Tokyo (AFP) – Kazuyoshi Miura, the 53-year-old Japanese footballer known as "King Kazu", proved Wednesday he was worthy of his crown after setting another record in a J-League first-division match. Miura was in the starting line-up for Yokohama FC's clash against Kawasaki Frontale, and at 53 years, six months and 28 days old easily smashed […]

London (AFP) – The Football Association has warned new coronavirus restrictions will have a "huge" impact on the game, with clubs facing the bleak prospect of six more months in empty stadiums. A plan to bring fans back into English sports venues on a socially distanced basis from October 1 has been scrapped because of […]

Paris (AFP) – Bayern Munich duo Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer have been nominated alongside Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year prize for last season, European football's governing body announced on Wednesday. The winner will be announced –- along with the UEFA Women's Player of the Year — […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists the German giants are eager to stop Thursday's UEFA Super Cup showdown in Budapest turning into a super spreader event due to a high infection rate of the coronavirus there. On Monday, Bavaria's premier minister Markus Soeder warned against the match in Budapest becoming a "football-Ischgl", […]

London (AFP) – Wolves announced the signing of Portugal right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona on Wednesday for a fee that could reportedly rise to £37 million ($47 million). The Premier League club announced the 26-year-old had signed a three-year deal at Molineux, with an option to extend until 2025. The Portugal international, who made 124 […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard has challenged Callum Hudson-Odoi to prove his worth for Chelsea when he gets a rare first-team start in Wednesday's League Cup clash against Barnsley. The Blues boss has confirmed the England winger will make just his second start since February 1 in the match at Stamford Bridge. The 19-year-old shot […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich can lift yet more silverware when they face Sevilla on Thursday for the UEFA Super Cup, but travelling German fans have been warned to think again before flying to Budapest and head coach Hansi Flick has questioned whether the match should go ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Champions League […]

Paris (AFP) – Eugenie Le Sommer scored twice in three minutes in a Euro qualifier away to North Macedonia on Tuesday to first equal and then break France's women's international scoring record. The 31-year-old Lyon player struck after 15 minutes from a free kick to match Marinette Pinchon who scored 81 goals for France between […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Spanish striker Alvaro Morata on Tuesday returned to Juventus on loan from Atletico Madrid, the Turin club announced. The much-travelled Morata, who is 27, played for Juventus from 2014-2016, scoring 27 goals in 93 appearances. He graduated through the youth system at Real Madrid and had two stints at the club […]

London (AFP) – Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City want to reassert their superiority by winning all four major trophies this season. City finished last season with a whimper as they ended 18 points behind Premier League champions Liverpool and suffered a shock Champions League quarter-final defeat against Lyon. They were also beaten in the […]

London (AFP) – As he prepares to make his debut for Chelsea, Thiago Silva has spoken of how his frightening battle with tuberculosis early in his career is never far from his thoughts. The veteran Brazil defender joined the Premier League club on a free transfer last month after eight years at Paris Saint-Germain and […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United moved into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win at Luton, while West Ham boss David Moyes and two of his players contracted the coronavirus ahead of their 5-1 victory against Hull as the pandemic caused chaos on Tuesday. Moyes, Josh Cullen and Issa Diop all left the […]

London (AFP) – Sports clubs and associations in England are bracing themselves for six more months without paying spectators after plans for a fans' return in October were scrapped on Tuesday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the House of Commons the government could not go ahead with the planned reopening of venues on a socially […]

London (AFP) – West Ham manager David Moyes and Hammers players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. West Ham's medical team were informed of the test results while Moyes and his squad were at the London Stadium preparing for Tuesday's League Cup third […]

Berlin (AFP) – Alexander Sorloth has joined his Norway team-mate Erling Braut Haaland in the Bundesliga after signing for RB Leipzig on Tuesday to replace Germany striker Timo Werner. The German club has reportedly paid Crystal Palace 20 million euros ($23 million) for the 24-year-old, who scored 33 goals and set up 11 more in 49 […]