London (AFP) – Antonio Conte won't be sacked as Chelsea manager in the short term at least after being granted a stay of execution by Roman Abramovich, according to reports on Tuesday. Conte's future with the troubled Premier League champions was cast into doubt on Monday after a dismal 4-1 defeat against Watford. Fourth-placed Chelsea […]

London (AFP) – Swansea racked up the biggest FA Cup win in their history as Tammy Abraham and Nathan Dyer inspired an 8-1 thrashing of Notts County in Tuesday's fourth round replay. Despite fielding a much-changed side, Swansea settled any potential nerves with two goals in the space of as many first-half minutes at the […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as holders Paris Saint-Germain defeated second-tier Sochaux 4-1 on Tuesday to reach the French Cup quarter-finals, while Marseille demolished Ligue 2 outfit Bourg-en-Bresse 9-0. The Argentine winger headed PSG, who were playing without the rested Neymar, ahead inside the first minute at the Stade Bonal in […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea will probe an allegation of anti-Semitic chanting during the club's Premier League defeat at Watford. A report on jewishwebsite.com claims Chelsea supporter Jonathan Metliss heard the chants from fellow Blues fans at Vicarage Road on Monday. According to the article, Metliss, who is the chairman of the Action Against Discrimination charity, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arjen Robben scored twice as Bayern Munich breezed into the last four of the German Cup with a 6-0 quarter-final romp at third-division Paderborn on Tuesday. Kingsley Coman, Robert Lewandowski, Joshua Kimmich and Corentin Tolisso all hit the target for Bayern before Robben added two late goals as the Bavarian giants continued […]

Paris (AFP) – In-form Marseille crushed second-tier Bourg-en-Bresse with a 9-0 thumping to reach the French Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, with Kostas Mitroglou and Lucas Ocampos both scoring hat-tricks. Rudi Garcia's side, who are second in Ligue 1 after thrashing Metz 6-3 last week, romped into a 4-0 lead inside 20 minutes at the struggling […]

Berlin (AFP) – There are calls in Germany to end the "50+1" rule, which prevents investors taking control of Bundesliga clubs, after it was challenged by Hanover chairman Martin Kind. According to German Football League (DFL) rules each club in Germany's top two tiers must retain a majority of voting shares which allows club members […]

London (AFP) – West Ham say they won't hold talks with under-fire manager David Moyes over his future with the Premier League strugglers until the end of the season. Moyes agreed a contract lasting until June when he replaced Slaven Bilic in November, but it has been reported he won't stay with the east London […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United on Tuesday marked 60 years since the Munich air crash ripped the heart out of the "Busby Babes" team with a service at Old Trafford attended by survivors Bobby Charlton and Harry Gregg. The stadium fell silent as the clock ticked to 1504 GMT, marking the time of […]

Zeist (Netherlands) (AFP) – Dutch former star player Ronald Koeman was Tuesday anointed coach of the national team, given the Herculean task of restoring the country's pride after a series of humiliating defeats. The Royal Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) said in a statement that it had "reached an agreement with Ronald Koeman over his appointment […]

Doha (AFP) – The Qatar World Cup venue designed by celebrated Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid will be finished by the end of 2018, officials responsible for the project said Tuesday. The 40,000 capacity, $575 million (465 million euros) Al-Wakrah Stadium is expected to be one of two further 2022 venues completed this year. Building work […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain pays 12 of the 13 largest player salaries in the French league, led by Neymar, who makes 3.07 million euros ($3.8 million) gross a month, more than twice as much as the next highest earner, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday. Behind Neymar, PSG players occupy the next seven places: […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has threatened to clean out the current squad at the end of the season — unless results improve. "We need a squad adjustment in the summer, things will be clearer after the second half of the season," Watzke told Frankfurt-based newspaper FAZ. "Michael Zorc (Dortmund's director of […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Not a day goes by when Wilf McGuinness doesn't think of the friends and teammates he lost when the Munich air crash ripped the heart out of Manchester United's "Busby Babes". The disaster, 60 years ago this week, killed eight of the young, vibrant side who had won successive league […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The Munich air crash that cruelly cut down Manchester United's "Busby Babes" in their prime has enormous significance for the club's players and fans even 60 years on from that fateful day. United are holding a commemorative service at Old Trafford on Tuesday, which will include readings and poems ahead […]