Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga clubs on Thursday welcomed a decision by the German Football League (DFL) to put teams in "quarantine training camps" for the last two match days of the season to ensure the fixture schedule is completed on time. The top 36 clubs in the first and second Bundesliga will go into camp […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Alex Ferguson admits he cried tears of joy when Scotland beat Serbia to qualify for this year's delayed Euro 2020 championships. The former Manchester United manager said he burst into tears when Ryan Christie, who had given the Scots a 1-0 lead before the Serbians levelled, started crying in a post-match interview. […]

London (AFP) – Jesse Lingard has returned to the form he showed as England reached the 2018 World Cup semi-finals but he admits before his loan move to West Ham he thought of quitting football. The 28-year-old forward's form slumped after the World Cup, losing his place in the Manchester United first team. He told […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta received a personal apology from Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke after his role in the failed Super League plot as the Gunners boss saluted supporters for sending the "strongest message" football has ever seen. Arteta's side were one of six Premier League teams to sign up to the breakaway tournament on […]

Berlin (AFP) – The 36 clubs in Germany's top two leagues will go into compulsory "quarantine training camps" for the last two match days of the Bundesliga season, the German Football League (DFL) announced Thursday, to ensure the fixture schedule is completed on time. Clubs in the first and second Bundesliga will go into camp […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United fans breached security at their club's training ground on Thursday as they protested against the Glazer family for the owners' role in the failed European Super League plot. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was forced to speak to around 20 supporters after they blocked both entrances to the Carrington headquarters. […]

London (AFP) – Interim manager Ryan Mason hopes Tottenham Hotspur's talismanic striker Harry Kane will have recovered in time from an ankle injury to face Manchester City in Sunday's League Cup final. Kane missed Spurs' come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Southampton on Wednesday after picking up an injury in last week's 2-2 draw with Everton — […]

Paris (AFP) – Football's most powerful clubs faced mounting calls for reprisals over the European Super League fiasco on Thursday, as the rebel competition's boss insisted it was merely "on standby" despite nine teams pulling out. Super League chief Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, complained about the "aggression" prompted by the breakaway league, which […]

Paris (AFP) – The European Super League crumbled on Wednesday with 10 of the 12 founding clubs turning their backs on the three-day old project despite mastermind Florentino Perez insisting the widely-condemned breakaway tournament was not dead, but merely "on stand-by". Perez shrugged off the withdrawals of the six English clubs as well as Inter […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted Wednesday that the European Super League was not doomed, but merely "on stand-by". "The project is on stand-by. The project exists, but half of them have left, tired of what they have heard over 24 hours, saying they don't want to continue," said Perez. His note […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte, whose club were among 12 involved in the failed European Super League project, believes UEFA needs to consider a possible better distribution of revenues. Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus on Wednesday reluctantly followed all six English clubs as well as Atletico Madrid in giving up on […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City's role in the European Super League controversy is a "closed chapter" as he urged his players to focus on clinching the Premier League title after Wednesday's 2-1 win at Aston Villa. City signed up to the breakaway Super League on Sunday, only to start the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid enjoyed temporary respite from their European Super League humiliaton by thrashing Cadiz 3-0 on Wednesday to keep the pressure on Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga. Three goals in 10 minutes towards the end of the first half helped Madrid go top of the table on head-to-head, above […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A leaders Inter Milan were held at Spezia on Wednesday but extended their advantage to 10 points, as nearest rivals AC Milan fell to a 2-1 home defeat by Sassuolo after a chaotic few days amid the European Super League furore. Champions Juventus moved third, just one point behind AC Milan, […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – The number of qualifiers for the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals rose to six Wednesday after the shock matchday 5 elimination of title-holders Renaissance Berkane from Morocco. Raja Casablanca of Morocco had already qualified and were joined by JS Kabylie of Algeria, Coton Sport of Cameroon, Jaraaf of Senegal, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia […]