Kuwait City (AFP) – Around 40 people were injured Friday when a barrier collapsed at the Gulf Cup final in Kuwait, shortly after Oman beat the United Arab Emirates on penalties to claim the title. In a statement posted by the Kuwaiti FA on Twitter, minister of state for youth affairs Khaled al-Roudhan was quoted […]

London (AFP) – Everton announced the signing of Turkey striker Cenk Tosun on a four-and-a-half-year deal worth a reported £27 million ($37 million, 30 million euros) on Friday. The forward, who has scored 41 goals in 96 Turkish Super Lig games since the start of the 2014-15 season, said boss Sam Allardyce was a key […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Former Manchester United and Juventus striker Carlos Tevez appears closer to a move back to boyhood club Boca Juniors after 12 months in Chinese football with Shanghai Shenhua, according to Argentine press reports Friday. "It's already a fact: Carlos Tevez is a Boca player once again," La Nacion newspaper reported on […]

Kuwait City (AFP) – Eleven people were injured Friday when a barrier collapsed at the Gulf Cup final in Kuwait, shortly after Oman beat the United Arab Emirates on penalties to claim the title. Sattam al-Sahli, head of communications for the 23rd Gulf Cup, told AFP they had been hospitalised for "minor injuries" after falling […]

Rome (AFP) – Former Italy international Damiano Tommasi officially announced his candidacy Friday for the presidency of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). The 43-year-old former AS Roma midfielder, now head of the Italian Players' Union, had been touted among the possible successors to Carlo Tavecchio. "The will to be an active part of the change […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Spanish coach Oscar Garcia will take over Olympiakos, replacing interim coach Takis Lemonis, the Greek champions announced on Friday. While the club did not specify the duration of Garcia’s contract, Greek media reported that he signed for 18 months with the option to extend the contract should both sides agree. On […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has compared the life of George Weah to a film script following his former player's election as president of Liberia. Weah, who played for Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan during a glittering career, last week secured a stunning run-off victory in the West African country's first democratic transfer of […]

London (AFP) – Ross Barkley has completed his widely anticipated move from Everton to Chelsea, the reigning Premier League Champions announced on Friday. The 24-year-old England midfielder has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract and will wear the number eight shirt. "I'm overwhelmed, I'm looking forward to it and I'm really excited to get started," said Barkley. […]

Doha (AFP) – Former Real Madrid and Inter star Wesley Sneijder is to sign for mid-table Qatari league side Al Gharafa, the club announced on Friday. A statement on the team's official social media said a deal was in place for the Dutch veteran, who most recently played in France's Ligue 1 with Nice. "Breaking: […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger was on Friday handed a three-match touchline ban and fined by the Football Association over comments he made about the refereeing of Sunday's Premier League game against West Brom. In a separate case, the Arsenal boss has also been asked by English football's governing body to provide his observations on […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea boss Antonio Conte suggested on Friday that Jose Mourinho has "senile dementia" and that the Manchester United manager is still focused on events at Stamford Bridge two years after he was sacked. Mourinho, who had two spells as Chelsea boss and is Conte's immediate predecessor, appeared to take a swipe at […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said on Friday that Manchester City would need more than 30 senior players on top form to stand any chance of winning an unprecedented quadruple. The City manager has said repeatedly that he believes there is no chance of his side winning the Champions League, Premier League, FA […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso said on Friday that the under-pressure club were looking at a frugal January transfer window after their summer spending spree failed to turn their ailing fortunes around. "No player has asked to leave, the owners know that I'm okay," said Gattuso on the eve of Saturday's Serie […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos could miss two to three weeks, Spanish media estimated, after the club said on Friday that he has a calf injury. "He has been diagnosed with a muscular tear of the left soleus muscle," Real Madrid said in a statement, adding that "his recovery will continue to […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi has ensured he could become a free agent if Barcelona no longer plays in a major European league as a result of Catalan independence, Spanish media wrote on Friday. According to a report in Madrid daily El Mundo, the contract Messi signed last November includes a clause that he must […]