Nyon (Switzerland) (AFP) – Liverpool led English clubs in taking the lion's share of the 150 million euros ($162 million) compensation handed out by UEFA for freeing players for Euro 2016. Yet while 60 English clubs shared 38.2 million euros ($41.3 million), Icelandic clubs whose country humiliated England at the tournament got just 118,712 euros. […]

London (AFP) – Former England and Chelsea midfield star Frank Lampard said he was retiring Thursday at the age of 38 after turning down "a number of exciting offers" to continue playing. "After 21 incredible years I have decided that now is the right time to finish my career as a professional footballer," he wrote […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata scored the only goal in Celtic's 1-0 win over Aberdeen and then revealed late night training sessions had helped him force his way back into the team. His second half header was enough to seal an 18th consecutive league victory and ensure Celtic's unblemished start domestically stretched to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted missed chances leave his side with still some work to do to reach a fourth consecutive Copa del Rey final despite taking a 2-1 semi-final, first leg lead over Atletico Madrid. Sensational strikes from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi had Barca cruising at half-time at the Vicente […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola claimed Premier League leaders Chelsea have nothing to fear from Manchester City despite his side's 4-0 demolition of West Ham. Guardiola's team delivered a swaggering display at the London Stadium on Wednesday as goals from Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Gabriel Jesus and Yaya Toure secured City's biggest league win […]

The 2016 Major League Soccer regular season saw 90 games made available on national television. ESPN led the way with 32 games broadcast across their networks, 28 featured on the primary channel. FOX Sports showed the equivalent of 31 matches with 5 on the FOX broadcast network while Univision aired 27 matches on their networks […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has risked a new run-in with the English football authorities by claiming he is judged by a different set of rules to rival managers. He hit out at perceived inconsistencies in a cryptic post-match press conference after seeing his side held to a goalless draw […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic took another step closer to the Scottish Premiership title as they defeated Aberdeen 1-0 to extend their lead at the top of the table to 25 points on Wednesday. Belgian defender Dedryck Boyata's second half header was enough to seal an 18th consecutive league victory and ensure their unblemished start domestically […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho walked out of a post-match television interview after his side were held to a 0-0 draw by Premier League strugglers Hull City on Wednesday. United were left four points off the Champions League spots in sixth place after failing to exploit the points dropped the […]

Milan (AFP) – A last-gasp penalty from Francesco Totti fired Roma into an Italian Cup semi-final with city rivals Lazio after a shaky 2-1 win over Cesena on Wednesday. Totti was given a rare start by Roma coach Luciano Spalletti, but it took the Serie A title challengers until the 68th minute to hit the […]

Milan (AFP) – A late brace from Cristian Tello kept Fiorentina in contention for a place in Europe with a 2-1 come-from-behind Serie A win on Wednesday. The sides' fixture earlier this season had been snowed off but a dogged Pescara earned a 15th minute lead when Gianluca Caprari fired Cristiano Biraghi's delivery past the […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Peter Crouch netted his 100th Premier League goal as Stoke City checked Everton's recent resurgence in Wednesday's 1-1 draw. The former England striker became the 26th player to reach the milestone after opening the scoring for Mark Hughes' hosts with seven minutes played. But Seamus Coleman's cross was diverted into […]

Libreville (AFP) – Veteran 44-year-old goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved from Bertrand Traore's spot-kick to allow Egypt to beat Burkina Faso 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday as they secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final. A tense semi-final in Libreville had ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time, with Roma star […]

London (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus opened his Manchester City account in a 4-0 stroll at West Ham United on Wednesday that sent his side level with fourth-place Liverpool in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola's team took full advantage of slip-ups by the other teams in the leading pack on Tuesday to move level on points […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's push for the Champions League places was frustrated by Hull City as Jose Mourinho's men were held to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford on Wednesday. With Manchester City winning handsomely at West Ham United, their cross-city rivals lost ground in the race for a top-four finish as […]