London (AFP) – Manchester City won a 20th consecutive domestic cup tie to move into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. Sergio Aguero scored the only goal for the holders eight minutes into the second half as Wednesday goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith failed to get a strong enough hand […]

Lisbon (AFP) – The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) denied on Wednesday that a fine of just over 700 euros handed to Vitoria Guimaraes was for racist chants the club's fans directed at Porto player Moussa Marega. News of the small fine sparked outrage on social media, with Marega commenting sarcastically "Oh no, that's a lot! […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat 10-man Union Berlin 3-1 on Wednesday at the BayArena to reach the German Cup semi-finals. Peter Bosz's side are looking to win the competition for only the second time in the club's history and join Bayern Munich and Saarbruecken in the last four. Marcus Ingvartsen […]

London (AFP) – Ross Barkley has praised teenage midfielder Billy Gilmour after his sparkling performance in Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup win against Liverpool. The 18-year-old Scot belied his rookie status to boss Tuesday's fifth-round victory over the Premier League champions-elect, deservedly winning the man-of-the-match award. He mopped up in defence, set up attacks and even […]

London (AFP) – England captain Harry Kane is confident he will be fit for Euro 2020 and has targeted a Tottenham return early next month. The striker has been sidelined since New Year's Day with a torn hamstring tendon, which required surgery. But Kane is ahead of schedule in his recovery and Spurs manager Jose […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is wary of the threat Wayne Rooney poses to Manchester United's FA Cup hopes as the Derby forward looks to prove there is "still fight in an old dog". The Old Trafford giants, on an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions, head to Pride Park on Thursday for a […]

Geneva (AFP) – Switzerland's top prosecutor will have his pay docked after a disciplinary investigation found Wednesday that he lied repeatedly when questions were raised about his handling of a corruption investigation targeting FIFA. The body that oversees the office of Swiss Attorney-General Michael Lauber said it had concluded its investigation into his suspected misconduct […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho says some Tottenham fans who are demanding that Troy Parrott gets game time do not even know what the teenager looks like. Mourinho has come under mounting pressure to play the 18-year-old Irishman with Spurs are shorn of any other recognised strikers, with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min out injured. […]

London (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United great Wayne Rooney will be a threat in Thursday's FA Cup clash against Championship side Derby. Rooney, United and England's all-time top scorer, will line up against the club where he enjoyed so much success when lining up for the Rams at Pride Park. Rooney joined […]

Montreal (AFP) – Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama joined Montreal Impact on a free transfer on Tuesday, inking a three-year deal with the Major League Soccer franchise. The Kenyan international captain, 28, heads to Montreal four years after joining Spurs from Southampton in 2016. He enjoyed a successful first season for Tottenham but a series of […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain are "within their right" to not allow star striker Kylian Mbappe to play for France at the Tokyo Olympics, national team coach Didier Deschamps admitted on Tuesday. "PSG, and maybe other clubs elsewhere, have taken a position and that is within their right", Deschamps said in Amsterdam, where he was […]

Orlando (AFP) – England striker Ellen White is determined to prove the Lionesses are worthy rivals to the United States on Thursday as the SheBelieves Cup kicks off in Florida. The four-nation tournament gets under way in Orlando with Spain taking on Japan before England face the USA in a rematch of last year's World […]

Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Joshua Kimmich edged Bayern Munich into the German Cup semi-finals with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Schalke 04 on Tuesday. Bayern sit top of the Bundesliga and are also set for a place in the Champions League quarters having beaten Chelsea 3-0 in the first leg of their […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea inflicted a third defeat in four games on Liverpool to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Willian and Ross Barkley gave Frank Lampard's men a much-needed lift at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Liverpool remain well on course for a first league title in 30 years with a 22-point lead […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo rushed to Madeira on Tuesday to be beside his stricken mother after she suffered a stroke. The 35-year-old skipped training with his club Juventus and flew to Madeira with his wife and one of his sons. According to the Diario de Noticias da Madeira, Ronaldo was expected to depart on […]