Paris (AFP) – Investigators raided the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain and the homes of the club's Argentinian stars Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore on Tuesday in a tax fraud probe, legal sources said. French prosecutors launched the investigation in December following revelations by the "Football Leaks" website concerning financial transactions and other details involving […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's preparations for Wednesday's Europa League final were plunged into sadness on Tuesday after a bomb attack at a Manchester pop concert killed 22 people and injured dozens more. United manager Jose Mourinho led his players in a solemn minute's silence on the club's Carrington training pitches to the […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Istanbul police on Tuesday detained Turkish football international and Fenerbahce midfielder Ozan Tufan and several other suspects in a probe into the illegal import of luxury cars, state media said. Prosecutors in the Istanbul district of Bakirkoy issued 46 arrest warrants for suspects including Tufan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Tufan, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United cancelled their pre-match press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday ahead of the Europa League final after a bomb attack in Manchester killed 22 people, including children. "Due to the tragic events in Manchester last night and the effect that this has had on everyone here at our club and within […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Football star David Beckham spoke of his "heartbreak" as former club Manchester United and local rivals Manchester City came together Tuesday to pay tribute after 22 people including children were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in the northern English city. Britain's deadliest terror attack in 12 years took place […]

Berlin (AFP) – Manchester City winger Leroy Sane on Tuesday became the latest Germany player to miss next month's Confederations Cup in Russia after ruling himself out because of surgery on his nose. "I would like to be in Russia but after consultation with the doctors I have decided to use the summer break for […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell was arrested on Tuesday in a money laundering operation related to image rights in the Brazilian national football team, a police spokesman told AFP. The operation was mainly carried out in the north-eastern region of Catalonia and for the moment "there are four or five detainees, including […]

Changsha (China) (AFP) – Asia has overtaken Africa and now looks the more likely continent to produce a World Cup-winning team, according to the former England goalkeeper David James. Speaking at the World Football Forum in Changsha, James said Asia's financial clout and passion would propel it to the forefront of the game in the […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Teenage striker Kasper Dolberg has drawn comparisons with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and there are shades of the celebrated 1990s vintage in his youthful Ajax side that faces Manchester United in Wednesday's Europa League final. Ajax lifted the Champions League in 1995 with a sophisticated brand of football played by the likes of young […]

London (AFP) – Following a season of fits and starts, Paul Pogba will be expected to deliver the goods when Manchester United tackle Ajax in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Much like his team, Pogba has shown only fleeting flickers of form since his world-record £89.3 million ($116 million, 103.3 million euros) return to […]

London (AFP) – Though he denies it, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has gambled the club's season on the outcome of Wednesday's Europa League final against Ajax in Stockholm. Having missed out on Champions League qualification via the Premier League, United must beat Ajax at the Friends Arena to secure a return to Europe's elite […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte's achievement in coaching Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first season in charge saw him named manager of the year by his peers, the League Managers Association (LMA), on Monday. The 47-year-old Italian — who performed a similar feat at Juventus in his first season with them in […]

Rome (AFP) – Champions League finalists Juventus have signed Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado on a permanent deal from Chelsea, the Italian champions announced Monday. "Following the meeting of the conditions provided by the contract, its obligation to definitively acquire the registration rights of Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea became due," said Juve, who will play Real […]

Lisbon (AFP) – FC Porto, without a trophy in four seasons, on Monday parted ways with coach Nuno Espirito Santo, appointed in June 2016 at the end of another disappointing campaign. The northern Portugal team, which won nine league titles between 2003-13 as well as enjoying European success in winning the 2004 Champions League and […]

Paris (AFP) – French international striker Antoine Griezmann said Monday he had a six out of 10 chance of moving to Manchester United from Atletico Madrid. After saying a transfer to the English Premier League was "possible", 26-year-old Griezmann was asked to rate the possibility out of 10. "Six," he said without hesitation on French […]