London (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho is set to start his first Liverpool game since trying to engineer a move to Barcelona when the Reds take on Burnley on Saturday, according to his coach Jurgen Klopp. The playmaker should be unleashed into the spot vacated by striker Sadio Mane, suspended after his sending off in their […]

Paris (AFP) – Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit insists Arsene Wenger is still the right man to lead the Gunners but believes this season could be make or break for his old boss, he told AFP on Friday. "Arsene is in the most difficult year of his career because of the lack of trophies," said […]

London (AFP) – New Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said on Friday he is convinced the struggling club can survive in the Premier League despite a woeful start to the season that has left them rock-bottom. The former England manager this week signed a two-year contract to succeed Frank de Boer after the Dutchman was […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has challenged Yaya Toure to win back his place in the Manchester City team after the veteran midfielder's recent absence from the squad. The Ivorian has not featured this season and was left out of the party that travelled to Rotterdam for the club's impressive 4-0 win over […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Carlos Tevez has shown a better attitude and is doing extra training of his own will, the coach of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua said Friday, days after he called the Argentine overweight. Wu Jingui, who took over this week after Gus Poyet quit on Monday, vowed that Chinese football would see "a […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says he has ample options in his Manchester United squad to cope without injured midfielder Paul Pogba as Wayne Rooney prepares to return to Old Trafford. Pogba is widely expected to be out of action for between a month and six weeks after damaging his hamstring just 18 minutes into […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte has warned his Chelsea stars to keep their cool as they bid to avoid more red card misery against Arsenal on Sunday. Conte's side have lost their past two meetings with Arsenal in the FA Cup final and the Community Shield after having a player sent off in each encounter. […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane is already one of the world's best strikers and does not need to win heaps of trophies to prove it, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said Friday. Kane continued his rich vein of form on Wednesday by scoring twice against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, taking his tally to six […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte says Chelsea's Premier League clash with Arsenal should go ahead on Sunday despite an explosive device being detonated on a tube train near the club's west London stadium. At least 22 people were injured after a bomb exploded on a packed London Underground train during the morning rush hour on Friday […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's revenue grew by almost nine percent last season to 674.6 million euros ($897.2 million), the European champions said on Friday. The results for the 2016/17 financial year, which Real said were without taking into account capital gains from player transfers, were up 8.8 percent on the 620.1 million euros generated […]

London (AFP) – European football chiefs charged Arsenal and Cologne on Friday after vast numbers of away fans gained access to the home sections of Emirates Stadium, sparking chaotic scenes that marred the Europa League clash. Visiting fans were issued with 3,000 tickets but around 20,000 fans of the German club are believed to have made […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has tipped Gareth Barry to reach 700 Premier League appearances, with the former England midfielder on the brink of matching the Welshman's all-time record. Barry is set to equal Giggs's record of 632 games when West Brom host West Ham on Saturday. The 36-year-old looked likely to […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal said Friday they were investigating how vast numbers of away fans gained access to the home sections of Emirates Stadium for their clash with Cologne, sparking ugly scenes that marred the Europa League clash. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he had been preparing for a postponement at the north London ground, describing […]

Milan (AFP) – Battered Italian heavyweights Juventus and Napoli turn their focus back to the home comforts of Serie A this weekend after opening-round flops in the Champions League. Juventus fell 3-0 in Barcelona with Napoli suffering a 2-1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. Roma's goalless draw to Atletico Madrid left Serie A sides […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid begin a fresh era on Saturday when their new 310 million-euro ($370 million) home opens with the visit of Malaga to the Wanda Metropolitano. Diego Simeone's side have been forced to play their first four games of the season away as the finishing touches were made to the 68,000-capacity venue, […]