Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City remained on Liverpool's tails at the top of the Premier League by seeing off Burnley 2-0 at the Etihad thanks to goals from Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's men were far from their fluent best, but did enough to remain just one point […]

Berlin (AFP) – Erling Haaland marked his return from injury with two goals on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund beat Mainz 3-1 to go top of the Bundesliga overnight. Norwegian prodigy Haaland missed Dortmund's last four games in all competitions with a thigh complaint, but returned against Mainz to score his third brace in as many […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mohamed Salah scored another brilliant individual goal and Roberto Firmino hit a hat-trick as Liverpool ruined Claudio Ranieri's first match as Watford manager with a 5-0 victory on Saturday. Salah underlined why Liverpool are so desperate to get the Egypt forward to sign a new contract with his audacious second-half […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has warned Chelsea not to expect an easy ride during a run of fixtures that could boost their Premier League title challenge. Tuchel's side have a golden opportunity to cement their position at the top of the Premier League over the next five matches. The Blues are currently one point […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he is solely focused on the club's bid for silverware amid talk of a potential contract impasse. Salah is yet to sign an extension to his current Liverpool deal, which expires at the end of the 2022-23 season. Reports suggest the stumbling block is the 29-year-old Egypt […]

London (AFP) – N'Golo Kante has returned to training at Chelsea following a period of self-isolation after he tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Friday. The World Cup-winning midfielder has missed Blues' matches against Juventus and Southampton, and also sat out France's international fixtures but could be back for the match […]

Washington (AFP) – Players from the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC halted play on Wednesday, leading protests against sexual misconduct scandals that have swept across the National Women's Soccer League in recent weeks. NWSL games resumed on Wednesday with three fixtures after the league called off games last weekend following the latest revelations to hit […]

Washington (AFP) – Players from the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC halted play on Wednesday in protest against the scandals that have swept across the the National Women's Soccer League in recent weeks. NWSL games resumed on Wednesday with three fixtures after the body called off games last weekend following the latest revelations to hit […]

London (AFP) – Pernille Harder scored an injury-time equaliser against her former club as Chelsea escaped with a 3-3 draw against Wolfsburg in the opening game of their women's Champions League campaign on Wednesday. The Blues are aiming to go one better than last season when they reached the final for the first time, only […]

ESPN has announced its upcoming coverage of U.S. World Cup Qualifiers, which will include USA and Mexico being televised live on ESPN2 and ESPN+. For soccer fans in the United States, nothing is bigger than USA against Mexico. So for the game to only be featured on ESPN2 due to other programming commitments is a […]

Washington (AFP) – The chief executive of the Washington Spirit stepped down Tuesday, as the fallout from the sexual misconduct and workplace culture scandal roiling the top US professional women's soccer league continued. Steve Baldwin, who had been sharply criticized for his handling of allegations against former Spirit coach Richie Burke — who was fired […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – US national team star Alex Morgan on Monday blasted the North America's top professional women's soccer league for not doing more to protect players over the last decade from sexual harassment by some of its coaches. Morgan's comments come in the wake of The Athletic's reporting last week detailing alleged sexual […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – US national team star Alex Morgan on Monday blasted the North America's top professional women's soccer league for not doing more to protect players over the last decade from sexual harassment by some of its coaches. Morgan's comments come in the wake of The Athletic's reporting last week detailing alleged sexual […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson issued an apology on Monday to two ex-players for his team's role in the handling of sexual coercion allegations against former soccer coach Paul Riley. Paulson said the team should have been more open about the sacking of Riley in 2015 and that a lack of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Manchester City have lodged a complaint to Liverpool alleging that a fan spat at their backroom staff during the pulsating 2-2 draw at Anfield, reports say. Liverpool are looking into the claim, the BBC and Sky Sports said, after the Premier League rivals shared the points following a breathless second half that […]