London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed he was contemplating a re-arranged fixture after the Gunners beat Cologne 3-1 in a Europa League opener marred by crowd trouble at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday. The Group H fixture kicked off an hour late following chaotic scenes inside and outside north London club Arsenal's home […]

Berlin (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern Munich will be looking to silence their critics with victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga this Saturday. A 3-0 victory over Anderlecht in the Champions League on Tuesday was overshadowed by reports of internal disharmony in Munich. The German media have reported growing discord between coach Ancelotti and leading […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain and their fearsome attacking trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani host Lyon on Sunday looking to make it six successive wins to kick off the Ligue 1 season. The expensively-assembled frontline, dubbed 'MCN', starred in PSG's 5-0 humbling of Celtic in the Champions League on Tuesday, in a […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius has said he has no qualms battling for his place with Simon Mignolet as part of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp's rotation policy. Karius started Liverpool's 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday ahead of Belgium international Mignolet. Klopp's decision to change goalkeepers on a regular […]

Paris (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez scored a stunning goal as Arsenal came from behind to beat Cologne 3-1 in a Europa League clash on Thursday that was delayed for an hour due to crowd trouble. Kick-off in the Group H opener at the Emirates Stadium was put back until 9:05pm local time (2005 GMT) in […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's Europa League encounter with Cologne finally got underway an hour late on Thursday despite police making arrests after dealing with "disorder" at the Emirates Stadium as German fans occupied home sections of the ground. Thousands of ticketless supporters of German club Cologne arrived at the Emirates, while travelling supporters who did […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal's Europa League encounter with Cologne finally got underway an hour late on Thursday despite police dealing with "disorder" at the Emirates Stadium as German fans occupied home sections of the ground. Thousands of ticketless supporters of German club Cologne arrived at the Emirates, while travelling supporters who did have tickets were […]

Paris (AFP) – Everton's Europa League group-stage campaign got off to a disastrous start on Thursday as Ronald Koeman's side were taken apart in Italy, losing 3-0 to Atalanta. The Serie A club — back in Europe after a 26-year absence — were forced to entertain their English visitors in Reggio Emilia, a two-hour drive […]

Bucharest (AFP) – Romania have parted company with German coach Christoph Daum following their failure to qualify for next year's World Cup, the country's football federation (FRF) announced on Thursday. "The FRF president Razvan Burleanu and coach Christoph Daum have agreed to end their collaboration before the last two qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup," […]

Monaco (AFP) – French champions Monaco will be without winger Thomas Lemar and goalkeeper Danijel Subasic for their next two Ligue 1 matches, coach Leonardo Jardim confirmed on Thursday. Subasic suffered an ankle injury in training for Wednesday's Champions League 1-1 draw at RB Leipzig with close-season signing Diego Benaglio taking his place, while Lemar […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton is set to be sidelined "for months" after undergoing surgery on his shoulder, Clarets manager Sean Dyche said Thursday. Heaton, capped three times by England, landed awkwardly on his shoulder after colliding with team-mate Ben Mee as he caught the ball in the first half of […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a thigh injury in his team's 3-0 Champions League win over APOEL Nicosia on Wednesday. The European champions said that the Croatian had a "partial tear of the adductor muscle tendon in his right leg". The 23-year-old limped off […]

Meaux (France) (AFP) – Bayern Munich's French international forward Kingsley Coman was fined 5,000 euros ($5,940) Thursday for attacking his then girlfriend last year. Coman, 21, had pleaded guilty to the attack on model Sephora Goignan last June at her home in Magny-le-Hongre outside Paris. In court in Meaux, the judge accepted the prosecution's request […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid attacking midfielder Isco has signed a four-year contract extension which will keep him with the European champions until 2022, the La Liga club announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old has become a key part of Zinedine Zidane's side in recent months, scoring 11 goals in all competitions last season as Real […]

Milan (AFP) – Coach Giampiero Ventura has defended his record despite a mixed World Cup qualifying campaign which has seen Italy slip in the world rankings. Four-time world champions Italy are second behind Spain in European qualifying Group G for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. A 3-0 defeat in Madrid last week all but […]