Athens (AFP) – The president of Greek club PAOK on Tuesday apologised after storming onto the pitch with a holstered gun tucked in his belt, an incident that prompted the indefinite suspension of the championship. "I am very sorry over what happened. I clearly had no right to enter the field of play in this […]

London (AFP) – Fernandinho has urged Manchester City to remain ruthless in their pursuit of the Premier League title — which they could seal against Manchester United. City went 16 points clear at the top of the table with just eight games left in the league season following a 2-0 win away to Stoke on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany have sacked national women's coach Steffi Jones after a string of poor performances in the SheBelieves Cup in the United States. The two-time world champions finished last at the meeting of the world's top women's teams with a single point from three matches. Horst Hrubesch, who won the 1980 European title […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola tried to play down growing excitement among Manchester City supporters over the possibility of winning the Premier League title when they face bitter rivals United in the derby early next month. Jose Mourinho's side visit the Etihad Stadium on April 7 for a game which could see City […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Antonio Conte has said he will consult his players ahead of Chelsea´s Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday and after the game he might do better to seek out Ernesto Valverde. Both coaches faced chaotic starting points this season but only Valverde heads into this last 16 second leg at the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Kosovo international Milot Rashica inspired Werder Bremen to a crucial 3-1 victory over relegation rivals Cologne on Monday. The 21-year-old Rashica impressed on only his second start for Bremen, scoring in the second half to help them move five points clear of the bottom three, with Cologne left rooted to the foot […]

Cairo (AFP) – Qatar's BeIN Sports chief executive Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who is also the president of Paris Saint-Germain, was hit with a second anti-trust fine by an Egyptian court on Monday. The court accuses BeIN of forcing its Egyptian customers to replace their existing satellites to obtain their services. A fine of 400 million Egyptian […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – David Silva scored two magnificent goals as Manchester City moved a step closer to their first Premier League title under Pep Guardiola with a comfortable 2-0 victory at struggling Stoke on Monday. After re-establishing a 16-point lead at the top of the table, the latest victory leaves City still with […]

Marseille (AFP) – A Russian was taken into custody in Marseille on Monday in connection with an attack that left an English football fan in a serious condition after fighting at the Euro 2016 football tournament. The 31-year-old, originally arrested in Germany in February, will face trial in connection with a mass attack that left […]

London (AFP) – Struggling Premier League club Southampton sacked Argentinian manager Mauricio Pellegrino on Monday with only eight matches remaining in the league season. Pellegrino took over at St Mary's on a three-year deal last June, but Southampton announced in a statement that they had parted company with the 46-year-old with the club only one […]

London (AFP) – TV pundit and former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher blamed a "moment of madness" after he was caught on camera spitting towards a 14-year-old girl in a moving car. In footage widely shown on British media, Carragher is seen winding down the window of his car and spitting at another vehicle […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatian prosecutors questioned Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren on Monday and opened an investigation into alleged false testimony at the trial of Zdravko Mamic, Dinamo Zagreb's former boss. The prosecutors, in line with Croatian law, did not name Lovren but said in a statement they had questioned a "Croatian citizen born in 1989 […]

Doha (AFP) – Qatar’s Al Duhail who became the first team to secure their knockout ticket in the Asian Champions League on Monday but Saudi giants Al Hilal’s chances suffered a blow. Al Hilal, losers in last year's final, were off colour against Michael Laudrup’s Al Rayyan who dominated play and created more chances […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Former CONCACAF chief Jeffrey Webb lost a partial appeal against his punishment for involvement in the FIFA corruption scandal on Monday. Webb, who was CONCACAF president for three years from May 2012, was banned for life and fined one million Swiss francs ($1.056 million, 856,000 euros) by the FIFA adjudicatory chamber in September […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Sergio Aguero has been included in Argentina's squad for upcoming friendly matches against Italy and Spain even though the Manchester City striker is currently injured. Aguero revealed at the weekend that he would be out for two weeks with a knee injury, meaning he will not feature for City again until […]