London (AFP) – Manchester City's England goalkeeper Joe Hart has completed his season-long loan move to Premier League rivals West Ham United, the club confirmed Tuesday. The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Italian side Torino after Pep Guardiola took over as City boss last summer, and Hart was told once again that he […]

Rome (AFP) – Former Italy international striker Antonio Cassano pulled a remarkable about-turn on Tuesday, backtracking on his decision to retire just hours after breaking the news to his Verona team-mates. "This morning I had a moment of weakness, I had a meeting with (head coach) Fabio Pecchia and the others to say that I […]

Guangzhou (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday moved to end speculation about the future of star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, by insisting the Gabon international is going nowhere. Aubameyang, who scored 31 goals in the Bundesliga last season, has been linked with big-money moves to Real Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Police raided the headquarters of Spain's football federation on Tuesday and arrested its president Angel Maria Villar as part of an anti-corruption probe. Villar, 67, a senior vice president of FIFA, world football's governing body, was being held on suspicion of abusing his position to embezzle funds from the federation, among other […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace have signed Dutch international defender Jairo Riedewald from Ajax for around £8 million ($10.4 million, 9 million euros), according to British media reports on Tuesday. The 20-year-old will reunite with new Eagles manager Frank de Boer, who handed Riedewald his Ajax debut in 2013 while in charge of the Amsterdam […]

Madrid (AFP) – Police raided the headquarters of Spain's football federation on Tuesday and arrested its president Angel Maria Villar as part of an anti-corruption probe. Villar, 67, a senior vice president of FIFA, world football's governing body, was being held on suspicion of abusing his position to embezzle funds from the federation, among other […]

Utrecht (Netherlands) (AFP) – England's goalkeeper Karen Bardsley said Tuesday she expected a tough physical game when the Lionnesses take on Scotland in their women's Euro opener. Ahead of Wednesday's group D game in Utrecht she said: "We're hoping that the game obviously goes in our favour but we're expecting big things from Scotland, they're […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre insisted Tuesday that Brazilian star Neymar will be staying in Spain despite rumours linking him with a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Asked during a press conference if he could confirm Neymar would remain at Barca ahead of the 2017-18 season, Mestre replied: "200 percent". Reports in Spain have […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Tuesday he wants to make more new signings before the season begins next month and batted away fresh doubts about the future of Alexis Sanchez. Wenger is under pressure after the Premier League side failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City defender Robert Huth is set to miss the start of the Premier League season after having ankle surgery. The German centre-back — an integral part of the Foxes' Premier League title-winning team of 2015/16 — is expected to be sidelined for up to two months to repair the injury he […]

London (AFP) – Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town have tied down three more players to new deals ahead of their first season in the top flight for 45 years. Captain Tommy Smith, midfielder Jonathan Hogg and winger Rajiv van La Parra have all penned new three-year contracts that will keep them at the West Yorkshire […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti rubbished suggestions on Tuesday that James Rodriguez was signed to replace misfiring German international Thomas Mueller. The Colombian last week joined the Bundesliga champions from Real Madrid on a two-year loan that some have interpreted as a threat to Mueller, who is coming off the back of […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp plans to unleash an injury-free Daniel Sturridge in the new season with the England striker back training fully fit and focused. "It's the best condition he has been in since I have been here," Klopp told reporters in Hong Kong on Tuesday ahead of his second full […]

Salt Lake City (United States) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku bagged his first goal in a Manchester United shirt on Monday as the 10-man Premier League giants labored to a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake in Utah. Lukaku, who joined the Red Devils from Everton in a reported 75 million pound ($98.2 million) transfer last […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic will hope the focus is solely on football when the Scottish champions host Linfield in the return leg of their Champions League second round qualifier on Wednesday. The Hoops have one foot in the next round following a 2-0 victory over the Northern Ireland title holders at Windsor Park thanks to first-half […]