Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo denied hiding millions of euros in income at a court hearing near Madrid on Monday where he was charged with tax evasion, the latest footballer star to fall foul of Spain's taxman. The Portuguese — the world's highest paid sportsman according to Forbes magazine — follows in the […]

London (AFP) – Serbian international midfielder Nemanja Matic signed for Manchester United on Monday from Premier League champions Chelsea, the buying club announced. It is the second time United manager Jose Mourinho has invested in his talents, having brought him back to Chelsea in 2014 after a successful spell with Benfica. Matic signed a three-year […]

Bavel (Netherlands) (AFP) – A day after a stunning win over eight-time champions Germany at the women's Euro, Denmark skipper Pernille Harder said the scalp had left her team were hungry for more. "It was such a nice win, but now we're looking forward also," the 24-year-old forward told AFP at Denmark's training centre in […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Neymar hit the red carpet in Shanghai on Monday as speculation mounted that the Brazil star could be set to quit Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record 222 million euros. The 25-year-old striker is at the centre of an apparent tug of war between the two European giants in what would […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Manchester United defender Phil Jones will miss the European Super Cup clash with Real Madrid on August 8 after UEFA banned him for two matches for insulting a doping control officer following May's Europa League final. Jones has been banned for two European matches and fined 5,000 euros ($5,873) for "insulting and […]

London (AFP) – English football fans pressing for standing areas to be re-introduced received a major boost on Monday when Liverpool supporters voted by a landslide majority for it to happen. Their support is especially significant given the 1989 Hillsborough disaster which resulted in 96 Liverpool fans being killed in crushes caused by overcrowding in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in court near Madrid on Monday accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain's taxman. The 32-year-old entered the court in Pozuelo de Alarcon, a wealthy suburb of Madrid where he lives, in a car with tainted windows via […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Neymar greeted fans in Shanghai on Monday as speculation mounted that the Brazil star could be set to quit Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain for a world-record 222 million euros. The 25-year-old striker is at the centre of an apparent tug of war between the two European giants in what would be the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court near Madrid on Monday accused of evading millions of euros in taxes, the latest player to fall foul of Spain's taxman. The 32-year-old will be questioned by a court in Pozuelo de Alarcon, a wealthy suburb of Madrid where he lives, after returning from a […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insists the Alexis Sanchez transfer saga won't be a distraction to Arsenal this season despite the Chile forward's refusal to sign a new contract. Sanchez is out of contract at the end of the forthcoming season and he has shown no signs of accepting Arsenal's offer of a lucrative new […]

New York (AFP) – Juventus closed out the International Champions Cup friendly tournament with a 5-4 win on penalties over Roma after the Italian clubs played to a 1-1 draw. Mario Mandzukic's opening goal for Italian champions Juventus was cancelled out by Edin Dzeko's second-half strike. The match, between last season's top two teams in […]

Tilburg (Netherlands) (AFP) – Germany's hopes of a seventh successive European women's title were shattered on Sunday when second-half headers by Nadia Nadim and Theresa Nielsen gave Denmark a shock 2-1 victory in the quarter-finals in Rotterdam. In Thursday's semi-finals, Denmark will face newcomers Austria who beat Spain 5-3 on penalties following a goalless draw […]

Tilburg (Netherlands) (AFP) – Germany's hopes of a seventh successive European women's title were shattered on Sunday when second-half headers by Nadia Nadim and Theresa Nielsen gave Denmark a shock 2-1 victory in the quarter-finals in Rotterdam. In Thursday's semi-finals, Denmark will face newcomers Austria who beat Spain 5-3 on penalties following a goalless draw […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United are on the verge of signing Serbia midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea in a £40 million ($55 million) deal, according to reports on Sunday. United manager Jose Mourinho has been keen to take Matic from his former club for over a year and it appears the deal is finally set […]

London (AFP) – Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal an injury scare as the club's record signing limped off after scoring his first home goal in Sunday's 2-1 Emirates Cup defeat against Sevilla. Lacazette is under pressure to make an immediate impact after Arsene Wenger splashed out £52 million ($68 million, 58 million euros) to sign the […]