London (AFP) – American star Christian Pulisic will be sidelined for weeks due to a "nasty" adductor injury, dealing a blow to his Premier League club Chelsea as they push for a Champions League place manager Frank Lampard said on Friday. The 21-year-old United States captain suffered the injury prior to last weekend's FA Cup […]

London (AFP) – Australian international goalkeeper Mat Ryan is to donate Aus$500 (£263, $345) for each save made by a Premier League goalkeeper this weekend to a wildlife rescue fund in the wake of the devastating bush fires that have wreaked havoc in Australia. The 27-year-old Brighton goalkeeper is following the likes of cricket legend […]

Milan (AFP) – Slovenia international Jasmin Kurtic has signed for Parma from Italian rivals SPAL, the Serie A club announced on Friday. Midfielder Kurtic, who turned 31 on Friday, signed a loan deal with Parma until the end of the season which will then turn into a permanent transfer, with his contract running until June […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho said he would get "depressed" if he wallowed in the news that Harry Kane is to be missing for at least three months. The Spurs striker has undergone surgery on a torn hamstring that will see him miss the majority of the remainder of the season at club […]

London (AFP) – Crystal Palace bolstered their options up front on Friday with the loan signing of Cenk Tosun from Everton until the end of the season. The Turkish international joined the Toffees for a reported £27 million (32 million euros) two years ago, but has had a limited impact under four different managers at […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Jose Mourinho remains a world class coach and a threat to his side's unbeaten Premier League record when the European champions travel to Tottenham on Saturday. A massive 28-point gap separates the sides that contested the Champions League final just seven months ago with Liverpool running away […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Harry Maguire will be fit to face Norwich City on Saturday, allaying fears that the world's most expensive defender was set for a spell on the sidelines. Maguire was badly missed as United crumbled to Manchester City in a 3-1 League Cup […]

London (AFP) – British athletics great Mo Farah says he would have been the first athlete to leave disgraced coach Alberto Salazar's camp had he known he was involved in doping. The 36-year-old Somalia-born distance runner — who will bid for a third successive 10,000 metres Olympic title in Tokyo this year rather than continuing […]

Madrid (AFP) – CD Tacon play Barcelona for the final time on Saturday before the club morphs into Real Madrid and the fixture becomes the Clasico of women's football. Madrid agreed in September to buy Tacon, with the aim of officially declaring them Real Madrid Women in July ahead of a debut season in Spain's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is facing a full-blown defensive crisis after Harry Maguire joined the list of the walking wounded as Manchester United desperately search for consistency in a topsy-turvy season. The England centre-half joins Axel Tuanzebe, Eric Bailly and Marcos Rojo as unavailable central defenders for Saturday's Premier League match […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte will be counting on Inter Milan strike duo Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez in Saturday's Serie A clash against free-scoring Atalanta to keep ahead of champions Juventus who travel to Roma. Both eight-time holders Juventus and Inter Milan are top of the Italian league table on 45 points after 18 […]

London (AFP) – Callum Hudson-Odoi admits he is battling to banish his injury demons as the Chelsea winger bids to end his sophomore slump when Burnley visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Just months ago, Hudson-Odoi was heralded as the brightest of Chelsea's young stars after his breakthrough season culminated in the teenager signing a bumper […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco have offered Robert Moreno the opportunity to bounce back after his short-lived stint as Spain coach, but the 42-year-old could not have been handed a tougher introduction to Ligue 1. Moreno's first league game in charge comes on Sunday away to a Paris Saint-Germain side in ominous form, and the two […]

London (AFP) – Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool have put themselves in position for a record-breaking campaign while Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United are embroiled in a dogfight for top-four places. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's action: Liverpool have history in their sights With a 13-point lead at the […]

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Lionel Messi said Barcelona were guilty of playing like children on Thursday after Atletico Madrid staged a thrilling comeback to beat them 3-2 and set up a Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid. Barca looked on course for a Sunday showdown against Real when they led 2-1 with nine […]