London (AFP) – West Ham on Thursday suspended director of recruitment Tony Henry while the Premier League club investigates allegations that he made racist remarks about African players. According to the Daily Mail newspaper, Henry said the Hammers wanted to limit the number of African players because "they have a bad attitude" and "cause mayhem" […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs spent a record £430 million in the January transfer window as top sides scrambled to boost their squads in the race to secure lucrative Champions League spots, according to analysis by Deloitte. The sum spent was nearly double the previous record of £225 million, with deadline day alone, January […]

Sydney (AFP) – New Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk said on Thursday he has set his sights on taking Australia beyond the group stages of the World Cup, but warned it "will not be easy". The Dutchman was appointed last week after the sudden departure of Ange Postecoglou in November, with Football Federation Australia (FFA) citing […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola urged officials to better protect his star players after a 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday. The result left his side with a commanding 15-point lead at the top of the Premier League but Guardiola was unhappy with a series of challenges, the […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho accused his Manchester United stars of failing to follow instructions after Christian Eriksen scored just 11 seconds into Tottenham's 2-0 win at Wembley. United boss Mourinho was furious with his side's sloppy defending as they made a host of mistakes that allowed Eriksen to blast Tottenham ahead with the joint […]

London (AFP) – England's Premier League clubs have spent more money than ever in a January transfer window, with initial estimates suggesting they had reached the £450 million ($639 million, 514 million euros) mark come deadline day. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for a club-record fee of around £56 million on Wednesday's concluding […]

London (AFP) – Leicester manager Claude Puel intends to do all he can to ensure that Riyad Mahrez comes back "with a smile" after the Algeria playmaker saw a potential move to runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City fall through on Wednesday's transfer deadline day. With the Foxes desperate not to lose one of the […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte had no doubt the pressure on his position would intensify after his Chelsea side's stunning 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The Blues head coach insists his Chelsea team, the reigning Premier League champions, are over-achieving this season –- but claims he is "relaxed" if members of […]

Sydney (AFP) – Veteran Tim Cahill says he left Australia to rejoin Millwall to ensure he gets to a fourth World Cup, and is excited by the appointment of Bert van Marwijk to lead the national team. The 38-year-old quit Melbourne City in December after rarely featuring in the starting line-up since joining the A-League […]

Milan (AFP) – Hakan Calhanoglu missed an open goal as Lazio held AC Milan 0-0 in the Italian Cup semi-final, first leg in the San Siro on Wednesday, leaving all the play for in in Rome next month. The winner will play either Juventus or Atalanta with Massimiliano Allegri's side winning 1-0 in Bergamo on […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored within 11 seconds on Wednesday to overshadow Alexis Sanchez's Premier League debut for Manchester United, while Chelsea crashed to a 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City ignored the carnage around them to march serenely on, widening their lead to an enormous 15 points with a […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho was left lamenting a "ridiculous goal" after one of the quickest strikes in Premier League history sent his Manchester United side on the way to a damaging 2-0 defeat by Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday. Christian Eriksen fired Spurs into the lead after just 11 seconds before an own-goal from […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored within 11 seconds on Wednesday to overshadow Alexis Sanchez's Premier League debut for Manchester United as Chelsea crashed 3-0 to Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City ignored the carnage around them to march serenely on, widening their lead to an enormous 15 points with a 3-0 victory at […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero were on target as Pep Guardiola and Manchester City continued their relentless march towards the Premier League title with a 3-0 win at home to struggling West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday. Despite injuries in his squad, and the decision not to press on […]

Milan (AFP) – Japanese international Yuto Nagatomo has joined Turkish giants Galatasaray on loan from Inter Milan until June, the Serie A club confirmed. The 31-year-old full-back completed his medical in Istanbul on Wednesday. No details were given of the deal but according to Italian press reports the Turkish club have an option to buy […]