London (AFP) – Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is set to face disciplinary action after becoming the latest Premier League player to breach the coronavirus lockdown. Gibbs-White, 20, was seen in a since-deleted Snapchat video attending a London party with contestants from reality television show Love Island last week. Wolves, who saw their players return […]

London (AFP) – Rangers' attempt to force an independent investigation into the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has failed after clubs voted against an inquiry at an extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday. The resolution drew just 13 of the 32 votes needed to pass, with 27 votes against and two clubs abstaining. Rangers had joined […]

Amiens (France) (AFP) – French club Amiens have launched legal proceedings in a bid to overturn what they consider to be their "unjust" relegation from Ligue 1 after the season was ended early due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We find that this decision goes against sporting fairness. The decision is a punishment from the league. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former Liverpool star Emre Can and Belgian international Axel Witsel will miss Borussia Dortmund's derby with Schalke 04 on Saturday as German football makes a tentative return. As with all other fixtures in the rest of the Bundesliga season, it will be played behind closed doors with the players quarantined for a […]

New Delhi (AFP) – The women's Under-17 World Cup, due to be held in India in November, has been postponed for three month, FIFA said Tuesday, adding to a growing list of sporting events hit by the pandemic. The tournament, to be played in five cities across the country, will now start February 17, football's […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs face having to pay a huge refund to broadcasters even if they manage to complete the coronavirus-disrupted season behind closed doors. Broadcasters would be reimbursed for matches not being played as scheduled and the lack of atmosphere in empty stadiums is also a factor. The BBC reported the bill […]

Berlin (AFP) – The Bundesliga returns on Saturday in empty stadiums, but German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds. German football will be blazing a trail among Europe's top leagues by resuming two months after it was halted by […]

Milan (AFP) – Italian top-flight club Cagliari announced on Monday that their first-team squad have agreed to forego their salaries for the month of April. Club president Tommaso Giulini thanked the players "for their sensitivity in wanting to contribute to protecting the club in a particularly complicated and difficult to predict period". "As also requested […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Italy on Monday after two months in his native Sweden, as Serie A prepares to resume group training in a week's time. Ibrahmivoic was photographed arriving in Milan wearing a facemask and gloves before being driven to the team's training centre at Milanello. The Swede […]

Paris (AFP) – French women's football giants Lyon will be declared league champions for the 2019-20 campaign, collecting the title for the 14th consecutive year after the season was ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was confirmed to AFP by a source close to talks held Monday by the French football federation as well […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A clubs can return to team training from May 18 if they make adjustments to medical protocols, the Italian government announced on Monday. The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) met with the government's technical scientific committee (CTS) last week to discuss details for a return to group training as the country emerges […]

London (AFP) – Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright has been subjected to a barrage of racist abuse on social media. Leading anti-racism charities condemned the sickening incident after Wright went public with the messages on Monday. An Instagram user messaged Wright with racist taunts and the 56-year-old, who also played for Crystal Palace […]

Milan (AFP) – Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi died, aged 19, on Monday three days after suffering a brain aneurysm. The teenager became ill on Friday while training at his home in Como, in the north of Italy, and passed away in hospital in Varese. Rinaldi came through Atalanta's youth system after joining the Bergamo club […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs received a boost to their hopes of completing the season on Monday as the government published a "roadmap" that could see the return of elite sport in England from June 1. As the 20 English top-flight clubs met for further talks on "Project Restart", ministers announced plans to ease […]

Berlin (AFP) – David Alaba says Bayern Munich are "hungry" and enjoying their return to full-team training ahead of the restart of the Bundesliga this weekend behind closed doors. The German top flight resumes on Saturday after the season was suspended in mid-March to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. It will be the […]