London (AFP) – After a ding-dong 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola anticipates another breathless encounter in this weekend's Premier League showdown with Tottenham Hotspur. With six wins from six matches, City are the league leaders and early title favourites, but Tottenham, four points back in second place, […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has challenged Jamie Vardy to prove his curious pre-match drinking ritual still works by ending his goal drought against Southampton on Sunday. Vardy revealed in his new autobiography that he superstitiously drank a glass of port out of a Lucozade bottle the night before every […]

London (AFP) – Former England manager Sam Allardyce, whose one-match reign ended after being caught up in a newspaper sting, could face suspension, Football Association (FA) chief executive Martin Glenn said Friday. Glenn, who could not say whether 61-year-old Allardyce had received a pay-off when he resigned on Tuesday after just 67 days in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Goals by Belgian international strikers Romelu Lukaku and Christian Benteke saw Everton and Crystal Palace draw 1-1 in their Premier League clash on Friday. Lukaku struck with his fifth of the season in the first-half before Benteke, who endured a disappointing spell at Liverpool before moving to Palace in the summer, levelled […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte admits he doesn't have an instant answer for the problems that have plagued his spluttering Chelsea team in recent weeks. Conte's side slumped to lacklustre defeats against Liverpool and Arsenal in their last two Premier League matches. Chelsea have only one clean sheet in 15 matches in all competitions ahead […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday that watching Europe's 'Miracle of Medinah' comeback at the 2012 Ryder Cup was his "highest experience" as a fan of sport. Guardiola was invited to watch the final day at Medinah Golf Club in Illinois by his friend Jose Maria Olazabal, the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola lavished praise on his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Mauricio Pochettino on Friday, ahead of their sides' Premier League tussle at White Hart Lane on Sunday. City top the table after winning their first six games and Tottenham, last season's runners-up, are four points back in second […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insists he is more concerned with future success than reminiscing about past glories as the Arsenal manager's 20th anniversary celebrations reach a climax. Wenger reaches two decades in charge of Arsenal on Saturday and the notable milestone has been toasted time and again over the last week. Ahead of Arsenal's […]

London (AFP) – QPR chiefs insist they won't proceed with an internal investigation into the conduct of manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink until the full evidence into transfer corruption is revealed. The Daily Telegraph have been publishing information obtained during a 10-month probe which the newspaper claims lifts the lid on bribery and corruption in British […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted for the first time he would be willing to manage England in the future if he had no club commitments. Wenger has been linked with the England job following the Football Association's decision to part company with Sam Allardyce on Tuesday. Allardyce's self-inflicted exit after his […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea icon John Terry looks primed to be thrown straight back into action on Saturday against struggling Hull in a bid to end a run of two successive Premier League defeats. Both losses to Liverpool and Arsenal have been since Terry damaged ankle ligaments but having returned to training this week and […]

Moscow (AFP) – Russian Premier League table-toppers Spartak Moscow hope to bounce back from last week's 1-0 home defeat to minnows Ufa when they visit Zenit St Petersburg on Sunday. Despite last weekend's shock, Spartak still have a one-point lead at the top over second-placed reigning champions CSKA, while Zenit sit third, two points further […]

Paris (AFP) – Lucien Favre's extended honeymoon on the Cote d'Azur pits his surprise Ligue 1 leaders Nice against Lorient this weekend, while Lyon host bitter foes Saint-Etienne in the Rhone derby. Favre, who replaced Southampton-bound Claude Puel in the summer, has overseen a remarkable start to his tenure at the Allianz Riviera with Nice […]

Liverpool (AFP) – An in-form Liverpool head to Swansea City this weekend without Mamadou Sakho as he looks to repair his rocky relationship with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp. The France international claimed in a late-night Snapchat post before Liverpool's 5-1 win over Hull City last weekend game that the club were telling "lies" about his […]

Madrid (AFP) – After another stellar week for Spanish clubs in the Champions League, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid resume their three-way battle for La Liga supremacy on Sunday. Real were the only Spanish side not to win in midweek, but got a creditable 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund to remain on course for […]