London (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers has urged Leicester to "create new history" by reaching the League Cup final. The Premier League high-fliers, who last won the trophy in 2000, host Aston Villa in the first leg of their semi-final on Wednesday as overwhelming favourites to make it to Wembley. The 2016 Premier League champions, who […]

London (AFP) – Paul Pogba underwent surgery on his ankle injury on Tuesday, reporting that "everything went well" during the operation in a social media post. The Manchester United midfielder initially posted a video on Instagram in which he looked groggy and admitted: "I don't even know if I'm OK or if I'm high or […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish international Arda Turan ended his loan spell with Basaksehir Istanbul on Tuesday and will return to Barcelona after two years marked by violence on and off the pitch. "During a meeting yesterday, our player Arda Turan asked approval from our president Goksel Gumusdag to leave to write a new chapter in […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea made a loss of almost £100 million ($130 million) last year despite owner Roman Abramovich pouring nearly a quarter of a billion pounds into the Premier League club, their figures for 2018/19 released on Tuesday show. Amongst their expenditure was yet another payout to a sacked manager — this time £26.6 […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool on Tuesday announced they had struck a huge new kit deal with Nike to replace New Balance from the 2020-21 season, underlining the Premier League club's growing strength on and off the pitch. The US sportswear giant will supply playing, training and travel wear for Liverpool's men's, women's and academy teams […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn promised Tuesday that he will tone down his notorious temper in his new boardroom role at Bayern Munich. Kahn was known as a hothead in his 14 years as Bayern number one, but at a press conference on Tuesday he said there would be "no slide tackles in […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool have struck a kit deal with Nike from the 2020-21 season to replace New Balance, the Premier League leaders announced on Tuesday. Nike will supply playing, training and travel wear for Liverpool's men's, women's and academy teams and the coaching and Liverpool FC Foundation staff. "Our iconic kit is a key […]

London (AFP) – The FA Cup third round used to have pride of place among the showpiece dates of the English football calendar, but a weekend of empty stands and much-changed teams showed there appears to be little romance left for the cup. After a gruelling festive fixture schedule saw four rounds of Premier League […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and Barcelona will be among those tussling for the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia this week, amid controversy over a tournament held faraway from home in a country long-condemned for its record on human rights. Spain's two most decorated clubs could face off in a Clasico final in Jeddah […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta said he saw two sides of the Arsenal team he has inherited after a greatly improved second-half performance secured a 1-0 win over Leeds to reach the FA Cup fourth round on Monday. The Gunners made Leeds pay for their profligacy with a host of wasted first-half chances before Reiss […]

Milan (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Inter Milan held on to top spot in Serie A on Monday with a 3-1 win over Napoli to keep the pressure on Juventus who earlier swept past Cagliari with Cristiano Ronaldo netting his first hat-trick in the Italian top flight. Antonio Conte's Inter ended their 23-year […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal made Leeds pay for their profligacy with a host of wasted first-half chances to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 1-0 victory on Monday thanks to Reiss Nelson's winner. Leeds will hope more regular visits to the Emirates are in store as they top the Championship and showed why […]

London (AFP) – League One Shrewsbury could host European champions Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round later this month as holders Manchester City take on Fulham. The Shrews host Bristol City in a third round replay next week with the winners earning the right to take on the runaway Premier League leaders. Chelsea also […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Veteran former Italy international Daniele De Rossi announced his retirement from football on Monday, just six months after joining Argentine giants Boca Juniors. De Rossi played only seven matches for the Buenos Aires outfit, scoring once, but said he needed to return home for family reasons. "I need to go home. […]

London (AFP) – Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie has been handed a three-match ban for pulling down Rangers' striker Alfredo Morelos by the genitals in last month's Old Firm derby. Christie, who has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season, was given a two-match ban for violent conduct by the Scottish Football Association on Monday. […]