London (AFP) – Allegations of historical sex abuse have been made involving all five London clubs in the Premier League, the capital city's Metropolitan Police Service announced on Monday. The five clubs swept up in the scandal that has rocked English football since former Crewe Alexandra youth player Andy Woodward went public in November last […]

London (AFP) – Mike Phelan became the third Premier League manager in a fortnight to lose his job after being sacked by Hull City on Tuesday, leading to speculation about who will be next in a cut-throat world. Fired after just 82 days occupying the role in an official capacity and with his side bottom […]

London (AFP) – Children as young as four may have been molested as part of the deepening sexual abuse scandal that has shaken British football, police revealed on Wednesday. In an update on the scandal, Britain's National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) said there have been significant rises in the numbers of clubs implicated, suspects and […]

Paris (AFP) – AFP Sport looks back at a selection of 'heroes' and 'zeros' from 2016: Heroes Leicester City Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City pulled off one of the greatest shocks in English football history by defying title odds of 5,000-1 to lift the Premier League trophy. Having miracuously avoided relegation the previous season, the Foxes […]

Paris (AFP) – Money flooded into sport in 2016 faster than ever before and flooded out in the shape of fatter salaries for the stars who have become multi-million business brands. Paul Pogba's world record transfer to Manchester United set the tone for a year of big money deals that handed the French 23-year-old wealth […]

London (AFP) – A telephone hotline dedicated to helping those affected by historic sexual abuse in football has received more than 1,700 calls in three weeks, it was revealed on Thursday. The confidential number was set up by a child protection charity and the English Football Association after former player Andy Woodward told the Guardian […]

London (AFP) – There have been 106 allegations of sex abuse connected with people at 30 London clubs including four Premier League sides, police said on Tuesday. These allegations — which stem from just one of the 21 investigations being conducted by British regional police forces — have come to light since last Thursday when […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy broke his three-month goal drought with a hat-trick as Premier League champions Leicester City sensationally inflicted a humiliating 4-2 defeat on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on Saturday. At a rain-sodden King Power Stadium, Vardy hit his first top-flight treble and Andy King also found the net to ensure Leicester atoned […]

London (AFP) – Mesut Ozil's crafty header inspired Arsenal to a 3-1 comeback victory over Stoke City on Saturday as Arsene Wenger's side supplanted Chelsea at the Premier League summit. Charlie Adam's penalty put Stoke ahead at the Emirates Stadium, but Theo Walcott equalised before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain teed up Ozil to float a header over […]

Doha (AFP) – The sexual abuse scandal engulfing English football was "bound to" spread to other countries, the former vice-chairman of the Football Association David Dein insisted on Tuesday. Speaking on the fringes of a Soccerex Asian Forum in Doha, Dein, also a former vice-chairman of Arsenal and the man responsible for appointing Arsene Wenger […]

London (AFP) – There are claims "several" British football clubs have used gagging orders to silence victims of sexual abuse at the hands of youth coaches, a lawyer working with victims has said. Chelsea have apologised to former player Gary Johnson, who was abused by late chief scout Eddie Heath, after waiving a confidentiality clause […]

London (AFP) – Over 40 percent of the world's professional footballers have experienced delayed payment of wages, according to a wide-ranging survey published by global players' union FIFPro on Tuesday. In the survey, carried out by the University of Manchester, 41 percent of the 13,876 players who responded had been forced to wait for their […]

World Soccer Shop, the leading soccer merchandise site in the United States, has launched a Cyber Monday sale to give 25% off orders storewide. The 25% savings is only available for the next 24 hours (on Monday, November 28, 2016). All you have to do is visit the World Soccer Shop website and then use […]

London (AFP) – A British children's charity has launched a new telephone helpline for sexual abuse victims after four English former footballers said they were abused by their coaches during childhood. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has set up a dedicated football hotline with the support of England's Football […]

It's that time of the year when your loved ones are asking you what you want for the holidays. If you're soccer fan, there are so many things to choose from. We've hand-selected several items that we think would make a perfect gift for most soccer fans. Holiday gift guide for soccer fans: Terrace […]