Sydney (AFP) – English Premier League giants Chelsea will play the A-League's Perth Glory in a friendly next year in the team's only Australian appearance, officials said Sunday. The match will take place in late July or early August at Perth's new 65,000-capacity stadium, Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett said in a statement. Officials are […]

Berlin (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti admitted Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich looked "anxious and worried" during Saturday's 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen. "That was an important win in a difficult game," said the Bayern coach after his side survived Werder's second-half onslaught to remain three points clear. "After conceding the goal, we lost our shape […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the mental strength and resilience of Danny Welbeck after the England forward scored twice on his first start since suffering a serious knee injury in May during a 5-0 FA Cup thrashing of Southampton. Welbeck followed his first-half double at St Mary's on Saturday with an assist […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola said he had seen a vision of Manchester City's future after 19-year-old Gabriel Jesus inspired his side to a 3-0 FA Cup victory at Crystal Palace. Making his full debut, Jesus set up Raheem Sterling, 22, for City's opener in Saturday's fourth-round tie, with 21-year-old Leroy Sane adding a second […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp accepted responsibility for Liverpool's stunning FA Cup fourth round exit as Championship club Wolves earned a shock 2-1 win at Anfield. Klopp's line-up featured three teenagers and right-back Connor Randall starting his first game of the season, a selection which resulted in a third consecutive home defeat in the space […]

There is somewhat of a trend in society right now where what’s old is new again. That certainly appears to be the case with the US Men's National Team (USMNT) as former manager Bruce Arena retakes the reigns after the dismissal of Jurgen Klinsmann in November. Arena was the US manager from 1998 until 2006 […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte praised the depth of his Chelsea squad after they eased into the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Brentford as he told the Premier League leaders to prepare for tougher challenges ahead. Branislav Ivanovic, in what could be his final appearance for the Blues if a […]

Rome (AFP) – Inter Milan defender Danilo D'Ambrosio has hailed coach Stefano Pioli's clear orders as the key to the club's remarkable turnaround since Frank de Boer was sacked. Right-back D'Ambrosio opened the scoring as Inter cruised to a 3-0 win over bottom side Pescara on Saturday, notching up a seventh straight win that allowed […]

Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) – Sadio Mane's decisive penalty miss allowed Cameroon to knock fancied Senegal out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals on Saturday and join Burkina Faso in the last four. Cameroon beat Senegal 5-4 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in Franceville, southern Gabon, in the day's second game […]

Franceville (Gabon) (AFP) – Sadio Mane agonisingly missed from the spot to allow Cameroon to beat Senegal 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final tie on Saturday. The match went to penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in the southern Gabonese town of Franceville. After each side had successfully converted […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Theo Walcott struck a hat-trick against his former club after Danny Welbeck scored twice on his first start since a knee injury in May as Arsenal thrashed Southampton 5-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup at St Mary's on Saturday. It was a match between two weakened teams, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany striker Mario Gomez has slammed "naive" Wolfsburg for playing "like a youth team" as their 2-1 home defeat to Augsburg dragged them back towards the Bundesliga's relegation places. Inside 12 months, Wolfsburg have gone from beating Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League quarter-finals, eventually losing after defeat in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Second-placed RB Leipzig ended 10-man Hoffenheim's unbeaten run this season with a 2-1 comeback win in Saturday's key Bundesliga clash to stay just three points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Hoffenheim were the last undefeated team left in Europe's top leagues before Marcel Sabitzer's 77th-minute winner dealt the visitors their first loss of […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool were knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship club Wolves as Tottenham survived a potential giant-killing of their own by twice coming from behind in a 4-3 win over fourth-tier Wycombe Wanderers. Elsewhere, Premier League giants Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City all made it comfortably through to the last 16. […]

Rome (AFP) – Lazio's hopes of keeping pace with the Serie A pacesetters suffered a serious setback Saturday when they succumbed to a shock home defeat to mid-table Chievo. Roberto Inglese's 90th-minute strike, a scrappy close-range effort, saw the northern minnows snatch all three points at the end of an uninspiring contest at the Stadio […]