Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich have signed Real Madrid right-back Alvaro Odriozola on loan until the end of the season, the two clubs confirmed on Wednesday. The 24-year-old Spain international will bolster Bayern's defence, which has been left short on cover with centre-backs Niklas Suele and Lucas Hernandez sidelined by knee injuries. "We decided to […]

London (AFP) – Even for the heavyweights of world football, raising vast sums of cash to fund transfers can be tricky. That's where Jason Traub's firm 23 Capital comes in. The company is operating at a rarefied level — it is reported to have helped finance the deals that took France's World Cup-winning striker Antoine […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes the resilience his side showed in twice coming from behind while a man down to hold Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge proves a "stepping stone" to a brighter future for the Gunners. Arteta's men remain 10th in the Premier League, 10 points behind Chelsea in fourth, but […]

London (AFP) – Ten-man Arsenal slowed Chelsea's charge for a Champions League place on Tuesday as Manchester City kept up their distant pursuit of Liverpool with victory at Sheffield United on a dramatic evening of Premier League football. Newcastle improbably came back from 2-0 down to draw against Everton, with substitute Florian Lejeune netting twice […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has strongly defended himself against claims he put himself first with his ill-fated decision to play Marcus Rashford against Wolves in the FA Cup. The United and England striker could be out for three months after suffering a back injury in last week's third-round […]

Lyon (AFP) – Lyon beat Lille on penalties after a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Groupama Stadium on Tuesday to reach their sixth French League Cup final, setting up a possible clash with record eight-time winners Paris Saint-Germain. Renato Sanches dragged what proved to be the last penalty of the shootout wide to send Lyon […]

London (AFP) – Sergio Aguero fired Manchester City to a 1-0 victory against Sheffield United on Tuesday as Southampton climbed into the top half of the Premier League table with a win at Crystal Palace. Pep Guardiola's team, with defender Aymeric Laporte back in the side, looked as though they might rue Gabriel Jesus's squandered […]

Sheffield (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero came off the bench to seal Manchester City's 1-0 win against Sheffield United as the Argentine striker extended his red-hot start to 2020 on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side were labouring to break down United until Aguero ended their stubborn resistence in the closing stages at Bramall Lane. City […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Javier Hernandez completed his long-awaited transfer to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday, saying the lure of playing regular football had prompted his move to Major League Soccer. The Mexican international striker, who will reportedly become the highest paid player in MLS, with Sports Illustrated saying he will earn $6 […]

Cairo (AFP) – African football champions Algeria, led by Riyad Mahrez, will take on Burkina Faso, Djibouti and Niger in the second round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup after Tuesday's draw. Other heavyweights such as Senegal, relying on 2020 African Footballer of the Year Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah's Egypt will take on […]

Madrid (AFP) – Mexico striker Javier Hernandez has joined Major League Soccer team LA Galaxy from Sevilla, the La Liga club announced on Tuesday. "Sevilla and Los Angeles Galaxy have reached an agreement for the transfer of Javier Hernandez to the American team," read a statement from Sevilla. Hernandez, who has also played for Manchester […]

Madrid (AFP) – Quique Setien said on Tuesday that Barcelona are considering signing another striker before the end of the January transfer window to replace the injured Luis Suarez. Suarez is unlikely to play again this season after undergoing surgery on his knee earlier this month, which has left Barca short in the centre of […]

London (AFP) – Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is confident Ben Chilwell and Hamza Choudhury have learned their lesson after missing a training session last week. Rodgers left England international defender Chilwell and midfielder Choudhury out of the Foxes' squad for the 2-1 defeat at Burnley on Sunday. Both have now been restored to the squad […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle have signed Algeria midfielder Nabil Bentaleb on loan from Schalke for the rest of the season, the club announced on Tuesday. Newcastle have negotiated an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season for a fee reported to be around £8.5 million ($11 million). The 25-year-old has […]

London (AFP) – West Ham manager David Moyes will be without injured Brazilian winger Felipe Anderson for a month. Anderson missed last weekend's draw against Everton after suffering a back injury when he fell awkwardly in a defeat against Sheffield United earlier in January. Moyes revealed on Tuesday that Anderson is set to be absent […]