Portsmouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal bounced back from their Europa League heartache to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday. Mikel Arteta's side desperately needed a morale-boosting success after Olympiakos snatched a late winner to knock them out of the […]

London (AFP) – Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti was charged with misconduct by the English Football Association on Monday following his red card in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Ancelotti was sent off for his angry protests to referee Chris Kavanagh following the final whistle at Goodison Park. The Italian was frustrated after Everton had […]

London (AFP) – Watford winger Gerard Deulofeu will miss the rest of the season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament and tearing his meniscus. Hornets boss Nigel Pearson confirmed on Monday that Deulofeu needs knee surgery following the injuries he sustained in the first half of Saturday's 3-0 shock win over Liverpool. The Spaniard left […]

Berlin (AFP) – After comprehensive wins in Europe and the Bundesliga over the past week, Bayern Munich will switch their attention to the German Cup on Tuesday against an out-of-sorts Schalke in the quarter-finals. Bayern marked themselves out as Champions League title contenders with a 3-0 rout of Chelsea in London last week, backing it […]

London (AFP) – Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been handed a worldwide four-month ban from all football-related activity for breaching betting regulations. The suspension comes after the English Football Association won an appeal against a two-week ban and £75,000 ($95,756) fine given to Sturridge in July of last year. The former England international was […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said on Monday he would reassess his goalkeeping options at the end of the season after dropping the world's most expensive goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, in recent weeks. The Spanish international has fallen behind 38-year-old Willy Caballero after a series of poor performances in his second season after a […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said he would name a more senior side for Liverpool's FA Cup trip to Chelsea on Tuesday after relying on the club's talented youngsters to make it to the fifth round. Klopp left under-23 coach Neil Critchley, who was named Blackpool manager on Monday, in charge for a 1-0 fourth-round […]

Amsterdam (AFP) – The 2022 Europa League final will be played in Budapest, UEFA announced Monday following an executive committee meeting in Amsterdam. The Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital was opened last November and will be the only brand new venue used for the 2020 European Championship. European football's governing body also revealed the […]

Paris (AFP) – Ismaila Sarr overshadowed fellow Senegalese Sadio Mane by scoring twice as lowly Watford won 3-0 to end the 44-match unbeaten Premier League streak of runaway leaders Liverpool. Mane has been among the key figures as the Reds march toward a first league title in three decades, but he had to take a […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes his side's stunning 3-0 defeat at Watford will serve as a lesson not to let their standards slip in the final few months of the season. The Reds are still well on course for a first league title in 30 years with a commanding 22-point […]

Berlin (AFP) – Games across Germany were interrupted and delayed over the weekend due to offensive banners, highlighting a growing rift between the game's governing body and the sport's passionate ultras. Stadium announcers in Dortmund and Berlin threatened calling the games off unless the banners were removed, while Bayern Munich's match at Hoffenheim finished in […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – David Beckham's Inter Miami made a disappointing start in their Major League Soccer debut on Sunday, losing 1-0 against Los Angeles FC. A superb chip from Mexico international striker Carlos Vela sealed victory for Los Angeles at the Banc of California Stadium in a game dominated by the home side. Inter […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez suffered a torn knee ligament in his team's victory against Nashville, the club said Sunday, almost certainly ending the Venezuelan international's season after only one game. The 26-year-old 2018 Major League Soccer MVP left Saturday's 2-1 win over Nashville in the 69th minute with an injury […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Former Argentina and Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli was named as the new boss of Brazilian top-flight side Atletico Mineiro on Sunday. The 59-year-old, who led Santos to the runners-up spot in Brazil last season, penned a one-year deal. He replaces Rafael Dudamel after the Venezuelan was sacked following the club's […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Moroccans Karim el Berkaoui and Mouhcine Iajour and Senegalese Malick Cisse starred as home teams struggled Sunday in CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final first legs. El Berkaoui scored his second hat-trick this season in the African equivalent of the Europa League and Cisse netted twice as Hassania Agadir trounced Al Nasr 5-0 in […]