Paris (AFP) – Mario Balotelli says Manchester City's mid-week slayers Monaco have the stars and the spirit to edge a reeling Paris Saint-Germain in a tight French title race. With nine games to go it is a three-way tussle between Balotelli's Nice, PSG and Monaco, with the latter underlining their rich promise by ejecting Pep […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsene Wenger takes his Arsenal side to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday knowing that anything other than victory will spark fresh calls for him to go after two decades in north London. A 5-0 FA Cup victory over minnows Lincoln last Saturday briefly lifted the pressure on the Frenchman […]

London (AFP) – Bacary Sagna insists Manchester City will make amends for their Champions League misery by securing a crucial win against Liverpool, while leaders Chelsea aim to move a step closer to the Premier League title this weekend. Pep Guardiola's side were eliminated from Europe's elite club competition in stunning fashion on Wednesday as […]

Tickets for el Clasico Miami between Barcelona and Real Madrid went on sale to the general public on Monday, March 20. And it appears that within 20 minutes, all of the tickets have been sold as the Ticketmaster site is no longer allowing fans to search for tickets. If you're one of the hundreds of […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte will not permit any complacency as Chelsea attempt to take their next step towards the Premier League title at Stoke on Saturday. Conte confirmed he has his sights firmly set on a league and FA Cup double when he abandoned his policy of rotating his team and fielded […]

London (AFP) – Roberto Firmino has urged Liverpool to cement their place in the Premier League's top four by taking advantage of Burnley's away-day struggles on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side are right back in the hunt for Champions League qualification after last weekend's crucial 3-1 win over Arsenal. With fifth placed Arsenal and sixth placed […]

London (AFP) – Leicester will feed off the momentum from their dramatic Champions League victory over Sevilla as they return to the battle for Premier League survival at West Ham on Saturday. After overseeing Premier League victories over Liverpool and Hull following the shock sacking of Claudio Ranieri, Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare led the Foxes […]

Eleven Sports today officially announced that it has acquired the distribution assets of One World Sports. By doing so, it marks the launch of the UK-based sports broadcaster into the United States. It's important to stress that Eleven Sports has acquired the programming of One World Sports, but not the One World Sports company itself. […]

EXCLUSIVE: GolTV has acquired the US media rights to Portugal's Primeira Liga for the 2017/18 season, according to a World Soccer Talk source who is close to the situation. The popular Portuguese league features historic teams such as Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto. Currently, the Primeira Liga is shown live across Univision Deportes (select games) […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wayne Rooney is no longer guaranteed a place in every England squad, manager Gareth Southgate declared on Thursday, as he painted a stark picture of the team's true global standing. Rooney, 31, was left out of the 26-man squad announced by Southgate for next week's friendly against Germany in Dortmund […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Juan Mata scored the only goal as Manchester United recorded an underwhelming 1-0 victory over FC Rostov on Thursday to reach the Europa League quarter-finals. Mata struck 20 minutes from the end of a subdued game, completing a 2-1 aggregate win that sent United into the last eight of Europe's […]

Karachi (AFP) – Brazil's Ronaldinho, England's David James and Dutch star George Boateng will be among seven top former players to feature in exhibition games in Pakistan in July, organizers said Thursday. The games are part of plans to build on the "comfort zone" from the successful staging of the Pakistan Super League cricket final […]

London (AFP) – Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare has rubbished Samir Nasri's claim that Jamie Vardy cheated to get him sent off during the English champions' dramatic Champions League win over Sevilla. Referee Daniele Orsato gave Nasri a second yellow card after he and England striker Vardy butted heads on Tuesday, and Leicester went on to […]

London (AFP) – Aitor Karanka was sacked as Middlesbrough manager on Thursday as the Premier League strugglers made a last-ditch bid to avoid relegation. Karanka paid the price for Middlesbrough's slump into the relegation zone after a miserable run of 10 league games without a win. "Both parties have agreed that it is in the […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola faces the biggest crisis of his managerial career after spluttering Manchester City hit a new low in their dismal Champions League exit against Monaco. City's woeful defending cost them dearly as Monaco recovered from a 5-3 first leg deficit with a 3-1 win on Wednesday that took them through to […]