London (AFP) – Morgan Schneiderlin has joined Ligue 1 side Nice from Everton for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. The 30-year-old midfielder, capped 15 times by France, scored once in 88 appearances for Everton after his move from Manchester United in 2017. Schneiderlin failed to replicate the form he showed […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund announced on Tuesday that they plan to replace their cancelled trip to Asia with a virtual tour of on-line events in August. Dortmund, who have finished second to Bayern Munich in the German league for the last two years, had planned to take their squad to China and […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Manchester City's stunning form since the Premier League restart underlines the achievement of his side in building a 20-point gap at the top of the table. City's 5-0 demolition of Burnley on Monday, despite making eight changes from the side that beat Arsenal last week, means Liverpool […]

London (AFP) – England women's boss Phil Neville says Pep Guardiola has advised him to work in club football but he has no doubts in naming his sister as the best coach in the family. Neville coached England's women to fourth place at the 2019 Women's World Cup, after previously teaming up with brother Gary […]

Paris (AFP) – French clubs on Tuesday voted to maintain a 20-team Ligue 1 next season, knocking on the head a proposal to expand the league to 22 clubs that would have saved Amiens and Toulouse from relegation. Amiens and Toulouse had both been condemned to the drop as the bottom two sides when the […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted goalkeeper David de Gea is still "the best in the world", during a passionate defence of the Manchester United star after he was heavily criticised for his performance against Tottenham Hotspur. United face Sheffield United on Wednesday as Solskjaer's side line up at Old Trafford for the first […]

London (AFP) – Championship strugglers Middlesbrough sacked manager Jonathan Woodgate and hired the experienced Neil Warnock on Tuesday as they battle to avoid relegation to the third tier of English football The widely travelled Warnock, 71, whose lengthy managerial career has included spells at Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR and Leeds, has been out of […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2025, with the option of a further year, the club announced on Tuesday. The 23-year-old academy graduate made his debut in 2017 and has made 75 appearances for the side, scoring six goals. "Whilst […]

London (AFP) – Players' union bosses praised Burnley captain Ben Mee's reaction to a "White Lives Matter" banner flown over the Etihad Stadium, as anti-racism campaigners said change was unstoppable. A banner reading "White Lives Matter Burnley" was towed by a plane shortly after all players and match officials had taken a knee in solidarity […]

Sydney (AFP) – A decade ago Australia spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a disastrous quest to host the 2022 men's World Cup, but its football boss is quietly confident that crushing defeat will not be repeated this week. Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the 2023 women's World Cup, using the slogan […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's 30-year wait to win the English title could come to an end this week, but the Reds must rely on Manchester City dropping points at Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp's men host Crystal Palace in the first Premier League game at Anfield for 110 days. A 0-0 draw at Everton in their first […]

London (AFP) – All 20 Premier League sides have now had at least one experience of their 'new normal', adapting to empty stands and strict hygiene protocols to try and complete the season despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There are also changes to how the game operates on the field with more substitutions, water breaks […]

New York (AFP) – A US court on Monday dismissed appeals by two former leaders of Latin American football who were convicted over their roles at the heart of the "Fifagate" corruption scandal. Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, former president of Conmebol, was sentenced in 2017 to nine years in prison on racketeering and wire fraud […]

Milan (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala scored early as Juventus put their Italian Cup final woes behind them with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Monday to move four points clear of Lazio on top of the Serie A table. Portuguese star Ronaldo had missed a penalty in the Italian Cup semi-final against […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City thrashed Burnley 5-0 at an empty Etihad to ensure Liverpool will not be able to clinch the Premier League title when they face Crystal Palace on Wednesday. However, the match was overshadowed by a banner flown over the stadium at the start of the match reading: "White lives […]