London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has praised Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for being "in love" with football ahead of the title-holders Champions League match against Juventus. Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, was in London to host Israeli president Isaac Herzog at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and may stay on to see Chelsea at home against Italian […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Raheem Sterling, Rodri and Bernardo Silva got the goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over Everton to move within three points of Premier League leaders Chelsea. With the focus of the football world on events across Manchester on Sunday as United sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, City […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to be sacked as Manchester United manager after a 4-1 thrashing at Watford on Saturday, while Chelsea cruised to victory at Leicester to stretch their Premier League lead to four points. Liverpool moved up to second by ending Arsenal's 10-match unbeaten run with ease, winning 4-0 at […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is clinging to his job as Manchester United manager after a 4-1 thrashing at Watford on Saturday as Chelsea cruised to victory at Leicester to stretch their Premier League lead to four points. Liverpool moved up to second by ending Arsenal's 10-match unbeaten run with ease, winning 4-0 at […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool ended Arsenal's three-month unbeaten run with a 4-0 thrashing of the Gunners at Anfield on Saturday to ease up to second in the Premier League. The Reds' front three of Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were all on target before substitute Takumi Minamino set the seal on a return […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United slumped to another damaging defeat for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in losing 4-1 at Watford on Saturday as Chelsea thrashed Leicester to extend their Premier League lead to six points. Solskjaer has clung onto his job despite a run of just one win in seven Premier League games to slip […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea swept to a 3-0 win at Leicester as N'Golo Kante's rocket helped the Premier League leaders move six points clear at the top on Saturday. Antonio Rudiger opened the scoring and Kante's long-range blast put Chelsea in control before Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in the […]

Perth (Australia) (AFP) – Adelaide United's Josh Cavallo, who recently revealed he was gay, received little fanfare Saturday in contrast to ex-Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge whose Perth Glory debut ended with a 1-1 draw in Australia's A-League. In front of a sold out HBF Park in Perth, the hostile local fans were nondescript towards Cavallo […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has responded to Steven Gerrard's comment that the Liverpool manager should sign a contract for life by making it clear his Anfield reign is "far from being over". Asked this week if he harbours dreams of one day managing Liverpool, new Aston Villa boss Gerrard said he would be happy […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool will pose a stern test of Arsenal's revival when the Premier League title chasers host Mikel Arteta's resurgent side on Saturday. The international break offered a welcome respite for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Manchester United's beleaguered manager is in the firing line again as his troubled team head to Watford. Liverpool […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain defeated Real Madrid 2-0 to clinch their place in the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League on Thursday, while Sam Kerr's second-half goal edged Chelsea past Servette. Shaken by a mystery attack on France international Kheira Hamraoui and a crushing 6-1 loss to domestic title rivals Lyon, PSG earned a […]

London (AFP) – Steven Gerrard has slammed claims he will use the Aston Villa job as a stepping stone towards eventually taking charge of his former club Liverpool. Gerrard was hired as Villa boss last week after agreeing to leave Scottish champions Rangers. Premier League strugglers Villa host Brighton in Gerrard's first match on Saturday […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City and France international Benjamin Mendy on Wednesday appeared in court charged with two additional counts of rape. The 27-year-old defender is facing six allegations of rape and one of sexual assault, after the new charges were added on Tuesday. The offences are alleged to been committed on four women over […]

Madrid (AFP) – Dani Alves said he has returned to Barcelona to fight for his place, not "put his feet up", after the 38-year-old was presented to almost 10,000 fans at Camp Nou on Wednesday. A grinning Alves bowed, waved and kissed the badge in front of adoring Barca supporters chanting his name, before signing […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's wage bill rocketed by 23 percent during the period in which they re-signed Cristiano Ronaldo, the club's latest set of financial results showed on Wednesday. Figures for the first quarter of the 2021/22 financial year show a rise of £16.6 million ($22 million) in "employee benefit expenses" compared with the […]