Sydney (AFP) – In-demand Australian striker Sam Kerr Friday said she was eager to challenge herself in Europe and hinted that England could be her next destination. The Matildas captain has been a mainstay at Perth Glory since 2014, while also playing for Chicago Red Stars in the United States, but she has opted out […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre says his side have "nothing to lose" as they look to inflict more woe on crisis-hit Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. Niko Kovac was sacked last Sunday as Bayern coach after a 5-1 drubbing at Eintracht Frankfurt, with Hansi Flick taking over […]

London (AFP) – England will round off a transformative year for women's football in front of a sold-out Wembley against Germany on Saturday, with the Football Association hoping the World Cup boom will have a long-lasting legacy. The record attendance for a women's game in Britain of 80,203 for the 2012 Olympic final between the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City and Liverpool's ascension to the two top dogs in the Premier League has seen every meeting in recent seasons met with increasing animosity, ahead of Sunday's latest battle for supremacy. No player bears the brunt of that bad blood more than Raheem Sterling on his return to Anfield. Sterling shot […]

Paris (AFP) – If Paris Saint-Germain have been held back in recent years by their lack of a truly top-class goalkeeper, Keylor Navas showed just why they were so keen to bring him to the French capital with his midweek performance in the Champions League. The Costa Rican joined PSG in September from Real Madrid […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan and Napoli return to the Serie A fray after a disappointing week of European football for the Italian giants as leaders Juventus look to pull clear after punching their ticket to the Champions League last 16. Juventus have 29 points from 11 games, one point ahead of Inter Milan, with […]

Paris (AFP) – Teenager Mason Greenwood scored as Manchester United cruised into the Europa League last 32 with a 3-0 win over Partizan Belgrade at Old Trafford on Thursday, while Celtic stunned Lazio with a last-gasp goal in Rome to progress. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's United knew that a third victory in four Group L games […]

Paris (AFP) – Olivier Ntcham scored a dramatic injury-time winner to grab Celtic a 2-1 victory at Lazio on Thursday and send the Scottish champions into the Europa League last 32. Neil Lennon's outfit remain top of Group E with two games remaining, seven points clear of third-placed Lazio after their second straight win over […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Bayern Munich have turned down an approach from Arsene Wenger to take over the vacant manager's position following the sacking of Niko Kovac, the German champions said on Thursday. "Arsene Wenger called (Bayern chairman) Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on Wednesday afternoon to make him aware of his interest in the job," a Bayern […]

London (AFP) – Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has included Burnley midfielder Robbie Brady and Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark in his squad for the friendly against New Zealand and Euro 2020 qualifier against Denmark. The pair could get a chance in the match against the Kiwis in Dublin on November 14 as McCarthy assesses his options […]

London (AFP) – Everton midfielder Andre Gomes could play again before the end of the season after surgery on his broken ankle went well, his club manager Marco Silva said Thursday. The 26-year-old Portuguese international suffered a fracture dislocation of the right ankle after being tripped by Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min in Sunday's 1-1 draw. […]

Katowice (Poland) (AFP) – Witold Banka was officially named the new president of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday, with Poland's current sports minister succeeding incumbent Craig Reedie when he departs the post at the end of the year. Banka, 35, was rubber-stamped as new WADA chief during the body's conference in Katowice after having […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Lokomotiv Moscow forward Eder, whose goal won Portugal Euro 2016, earned a recall to his country's squad Thursday for their upcoming qualifiers for next summer's finals against Lithuania and Luxembourg. The 31-year-old returns as part of a 25-man squad named by coach Fernando Santos as Portugal attempt to lock down a place […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City midfielder James Maddison was included Thursday in Gareth Southgate's squad for their Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo despite his controversial casino visit during the last international break. Maddison pulled out of the squad to face the Czech Republic and Bulgaria last month because of illness but the uncapped […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was recalled to the France squad on Thursday for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania. Left-back Mendy, 25, was part of the squad that won the 2018 World Cup in Russia but has not played for his country since winning his ninth cap in […]