Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona's previous board, led by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, showed "very serious criminal behaviour", a lawyer hired by the club said on Tuesday. At the presentation of the club's 'forensic report' into the financial management of Barca under Bartomeu, current president Joan Laporta also said "payments without cause, payments with a […]

London (AFP) – Dele Alli said he wanted to rediscover the joy of playing football after securing a move to Frank Lampard's Everton in an effort to revive his faltering career. The England midfielder signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park, bringing his seven-year stay at Tottenham to an end late in the transfer window, […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo admitted that news of political unrest in the country is spurring his team on at the Africa Cup of Nations as they prepare for Wednesday's semi-final against Senegal. "These goings-on give us added motivation," said Malo, whose side are through to the last four after edging Tunisia […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Premier League clubs splashed the cash in the January transfer window, with most of the spending coming from teams scrambling to survive. Clubs spent a total of £295 million ($398 million) — the second-highest amount ever spent in the winter transfer window — according to figures from finance company Deloitte. […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – After a slow start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign, Sadio Mane's Senegal are finally starting to justify their tag as pre-tournament favourites heading into Wednesday's semi-final against Burkina Faso. The west African rivals meet in Yaounde with Aliou Cisse's team looking for the victory that would take them through to […]

London (AFP) – Joao Cancelo has signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at Manchester City until 2027, the Premier League leaders announced on Tuesday. The Portuguese international full-back has established himself as a key player of Pep Guardiola's side since arriving from Juventus in 2019, playing 106 games and winning three major trophies. "Manchester […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs splashed out nearly £300 million in January — the second-highest amount ever spent in the winter transfer window — boosted by a flurry of late big-money moves. The arrivals of Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes and Rodrigo Bentancur in the last few days of the month lifted the league's gross […]

Yaoundé (AFP) – Kamou Malo's Burkina Faso face Senegal in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Wednesday with a young team that has brought cheer to a country in turmoil under a local coach who has undertaken a remarkable rebuilding job. Malo dedicated the Stallions' quarter-final victory over Tunisia "to our people who are […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek joined Everton's bid to beat Premier League relegation on transfer deadline day after Frank Lampard was unveiled as the club's new manager. Alli has joined on a permanent deal from Tottenham after a disappointing few years under four different managers in north London. Lampard was […]

London (AFP) – Christian Eriksen made a remarkable return to football on Monday by signing for Brentford, while Everton brought in Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek on the day they announced Frank Lampard as the club's new manager. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch while playing for Denmark at last year's […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – USA captain Tyler Adams and defender Chris Richards were ruled out of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Honduras, a USA team statement said Monday. Adams has been diagnosed with a right hamstring injury while Richards suffered a right ankle injury during Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Canada in Hamilton. "The players are […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona were reportedly closing in on the signing of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Monday night, after Arsenal agreed to let their former captain leave for free. Aubameyang will join Barca on an initial six-month deal, according to reports in the Spanish press, with an option to extend by a further year. The signing […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain were eliminated from the French Cup on Monday as Marcin Bulka, a goalkeeper they loaned to Nice, saved twice in a penalty shootout to put his new team into the last eight. Nice, second to PSG in Ligue 1, won 6-5 on penalties after a scrappy 0-0 draw. That set up […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers bolstered their bid to retain the Scottish Premiership with the loan signing of Aaron Ramsey on Monday from Juventus on loan until the end of the season. The Welsh international was out-of-favour in Turin having played just 112 minutes this season. Juventus were keen to get some of the 31-year-old's wages […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Donny van de Beek became Frank Lampard's first signing at Everton after the Dutch midfielder completed a loan move from Manchester United. Van de Beek has endured a tough 18 months at Old Trafford since a £40 million ($54 million) move from Ajax. The 24-year-old has struggled for game time under both […]