Dublin (AFP) – Robbie Keane will make his final appearance for the Republic of Ireland in next week's friendly against Oman after the country's record goal scorer announced his imminent retirement from international duty. LA Galaxy forward Keane was included on Wednesday in Martin O'Neill's 28-man squad to face Oman and then Serbia in a […]

Paris (AFP) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he didn't believe his country could win Euro 2016 and said that last season was probably the best of his glittering career. "To be honest I didn't think Portugal could win the Euro. But match by match I started believing it was possible. In the end […]

Dublin (AFP) – Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane announced on Wednesday he will retire from international football after an emotional farewell in next week's friendly against Oman in Dublin. LA Galaxy forward Keane, 36, will bring the curtain down on a memorable 18-year international career that includes all-time Republic records of 67 goals and […]

London (AFP) – West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has hinted the injury-hit Premier League club could make a move for Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. Bilic had been looking for a new forward throughout the close-season, but his need has grown more urgent after injuries to three of his main attacking options. Club-record signing […]

London (AFP) – Watford have signed Netherlands defender Daryl Janmaat from Newcastle United, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Janmaat agreed a four-year contract with the Hornets, who are reported to have paid a fee of £7.5 million ($9.9 million, 8.8 million euros) as he returns to the Premier League following Newcastle's relegation last […]

For a limited time, FOX Sports is offering a free 7-day trial to its streaming service FOX Soccer 2GO so you can watch as many Bundesliga games as you like. With the Bundesliga season kicking off this Friday featuring Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen, you can watch that game plus every single Bundesliga match from […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's new coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended veteran winger Franck Ribery, who has been dubbed 'a ticking time-bomb' in the German media after a string of on-field tussles. Bayern start the new Bundesliga season on Friday at home to Werder Bremen and Ancelotti says people are getting carried away in their […]

Seoul (AFP) – FC Seoul took a grip of their AFC Champions League quarter-final after overcoming Shandong Luneng 3-1 in the first leg in the Korean capital on Wednesday. Goals from Park Chu-Young, Dejan Damjanovic and Brazilian top scorer Adriano gave them a deserved two-goal cushion to take to China for the second leg on […]

Hensol (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Injured Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey was not included in the squad announced by Wales manager Chris Coleman on Wednesday for next month's opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova. Ramsey, 25, is nursing a hamstring injury and will miss the Euro 2016 semi-finalists' opening Group D fixture against Moldova in Cardiff […]

London (AFP) – German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger said on Wednesday that Manchester United would be his "last club in Europe" and vowed to fight for his place in the team. Schweinsteiger, 32, has been frozen out by new United manager Jose Mourinho and is yet to make a competitive appearance this season. But with the […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Benfica Lisbon have loaned out Dutch striker Ola John to English side Wolverhampton on a one year deal and have also loaned Brazilian Talisca to Besiktas, the Portuguese champions announced. "Ola John has extended his contract for another season," said Benfica, adding that the loan deal had gone through. The 24-year-old has […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke claims they beat Bayern Munich to sign French starlet Ousmane Dembele, but admits it will be harder to halt the Bavarians bid for a fifth straight German league title. The new German league season starts on Friday with Bayern, under new head coach Carlo Ancelotti, hosting Werder […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich will chase a fifth straight Bundesliga title when the new season starts on Friday, with new coach Carlo Ancelotti attempting to continue the dominance forged by predecessors Pep Guardiola and Jupp Heynckes. The Bayern hierarchy are expecting the 57-year-old Ancelotti to keep the Bavarian giants, who kick off the new […]

Geneva (AFP) – Sepp Blatter will mount his final challenge against his six-year FIFA ban on Thursday, following more than a year of scandal that saw him thrown out of football in disgrace. The former FIFA boss has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) seeking to overturn a suspension imposed by world […]

The year 2016 has been a monumental year for Ireland and Irish everywhere. It was the centennial of the Easter Rebellion and the birth of the nation. This year also marked 100 years on from the Battle of the Somme, which ensured the division of Ulster and Ireland. It was the advance, however, of the […]