Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday the club has spoken to potential signings and he is determined to bring in "a few" new faces in the summer. A win over relegated Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday will ensure a return to the Champions League for Liverpool — the German […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund will hold showdown talks with coach Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, amid reports that Nice manager Lucien Favre will take over. Chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke denied Tuchel's fate was already sealed but relations between the pair have become publicly strained since the bomb attack on the Dortmund team bus […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich bid farewell to two giants of the game and the race to be Bundesliga's top-scorer goes to the wire. Here are five things to look for in Saturday's final round of German matches: Beer showers, tears in Munich For the fifth season in a row Bayern will be presented with […]

Changsha (China) (AFP) – A senior official called for "good order" between the Chinese Super League's foreign and domestic players after allegations of racism and violence among a number of flare-ups involving top stars. Zhang Jian, senior vice-president and general secretary of the Chinese Football Association, said the league needed balance between home-grown players and […]

Paris (AFP) – With Monaco, PSG, Nice and Lyon guaranteed to finish in the top four in France's Ligue 1, the remaining point of interest is between Marseille and Bordeaux, bidding for the final Europa League spot. Champions Monaco and runners up PSG are in the Champions League group phase, Nice in the third qualifying […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers hailed his exceptional Celtic side as they edged closer to completing a record-breaking campaign. The Hoops smashed through the 100-goal barrier in the league with a 5-0 thrashing of Partick Thistle at Firhill on Thursday. A Leigh Griffiths penalty opened the scoring before Australian international Tom Rogic slid in a […]

Rome (AFP) – Coach Massimiliano Allegri has urged treble-chasing Juventus to settle nerves ahead of their Champions League final with Real Madrid next month by securing the Serie A title, and another league and Cup double, on Sunday. With only two Champions League titles to their name in eight attempts, the Turin giants are determined […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino insists there is no chance Harry Kane will be allowed to leave Tottenham after his "special" striker's four-goal blitz in the 6-1 rout of Leicester. Kane is odds on to finish as the Premier League's top scorer for the second successive season thanks to his lethal display at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich will farewell two giants of the game on Saturday when World Cup winners Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso retire from professional football. Bayern's game at home to Freiburg promises to be an emotional afternoon as the Bundesliga champions lift the trophy for the fifth successive season. Between them, Lahm, 33, […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane's first ever four-goal haul propelled him to the top of the Premier League scoring charts with the Tottenham striker in the "driving seat" to finish top scorer when the final league games are played on Sunday. The 23-year-old, whose goals along with a double from Korean star Son […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Patrick Roberts' double helped champions Celtic break the 100 goal barrier for the season with a 5-0 thrashing of Partick Thistle on Thursday in their Scottish Premiership clash. A Leigh Griffiths penalty opened the scoring before Australian international Tom Rogic slid in a second and Roberts' stunning strike made it 3-0 before […]

London (AFP) – Rory Hughes and Greig Tonks were added Thursday to Scotland's tour squad after Saracens wing Sean Maitland withdrew because of injury. Maitland damaged ankle ligaments in an English Premiership defeat by Wasps two weeks ago and missed the London club's European Champions Cup final win over Clermont at Murrayfield last Saturday. He […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Harry Kane staked his claim to finish as the Premier League's top scorer with a scintillating four-goal blast in Tottenham's 6-1 demolition of Leicester on Thursday. Although Tottenham were unable to overhaul champions Chelsea in the title race, Mauricio Pochettino's vibrant young side look certain to make a renewed challenge […]

Abidjan (AFP) – New Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots on Thursday tempted Salomon Kalou out of international retirement and recalled fellow striker Seydou Doumbia in a 27-man squad to face the Netherlands and Guinea next month. Hertha Berlin's Kalou had quit the national team after defending champions Ivory Coast crashed out of the Africa Cup […]

London (AFP) – Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis who is accused of match-fixing in Greece where he is the owner of giants Olympiakos bought two-time European Cup winners Nottingham Forest on Thursday. The 49-year-old — who heads up a consortium with compatriot Socrates Kominakis — has also been accused in the past of being involved […]