Stockholm (AFP) – Judgement was reserved until the final game of his maiden campaign, but in guiding his club to Europa League glory Jose Mourinho has restored the winning feeling at Manchester United. There was little sparkling football at Old Trafford this season and despite a 25-game unbeaten run, Mourinho could do no better than […]

Frankfurt am Main (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt look set to send Guillermo Varela back to Manchester United after the on-loan defender defied the German club and got a tattoo. The 24-year-old Uruguayan had the tattoo made on his arm just days before Saturday's German Cup final and it became infected, ruling him out of Eintracht's […]

Hong Kong (AFP) – Tottenham executive chairman Daniel Levy on Thursday declared manager Mauricio Pochettino would be staying at Spurs next season, saying: "I'm sure he's not going anywhere". The Argentine's future has been the subject of speculation after Spurs secured second place in the English Premier League behind champions Chelsea, with Barcelona and Inter […]

London (AFP) – Danny Welbeck admits that Arsenal's season will still be a disappointing one even if they win the FA Cup final. The Gunners missed out on Champions League qualification for the first time in two decades when they finished fifth in the Premier League. Arsenal take on champions Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday […]

Shanghai (AFP) – The Chinese Football Association has stepped up its fight against spiralling big-money deals for foreign players by announcing prohibitive new curbs, less than a month before the next transfer window opens. The CFA said loss-making clubs which pay a transfer fee for a new player must invest an equivalent amount in a […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said his side's season had been a triumph of pragmatism over poetry following their Europa League success against Ajax in Stockholm. In a poignant match scarred by Monday's terror attack in Manchester, which left 22 people dead, United prevailed 2-0 via goals from Paul Pogba and Henrikh […]

Glasgow (AFP) – On a hot and sunny afternoon in Lisbon 50 years ago, Celtic sealed their place in history by becoming the first British side to win the European Cup. The current crop of Celtic stars –- who stand on the verge of clinching a rare domestic treble — may be receiving plaudits for […]

New York (AFP) – A 60-year-old British citizen pleaded guilty in New York on Wednesday to money laundering conspiracy in connection with the sweeping corruption scandal that has rocked world soccer. Costas Takkas, the former Cayman Islands Football Federation general secretary, has been living under house arrest in Florida after initially pleading not guilty and […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Paul Pogba dedicated Manchester United's Europa League title triumph on Wednesday to the 22 people killed in Monday's terror attack in Manchester, defiantly saying: "We played for the people who died". An emotional evening in Stockholm began with a moment of silence, in memory of those killed at a concert at Manchester Arena, […]

Stockholm (AFP) – A crowd of Manchester United fans were cheering outside a Stockholm stadium on Wednesday as their team won the Europa League, a relief for the supporters after the Manchester terror attack 48 hours earlier. "It's fantastic to see them winning. We were always confident that we would win," said George Malloy, a […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Paul Pogba propelled Manchester United towards a 2-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday in a Europa League final rendered heavy with emotion by this week's terror attack in Manchester. A night that began with a moment of silence, then applause, in memory of the 22 people who died at Manchester Arena on […]

Berlin (AFP) – Wolfsburg midfielder Luiz Gustavo insisted the Bundesliga strugglers are well equipped to avoid relegation ahead of Thursday's first leg of their play-off against neighbours Eintracht Braunschweig. Tensions are running high ahead of the derby showdown with Braunschweig, who are eyeing a return to Germany's top flight after finishing third in the second […]

The Hague (AFP) – Police were on high alert in Amsterdam Wednesday after the Manchester attack, as more than 120,000 people streamed to the Dutch capital to watch Ajax take on Manchester United in the Europa League final. The match was being shown live from the Stockholm Friends Arena on a giant screen set up […]

Stockholm (AFP) – Players from Ajax and Manchester United observed a minute of reflection prior to Wednesday's Europa League final in memory of the victims of Monday's terror attack in Manchester. The two teams stood around the centre circle at Stockholm's Friends Arena with their heads bowed during a brief period of silence, United's players […]

London (AFP) – Extra armed police will protect Saturday's FA Cup final at Wembley and the Epsom Derby — a favourite racing event of Queen Elizabeth — as Britain ramps up security following the Manchester suicide bombing. There are several high-profile sports events in Britain over the coming few weeks and although there are no […]