Belgrade (AFP) – Son Heung-min bounced back from a traumatic weekend by scoring twice as Tottenham beat Red Star Belgrade 4-0 on Wednesday to take a huge step towards reaching the last 16 of the Champions League for a third straight year. The South Korean was left in tears after being sent-off for a challenge […]

Milan (AFP) – Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson could be a doubt for this weekend's Premier League clash against Liverpool after being substituted at half-time in their Champions League game against Atalanta in Milan on Wednesday. Claudio Bravo was introduced after the break for the Premier League champions. Liverpool lead second-placed Man City by six points, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsene Wenger is reportedly in talks with Bayern Munich to potentially become their new head coach while Ralf Rangnick, another possible candidate, is said to not be interested. Wenger, 70, gave an evasive answer when broadcaster beIn Sports directly asked him about working at Bayern, who dismissed Niko Kovac on Sunday in […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Managerless Bayern Munich reached the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with two games to spare as Robert Lewandowski helped inspire a low-key 2-0 win over Olympiakos. Lewandowski's goal, his 21st in 17 games this season, was the highlight of a dull encounter at the Allianz Arena before substitute Ivan Perisic […]

Moscow (AFP) – Substitute Douglas Costa's injury-time winner secured Juventus their spot in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday after a 2-1 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow. The Brazilian winger struck a magnificent, last-gasp solo goal for the Italian champions after Aleksei Miranchuk had cancelled out Aaron Ramsey's fourth-minute opener. Juve are three points clear […]

Lyon (AFP) – Burkina Faso striker Bertrand Traore was the victim of a burglary while playing for Lyon in their Champions League win over Benfica, police said Wednesday. Police arrived at Traore's home at around 9.20 pm (2020 GMT) Tuesday to discover the front door forced open and that thieves had broken into a safe […]

Guimaraes (Portugal) (AFP) – Arsenal's faltering form continued as a much-changed side limped towards the last 32 of the Europa League with a 1-1 draw at Vitoria Guimaraes on Wednesday. Shkodran Mustafi's header 10 minutes from time looked set to hand the Gunners a barely deserved three points and maintain their 100 percent record in […]

Brussels (AFP) – Former Japan international Keisuke Honda has joined Vitesse Arnhem on a deal until the end of the season, the Dutch club announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old last played for Melbourne Victory in Australia but left in June and also currently coaches the Cambodian national team. In September, he made a plea on […]

Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino plans to attend a league game in Iran where female fans will be allowed to attend. Infantino recently wrote to the Iranian football federation expressing his intention to travel to Iran and watch a game with women present, according to a source. For the first time in 40 […]

Naples (Italy) (AFP) – Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti was told by the Italian club on Wednesday to take charge as players abandoned an enforced training camp following a series of poor results. Club president Aurelio De Laurentiis ordered the team to be confined to a training camp after last weekend's 2-1 league defeat to Roma […]

London (AFP) – A second man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to trying to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of their watches in a moped ambush. Jordan Northover, 26, admitted trying to steal the expensive items from the Premier League footballers in northwest London on July 25, a court heard. Ashley Smith has […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool fan Sean Cox is to return to Anfield on Sunday for the first time since sustaining serious head injuries in an attack by Roma supporters outside the ground in April 2018. Cox, whose family will be hosted by the club for the top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City, recently moved to a […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has targeted qualifying for the knockout stages of the Europa League as a pick-me-up after defeat to Bournemouth ended a brief revival. The mood at Old Trafford had been lifted by three successive victories following a draw against Liverpool but the 1-0 loss on the south […]

Berlin (AFP) – After their stunning Champions League fight back over Inter Milan, buoyant Borussia Dortmund now have Bayern Munich in their sights for Saturday's crunch Bundesliga clash. Dortmund came from two goals down at half-time against Antonio Conte's Inter on Tuesday as Achraf Hakimi netted twice to seal the hosts' superb 3-2 win which […]

London (AFP) – A second man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to trying to rob Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of their watches in a moped ambush. Jordan Northover, 26, admitted trying to steal the expensive items from the Premier League footballers in northwest London on July 25, a court heard. Ashley Smith has […]