London (AFP) – Joey Barton suffered an embarrassing snub during Burnley's Championship title celebrations on Monday as the midfielder missed out on a medal. Barton had been instrumental in Burnley's promotion to the Premier League and was voted the club's player of the year. But the former Manchester City and Newcastle star left empty-handed when […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Istanbul side Besiktas were Monday on course to take their first Turkish Super Lig title since 2009 after sole challengers and local rivals Fenerbahce, slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat to Basaksehir. With just two games of the season remaining in the next week, Beskitas lead Fenerbahce by six points and also […]

Veteran broadcaster Mike Tirico will be the host of ESPN's Euro 2016 coverage this June before he joins NBC Sports on a full-time basis. According to a statement from ESPN, "Tirico will remain with ESPN through the end of June. He is currently working ESPN and ABC Sports’ NBA Playoff games. Next month he will […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez and Manchester United forward Anthony Martial landed the top prizes in the 2016 Facebook Football Awards, which were announced on Monday. Algerian star Mahrez, whose 17 goals and 11 assists inspired Leicester to the Premier League title, won Player of the Year, while France international Martial, 20, […]

Troyes (France) (AFP) – Relegated Ligue 1 side Troyes have appointed Jean-Louis Garcia as their new coach on a three-year contract starting next season. Garcia will be tasked with helping the club return to the top flight after a woeful season in which last year's Ligue 2 champions have won just three times in 37 […]

NBC Sports has made a change to its TV schedule for Wednesday's Premier League games to feature Sunderland against Everton on NBCSN instead of the originally scheduled Liverpool vs. Chelsea match. After Sunderland's surprise 3-2 win against Chelsea on Saturday, a win for Sunderland against Everton on Wednesday evening will guarantee Premier League survival for […]

Berlin (AFP) – Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal will miss Hamburg's final game of the season this weekend after suffering a "laceration" in an incident at a nightclub, which his father describes as 'serious'. The 26-year-old defensive midfielder had to be treated in hospital after receiving the injury last Saturday night. He will sit out Hamburg's […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City's star striker Jamie Vardy launched his own academy on Monday and pledged to give non-league footballers a chance to follow in his rags-to-riches footsteps. Vardy, 29, was playing in England's seventh tier and working part-time at a factory six years ago, but is now an England international whose 24 goals […]

London (AFP) – West Ham's players must embrace the emotion of the club's final game at the Boleyn Ground against Manchester United on Tuesday, manager Slaven Bilic said on Monday. Fifth-place Manchester United need to win if they are to keep their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in their own hands, while West […]

If there was any confirmation that this has been a down Premier League season, look no further to the Champions League race. Spurs are in, but by math only, as they’ve only taken two points from their last three games. Arsenal could, by the final day of the season, also still be in within a […]

London (AFP) – Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale was not included in the 29-man Wales squad announced by manager Chris Coleman on Monday for a pre-Euro 2016 training camp in Portugal. Wales head to the Algarve for a five-day get-together on May 24 and Bale is due to line up for Real against Atletico Madrid […]

Lausanne (AFP) – Michel Platini will quit as the head of European football after a sports tribunal on Monday rejected his final appeal against his ban from football over a suspect $2.0 million payment he received from FIFA. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where Platini appealed against his sanction, reduced his suspension from […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 10 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Triumph in Toronto No one needed to be told that Saturday night in Toronto was a Bloody Big Deal. It just was. After an eight-game road trip to begin the 2016 season, TFC returned home to play FC Dallas […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund say Ilkay Gundogan's knee injury has left a question mark over a potential transfer, with the Germany midfielder heavily linked to Manchester City. The 25-year-old is set to miss the rest of the season, including Euro 2016 in France, after dislocating his knee cap in training. His current Borussia contract […]

Paris (AFP) – Making the right pass at a crucial moment made Michel Platini one of the world's greatest footballers, but poor timing cost him his place as one of the most powerful men in sport. The 60-year-old Frenchman, who quit as UEFA president Monday after failing to overturn a ban from world football, regularly […]