London (AFP) – Harry Kane ended speculation over a potential move to Manchester City by announcing on Wednesday he will remain at Tottenham this season. The 28-year-old is the second top goalscorer in Tottenham's history with 221, but is yet to win a major trophy at club or international level. Kane had made clear his […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Chelsea and their rivals among Europe's elite will discover their opponents in this season's UEFA Champions League when the draw for the group stage is made in Istanbul on Thursday from 1600 GMT. The Turkish metropolis has missed out on hosting the final of the competition in each of the last […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane announced on Wednesday he will remain at Tottenham this season, ending speculation over his future with Manchester City interested in the England captain. Kane had made clear his desire to leave his boyhood club in the quest to end his wait for the first trophy of his career. However, the […]

Paris (AFP) – Real Madrid have offered 160 million euros ($188 million) to Paris Saint-Germain for France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, French and Spanish media reported on Wednesday. According to outlets L'Equipe and Le Parisien the Ligue 1 club have rejected the proposal for 22-year-old Mbappe, whose contract at the Parc de Princes expires […]

London (AFP) – Wales manager Robert Page said on Tuesday the decision to make his side play their World Cup qualifier against Belarus in Russia next month was "crazy". UEFA had to move the qualifier on September 5 to a neutral venue as teams from the UK and the European Union are unable to enter […]

Paris (AFP) – Benfica captain Nicolas Otamendi said reaching the Champions League group stage was an "objective" after the two-time winners held onto a goalless draw in Tuesday's second-leg at Eindhoven, despite playing the final hour with 10-men. The Portuguese side defended superbly following Lucas Verissimo's red card after winning the first leg 2-1 last […]

Paris (AFP) – The US Department of Justice has agreed to hand FIFA $201 million (171m euros) confiscated from corrupt football administrators, the governing body of world football announced on Tuesday. Most of the cash comes from US legal actions in the wake of the "FIFAgate" scandal, which erupted in May 2015 with the dramatic […]

London (AFP) – Patrick Vieira's winless start as Crystal Palace manager extended to three games as the Eagles suffered a 1-0 defeat at Watford in the League Cup second round on Tuesday. Vieira replaced the popular Roy Hodgson as Palace boss in the close-season, but the former Arsenal and France star has endured a miserable […]

Paris (AFP) – Two-time winners Benfica reached the Champions League group stage after holding on for a goalless draw in Tuesday's second-leg at Eindhoven, despite playing the final hour with 10-men. The Portuguese side held on following Lucas Verissimo's red card after winning the first leg 2-1 last week. PSV coach Roger Schmidt made six […]

Rome (AFP) – Chievo Verona, who spent 17 seasons in Serie A, were wound up after failing to find an investor to resolve their financial problems, the local authorities announced on Tuesday. Chievo were in Serie B last season but failed to satisfy the Italian second division's financial solvency criteria and were relegated to Serie […]

Paris (AFP) – The French league (LFP) called for "collective action" after ugly scenes caused the abandonment of Marseille's game at Nice, in a letter to the country's government and seen by AFP on Tuesday. On Sunday evening, home supporters invaded the pitch and confronted the visitors' Dimitri Payet, who had thrown back a bottle […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League on Tuesday announced its clubs will not release players for international matches played in red-list countries next month. Amid frustration that players who travelled to red-list countries would have to follow UK coronavirus quarantine regulations ruling them out of several of their club's matches, the league has revealed a […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta has urged his Arsenal flops to lift the gloom around the troubled club by beating West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup on Wednesday. Arteta is already facing calls for his sacking after Arsenal lost their first two games of the Premier League season against Brentford and Chelsea. An embarrassing […]

Madrid (AFP) – Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde has extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2027, the club said on its website on Tuesday. "Real Madrid FC and Fede Valverde have reached an agreement regarding the extension of the player's contract in a deal that ties him to the club for the next six seasons, until […]

Paris (AFP) – The people who saved the life of Denmark's Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during the opening match of Euro 2020, received the UEFA President's Award on Tuesday, the awarding body announced. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin described the nine recipients, who include Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, as "the true heroes of […]