Los Angeles (AFP) – Honors were even between the United States and Mexico on Wednesday with Los Angeles Galaxy and Club America coming away with victories in the Leagues Cup Showcase friendly double-header at SoFi Stadium. The glitzy $5 billion home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, named in June as one of the venues […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal's trip to Crystal Palace lifts the curtain on the new Premier League season on Friday, with Erling Haaland's debut in the English top flight the highlight of the weekend as champions Manchester City travel to West Ham. Haaland has been the marquee arrival to the Premier League from over […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe's decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain was hailed as a boon for French football but it surely rules out any slim chance of a title race as the new Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend. France coach Didier Deschamps said Mbappe was "shining a positive light on the championship […]

London (AFP) – Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is to join Ligue 1 side Nice from Leicester City, having been a mainstay of the most successful period in the Premier League club's history. The 35-year-old, whose 11-year spell with the Foxes saw him win the Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield, will join the French […]

London (AFP) – England's Euro 2022 winning footballers on Wednesday urged the two candidates vying to become the UK's next prime minister to ensure that all girls have access to the sport at school. All 23 members of the squad, which beat Germany 2-1 in Sunday's final at a sold-out Wembley Stadium, signed an open […]

London (AFP) – New Chelsea signing Kalidou Koulibaly has insisted he will never let anyone stop him playing football for Senegal. The Senegal captain said African nations deserved more respect after the president of his former club, Napoli, said he would only sign African or South American players willing to miss competitions with their national […]

Paris (AFP) – UEFA announced Wednesday that "semi-automated offside technology" will be used from the group stage of this season's Champions League as well as in next week's Super Cup. The optical tracking system was trialled at the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi in February and last year's Arab Cup. FIFA have confirmed […]

London (AFP) – Erik ten Hag said it was "unacceptable" for Cristiano Ronaldo and other Manchester United players to leave Old Trafford before the end of Sunday's friendly against Rayo Vallecano. After taking a strong team to Oslo to face Atletico Madrid on Saturday, United wrapped up their pre-season preparations against another Spanish side the […]

Frankfurt (AFP) – Star Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane has wasted no time fitting in with his new teammates, revealing he brought his own lederhosen with him to the Bavarian capital this summer. Speaking with Bayern Munich’s Member magazine 51 in an interview published Tuesday, Mane said he had held onto a pair of traditional […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich kick off their Bundesliga title defence against Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday, hoping an off-season spending spree will account for the loss of star striker Robert Lewandowski. With five Champions League participants for the first time ever this season, German football is in rude health, although Bayern will […]

Sling TV has an exclusive offer just in time for the return of the Premier League season. New and former subscribers who sign up from today through Thursday (August 4) can try out Sling for free through August 20. That’s almost three weeks of English Premier League action. With the Premier League season beginning this […]

Paris (AFP) – Rangers saw their hopes of returning to the Champions League group stage suffer a blow on Tuesday as the Glasgow giants slumped to a 2-0 defeat away to Belgian upstarts Union Saint-Gilloise in the first leg of their third qualifying round tie. French-born Maltese international Teddy Teuma gave the Belgians the lead […]

Rome (Italy) (AFP) – Belgium forward Charles De Ketelaere completed his transfer to AC Milan from Club Brugge on Tuesday, signing a five-year contract with the Serie A champions. The 21-year-old, who has eight international caps, arrived in Milan on Monday night and was greeted by a few fans. He began his medical in the […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco needed a late equaliser from centre-back Axel Disasi to draw 1-1 with Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round tie on Tuesday. Disasi prodded home from close range when an Ismail Jakobs free-kick fell to him in the penalty area 10 minutes […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire have received the most Twitter abuse of any Premier League players, a report published Tuesday has found. Analysis by British media regulator Ofcom of 2.3 million tweets in the first half of last season found nearly 60,000 abusive posts, affecting seven in 10 top-flight players. […]