Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin are keeping a "big brother" eye on the physical condition and sleep quality of their team with the help of a smart phone app. Since the beginning of the season Hertha's stars, such as former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou, have to answer a short questionnaire each morning. Using […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for a club-record fee of around £56 million on Wednesday as Manchester City upped their bid to sign Leicester's Riyad Mahrez in the final hours of the transfer window. The 28-year-old Gabon striker signed a contract with the Gunners until 2021, becoming the Gunners' second […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o on Wednesday signed a contract with Turkish top-flight club Konyaspor after parting ways with Antalyaspor. "Eto'o is a very important player in the world and in Turkey. We are happy to see him in Konyaspor," Konyaspor president Fatih Yilmaz said. The 36-year-old former Cameroon […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is his barometer for success after he joined the Gunners for a club record fee reported to be £56 million ($79.2 million, 63.7 million euros) form Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. The 28-year-old Gabon striker, who scored 141 goals for Dortmund since moving there in 2013, […]

Berlin (AFP) – The transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal will delight Premier League fans, but he left a trail of unrest in his wake at Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal finally met Dortmund's asking price for the Bundesliga's top scorer last season, when Aubameyang netted 31 goals in 32 German league games. The Gunners confirmed Aubameyang […]

London (AFP) – German World Cup winner Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal a big boost on Wednesday by finally agreeing a new contract which will see him become the highest paid player in the club's history, according to the BBC. The broadcaster reported that the 29-year-old playmaker — who has been with the Gunners since joining […]

Berlin (AFP) – The transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal will delight Premier League fans, but he left a trail of unrest in his wake at Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal finally met Dortmund's asking price for the Bundesliga's top scorer last season, when Aubameyang netted 31 goals in 32 German league games. The Gunners confirmed Aubameyang […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for a club record fee of £56 million (63.7 million euros, 79.2 million euros) on Wednesday, in the biggest deal so far on transfer deadline day. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger — who last August kept the football world on tenterhooks as he held out selling […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Arsenal for a record fee for the Gunners, a reported £56 million ($79.2 million, 63.7 million euros), from Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, both clubs confirmed Wednesday. The 28-year-old Gabon striker, who has scored 141 goals for Dortmund since joining in 2013, signed a long-term contract with the storied […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger's transfer dealings will not for the first time dominate deadline day on Wednesday as the Arsenal manager tries to secure the signing of Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aumbeyang in a deal he admits is "complicated". Wenger — who kept the football world on tenterhooks last August as he held out selling […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Oscar demanded Shanghai SIPG improve "in many aspects" after the Brazilian star's big-spending side failed to convince in becoming the fourth Chinese team to reach the Asian Champions League group stage. SIPG limped to a 1-0 home victory over Thai minnows Chiangrai United in coach Vitor Pereira's first game in charge since […]

Seoul (AFP) – If Son Heung-min helps Tottenham Hotspur overcome Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Juventus in coming weeks, then fans of the North London club should save some praise for the South Korean's father. Son Woong-Jung has played a major role in developing a player who has become Asia's record scorer in the Premier League and, […]

Huddersfield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool have got their season "back on track" after a 3-0 victory over Huddersfield Town. The Reds had stuttered recently with a defeat to Premier League strugglers Swansea City and an FA Cup exit at the hands of West Bromwich Albion. However, Klopp's side clinically sealed the […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger is resigned to losing Olivier Giroud on transfer deadline day but has yet to confirm Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is definitely joining the club. Aubameyang may have spent Tuesday afternoon at the club's training ground, but the Gunners manager was reluctant to say the club record £60 million ($84 million, […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Liverpool defender Gabriel Paletta was reported to be eyeing a move to either China or Turkey after his contract with AC Milan was terminated by mutual consent on Tuesday. "The decision to rescind the contract with Paletta was agreed by mutual consent," Milan club director Massimiliano Mirabelli said on Twitter. "I […]