London (AFP) – England defender Tyrone Mings has revealed he struggled with mental health problems at the start of Euro 2020 after critics questioned whether he deserved a place in the team. Mings started England's first two Euro goup games against Croatia and Scotland while Harry Maguire recovered from an ankle injury. Aware there were […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Miles Robinson headed in the winner in extra time as the United States upset defending champions Mexico 1-0 on Sunday to capture their seventh CONCACAF Gold Cup title. After a super performance by goalkeeper Matt Turner, Robinson soared over Mexican defender Edison Alvarez deep into extra time and headed past Alfredo […]

Paris (AFP) – As the battle to determine who controls Europe's premier club competition continues, the battle for places in this years Champions League resumes this week as the third qualifying round kicks off. While the three Super league holdouts Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona, continue to argue that the elite clubs should run the […]

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Surprise French champions Lille beat Cup winners Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions Trophy season curtain raiser in balmy Tel Aviv on Sunday. Portuguese midfielder Xeka scored the winner just before half-time with an unstoppable strike from outside the penalty area that left PSG stopper Keylor Navas no chance. PSG arrived […]

Streaming service Cinedigm announced this week a partnership to make Real Madrid TV available to viewers in North America. Real Madrid TV will feature thousands of hours of fan-centric soccer content leading up to the 2021-2022 season and will also feature 2-3 matches on delay per week once the season kicks off. The service will […]

It seems that the theme for the U.S. at this Gold Cup has been, 6-1 thrashing of Martinique aside, winning ugly. Two of the three Group Stage games finished 1-0 (against Haiti and Canada). Then the quarterfinal against Jamaica finished 1-0. And so naturally then the semi-final against Qatar played out the same way, with […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus are confident of signing Italian midfielder Manuel Locatelli after making a "suitable offer" to Serie A rivals Sassuolo, the Turin club's director Pavel Nedved said on Saturday. Locatelli, 23, burst into the limelight as a replacement for injured Marco Verratti during Italy's Euro 2020 triumph scoring a brace in the group […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Australian Ange Postecoglou lost his first Scottish Premiership game in charge of Celtic on Saturday as promoted Hearts grabbed a late 2-1 victory. Postecoglou, who arrived from J-League club Yokohama F. Marinos this summer, suffered a second defeat in four days after being knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Danish […]

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Staging Sunday's French Champions Trophy between cup winners Paris Saint-Germain and league champions Lille in Israel may be controversial — but the man behind the Tel Aviv showdown says the country can only benefit. Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams has brought the high-profile French football season-opener to Israel, and the Canadian-born entrepreneur says the […]

Miyagi (Japan) (AFP) – Substitute Rafa Mir hit a hat-trick as Spain finally saw off Ivory Coast 5-2 in extra time in the Tokyo Olympics men's football on Saturday to set up a semi-final with hosts Japan. Brazil defeated Egypt 1-0 thanks to a first-half strike by Matheus Cunha and will play Mexico in the […]

Paris (AFP) – French Cup winners Paris Saint-Germain can exact revenge on league champions Lille in the Tel Aviv-hosted French Champions Trophy on Sunday as Mauricio Pochettino embarks on his first full season at the helm of the club. The Argentine has warned whoever lines up in any match for the Parisians this season must […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal have signed England defender Ben White from Premier League rivals Brighton, the London club announced on Friday. The 23-year-old, a member of England's Euro 2020 squad, has now completed a medical. Although no fee, nor the exact length of a "long-term" deal has been disclosed, British media reports suggest White has […]

On Thursday, Qatar was defeated in the Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal to the United States. Despite the loss, the Qatar national team impressed a lot of neutrals during the tournament with their positive, attacking play and fast pace. With the World Cup taking place in Qatar next year, the semifinal provided the U.S. with an […]

Glasgow (AFP) – If new Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou needed any reminding, this week's Champions League qualifying defeat by Midtjylland underlined the size of the job facing the Australian as heads into his first Scottish Premiership season. Last term, Celtic's bid for a record-breaking 10th successive Scottish title wasn't simply ended by Rangers but overwhelmed, […]

Tokyo (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe scored the winning penalty after goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher saved two spot-kicks as the United States defeated the Netherlands 4-2 in a shootout following a 2-2 draw to remain on course for a fifth Olympic women's football title. Vivianne Miedema fired the Dutch ahead in Yokohoma but two quick goals from […]