London (AFP) – Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United into the League Cup fourth round as the holders crushed Burton 4-1, while Manchester City eased through with a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday. City and United, currently first and second in the Premier League, took contrasting routes to the last 16, where they […]

Milan (AFP) – Champions Juventus and Napoli pulled clear at the summit of Serie A as they continued their faultless campaigns on Wednesday as Inter Milan fell behind. Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic scored for Juventus in a 1-0 win over old foes Fiorentina in Turin as Napoli rallied from a goal down to beat Lazio […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund returned to the top of the Bundesliga on Wednesday after easing to a 3-0 victory over Hamburg with Japanese star Shinji Kagawa getting the scoring underway. Kagawa gave Dortmund the lead from close range on 25 minutes, and both Christian Pulisic and Andriy Yarmolenko had chances to double the advantage […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid celebrated being awarded the honour of hosting the Champions League final in 2019 with an impressive 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to move up to second in La Liga. Angel Correa opened the scoring 10 minutes into the second-half by finishing off a flowing move involving Antoine Griezmann […]

Londres (AFP) – The Football Association of Wales has been invited to bid again to stage matches at the 2020 European Championships. The Welsh FA lost out in the original bidding process in 2014 when UEFA chose 13 cities across Europe to mark the 60th anniversary of the first European Championship. But there are concerns […]

Zurich (AFP) – Premier League champions Chelsea are the subject of a FIFA investigation, reportedly for possible breaches over the signing of foreign youth players, world football's governing said on Wednesday. "We can confirm that an investigation is ongoing," a FIFA spokesperson told AFP. "However please note that we cannot provide any details concerning the […]

London (AFP) – England Women's manager Mark Sampson was sacked on Wednesday after evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour" during his time at a previous club. Sampson had been the subject of accusations of racism, harassment and bullying made by former England player Eni Aluko. But the 34-year-old, cleared over those allegations, has instead been […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's new 68,000 capacity Wanda Metropolitano stadium will host the 2019 Champions League final, European football's governing body UEFA announced on Wednesday. As the only other candidate for the final, Azerbaijani capital Baku receives the 2019 Europa League final as a consolation for missing out on the main event. Budapest will […]

London (AFP) – Mark Sampson is set to step down as coach of the England women's football team after almost a year of controversy over allegations of racism and harassment, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The 34-year-old — whose side whipped Russia 6-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday — has twice been cleared […]

London (AFP) – Brighton and Hove Albion's Dutch international goalkeeper Tim Krul is eligible to face former club Newcastle United at the weekend after making his loan move permanent on Wednesday. The 29-year-old, whose finest moment came in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout when he was sent on as a substitute and saved […]

Geneva (AFP) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has called for greater support from Europe's political leaders to help introduce measures to regulate the transfer market on the continent. "I have heard some very prominent politicians, such as the German Chancellor Angela Merkel just a few days ago, condemning financial developments in football and calling for […]

London (AFP) – Burton Albion boss Nigel Clough says there are similarities between his father Brian and Jose Mourinho as he prepares for a daunting trip on Wednesday to face Manchester United in the League Cup. United are the defending champions after Mourinho equalled Sir Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough's record by winning a fourth […]

London (AFP) – Roy Hodgson says it will take time for Crystal Palace to get back on track despite securing a much-needed win in the League Cup to end a dismal run of form. The south London club, rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with five defeats out of five — and no […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – An Asian Cup qualifying match between Malaysia and North Korea that was delayed by a row over the murder of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother will be played in Pyongyang, officials said Wednesday. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had already confirmed that the match, originally scheduled for March, would finally go ahead on […]

New Delhi (AFP) – Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have angered Indian fans by failing to turn out for a futsal tournament in which they billed as the star attractions. The Hindu newspaper said the pair were "understood to be 'tired' " on their arrival in Bangalore for the event on Tuesday. […]