London (AFP) – Former England women's international Karen Carney has deleted her Twitter account three days after Leeds United's official account mocked her analysis of the club's Championship-winning campaign last season. Carney claimed the Yorkshire club were promoted last season "because of Covid", as the pause in the season action due to the pandemic allowed […]

Liverpool (AFP) – West Ham manager David Moyes said there has been a change in mindset with the Hammers this season after Tomas Soucek's late strike earned a 1-0 win at Everton. Moyes's men had the toughest festive fixture schedule in the Premier League with three games in six days, but finished the stronger of […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Uruguay's Spanish language academy on Friday joined a racism fray to defend the word that got Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani banned for three matches and fined £100,000 ($137,000). On Thursday, the Football Association in England announced the sanction over the 33-year-old's use of the term "negrito" (small black person) in an […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton missed the chance to go a point behind local rivals Liverpool at the top of the Premier League as Tomas Soucek's late strike earned West Ham a 1-0 win at Goodison Park on Friday. In a disappointing game of few chances, Soucek was in the right place to stab home Aaron […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will attempt to hang onto the coattails of La Liga leaders and city rivals Atletico on Saturday when they tackle in-form Celta Vigo and Iago Aspas, the veteran striker who leads the Spanish scoring charts this season. Zinedine Zidane's side lost ground in the title race when they were held […]

Milan (AFP) – Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has tested positive for coronavirus on his return to Italy, his Serie A club Napoli confirmed on Friday. The 21-year-old has been sidelined since last November after dislocating his shoulder while representing Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations. The former Lille player tested positive for Covid-19, on […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Galatasaray's Norwegian international defender Omar Elabdellaoui has been hospitalised with eye injuries after an accident with fireworks in New Year's Eve celebrations, the doctor treating him said Friday. Elabdellaoui injured both his eyes, according to Dr. Vedat Kaya of the Liv hospital. While the Norwegian has not lost his sight, one eye […]

London (AFP) – Fulham manager Scott Parker does not know if his side's trip to Burnley on Sunday will go ahead as a spike in coronavirus infections continues to wreak havoc on the Premier League schedule. An outbreak in the Fulham squad led to Wednesday's trip to Tottenham being postponed less than three hours before […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City will be without five players for Sunday's Premier League trip to Chelsea due to positive tests for coronavirus, Pep Guardiola has confirmed as he defended the decision to postpone Monday's clash with Everton. City revealed there had been four positive cases at the club on Christmas Day, including for players […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's form on the pitch may have fallen away of late but the future looks rosy, according to chairman Bruce Buck, as the Premier League side posted a profit of £32.5million ($44.4 million) for the year ended June 30, 2020. The figures reflect the impact the halt to the Premier League season […]

London (AFP) – Steven Gerrard says Rangers fans should stay away on Saturday despite the emotional pull of it being the 50th anniversary of the Ibrox tragedy that resulted in 66 fans dying. Gerrard can relate to their loss as his cousin Jon-Paul Gilhooley, 10, was the youngest victim of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland is expected to make an eagerly awaited return from injury as his side look to battle back into the Bundesliga top four with a win over high-fliers Wolfsburg on Sunday. The prolific Norwegian prodigy has missed the last four league games and the last seven in […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool will start 2021 in a familiar position at the top of the Premier League but with a rejuvenated Manchester United leading a pack of challengers who are all within striking distance. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side would join the champions on 33 points if they beat Aston Villa on Friday, with Jurgen […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristian Portu scored the only goal as Real Sociedad edged Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in a disappointing Basque derby on Thursday. Portu found the net after just five minutes at San Mames, finishing off a counter-attack by Mikel Oyarzabal. Sociedad remain in third place in La Liga with 29 points, four behind Real […]

London (AFP) – Sead Kolasinac has agreed to join Bundesliga side Schalke on loan for the rest of the season, Arsenal announced on Thursday. The Bosnia defender, 27, will head back to the club where he joined the youth set-up and went on to become a first-team regular before moving to the Premier League in […]