Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA said on Wednesday it will send officials to Iran "shortly" to look at the possibility of allowing female spectators into football games in the country. The announcement comes a week after an Iranian football fan set herself on fire outside a court and died after being told she would be jailed […]

Milan (AFP) – Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was "outraged" by the state of the changing rooms at his side's San Paolo stadium following building work carried out by local authorities who own the ground. The Serie A outfit had to play their opening two league games away from home, at Fiorentina and reigning […]

Paris (AFP) – The head of the French Football Federation (FFF) and the country's sports minister have promised to work together in attempts to stop homophobia in the country's stadiums, bringing to an end a very public disagreement. French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu and FFF president Noel Le Graet released a joint statement on Wednesday […]

Lausanne (AFP) – FIFA said on Wednesday it will send officials to Iran "shortly" to look at the possibility of allowing female spectators into football games in the country. The announcement comes a week after an Iranian football fan set herself on fire outside a court and died after being told she would be jailed […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City will honour former captain Vincent Kompany with a statue of the Belgian outside the club's Etihad stadium. Kompany will miss playing in his City testimonial on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury, but was in attendance as the club also named a road at their training base after the centre-back. […]

Madrid (AFP) – Valencia announced the shock sacking of coach Marcelino on Wednesday, less than a week before their Champions League opener against Chelsea. The Spanish outfit have named former Real Madrid assistant coach Albert Celades as his successor. The 54-year-old joined the club in 2017 with Valencia then struggling after back-to-back 12th-placed finishes in […]

London (AFP) – Raheem Sterling was the target of racist abuse from a Bulgaria fan during England's 4-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win at Wembley on Saturday. The fan was ejected from the stadium and arrested in the latest in a string of racist incidents involving high-profile players in recent weeks. The Metropolitan Police confirmed to […]

London (AFP) – Vincent Kompany will miss his Manchester City testimonial on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury. The former City captain had been due to feature in the star-studded charity match that will see a City legends team face an all-star XI of former Premier League players to raise money for his homelessness charity […]

Madrid (AFP) – Valencia fired Marcelino Garcia Toral on Wednesday, three matches into the league campaign, making him the first La Liga coach to be dismissed this season. Valencia have won one match, lost one and drawn another so far this term and sit 10th in the table and face Barcelona away on Saturday. They […]

Tehran (AFP) – An Iranian football fan who set herself ablaze and died after being arrested for trying to defy a ban on women in stadiums was ill with a "neurological disorder", her father said. Sahar Khodayari, 30, was reportedly arrested early last year when she tried to enter a stadium in Tehran dressed as […]

London (AFP) – England's abundance of attacking talent has the Three Lions believing they can end a 54-year wait to win a major international tournament next year, when the Euro 2020 final will be hosted at Wembley. Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho and Harry Kane were in full flow as Kosovo, unbeaten in 15 matches prior […]

Doha (AFP) – Hundreds of Indian fans launched celebrations after their team held World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar to a goalless draw in Doha in a preliminary qualifying match for the flagship tournament. But some of the sparkle of India's achievement Tuesday was lost following chaotic scenes as visiting fans struggled to enter the stadium. […]

Brussels (AFP) – Police investigating suspected fraud linked to the transfer of Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic to Newcastle United have raided properties in Belgium, Monaco and London, arresting two people including an agent, officials said Wednesday. The probe, which earlier this year saw the Belgian FA headquarters searched, is looking into suspected money-laundering related to […]

London (AFP) – Lyon remain the team to beat when the women's Champions League gets underway on Wednesday, but Arsenal and England forward Beth Mead believes the time is coming to knock the relentless French champions "down a peg or two". Arsenal travel to Italy to face Fiorentina in the first leg of their last […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – England manager Gareth Southgate insists his side must improve on "obvious" defensive errors after being bailed out by another devastating attacking display in a thrilling 5-3 win over Kosovo in Southampton. Jadon Sancho scored his first international goals and Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling were also on target as Southgate's […]