London (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will join Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp in preventing his players from travelling for internationals if they would be required to quarantine on their return. Under current coronavirus guidelines, players arriving in Britain from "red-list" countries, including Brazil and Argentina, are subject to 10 days' hotel confinement. FIFA […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Manchester United will be "difficult" opponents despite a huge gulf in form between the two sides ahead of Sunday's derby. City are on a run of 21 successive wins in all competitions — a record for an English top-flight team. They are top of the Premier […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed Friday how he had to hitch a motorbike ride to avoid missing Italy's legendary Sanremo musical festival where he was performing a duet with Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic. The 39-year-old has been a guest presenter at the five-day festival on Italy's Ligurian coast but, despite an […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel says his Chelsea players should take the credit after masterminding a 10-match unbeaten run since he replaced Frank Lampard as manager. Chelsea's 1-0 win against Liverpool on Thursday lifted them to fourth in the Premier League table and put them on course to qualify for next season's Champions League. The […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has played down any potential fallout following Mohamed Salah's show of displeasure after his substitution in Liverpool's 1-0 defeat by Chelsea. The Egypt international made no secret of his annoyance at being withdrawn just after the hour mark at Anfield on Thursday as the champions slipped to a fifth successive […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach confirmed on Friday that their Champions League, last 16, return leg away at Manchester City is due to go ahead as planned at the Etihad Stadium on March 16. "If we had had problems continuing our match operations in the Bundesliga, Manchester would have had to look for an alternative […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he does not agree with the "narrative" that Manchester United's form has dipped alarmingly as he prepares his team to face runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City. United are second in the table but 14 points adrift of City, who are on a record run of 21 straight […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris has lauded Dele Alli for the way he has responded after being prevented from leaving the club. It appeared the England international would move from the north London side during the January transfer window having beeb sidelined by manager Jose Mourinho, with former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino […]

Paris (AFP) – Accidental handballs that lead to a teammate either scoring or having a chance to score a goal will no longer be considered an offence in football, the game's law-making body said on Friday. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) made the announcement in a statement that also clarified the sport's handball rules […]

Berlin (AFP) – A week after his 18th birthday, Bayern Munich's rising star midfielder Jamal Musiala has signed his first professional contract until 2026, it was announced Friday. "I just feel very good at the club and in the team, I'm playing with the best players in the world and I can learn from them […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian club Spezia on Friday confirmed goalkeeper Ivan Provedel was among two coronavirus positives after this week's Serie A game against Juventus, who also have a case. Italian Provedel, 26, tested positive on Thursday along with a member of the team's staff. "A first team staff member and the footballer Ivan Provedel […]

London (AFP) – Police have called on the Premier League and English Football League to boost cooperation with officers in the drive to stamp out racist abuse in the game. A number of players including Manchester United trio Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Axel Tuanzebe have been targeted on social media in recent weeks. Deputy […]

Madrid (AFP) – "Of course it was a huge mistake," Diego Forlan says. "As soon as Barcelona said he was for sale, I knew it was a mistake." Forlan goes back a long way with Luis Suarez, to 2007 when he set up Suarez's first goal for Uruguay and to 2013, when Suarez set up […]

Paris (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's bid for a first La Liga title since 2014 hits a pivotal point with Sunday's Madrid derby as Bayern Munich face off with old rivals Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan aim to further stretch their lead in Serie A. AFP Sport selects some of the standout football action in Europe […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus host Lazio on Saturday looking to keep touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan before next week's crunch Champions league game against Porto. Andrea Pirlo's side are third, with a game in hand, 10 points behind Inter who host Atalanta on Monday in a clash of the two highest-scoring teams in […]