Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Teenage football star Odsonne Edouard on Tuesday received a four-month suspended sentence for shooting a random passer-by with an air gun. The 19-year-old was also fined 6,000 euros ($6,700) and ordered to pay the victim 2,000 euros ahead of a court hearing on civil damages set for February. Edouard appealed the […]

London (AFP) – Winger Tom Ince, son of former England midfielder Paul, has quit Derby and signed a three-year deal with Huddersfield Town, the newly-promoted Premier League club said Tuesday. Ince, 25, is Huddersfield's fourth summer signing and the third new player to arrive since they secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time. […]

Berlin (AFP) – International defender Matthias Ginter, fresh from helping Germany win the Confederations Cup, has quit Borussia Dortmund to join Borussia Moenchengladbach. "Matthias Ginter came to us and expressed his desire to leave due to the competition for places in defence. We decided to grant him that wish," Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said on […]

Paris (AFP) – Italian international Thiago Motta has signed on for an extra season at French giants Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced Tuesday. Motta, 34, joined PSG in January 2012 from Inter Milan and his contract was set to expire on June 30, but it has been extended until June 30, 2018. "The adventure continues […]

Marseille (AFP) – Brazilian midfielder Luiz Gustavo on Tuesday signed a four-year deal for a reported eight million euros to join French side Marseille from Bundesliga outfit Werder Bremen. "Experience, versatility and strength of character are his main strengths," Marseille said in a statement, adding that Gustavo brought a "solid reputation as an aggressive and […]

Seoul (AFP) – Former under-20 boss Shin Tae-Yong was given the task of rescuing South Korea's teetering World Cup qualifying campaign when he was named as the country's new national team boss on Tuesday. Shin replaces Uli Stielike, 62, South Korea's longest-serving coach, who was axed last month after a shock defeat to Qatar left […]

Bobigny (France) (AFP) – Malian international footballer Sambou Yatabaré was detained in police custody Monday after allegedly punching an off-duty police officer in the carpark of Paris's main airport, judicial sources told AFP. Yatabare, a French-born midfielder who plays with German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, was being questioned for alleged violence against a person in […]

London (AFP) – Everton have signed promising Burnley defender Michael Keane on a five-year deal which could reach a club record £30 million (35 million euros, $34 million), the Premier League club announced on Monday. The 24-year-old, who came through Manchester United's youth system, has played twice for England and becomes the club's fifth summer signing […]

Doha (AFP) – Spaniard Felix Sanchez has been officially named as Qatar's coach, replacing Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, to become the third manager of the country's national team in less than a year. A statement posted on Twitter by the Qatar Football Association on Monday confirmed Sanchez had been "formally appointed" as head coach. He is […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's Portuguese defender Fabio Coentrao, accused of evading nearly 1.3 million euros in income from the tax man, was questioned in court on Monday, a judicial source said. He appeared in court in Pozuelo de Alarcon, a wealthy suburb of the Spanish capital where many footballers live, said a spokesman for […]

London (AFP) – Long-serving Chelsea captain John Terry signed a one-year contract with second tier English side Aston Villa on Monday. Terry, 36, who left Premier League champions Chelsea after 22 trophy-laden years at the end of last season having lifted the Premier League title, is reported to have agreed a weekly salary of £60,000 […]

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Germany's Confederations Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew and FIFA president Gianni Infantino have led the calls for giving Russia the seal of approval to host next year's World Cup. Lars Stindl's first-half goal in Sunday's final sealed Germany's 1-0 win over Chile, bringing down the curtain on the 2017 Confed Cup — […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Fabio Capello's Jiangsu Suning slumped to the bottom of the Chinese Super League at the weekend after a defeat to a Shanghai SIPG side missing their banned star players and manager Andre Villas-Boas. The Italian coach was left still searching for his first league victory since being appointed last month at Jiangsu, […]

London (AFP) – England striker Jermain Defoe admitted his mind was made up about a return to Premier League side Bournemouth when he saw his mother's reaction. The 34-year-old scored 19 goals, including in a club record 10 successive matches, during his previous spell at the then third-tier club on loan from West Ham United […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez on Saturday signed a contract extension that will keep him at the La Liga outfit for another nine years. The 22-year-old joined Atletico's academy in 2007, and extended his stay in the capital by a further five seasons, despite reported interest from other European clubs. "I am […]