Florence (Italy) (AFP) – Italy's new coach will be Antonio Conte or Roberto Mancini or Luigi Di Biagio, Italian federation vice-commissioner Alessandro Costacurta said on Wednesday. "We plan on appointing the new coach by June. Conte, Mancini or Di Biagio? These are the names, it won't be anyone else," said Costacurta at Italy's Coverciano training […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic is predicting a bright future for the "amazing" Scott McTominay, who has forced his way into Jose Mourinho's first team despite fierce competition for places. McTominay's selection ahead of club-record signing Paul Pogba for last week's Champions League clash at Sevilla underlined Mourinho's trust in the player […]

Berlin (AFP) – Louis van Gaal has ruled out returning to Bayern Munich and succeeding Jupp Heynckes — as long as Uli Hoeness remains club president. Bayern are 19 points clear in the Bundesliga table and in the hunt for the treble of European, German league and cup titles. However, Bayern's current head coach Heynckes, […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger on Wednesday said he was "amazed" at fresh speculation over his future as he prepares his team to face Manchester City just days after Arsenal's League Cup final humiliation against Pep Guardiola's men. The Frenchman has come under sustained fire since an abject display in Sunday's 3-0 hammering at Wembley […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's hopes of getting Neymar back for their crunch Champions League clash against Real Madrid next week look to be over after the Brazilian's father claimed the player would be out for "at least six weeks". Speaking to ESPN in Brazil on Tuesday, Neymar Senior said: "PSG know that they will […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish football chiefs have postponed all three Premiership games scheduled for Wednesday including Celtic's home match due to heavy snowfall. League leaders Celtic were due to host Dundee, Hibernian and Hamilton were scheduled to meet in Edinburgh and Aberdeen were set to travel to Motherwell. "Due to the severe weather, tonight's games […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger on Wednesday refused to confirm whether he will be in charge at Arsenal next season as he prepares for a match against Manchester City just days after their League Cup humiliation against Pep Guardiola's team. The Frenchman has come under fire from Gunners fans since an abject display in Sunday's […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – A new generation of South American players will be on display as Major League Soccer kicks off its 2018 season this weekend, highlighting the growing attractiveness of the competition as a destination for emerging talent. More than a decade after David Beckham's move to Los Angeles was followed by the arrival […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger faces the might of Manchester City for the second time in five days on Thursday as the Gunners seek salvation after an abject display in losing the League Cup final 3-0. City's victory on Sunday delivered the first trophy of the Pep Guardiola era and underlined the sense […]

London (AFP) – Swansea booked an FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Tottenham Hotspur or Rochdale as manager Carlos Carvalhal beat his old side Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in a fifth-round replay on Tuesday. Carvalhal was sacked by Wednesday on Christmas Eve after two-and-a-half years in charge and had claimed he would rather the first meeting between […]

London (AFP) – Rangers moved to within six points of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic by sweeping aside St Johnstone 4-1 on Tuesday for a fifth straight win in all competitions. Graeme Murty's men have now scored 19 goals on that run to open up a six-point lead over Aberdeen in second place. Celtic have a […]

Athens (AFP) – Olympiakos coach Oscar Garcia said that he wants to quickly forget Sunday's crowd incident that left him hospitalised and prompted the cancellation of the Greek Super League match at PAOK Thessaloniki. The clash between Greek leaders PAOK and Olympiakos was called off by the referee before it even began after Garcia had […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo was rested and the supporting cast failed to show up as Real Madrid endured a shock 1-0 defeat away to Espanyol on Tuesday. Gerard Moreno struck in the 94th minute at the RCDE Stadium as Real's rotated line-up felt the full punishment for a slack and disjointed display. Gareth Bale, […]

Milan (AFP) – Champions Juventus' Serie A game against Atalanta which was postponed on Sunday because of heavy snow in Turin will now be played on Wednesday March 14 at 1700GMT, the Lega Serie A announced on Tuesday. The game was called off after up to five centimetres of snow covered the pitch of the Allianz […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar's dramatic first season at Paris Saint-Germain since his world-record move from Barcelona last August took another twist this week, with a fractured metatarsal set to rule him out of the Champions League clash against Real Madrid. The 26-year-old arrived in the French capital amid much fanfare with hopes of becoming the […]