Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid forward Toni Duggan says England's players are still behind Phil Neville as coach and has warned against complacency and the need to improve standards in the women's game. In an exclusive interview with AFP, Duggan also talked about her burgeoning friendship with Kieran Trippier and the upcoming reunion with Manchester […]

Paris (AFP) – Ukraine booked their place in Euro 2020 after squeezing past Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal on a night stained by Bulgaria fans racially abusing England players while their side were hit for six in Sofia. Andriy Shevchenko's unbeaten team are through to next summer's finals with a match […]

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 on Monday to clinch a place at Euro 2020 despite Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his 700th career goal. Roman Yaremchuk and Andriy Yarmolenko put Ukraine two goals up after 27 minutes. Although Ronaldo scored his landmark goal from the penalty spot in the 72nd minute and Taras Stepanenko was […]

London (AFP) – The English Football Association urged UEFA to investigate after England's 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifying victory in Bulgaria on Monday twice had to be halted due to racist abuse. Play was stopped twice in the first half due to monkey chanting by Bulgarian supporters with announcements made to fans that the game could […]

Paris (AFP) – France drew 1-1 with Turkey in Euro 2020 qualifying on Monday in a match played against a backdrop of diplomatic and security tensions after Paris condemned Ankara for its military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. Substitute Olivier Giroud headed in from a corner to put France ahead on 76 minutes at […]

Sofia (AFP) – England's Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria was twice halted by racist chanting as they bounced back from a first qualifying defeat in 10 years with an emphatic 6-0 win in Sofia. The visitors led 2-0 through early goals from Marcus Rashford and Ross Barkley when play was first stopped and an announcement […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham have re-signed goalkeeper Michel Vorm on a deal until the end of the season to cover for the injured Hugo Lloris. The 35-year-old was released by Spurs in the summer but has been unable to find a new club. Lloris suffered a dislocated elbow in a humbling 3-0 defeat at Brighton […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Guy Noves, the most succesful French club rugby coach, said on Monday that he is ending his career, in part because he still feels disgust at being fired by France. "I'd rather put my coaching career on hold," Noves said. "I have a kind of nausea that leads me to think […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. PSG said that an MRI scan showed […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Iconic Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez will reach a new milestone when his team take on Peru in a friendly on Tuesday, in his 200th match in charge of the two-time world champions. The 72-year-old, who suffers from a nerve disorder that forces him to uses crutches to walk, has held the record […]

Alicante (Spain) (AFP) – Inter Milan attacker Alexis Sanchez could be out for three months with an injury suffered in a friendly international against Colombia, Chile coach Reinaldo Rueda said on Monday. Sanchez went off with an ankle problem in the 88th minute of the goalless draw in Alicante on Saturday. Chile play Guinea on Tuesday […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil will take on Argentina in a friendly in Saudi Arabia for the second time in a year next month, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Monday. The match will be held at the King Saud university stadium in Riyadh on November 15, CBF said on its official website. […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain striker Neymar will be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury he suffered playing for Brazil, the French club said on Monday. Neymar limped off in the 12th minute on Sunday as Brazil drew 1-1 against Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore. PSG said that an MRI scan showed […]

Lyon (AFP) – Lyon have named Rudi Garcia as their new coach following the sacking of Brazilian Sylvinho last week, the Ligue 1 club announced on Monday. Former Arsenal and Barcelona full-back Sylvinho saw his first role as a head coach last only 11 matches as Lyon slipped to within a point of the relegation […]

Jerusalem (AFP) – A Saudi football delegation visited east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday as part of a groundbreaking trip to play a match in the occupied West Bank. The trip for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier match marks a change in policy for the Gulf state, which has previously only played against Palestine in […]