Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin joined Bayern Munich on 17 points at the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday with a 2-1 home win over Cologne, who lost their unbeaten record. With Bayern looking for their first win in three league games against Borussia Moenchengladbach later at the Allianz Arena, Hertha took their chance […]

Beijing (AFP) – World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi was named China's new boss on Saturday at a time when the country's ambitions to become a footballing powerhouse have rarely looked more remote. The appointment of the Italian — one of the world's most decorated football coaches — comes with China all but out of contention […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester strikers Shinji Okazaki and Ahmed Musa ended lengthy goal droughts as the Premier League champions beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Saturday. Claudio Ranieri's side were on course for their first win in four league matches after Nigeria international Musa claimed his first Leicester goal in his 10th appearance since […]

Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur had to settle for a third successive draw in a hard-fought but goalless encounter with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Overrun by Eddie Howe's hard-running Bournemouth side in the opening stages, Tottenham battled their way back into the game and were in charge for most of […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United great Ryan Giggs has described former manager David Moyes's decision to buy Marouane Fellaini from Everton in September 2013 as a "panic" buy. Fellaini joined United from Everton, Moyes's former club, in a 27.5 million pounds ($33.6 million, 30.9 million euros) move on transfer deadline day. But the gangly Belgium […]

Beijing (AFP) – Former World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has been named to lead China's national side following the resignation of Gao Hongbo, the Chinese Football Association announced Saturday. The appointment comes after World Cup qualifying losses by the men's team to Syria and Uzbekistan left the Asian giant with virtually no chance of qualifying […]

Beijing (AFP) – Former World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has been named to lead China's national side following the resignation of Gao Hongbo, the Chinese Football Association announced Saturday. The appointment comes after World Cup qualifying losses by the men's team to Syria and Uzbekistan left the Asian giant with virtually no chance of qualifying […]

Beijing (AFP) – Former World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has been named to lead China's national side following the resignation of Gao Hongbo, the Chinese Football Association announced Saturday. The appointment comes after World Cup qualifying losses by the men's team to Syria and Uzbekistan left the Asian giant with virtually no chance of qualifying […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Zamalek of Egypt can draw comfort from the past as they seek to overturn a 3-0 deficit on Sunday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final against Mamelodi Sundowns. Canon Yaounde (Cameroon), Mouloudia Alger (Algeria) and Asante Kotoko (Ghana) faced similar dire circumstances to the Cairo club in previous […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he would rather quit than change his footballing philosophy. City have gone four matches in all competitions without a win and head into Sunday's Premier League clash home to Southampton on the back of a 4-0 thrashing at Barcelona in the Champions League. It […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are finally equipped to last the pace in the Premier League title race. Wenger's side have struggled to match the financial muscle and strength in depth of the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in recent years. But the Gunners appear in much better shape to slug it […]

London (AFP) – Less than 12 months since his second spell as Chelsea manager ended amid on-pitch turmoil and bitter off-pitch recrimination, Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United on Sunday. With three Premier League titles, three League Cups and one FA Cup won across his two stints in west London, Mourinho is […]

New York (AFP) – Didier Drogba has been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer chiefs after his refusal to play for the Montreal Impact last weekend, the league said Friday. Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast star Drogba stunned the Impact by demanding to be left out of the squad for their game against […]

Sunday's Scottish League Cup semi-final between Rangers and Celtic will be shown live on FOX Soccer 2GO, the legal streaming service in the U.S. The match, which will be beamed live from Hampden Park in Glasgow, is scheduled to kick off at 9:15am ET (6:15am PT). The broadcast begins at 9:05am ET. For a limited […]

Monaco (AFP) – Radamel Falcao scored on his return from a month out to help Monaco dismantle Montpellier 6-2 to move within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Nice on Friday. Rampant Monaco leap-frog champions Paris Saint-Germain into second with PSG and Nice both in action on Sunday. Despite the lop-sided scoreline they did not […]