Geneva (AFP) – Hansjorg Wyss, one of Switzerland's richest men, said Wednesday he had been offered the chance to buy Chelsea, with the English Premier League side's Russian owner Roman Abramovich under growing scrutiny. Wyss, 86 and founder of the medical device manufacturing firm Synthes, told the Swiss newspaper Blick that he had been sounded […]

Berlin (AFP) – VfB Stuttgart's American coach Pellegrino Matarazzo admits his job involves psychology as much as coaching football in the fight to keep his club in the Bundesliga. Matarazzo's side are second-bottom in the table and four points from safety with 10 matches remaining. "The battle to avoid relegation is very, very psychological," he […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that neuroscience is helping Liverpool's bid to win an unprecedented quadruple. Klopp's side won the first of the four major trophies they are chasing this season with an 11-10 penalty shoot-out victory against Chelsea in Sunday's English League Cup final. Klopp believes his faith in cutting edge […]

London (AFP) – Middlesbrough produced another FA Cup shock to extend Tottenham's long wait for silverware with a 1-0 win after extra time at the Riverside on Tuesday, while Manchester City eased into the last eight with a 2-0 victory at Peterborough. Boro knocked out Manchester United at Old Trafford in the fourth round and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Union Berlin reached the semi-finals of the German Cup for the first time in more than 20 years on Tuesday as a late goal by substitute Andreas Voglsammer sealed a 2-1 win over St Pauli. Voglsammer came off the bench to hit the winner in the last-eight tie and send Union into the […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan and Inter Milan played out a disappointing goalless derby draw in the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Milan, the nominal home side at a boisterous San Siro, had the better of the play and opportunities but could not convert their chances into goals and head into […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester dented Burnley's bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Jamie Vardy returned from injury to inspire a 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Tuesday. Brendan Rodgers' side stole the points with two goals in the last eight minutes as Vardy set up James Maddison and then netted […]

Peterborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Oleksandr Zinchenko captained Manchester City as classy finishes from Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish sent the English champions into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Peterborough on Tuesday. Ukrainian international Zinchenko took the armband in his first appearance since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fernandinho had initially been […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A group of Brazilian footballers and their families arrived in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after a two-day odyssey to escape war-torn Ukraine, where they play their club football. The contingent of 13 Brazilians from Shakhtar Donetsk were among dozens of people that crammed into a train and then a bus for […]

Peterborough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko was given the Manchester City captaincy for their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Peterborough on Tuesday. Zinchenko took the armband in his first appearance since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Fernandinho had initially been listed as City captain for the tie, but the Brazilian, who signed from […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel expressed his frustration at being plagued with questions on Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the future of the club's ownership structure still unclear. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on Saturday revealed he plans to place his ownership of the European champions into the "stewardship and care" of the Chelsea […]

Paris (AFP) – A group of leading Ukrainian footballers, led by English Premier League stars Oleksandr Zinchenko and Andriy Yarmolenko, have called on the sport to "resist" the Russian invasion of their country in a video published Tuesday on social media. "We appeal to the football community, to everyone who is united by love for […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it is "crazy" to even think about an unprecedented quadruple of trophies as he prepares his League Cup winners for Wednesday's FA Cup tie against Norwich. The Reds beat Chelsea 11-10 in a dramatic penalty shootout at Wembley on Sunday to win the first piece of domestic […]

Milan (AFP) – Fiorentina on Tuesday asked their supporters to avoid racist chants as they prepare for the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final against Juventus and old boy Dusan Vlahovic. Wednesday's match will be the first time Serbia forward Vlahovic returns to Florence since leaving Fiorentina for fierce rivals Juve towards the end […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United football director John Murtough says a "thorough process" is under way to find their next permanent manager, pledging the club remains focused on challenging for "top trophies" again. United, who announced their latest financial results on Tuesday, have endured another difficult season despite the return of superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo […]