London (AFP) – "You have to run much less," was the explanation Pep Guardiola offered on how he turned the worst start to a season of his managerial career into a third Premier League title in four years for Manchester City. After a 1-1 draw at home to West Brom in mid-December, City had won […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Caglar Soyuncu's second-half goal saw Leicester beat Manchester United 2-1 on Tuesday in a result that confirmed Manchester City as Premier League champions and strengthened the Foxes' bid for a place in the Champions League. Luke Thomas put Leicester ahead in the 10th minute at Old Trafford but the visitors' […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons after Manchester United crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side are 10 points clear of second placed United and have wrapped up the title with three games to spare. In the midst of […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatia issued an international arrest warrant for former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic on Tuesday after he failed to report to serve his prison term for a multi-million-euro fraud. Mamic quit as the coach of the reigning Croatia champions in March after being sentenced to four years and eight months in jail […]

Madrid (AFP) – Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has been approved to play for Spain instead of France at Euro 2020 this summer, sources at the Spanish football federation (RFEF) confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The Spanish Council of Ministers has granted Spanish nationality to Laporte, who was born in Agen, France but never played […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham announced on Tuesday they are introducing fan representation on the board after the European Super League debacle, apologising "unreservedly" for not consulting supporters over the divisive project. Spurs were one of six English clubs involved in the failed breakaway league but were heavily criticised and the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday Harry Maguire could be fit in time for the Europa League final on May 26 as the defender battles to recover from an ankle injury. United captain Maguire limped off with ligament damage sustained in an awkward collision with Anwar El […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Braut Haaland returned to Borussia Dortmund training Tuesday, boosting hopes the star striker will be fit for the German Cup final against RB Leipzig in two days time. "Things are looking good with Erling... He is very confident. We are too," Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc told AFP subsidiary SID. Thursday's […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany team director Oliver Bierhoff all but confirmed Tuesday that Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick will be the next head coach of the German national side. Joachim Loew is set to step down after 15 years as Germany coach following Euro 2020, which runs from June 11-July 11. Flick is the red-hot […]

Paris (AFP) – Italy midfielder Marco Verratti is a doubt for Euro 2020 after his club Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday said the midfielder would be out of action for "four to six weeks" with a knee injury. The 28-year-old has suffered a "strained interior medial ligament" in his right knee, PSG said in a statement. […]

Rome (AFP) – Gianluigi Buffon said Tuesday that he will bring the curtain down on his time at Juventus after nearly two decades at the end of the season, but will look to prolong his trophy-filled career elsewhere at the age of 43. Former Italy captain Buffon is an iconic figure in Italian football, one […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's hopes of clinching the La Liga title have been hit by another injury after the club confirmed on Tuesday that France defender Ferland Mendy has a problem in his tibia. "After the tests carried out today on our player Ferland Mendy by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been […]

Paris (AFP) – It is not exactly a name that trips off the tongue, but tiny Rumilly-Vallieres have put themselves on the map with a remarkable run in the French Cup that has taken them all the way to a semi-final against mighty Monaco. Last month, on the day plans for a breakaway European Super […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany coach Joachim Loew has reportedly contacted Thomas Muller and is poised to reverse the forward's 2019 exile by naming the Bayern Munich player in his Euro 2020 squad. According to daily Bild on Tuesday, Loew has phoned Mueller and "told him he wants to recall him" when the 26-man Germany squad […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta says he needs "unity and stability" as he seeks to return Arsenal to the top echelon of the Premier League after a disappointing campaign. The Gunners, languishing in ninth place in the table, look set to miss out on European competition for the first time in 25 years. Arteta, whose […]