Berlin (AFP) – Real Madrid are loaning striker Luca Jovic back to Eintracht Frankfurt having paid out 60 million euros to the Bundesliga club in order to secure the Serb's services on a six-year contract in 2019. Jovic's temporary return 'home' was announced by Eintracht sporting director Fredi Bobic on Tuesday. He told Sky television: […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba took Manchester United top of the Premier League for the first time in three years as his deflected winner saw off a dogged Burnley 1-0 at Turf Moor on Tuesday. United now lead defending champions Liverpool by three points ahead of a top-of-the-table clash between the two most successful sides […]

London (AFP) – Sheffield United ended a 20-game winless run in the Premier League on Tuesday as Billy Sharp's penalty earned a 1-0 victory over 10-man Newcastle. The Blades still face an uphill task to haul themselves off the bottom of the table as they sit nine points adrift of safety. But Chris Wilder's men […]

Paris (AFP) – Neymar is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain after four weeks on the sidelines in Wednesday's Champions Trophy game against bitter rivals Marseille. "Neymar is available and will be in the squad. We will decide tomorrow (Wednesday) if he plays or starts on the bench," PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino said at […]

Madrid (AFP) – Despite the concerns about a crammed fixture calendar in a season badly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Spain is going ahead with its four-team Super Cup this week as Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao provide the opposition for Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, after being taken to Saudi Arabia in January 2020, […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola has warned that momentum can disappear in "one instant" as he prepares his Manchester City side to face Brighton after six successive wins in all competitions. City go into Wednesday's home match four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool but with two games in hand and boosted by the return […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says Fulham have little reason to complain about being told to play a Premier League game at short notice as his opposite number Scott Parker called the scheduling "scandalous". Spurs had been due to play Aston Villa on Wednesday, but a coronavirus outbreak at the Midlands club forced […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal misfit Mesut Ozil has revealed he plans to play his football in Turkey or the United States when he finally leaves the Premier League club. The German has not played for Mikel Arteta's side since March last year and has just six months left on his contract at the Emirates. He […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille announced on Tuesday they have signed Fiorentina right-back Pol Lirola on loan until the end of the season. The French club have an option to buy the former Spain Under-21 defender for a reported fee of around 12 million euros ($14.6 million). Coach Andre Villas-Boas said Lirola had been on sporting […]

London (AFP) – Football risks another suspension if clubs "continue to flout the rules" in place to limit the spread of coronavirus, the chief executive of the English Football League (EFL) has warned. Elite sport has been allowed to continue despite a fresh national lockdown designed to slow down the rate of Covid-19 infections. However, […]

Madrid (AFP) – La Liga's bottom side Huesca dismissed coach Michel Sanchez on Tuesday after a run of just one win in 18 games, while Alaves sacked Pablo Machin with the club just above the relegation zone. Huesca have lost four of their last five matches to fall six points adrift of safety following their […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City's umbrella ownership organisation City Football Group has set up a partnership with Bolivian outfit Club Bolivar, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The agreement will enable Bolivia's most successful club to tap into the City Football Group's (CFG's) expertise including in the areas of scouting and coaching. "We are […]

London (AFP) – West Ham needed Craig Dawson's first goal for the club seven minutes from time to beat non-league Stockport 1-0 and reach the FA Cup fourth round on Monday. Hazardous conditions under torrential rain helped the National League side bravely hold out against the Hammers, who are just three points off the top […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic paid for a misjudged mid-season training trip to Dubai as without the 13 first-team players forced into self-isolation, they were held 1-1 by Hibernian on Monday in another blow to their Scottish Premiership title hopes. The Hoops are 18 points behind runaway leaders Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership, […]

Marseille (AFP) – Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas said on Monday that despite the controversy surrounding the first meeting with Paris Saint-Germain this season, his team would approach the Champions Trophy between the clubs with "aggression" and "intensity". He also said there was no pressure on his team because PSG's wealth had made French football "the […]