niko Kovac as their new manager, succeeding Jupp Heynckes at the end of the season. "Niko was a player at Bayern, he is very familiar with the people involved as well as the structure and the DNA of the club," said […]

London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United fear they could be left temporarily 'homeless' if they try to enlarge Old Trafford. Although United's ground already has the largest capacity of any purely league football venue in England at 74,994, there have been calls for it to be increased such is the demand to see the […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Arsenal will face Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Europa League in a mouth-watering clash of two big clubs that have taken a backseat in their domestic leagues in recent years. French club Marseille will play FC Salzburg, the club backed by soft drinks giant Red Bull, in the other […]

Paris (France) (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid will find out their semi-final opponents on Friday as they continue their bid for a third straight Champions League title, with Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Roma the only remaining challengers to their crown. Zinedine Zidane's men came through one of the most dramatic European ties in […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund head to neighbours Schalke for Sunday's high-profile Bundesliga clash still smarting after their arch rivals came from four-goals down last time in the 'Ruhr derby of the century'. Dortmund are still sore after Schalke scored four unanswered second-half goals in a frenetic 4-4 draw at Borussia's Signal Iduna Park […]

Milan (AFP) – Massimiliano Allegri warned that Juventus will unleash fury in their quest for a seventh straight Serie A title after another shattered Champions League dream. "We start again with our heads high, even very high," said coach Allegri after the bitter disappointment of winning 3-1 on the night at Real Madrid only to […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes his side's Jekyll and Hyde nature is a thing of the past as they aim to avoid a European hangover at home to Bournemouth on Saturday. Victory will take Klopp's men another step closer to sealing a return to the Champions League next season just days after […]

Paris (France) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain will reclaim the French title if they beat reigning champions and current second-placed side Monaco at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The Qatar-backed Parisians lead Monaco by 14 points with six games to go, meaning they are on the brink of a fifth title in […]

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt boss Niko Kovac will become the next coach of Bayern Munich in succession to Jupp Heynckes but the swoop will cost the Bundesliga champions more than two million euros, German media reported on Thursday. Both Bild and Sport Bild claim that former Bayern star Kovac, 46, will take charge […]