Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea received a setback ahead of Sunday's showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford when goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was forced to withdraw from their squad through injury. The Belgium international, who is reported to have suffered an ankle injury in training, was replaced in goal by Asmir Begovic in Chelsea's […]

London (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he is feeling the effects of being Manchester United's main man in a hectic first season at Old Trafford. Ibrahimovic has already made 44 appearances and scored 28 goals as United reached the latter stages of three cup competitions and challenged for a place in the Premier League's […]

Shanghai (AFP) – The world's highest-paid footballer, Carlos Tevez, has come under fire from Shanghai Shenhua supporters after being spotted at Disneyland the same day he missed an important match due to injury. The Argentinian striker, who's been earning a 38-million-euro salary since he joined the Chinese team at the start of the year, was […]

Panama City (AFP) – Panamanian football player Amilcar Henriquez, a veteran member of the national team, was shot dead, authorities said. Gunmen got out of a car and opened fire on Henriquez and his friends in Sabanitas, a suburb of the city of Colon, according to preliminary reports. The 33-year-old athlete was taken to a […]

Miami (AFP) – Cyle Larin scored the game-winner in the first minute of injury time on Saturday as Orlando City stayed perfect in their new stadium with 2-1 Major League Soccer win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Canadian international Larin was able to maneuver into position on a corner and volley an off-balance effort into […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur will not lose their cool like they did last season, manager Mauricio Pochettino pledged after his side overwhelmed Bournemouth to increase the heat on Premier League leaders Chelsea. Spurs' bid to pip Leicester City to the title last season came crashing down amid a flurry of bookings and suspensions following […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will be watching Sunday's match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford with a professional interest rather than willing the Londoners to win. That is despite the fact that a victory for league leaders Chelsea over City's local rivals will assist […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has insisted his Arsenal players have the character to halt a run of four successive away defeats when they visit Middlesbrough as they look to revive their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four. Wenger's team could be at 10 points off a place among the leading quartet […]

London (AFP) – Craig Shakespeare is hopeful talismanic defender Wes Morgan will be fit to return for Leicester City's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Morgan, the Leicester captain and centre-back, has been sidelined with a back injury since mid-March and was again missing from the squad that drew 2-2 at […]

Paris (AFP) – Radamel Falcao came off the bench to turn the game in Monaco's favour as the Ligue 1 leaders recovered from a goal down to beat Dijon 2-1 on Saturday. Cedric Varrault's goal had struggling Dijon in front at the Stade Louis II but Nabil Dirar poked in following a Falcao free-kick to […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain's brace sent Juventus eight points clear in Serie A with a 2-0 win at struggling Pescara on Saturday, as Napoli capitalised on a Roma slip-up to boost their Champions League hopes. Argentina striker Higuain, who hit a new league record of 36 goals for Napoli last season, took his tally […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Real Madrid will take on Major League Soccer's All-Star lineup at Soldier Field in Chicago on August 2, MLS announced on Saturday. The game will mark the first time that the MLS All-Stars will play a team from La Liga. In previous versions of the exhibition All-Star Game, the side culled […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi kept Barcelona's title hopes alive with two goals and an assist to see off Real Sociedad 3-2 as Spain's top two edged five-goal thrillers ahead of next weekend's El Clasico. Earlier on Saturday, Isco struck at the death to keep Real Madrid three points clear and with a game in […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Vincent Kompany marked his return to the Manchester City line-up with a rare goal as his side climbed to third in the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's team were in control for long periods at St Mary's, but it wasn't until the 55th […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany striker Timo Werner said RB Leipzig's dreams had come true as their 4-0 rout of Freiburg on Saturday guaranteed them a crack at the Champions League next season. With five games left, Leipzig are guaranteed to finish their first Bundesliga season in the top four. The first three teams in Germany's […]