Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter told AFP Friday he "is available" to appear as a witness at a United States trial into mass corruption in world football. "Yes. When they need me to defend FIFA, I will be available," Blatter said, when asked if he would be prepared to attend the trial into the sweeping […]

A Chinese consortium with big ambitions for AC Milan should complete a takeover of the seven-time European champions within six to eight weeks, a broker acting for both parties said in reports Saturday. If confirmed, it would prove a dramatic about-turn for Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, who only weeks ago said he would not sell […]

Chelsea host Manchester City on Saturday (12:30pm ET kickoff on NBC) with both teams gunning for a positive result for very different reasons. A win for the visitors puts more distance between themselves and Manchester United in the race for the top four and UEFA Champions League qualification. After knocking PSG out of the Champions League […]

Leicester City’s rise to the top of the Premier League with just five games remaining has been a remarkable story, and has spread positivity across England in an otherwise cynical time for the much maligned image of English soccer. The flip side of Leicester’s rise has been the ongoing struggle of Arsenal, the team that many […]

Fresh from keeping alive their hopes of winning a first trophy since 2013, Manchester United return to their bid to secure a place in next season's Champions League when they host Aston Villa on Saturday. United will play Everton in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley on April 23 thanks to their 2-1 win at […]

Napoli's Serie A title credentials face the acid test on a trip to Inter Milan on Saturday when record-chasing striker Gonzalo Higuain sits out the second of a four-game ban for the visitors. Higuain, whose 30-goal league tally so far leaves him just five short of Gunnar Nordahl's all-time Serie A record for AC Milan, […]

Leicester's Danny Drinkwater has insisted there will be no change in the club's approach as they eye a remarkable Premier League title success. The Midlands club were 5,000/1 outsiders to be crowned champions of England before the season started. Yet they now lead England's top flight by seven points from second-placed Tottenham Hotspur and head […]

Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has called on his players to rediscover their fun-loving side ahead of Saturday's fixture against Schalke 04. The German champions qualified for a fifth consecutive Champions League semi-final this week, and now have the chance to establish a ten point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. Bayern have […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed he had invoked the spirit of the club's famous Champions League fightback in Istanbul to inspire his team to Europa League victory over Borussia Dortmund. Two-nil down at half-time in Thursday's quarter-final second leg, and 3-1 behind on aggregate, Klopp reminded his players of the memorable night in May 2005 […]

FIFA must show that it respects human rights and brandish the threat of withdrawing a World Cup to prove it means business, an independent review of football's world body said Thursday. The report by former UN special representative on human rights and business John Ruggie is likely to intensify pressure on 2022 hosts Qatar, widely […]

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will play Villarreal in the Europa League semi-finals while defending champions Sevilla face Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk. Liverpool, who hit back from 2-0 and 3-1 down to beat Klopp's former club Borussia Dortmund 4-3 and progress into the semis 5-4 on aggregate, have never played Villarreal before. Sevilla ousted fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao […]

Manchester City will play Real Madrid while Atletico Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League, after the draw was made on Friday. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on April 26-27, with the second leg scheduled for May 3-4. The final will take place at Milan's San […]

The 2015/16 season has been a bit of a strange one for the Gunners. It seems as if the north London club are always either in the middle of a high-scoring shootout, or fighting to a 0-0 draw. There hasn’t been much in between. In fact, Arsenal have been a part of 13 matches in […]

Barcelona's hopes of becoming the first side to retain the Champions League were dashed as they were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate by Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. A 2-0 defeat at the Vicente Calderon was Barca's third in four games after a 39-match unbeaten run stretching back the previous six months. Here, AFP Sports looks at […]

West Ham move home to the Olympic Stadium in August at a cost of £2.5million ($3.54 million) per year, it was revealed on Thursday. The Premier League side have taken up a 99-year tenancy agreement with The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). West Ham's new landlords will meet running costs for the centerpiece of the […]