Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Yaya Toure will not play again for Manchester City until the player's camp apologises for comments made by his agent, manager Pep Guardiola vowed on Tuesday. Dimitri Seluk accused the City manager of "humiliating" Toure, 33, by leaving him out of the club's Champions League squad at the start of […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti will miss the Spanish champions' vital La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday due to a knee ligament strain. "Umtiti suffered a lateral collateral ligament strain in his left knee during training this morning," Barca said in a statement on Tuesday. The French international's absence opens the door […]

For years, American soccer fans have desired that one breakout star thrust the sport into the mainstream while playing for a major European club. Every player that has been described as the “next big thing” by fans of US Soccer has tended to fall short of the lofty expectations placed on him. Most have been perfectly good […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique insists Neymar's skills should be enjoyed rather than criticised after the Brazilian's penchant for showboating once again came under the spotlight. Former Barca and Real Madrid midfielder Michael Laudrup controversially slammed Neymar for displaying his full range of tricks towards the end of Barca's 5-1 thrashing of newly […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mainz midfielder Jose Rodriguez was on Tuesday hit with a five-match ban and fined 10,000 euros ($11,171) for his horror tackle which left his opponent with a gash to the bone. Rodriguez was sent off, just eight minutes into his Mainz debut having come off the bench, after his tackle on Augsburg's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Four-time African footballer of the year Yaya Toure of the Ivory Coast announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Manchester City midfielder — capped 113 times — said it had been an incredibly difficult decision. "Writing this note was probably 'the most difficult match of my life'," […]

Last season, Tottenham Hotspur had pretty much the best injury luck they could have hoped for. They lost very few players for extended periods with injury, the most long-term being Jan Vertonghen’s absence in early 2016 and he was replaced by an incredibly able Kevin Wimmer. Most of the concern for Spurs swirled around what […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Tuesday that striker Harry Kane has damaged his ankle ligaments, but did not say how long he is expected to be sidelined. "He got a ligament ankle problem and we need to assess every day and see," Pochettino told a press conference at the Tottenham training […]

Although it is obviously very early in Paul Pogba’s second stint as a Manchester United player, the French superstar has found it difficult to hit the ground running at Old Trafford. The Red Devils notoriously paid Italian giants Juventus £89 million to get their former player back in their squad, a world-record transfer fee. Not […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is under pressure to drop Wayne Rooney, with the captain's clanking performances emblematic of the team's struggles. United have lost their last three matches and there is clamour among supporters and journalists for Rooney to be removed from the starting XI. In an online poll by the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Simeone has one of the few feats to elude his hugely successful spell in charge of Atletico Madrid in his sights on Wednesday by claiming a first win in nine attempts at Barcelona's Camp Nou. Simeone's biggest achievement as Atletico boss came in winning La Liga at Camp Nou with a […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Leicester vs. Chelsea, you've come to the right place. Two of the best teams in the Premier League battle today in the Third Round of the League Cup (now known as the EFL Cup, previously known as the Capital One Cup). Only one team will […]

Berlin (AFP) – Former UEFA president Michel Platini could receive a cash compensation from European football's governing body, even though he is serving a four-year suspension for corruption. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Tuesday claims Platini could yet receive a pay-out as part of a severance and retirement package. UEFA confirmed to AFP that […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Embattled Rangers midfielder Joey Barton is under investigation after allegedly breaking betting rules, British media outlets reported on Tuesday. The Press Association and several newspapers said the Scottish Football Association (SFA) was looking into claims Barton bet on Celtic to lose heavily prior to their 7-0 Champions League defeat at Barcelona last […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland left-back Patrick van Aanholt was withdrawn from the team to face Tottenham Hotspur last Sunday due to the results of cardiology tests, manager David Moyes revealed on Tuesday. Van Aanholt, 26, was named in Sunderland's starting XI, only to be replaced by Jason Denayer, with television cameras catching the moment Denayer […]