Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling came on to score an 82nd-minute equaliser as 10-man Manchester City rescued a 1-1 draw against Everton in their opening Premier League home game on Monday. Wayne Rooney put Everton ahead with his 200th Premier League goal before City home debutant Kyle Walker was contentiously shown a second […]

Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) (AFP) – Al Ain and Al Hilal have it all to play for after an absorbing goalless draw in their Asian Champions League quarter-final first leg here on Monday. In sweltering conditions, UAE's Al Ain, the inaugural winners of the competition and the runners-up last year to South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion forward Hal Robson-Kanu will serve a three-match ban after an FA Commission dismissed his club's appeal against his red card in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League win over Burnley. The 28-year-old Wales international — most famous for his spectacular goal in the Euro 2016 quarter-final win over Belgium — was […]

Madrid (AFP) – French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 24, has joined Valencia on a season-long loan deal from Inter Milan, the Spanish club announced on Monday. "Valencia have reached an agreement with Inter Milan for the loan for this season, until June 30, 2018, with an option to buy for French midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia," Valencia said […]

London (AFP) – Burnley have signed New Zealand striker Chris Wood from Leeds in a club-record fee reported to be £15 million (16.4 million euros), the Premier League side announced on Monday. The 25-year-old moves to England's top flight after finishing last season as the Championship's top scorer with 27 goals. In all he scored […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Former French international midfielder Samir Nasri on Monday signed a two year deal to join Turkish top flight side Antalyaspor from Manchester City, the club said. Nasri, who spent last season on loan at Sevilla, appeared unlikely to figure in Pep Guardiola's plans this season with Manchester City keen to offload him […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Luiz Felipe Scolari was left shaking his head Monday and Andre Villas-Boas spoke of "a very bad trip" after rain and lightning disrupted their AFC Champions League quarter-final preparations. Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande are slight favourites when they visit Villas-Boas's Shanghai SIPG in the first leg of their all-Chinese clash on Tuesday. But […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City have condemned the homophobic chanting that took place during Saturday's 2-0 win against Brighton and Hove Albion after fans were ejected from the King Power Stadium. Supporters from both Leicester and Brighton, where there is a large gay community, took to social media after the match to express concern about […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – Former England manager Steve McClaren joined Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv as a coaching consultant Monday, the club announced. The former Newcastle, Nottingham Forest and Wolfsburg boss, who managed England in 2006-7, will work with head coach Jordi Cruyff. The two men know each other from Manchester United when McClaren was assistant […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Shanghai SIPG's preparations for Tuesday's AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg against Guangzhou Evergrande have been disrupted by what Andre Villas-Boas called "a very bad" trip home from a damaging weekend defeat. The Portuguese coach effectively conceded the Chinese Super League (CSL) title to leaders and reigning champions Evergrande following a 2-1 loss […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's world record signing Neymar launched a scathing attack on his former club's directors, saying "Barca deserve much better". The people in charge at the Catalan giants "are not the people who should be there, for the direction of Barca," Neymar told reporters after scoring twice on his home debut as […]

Paris (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will attempt to clinch their place in the lucrative Champions League group stage this week as they take a 2-1 lead into their play-off second leg against Hoffenheim. Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick and a second-half own goal handed the Reds a commanding advantage in Germany, but Mark Uth's late strike […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte said he would be happy for Chelsea to creep up on the rails in the Premier League title race following their clinical 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea were stunned 3-2 by Burnley in the opening game of their title defence, but weathered heavy pressure to ruin Tottenham's Wembley house-warming […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's winning streak shows no signs of abating as the European champions began their defence of La Liga with a comfortable 3-0 win at Deportivo la Coruna. Gareth Bale, Casemiro and Toni Kroos were on target for the visitors, but Madrid's night at La Riazor ended on a sour note when […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian legend Francesco Totti conceded life on the other side of the touchline was "tough" as he watched Roma win their opening Serie A match, a cagey 1-0 victory at Atalanta. One-club man Totti's 24-year career with Roma ended with a fairytale farewell on the final day of last season. Barely three […]