Milan (AFP) – Italy striker Moise Kean has been ruled out of upcoming World Cup qualifiers because of "fatigue", the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Wednesday. The 21-year-old Kean, who is on loan this season at Paris Saint-Germain from Premier League side Everton, has been released to return to the French club. "Kean has […]

Milan (AFP) – Giuseppe Iachini has been named as Fiorentina coach just over four months after being sacked following the surprise resignation of Cesare Prandelli, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. Prandelli took over in early November from 56-year-old Iachini who had been in the post less than a year. "(Iachini) will direct training […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City are to install more than 5,000 rail seats at the Etihad Stadium in order to take advantage of any potential change in the law to allow safe standing. The work will take place before the start of the 2021/22 season, meaning there will be no disruption for supporters, who by […]

London (AFP) – Three World Cup qualifiers against San Marino, Albania and Poland over the next week provide England manager Gareth Southgate with his final chance to experiment before he names his squad for the delayed Euro 2020. The Three Lions will enjoy home advantage for most of the Euro as they aim to end […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid forward Moussa Dembele collapsed during a training session on Tuesday due to a reported drop in blood pressure, and images of his dramatic slump and medical response were widely reported in the Spanish press. Dembele, 24, was stretching with team-mates in the centre circle at the club's headquarters before falling […]

Miami (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion defender Kieran Gibbs is heading to Major League Soccer after signing a two-year deal with David Beckham's Inter Miami, the Florida club announced Tuesday. The 31-year-old left back, who spent most of his career with Arsenal before joining the Baggies in 2017, will join Miami when his current playing […]

Paris (AFP) – France have their eyes on adding the European Championship title to their World Cup crown this year, but first they begin their defence of the trophy they won in Russia three years ago as qualifying for the 2022 tournament in Qatar gets underway on Wednesday. Coach Didier Deschamps has stuck with the […]

Oslo (AFP) – Striker Erling Haaland and several other Norway players are preparing a special gesture in support of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of this week's first World Cup qualifier, coach Staale Solbakken said on Tuesday. The Scandinavian nation will play Gibraltar on Wednesday in Marbella, Spain ahead of the World Cup in 2022, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen hired their former midfielder Stephen Glass as the club's new manager on Tuesday. The 44-year-old, who has been working as head coach of Atlanta United's reserve team in the United States, succeeds Derek McInnes at Pittodrie. After eight years in charge, McInnes left Aberdeen by mutual consent earlier […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish police have launched an investigation after Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara reported that he was racially abused during his team's Europa League defeat against Slavia Prague. Kamara said he was the victim of "vile racist abuse" by Slavia defender Ondrej Kudela in last Thursday's stormy clash. Kudela made comments to Finland international […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Portugal coach Fernando Santos insisted on Tuesday that Cristiano Ronaldo's morale has been unaffected by recent disappointments with Juventus. European champions Portugal play their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on Wednesday, due to coronavirus travel restrictions. Ronaldo has been under fire in Italy […]

Paris (AFP) – A top French football television pundit has expressed regret over his past behaviour after former colleagues accused him in a television documentary of repeated sexual harassment while at work. The allegations against Pierre Menes, a familiar face to fans of French football, have raised new concerns over the behaviour encountered by women […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Bale said Tuesday that he plans to resume his Real Madrid career once his loan at Tottenham expires at the end of this season. Wales forward Bale returned for a second spell with Tottenham in September after being frozen out by Real manager Zinedine Zidane. He has endured a difficult time […]

London (AFP) – UK publisher HarperCollins vowed on Tuesday to "robustly defend" a defamation lawsuit filed by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich over a book that claims he took over Chelsea Football Club at the Kremlin's behest. Abramovich said he was suing HarperCollins and journalist Catherine Belton over her 2020 book "Putin's People", which alleges that […]

Milan (AFP) – Cesare Prandelli has resigned as coach of struggling Fiorentina after four months in charge, the former Italy boss confirmed on Tuesday. "In recent months, a shadow has grown inside me that has also changed my way of seeing things," Prandelli said in a letter posted on the club's website. "I came here […]