Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has suggested that it is up to Paul Pogba to explain why he has been so inconsistent for Manchester United this season. The midfielder was in fine form for France on Tuesday, scoring with a 30-yard free-kick after setting up a goal for Kylian Mbappe in a 3-1 […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he thought he may have been sacked last season. The 47-year-old is on the brink of winning his first Premier League title, with victory at Everton on Saturday potentially putting City 19 points clear of nearest rivals Manchester United with only 21 left […]

Marseille (AFP) – A second Russian man has been arrested and detained in connection with a violent attack on an English football fan who was left partially paralysed after fans fought running battles in Marseille during Euro 2016. Mikhail Ivkine was detained on March 22 and remains in custody, said lawyers on Friday. His detention […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City could face a battle to keep Raheem Sterling, with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain all interested in the England star. The 23-year-old winger, who earns an estimated £180,000 a week and could command a £100 million ($140 million, 114 million euros) transfer fee, is under contract at the […]

Bordeaux (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar, who is convalescing in Brazil after surgery on his injured right foot, will be back "in two to three weeks," the club's coach Unai Emery said on Friday. "I spoke with him this week, he's good, relaxed," Emery said. Emery was speaking in Bordeaux where PSG, shorn of […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Gennaro Gattuso warned AC Milan were ready to dismantle the Juventus 'killing machine' in their pursuit of Champions League football next season. Six-time champions Juventus are top of the standings and take on AC Milan Saturday three days before Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. "We need the perfect game. Juve […]

Madrid (AFP) – The last time a club was this close to an unbeaten season in La Liga, they came unstuck at Sevilla. Barcelona, with concerns over the fitness of Lionel Messi, travel to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday, looking to extend their own undefeated run this term to 30 league games. It […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt's "magic hands" will work to help Germany try to defend the World Cup in Russia, but the team doctor remains a maverick figure in medical circles. "Healing Hans", as he is nicknamed, also works for Bayern Munich and outside football. He is hailed as a medical genius by his legion of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has paid tribute to Zlatan Ibrahimovic by declaring his departure from Manchester United a "sad" moment for European football. The former Paris Saint-Germain striker secured a move to Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy last week after United agreed to cancel his contract three months early. Ibrahimovic scored […]

London (AFP) – Mark Hughes hopes the memory of a successfulbattle to avoid relegation with Southampton in his playing days will help him beat the drop again as manager of the south coast club. In 1999 Southampton looked destined to bow out of English football's top flight, having spent most of the season in the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane indicated on Friday that he wants to stay at Real Madrid next season. But Real´s coach admitted his future will depend on results, with his team sitting third in La Liga, 15 points adrift of Barcelona, and relying on the Champions League for a major trophy this term. Zidane had […]

Madrid (AFP) – The last time a club was this close to an unbeaten season in La Liga, they came unstuck at Sevilla. Barcelona, with concerns over the fitness of Lionel Messi, travel to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday, looking to extend their own undefeated run this term to 30 league games. It […]

Moscow (AFP) – Leaders Lokomotiv Moscow are taking nothing for granted before looking to extend a nine-match unbeaten run when they visit lowly Amkar Perm in the Russian League on Saturday. Despite boasting a five-point margin over city rivals Spartak and with a game in hand, coach Yury Semin remains anxious having welcomed 10 of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's strained relations with Manchester United's record signing Paul Pogba will again come under close scrutiny when the Premier League returns from its international break this weekend. Mourinho's side, out of action for two weeks since winning an FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton, face struggling Swansea at Old Trafford […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League roars back into action this weekend for the season's home straight after a two-week hiatus for the final international break of the campaign. With a maximum of eight games left, AFP Sport looks at what is still to be decided at both ends of the table. City's title to […]