Glasgow (AFP) – Ianis Hagi fired Rangers to a 1-0 victory over Hibernian on Saturday as the Scottish Premiership leaders extended their winning streak to 13 games. Steven Gerrard's side have not dropped points in 12 games since they last faced Hibernian in September. They had to fight hard to maintain that perfect streak before […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United missed out on the chance to move within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool as Axel Tuanzebe's own goal five minutes from time earned second-placed Leicester a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Slow starts had been a feature for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men on the road this season […]

London (AFP) – Premier League club Wolves have banned their players from shopping amid fears they could catch coronavirus with infections rising across England. Testing on players and staff in England's top-flight is to double to twice a week in areas of the country under tier four restrictions. The latest round of testing in the […]

Paris (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino is widely reported to be Thomas Tuchel's successor as Paris Saint-Germain coach and the number one item on the Argentine's in-tray will be February's date with Barcelona. Tuchel was reportedly given his marching orders on Thursday, four months after guiding the Qatari-backed club to their first ever Champions League final, […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker will miss the busy festive period after contracting coronavirus, the Premier League club said on Friday. Two members of staff have also tested positive for the virus with Brasil's Jesus and England's Walker set to be sidelined until January 6's League Cup semi-final […]

London (AFP) – Slaven Bilic's sacking by West Brom last week made him the earliest managerial departure in a Premier League season for six years after it took 18 games for Cardiff City to dismiss Neil Warnock in 2014. The next sacking may not be long in coming with several bosses having serious question marks […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Former France coach Raymond Domenech has signed a six-month contract with Nantes for his first job since the fiasco at the 2010 World Cup, the club told AFP on Thursday. Domenech, 68, left his role as les Bleus boss after finishing bottom of the group and a player revolt in South […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain have sacked coach Thomas Tuchel with the club's former defender and ex-Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement, according to various media reports on Thursday. The French champions declined to make a statement when contacted by AFP to confirm the shock Christmas Eve axing as claimed by L'Equipe […]

London (AFP) – Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said the young players eager to establish themselves at struggling Arsenal must "be patient" in their wait for first team action. The Gunners have endured their worst start to a league campaign in almost half a century (the 1974/75 season) and last won a domestic match on November 1. […]

London (AFP) – Leeds United coach Marcelo Bielsa on Thursday hit out at the press who according to the ex-Marseille boss are trying to destabilise his players by suggesting he changes his attacking tactics. The 65-year-old Argentinian has transformed the fortunes of the once ailing giants restoring their Premier League status after a 16-year hiatus. […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp moved to dismiss speculation over Egypt forward Mohamed Salah's future saying on Thursday he is happy at the Premier League champions. The 28-year-old gave an interview in Spain last week in which he said Barcelona and Real Madrid were top clubs and "who knows what will happen in […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Thursday talk of Manchester United winning their first Premier League title since 2013 will remain out of bounds amongst him and his players. The 47-year-old Norwegian finds himself now being praised after guiding United into third place in the table — five points off leaders Liverpool — […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho is prepared to select Tottenham Hotspur talisman Harry Kane for Sunday's Premier League clash with Wolves despite playing the whole of their midweek League Cup quarter-final victory over Stoke. Kane scored in the 3-1 win on Wednesday to set up a semi-final against Championship side Brentford. Spurs face three league games […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain have fired coach Thomas Tuchel with former Tottenham boss and ex-PSG defender Mauricio Pochettino lined up as his replacement, according to various media reports on Thursday. The French champions declined to make any comment when contacted by AFP to confirm the shock Christmas Eve axing carried by L'Equipe newspaper, news […]

London (AFP) – Tammy Abraham brings a lot to Chelsea but he still needs to carry on working to make further progress said the Premier League club's manager Frank Lampard. The 23-year-old became Chelsea's second-youngest player to hit 20 Premier League goals, behind Belgian star Eden Hazard, with a double in Monday's 3-0 victory over […]