Sydney (AFP) – Liverpool great Robbie Fowler has expressed an interest in the vacant coaching job at Australia's Newcastle Jets, the club said Thursday. Former England striker Fowler, 42, has been linked with the job since Mark Jones was sacked at the weekend after the Jets finished the A-League season with the wooden spoon. Jets […]

Monaco (AFP) – A brilliant Monaco side that has taken Europe by storm will not relent in their bid for glory after beating Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League semi-finals, promised coach Leonardo Jardim. The team from the Mediterranean principality were too good for their German opponents in Wednesday's quarter-final second leg, winning 3-1 […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs' revenues hit a new record of £3.6 billion in the 2015-16 season, but top-flight teams still recorded pre-tax losses of £110 million, according to sports finance experts Deloitte. The record revenues were nine percent higher than the previous top total of £3.4 billion posted in the 2014-15 campaign, with […]

Monaco (AFP) – Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe scored again to set Monaco on their way to a 3-1 second-leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday that allowed them to win their Champions League quarter-final 6-3 on aggregate. Radamel Falcao also netted for the home side in a whirlwind start at the Stade Louis II, and […]

Monaco (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe's early goal set Monaco on their way to a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg to seal a 6-3 aggregate victory. Mbappe struck after just three minutes in Monaco with Radamel Falcao and Valere Germain also on target for the hosts either side of […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona failed to produce another miraculous Champions League comeback as Juventus held out for a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals 3-0 on aggregate. The Spanish champions had overcome a 4-0 first leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 with a dramatic 6-1 win […]

Monaco (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel said it "was very unfortunate" that his team's bus was delayed on its way to their Champions League quarter-final second leg tie against Monaco on Wednesday. Just a week after the German team's bus was attacked by explosives en route to the first leg in Dortmund, the […]

Monaco (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel has left both Marcel Schmelzer and Ousmane Dembele out of his starting line-up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg in Monaco. The duo start on the bench along with Sven Bender as Erik Durm, Raphael Guerreiro and Matthias Ginter all start for the German club, who […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique welcomed back Sergio Busquets with the Catalans needing another remarkable comeback to oust Italian champions Juventus and reach the Champions League semi-finals at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Juventus claimed a 3-0 lead in last week's quarter-final first leg, but Barca overcame a 4-0 deficit in the last […]

Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Lyon and Besiktas were handed suspended European bans and fined 100,000 euros each on Wednesday after crowd violence scarred their Europa League quarter-final match in France, UEFA said. The French and Turkish teams were excluded from taking part in the next continental club competition they qualify for but the governing body […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm and Xabi Alonso insisted it's business as usual despite the ex-Champions League winners making their final European appearances in the quarter-final defeat at Real Madrid. Lahm and Alonso both retire from all football at the end of the season. The veterans said their Champions League farewells at Real's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has laid down the law to Anthony Martial after leaving the Manchester United forward out of Sunday's win over Chelsea. Mourinho has advised Martial to follow the example of United team-mate Marcus Rashford, who battled back from a run of inconsistent performances to score a crucial goal in […]

London (AFP) – Harry Redknapp says he is open to extending his shock return to management at Birmingham City beyond the end of this season. The "football mad" former Tottenham boss, 70, has been hired by Birmingham's Hong Kong-based owners in a desperate bid to avoid relegation from the Championship following Gianfranco Zola's resignation with […]

Moscow (AFP) – FIFA's tarnished image is badly hindering the search for sponsors for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday. His comments came after the Financial Times reported that the corruption-tainted world football body was struggling to find new sponsors for the upcoming World Cup, with Russian […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich accused Spanish police of "violent attacks" on their supporters during the Champions League defeat at Real Madrid and filed a complaint with UEFA on Wednesday. The German club said police action on Tuesday during half time at the Santiago Bernabeu was "completely misplaced and excessive" and have requested an explanation […]