Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Erik ten Hag expects Marcus Rashford to remain at Manchester United despite rumours this week that Paris St Germain have made contact with the forward's representatives. Rashford's form dipped dramatically last season as he scored just four goals in 25 Premier League games, which has led to him being dropped […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he will always have a "close bond" with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as speculation links the Barcelona forward with a move to Stamford Bridge. The Blues are looking to reinforce their forward line after the departures of Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner. Aubameyang, who only joined Barcelona in January, […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Cash-strapped Spanish football club Barcelona have sold part of their media production unit "Barca Studios" for 100 million euros, the club announced on Friday. Barcelona had to cut player wages and off-load their star Lionel Messi last year as the club face up to an economic crisis caused by loss of revenue […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not envisage the Reds dipping into the transfer market to reinforce their midfield before the end of the summer window despite a hamstring injury to Thiago Alcantara. The Spanish international is expected to be out for four to six weeks, leaving Liverpool light on midfield options with […]

Doha (AFP) – Facing a bank of screens that look like NASA mission command, technicians counting down to the World Cup in Qatar control the temperature, gates, 15,000 cameras and much more in the eight stadiums. The Aspire control and command centre will monitor all stadiums at once, as Qatar pulls out all the technical […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham lived up to pre-season hype they could challenge for the Premier League title by going top of the table on the opening weekend of the season, but face a truer test of their credentials away to Chelsea on Sunday. Antonio Conte has been heavily backed in his first full […]

Berlin (AFP) – When new Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac makes his return to the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern this Sunday, he is unlikely to receive the warm welcome former double winners would usually be afforded. Kovac coached Bayern to a Bundesliga and German Cup double in 2018-19, but was forced out of the […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A new boys Monza might be about to embark on their first ever season in Italy's top flight but Silvio Berlusconi's club do not seem overawed at the task awaiting them come the visit of Torino on Saturday. Monza were still in Serie C when former Italian prime minister Berlusconi bought them […]

Doha (AFP) – FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year's World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare schedule change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football's ruling executive universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give […]

London (AFP) – Raheem Sterling revealed on Thursday that his move to Chelsea came about after growing frustrated at his limited playing time at Manchester CIty. Sterling won four Premier League titles over the past five seasons at City, among 10 major trophies during his time in Manchester. But the England international's game time had […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – The Africa Super League was launched in Tanzania this week amid much fanfare, with huge prize money for the 24 clubs who qualify for the first edition next year. Teams winning the current marquee competition, the CAF Champions League, pocket $2.5 million (2.4 million euros). Winners of the Super League will be […]

Arsenal are interested in signing a new midfielder heading into the 2022/23 season. Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans is undoubtedly the player most frequently linked with the Gunners. While the north London outfit has not made an official bid for the midfield maestro, a move for Youri Tielemans to Arsenal appears likely. The north London club […]

Rome (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic arrived in Turin on Thursday to finalise a move to Juventus on a three-year deal, the Italian Serie A giants announced. "Filip Kostic has arrived at Caselle airport for his medical visit at Juve," the club reported. According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reports, Frankfurt will […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool tied down Harvey Elliott to a new "long-term" deal on Thursday with the 19-year-old expected to feature more prominently in Jurgen Klopp's first-team plans this season. Elliott started three of Liverpool's first four Premier League matches of last season before sustaining a fracture-dislocation of his ankle at Leeds which sidelined him […]

Washington (AFP) – Goals from Los Angeles FC star Carlos Vela and Seattle's Raul Ruidiaz lifted the Major League Soccer All-Stars to a 2-1 victory over their Liga MX foes for the second straight year in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday. The MLS All-Stars got things going early at Allianz Field in St. Paul, […]