Geneva (AFP) – Former world football chief Sepp Blatter remains "optimistic" Wednesday, his spokesman said, as he faces a fourth day of questioning by a Swiss prosecutor investigating a suspect FIFA payment to Michel Platini. FIFA's ex-president Blatter is being investigated over a two million Swiss franc ($2.2 million, 1.85 million euro) payment in 2011 […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi has set his sights on more Champions League glory after being unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday as hundreds of fans gathered outside the club's stadium hoping to see their new idol. The 34-year-old Argentinian superstar was presented to media from all over the world at a news […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi said on Wednesday forward Kylian Mbappe has "no reason" to leave the club after Lionel Messi signed a two-year deal with the French side. Mbappe is in the final year of his contract and has been linked with a move away from PSG with Real Madrid interested […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he is "dreaming" of winning a fifth Champions League after signing a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. "I have said my dream is to win another Champions League and I think I'm in the ideal place to have that chance and to do it," he said as […]

Paris (AFP) – There was once the romantic notion that whenever Lionel Messi finally left Barcelona he would return to Argentina and play for Newell's Old Boys, the club he supported as a boy. Paris Saint-Germain, a club transformed by the unfathomable state wealth of Qatar, is a rather less romantic destination for the player […]

Berlin (AFP) – The new Bundesliga season starts on Friday with new Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann under pressure to deliver a tenth straight league title for the Bavarian giants in his first year at the helm. With predecessor Hansi Flick having left to take charge of Germany, 34-year-old Nagelsmann now faces the biggest […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United ended last season with disappointment on the field and uprising among their support off it, but the rancour has dissipated as two major signings have allowed the Red Devils to look ahead to the new campaign with renewed confidence. Jadon Sancho's arrival at Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi said he wants to "build something special" at Paris Saint-Germain before being unveiled as a Parisian player on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the 34-year-old signed a two-year deal with PSG with the option of an additional year. Messi, who will wear the number 30 in Paris, the number he had when […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco beat Sparta Prague 3-1 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League's play-off round, a week after the Ligue 1 club's Aurelien Tchouameni suffered racist abuse during the first leg in the Czech Republic. On Monday, Sparta said in a statement they were "deeply saddened by the incident" during their 2-0 first […]

Paris (AFP) – Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who left Barcelona after 21 years last week, has signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of an additional year, the French club announced on Tuesday. Messi, 34, will wear the number 30, the number he had when he began his professional career at Barca, […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentines reacted with joy and pride as their national idol Lionel Messi arrived in France on Tuesday ahead of his expected move to Paris Saint-Germain following two decades at Barcelona. The South American country may be 11,000 kilometres from Paris but Argentines were glued to their screens following the latest developments […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi is set to be officially unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Wednesday after arriving in the French capital to a hero's welcome and undergoing a medical. PSG made no official announcement regarding Messi's signing but did call a press conference for 11:00 am (0900 GMT) Wednesday at which the […]

Paris (AFP) – Lionel Messi landed in Paris on Tuesday with the 34-year-old Argentinian superstar set to sign a deal with Paris Saint-Germain following his departure from boyhood club Barcelona. Messi arrived at Le Bourget airport to the north of the French capital around 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) and was greeted by hundreds of PSG […]

London (AFP) – Southampton completed the signing of striker Adam Armstrong from Blackburn on a four-year deal for a reported £15 million on Tuesday. Armstrong's arrival helps fill the void left by the departure of last season's top goalscorer Danny Ings to Aston Villa earlier this month. "It's unbelievable to be here – such a […]

Belfast (AFP) – Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger described Romelu Lukaku as a "beast" to handle for defenders with the Belgian closing in on a return to Stamford Bridge for a reported club record fee of £97 million ($135 million). Lukaku is expected to complete his move from Inter Milan ahead of the start of the […]