Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine's Brazilian-born sensation Marlos has starred for Shakhtar Donetsk in a Champions League run that could see them reach the quarter-finals for only the second time when they go to Roma on Tuesday. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder's silky dribbling could also make an integral part of his adopted country Ukraine's hopes of […]

Lille (France) (AFP) – French top-flight strugglers Lille have lodged police complaints for "aggravated violence, criminal damage and death threats" after a large number of their supporters invaded the pitch and tried to attack players, court sources said on Monday. Supporters got onto the pitch at Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy at the end of Saturday's 1-1 […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick confirmed on Monday he will bring an end to his illustrious career at the end of the current season at the age of 36. Carrick has won 18 trophies in 12 years at United, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008. […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham and England face an anxious wait to find out the full extent of Harry Kane's ankle injury, saying they will not know the severity of the damage until Tuesday at the earliest. The England striker, 24, was due to undergo a scan after limping off during the first half of Spurs' […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho launched a stinging attack on Dutchman Frank de Boer on Monday after the former Crystal Palace coach criticised United's sparse use of Marcus Rashford. Rashford scored twice in his first Premier League start of 2018 as United edged out Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday, but Mourinho still substituted the […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazilian coach Tite on Monday made the best of injured star Neymar's forced absence by bringing new names into the national squad for friendlies against Russia and Germany. Those games on March 23 and 27 will be Brazil's last warm-ups before heading to their base in Sochi, southern Russia, for […]

Hamburg (AFP) – Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg have sacked coach Bernd Hollerbach just seven weeks after he was appointed, the club announced on Monday. Hamburg have replaced Hollerbach, who used to play for the club, with Christian Titz, the coach of their under-21 team, until the end of the season. Hollerbach failed to win any of […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury, trained on Monday ahead of Wednesday´s Champions League second leg against Chelsea. Iniesta took part in some of the session with the rest of Barca first team, boosting hopes he could return for the last 16 match at the Camp […]

Shanghai (AFP) – FIFA, football's world governing body, ramped up its presence in China Monday by launching an account on Weibo, the country's equivalent of Twitter which has 392 million monthly active users. China has never won or hosted a World Cup but President Xi Jinping is a football fan and has vowed that the […]

Paris (AFP) – Ivorian Eric Bailly succeeded where so many English Premier League defenders have failed by stopping Egyptian Mohamed Salah from scoring as Africans starred in the major European leagues. Joint Premier League leading scorer Salah failed to score for the first time in eight starts as his Liverpool side fell 2-1 away to […]

Athens (AFP) – Greece's top-flight football championship was suspended indefinitely Monday, a minister said, hours after the owner of the PAOK team invaded the pitch with a gun strapped to his belt. "We have decided to suspend the championship," deputy minister for sport Yiorgos Vassiliadis told reporters after an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Alexis […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola says he will not rush Benjamin Mendy back for Manchester City after six months on the sidelines following knee surgery however keen he is to play. The French left-back, who made a big impression in the early weeks of the season after joining City from Monaco, has said […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marcus Rashford is confident his development will not suffer from a lack of game time after scoring twice in a 2-1 victory against Liverpool on his return to the Manchester United starting line-up. Saturday's match at Old Trafford was Rashford's first Premier League start since Boxing Day, and just his […]

Athens (AFP) – Greek police issued an arrest warrant Monday against PAOK Thessaloniki owner Ivan Savvidis for invading the pitch — a gun in his hip holster — in Sunday's Super League clash with AEK Athens. Although Savvidis reportedly has a licence for his revolver, he is wanted by police for entering the playing area, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Most clubs would be delighted to be sitting second in the Premier League, into the FA Cup quarter-finals and on the verge of a return to the last eight of the Champions League. However, Jose Mourinho is learning of the exacting demands of being Manchester United manager with incessant questions […]