London (AFP) – Former England star Rio Ferdinand is due to announce on Tuesday he is going to try and become a professional boxer just two months away from his 39th birthday, according to the Daily Telegraph. Ferdinand, who won 81 caps and made over 300 appearances for Manchester United, is an avid boxing fan […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan boss Luciano Spalletti is counting on Mauro Icardi and Ivan Perisic to add to their goal scoring tallies and make it five Serie A wins out of five at Bologna. Inter travel the short journey south to the Emilia-Romagna region for Tuesday's only Serie A fixture with the remainder of […]

London (AFP) – Everton and Sunderland, the two football clubs most associated with the late Bradley Lowery who became one of the iconic faces of last season's Premier League campaign, are to raise money for the foundation named after him on Wednesday. The two clubs meet in the League Cup and will sport shirts […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool take on Leicester City in the pick of the English League Cup ties this week as manager Jurgen Klopp seeks to eradicate the frustrating defensive blunders dogging his team. Other all-Premier League ties pit struggling Crystal Palace against Huddersfield, West Brom against Manchester City, Bournemouth against Brighton, while Manchester United face […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain kept their perfect start to the season going on Sunday, but the 2-0 win over Lyon also laid bare certain tensions in their all-star front line. PSG were leading 1-0 at the Parc des Princes when they won a penalty with 10 minutes remaining for a foul on Kylian Mbappe, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich face an anxious wait to discover the extent of the recurrence of a foot injury suffered by club captain and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Bayern said Neuer will undergo a scan on Tuesday which will reveal the full nature of the new injury to the same foot he fractured last […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's record 105 million-euro ($125 million) signing Ousmane Dembele will undergo surgery on the torn hamstring that has ruled him out of action for up to four months in Helsinki on Tuesday. "Dembele travelled on Monday morning to Helsinki, Finland, where he will undergo surgery to repair a rupture of the biceps femoris […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's record 105 million-euro ($125 million) signing Ousmane Dembele will undergo surgery on the torn hamstring that has ruled him out of action for up to four months in Helsinki on Tuesday. "Dembele travelled on Monday morning to Helsinki, Finland, where he will undergo surgery to repair a rupture of the biceps femoris […]

Berlin (AFP) – Following their best start to a Bundesliga season in six years, resurgent Schalke are relishing Tuesday's home clash with Bayern Munich, whose coach Carlo Ancelotti has faced criticism from one of his former mentors. Schalke have won three of their first four league games, including beating Champions League contenders RB Leipzig, under […]

Berlin (AFP) – Andries Jonker became the first Bundesliga head coach to be sacked this season when Wolfsburg replaced him with ex-Mainz boss Martin Schmidt on Monday. The 50-year-old Schmidt will be thrown straight into action as Wolfsburg host Werder Bremen on Tuesday, then face defending champions Bayern Munich away on Friday in key Bundesliga […]

Berlin (AFP) – Stuttgart's badly injured captain Christian Gentner is "on his way to recovery" after a horror collision saw him swallow his tongue and left him with multiple facial fractures, his club said. "Given the circumstances, he is well and on his way to recovery", Stuttgart's director Michael Reschke told broadcaster SWR on Monday. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Cologne say they plan to protest to the German Football Association (DFB) on Monday over a controversial goal which has raised debate over the video assistant referee (VAR) in Germany's top flight. Cologne were crushed 5-0 at Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund on Sunday which left them bottom of the German league after […]

Stockport (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Former England captain Wayne Rooney was Monday banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid community work after pleading guilty to drink-driving. The Everton striker apologised for an "unforgivable lack of judgement" following his sentencing by a court in northern England for being nearly […]

Berlin (AFP) – Stuttgart's badly injured captain Christian Gentner is "on his way to recovery" after a horror collision saw him swallow his tongue and left him with multiple facial fractures, his club said. "Given the circumstances, he is well and on his way to recovery", Stuttgart's director Michael Reschke told broadcaster SWR on Monday. […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain left-back Layvin Kurzawa was the victim of a 200,000 euro (239,000) blackmail plot involving a video of the France international criticising national coach Didier Deschamps, judicial sources revealed on Monday. Four men were arrested and charged with the foiled blackmail attempt during the summer. The PSG player was filmed on […]