Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona have denied what the club describes as "serious and unfounded accusations" of corruption after a former vice-president claimed someone "had put their hands in the till". Emili Rousaud was one of six board members to resign on Thursday night as Barca continue to be embroiled in political crisis under their current […]

London (AFP) – Celtic players and coach Neil Lennon have taken a "significant reduction" in wages to help the club with the financial cost of the coronavirus, the Scottish champions announced on Friday. Lennon and the entire first-team squad, as well as several members of Celtic's backroom and executive staff, agreed the cut and to […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has agreed to supply a food package of everyday essentials to the elderly during the coronavirus lockdown. Maguire and his father approached Herrings Top Shop in Mosborough, his hometown near Sheffield in the north of England, about the idea of giving the parcels to those aged 70 […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers have stepped up their demand that Scotland's football authorities help clubs survive during the coronavirus lockdown. Rangers want prize money to be released early to cover financial losses while matches are postponed due to the pandemic. The Scottish Premiership club are against a recent proposal to end the Scottish second, third […]

Minsk (AFP) – As most people in Europe are confined to their homes, life goes on as usual in Belarus where even football is continuing — though fears are growing over the leader's contentious response to COVID-19. "When you read the news every day, it's shocking, but we don't have quarantine," said 45-year-old Minsk resident […]

Madrid (AFP) – Ada Hegerberg's voice in football is a powerful one given she claimed the first ever women's Ballon d'Or, owns four Champions League titles with Lyon and has earned her place among the finest female players on the planet, all by the age of 24. Hegerberg's talent is matched too by a fearlessness […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi has been accused of becoming embroiled in a conflict of interest in a dispute over television payments to French football clubs facing a financial crisis in the coronavirus pandemic. Al-Khelaifi, 46, is the public face of the Qatari ownership of PSG which has transformed them into one […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bruno Labbadia will succeed Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of Hertha Berlin, the Bundesliga club announced Thursday, confirming earlier reports in the German media. "My team and I are really looking forward to this challenge. Hertha is a club with a clear, ambitious plan for the future," said Labbadia in a statement […]

Stockholm (AFP) – AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's return to training in Sweden with Hammarby, the club he part owns, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to lockdown Italy, has fuelled speculation regarding his future. Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported the 38-year-old Ibrahimovic will choose against renewing his Milan deal which finishes at the end […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bruno Labbadia will succeed Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of Hertha Berlin, the Bundesliga club announced Thursday, confirming earlier reports in the German media. "With Bruno, we have someone who knows the Bundesliga well from his many years as a player and a coach and has shown that he can stabilise teams […]

London (AFP) – Clubs outside the Premier League cannot resume training till "May 16 at the earliest" due to the coronavirus pandemic but the season can be completed in "56 days" English Football League chairman Rick Parry informed them in a letter. The 72 clubs have been kicking their heels since the EFL suspended the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bruno Labbadia is set to succeed Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach of Hertha Berlin with the Bundesliga outfit poised to name their fourth boss this season, local media reports claimed on Thursday. According to newspaper Bild and football magazine Kicker, 52-year-old Labbadia will sign a contract until 2022 to oversee preparations should […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Chinese football clubs look set to become the latest to cut player salaries as teams throughout world football attempt to offset the financial blow of the coronavirus pandemic. Lionel Messi's Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus have both made similar moves, while Real Madrid players agreed to reduce their pay by as much […]

London (AFP) – Southampton on Thursday became the first Premier League club to defer players' wages as a senior official for their union insisted they were doing their bit for the nation during the coronavirus pandemic. Southampton's players, manager Ralph Hasenhuttl, his staff and the club's directors will defer their salaries for April, May and […]

London (AFP) – Southampton on Thursday became the first Premier League club to announce their players will defer several months of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The club's directors as well as manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and his staff will also adopt the measure until June. The Premier League has called on players to take […]