London (AFP) – Injured Chelsea captain John Terry is proving as valuable an asset off the pitch as he has been on it, says the Premier League leaders' manager Antonio Conte. The future of the 36-year-old central defender — whose 18-year association with the club looked like it would come to an end last campaign […]

The 2016 MLS Cup final on the FOX network was watched by a viewing audience that averaged 1.411 million viewers on Saturday, December 10, 2016. The match, which ended in a 0-0 tie after 120 minutes of soccer, was featured in primetime on a Saturday night across the United States. The FOX broadcast network is […]

Berlin (AFP) – Polish hot-shot Robert Lewandowski said Tuesday he was delighted to have extended his Bayern Munich contract by two years after signing a deal until June 30 2021. The 28-year-old netted 42 goals for the Bundesliga champions last season in all competitions and German daily Bild estimates he has been rewarded with a […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his players must pay more attention to protecting leads than they have in the last two Premier League games which has seen them drop five points. The 49-year-old German — whose side have slipped from the top of the table in early November to six points adrift […]

London (AFP) – Spanish international defender Cesar Azpilicueta says he is delighted to have signed a new three-and-a-half year deal with Premier League leaders Chelsea. The 27-year-old signed from French side Marseille in 2012 and was a pivotal member of the team that won the 2015 league title. In the current campaign under Antonio Conte […]

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast football great Yaya Toure has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined £54,000 ($68,500, 64,600 euros) for drink driving, he said on Facebook on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Manchester City midfielder insisted though he imbibed the alcohol by accident. Toure, a four-time African player of the Year and a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany stars Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil have traded good-natured digs on Twitter after their respective clubs drew each other in the Champions League. Bayern were paired with Arsenal in the draw for the last 16 and will resume their European battle with the Gunners on February 15 […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Hong Kong trailblazer Chan Yuen-ting, the first woman coach to win a top-flight men's football title, faces a brutal AFC Champions League initiation after her Eastern SC were bracketed Tuesday with Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande. Chan will face off in Group G against World Cup-winning Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has dropped his biggest hint yet he is ready to strengthen his Liverpool squad in January but on his freescoring attack and not his error-prone defence. Liverpool travel to Middlesbrough aiming for a first victory in three games to reignite their Premier League title hopes in the wake […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho has warned Wayne Rooney he cannot be sure of being involved in Manchester United's clash with Crystal Palace on Wednesday despite Henrikh Mkhitaryan's injury. The United and England captain has been relegated to the bench by both this season and has started just one league game since being left out […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bacary Sagna confesses Manchester City did not give 100 per cent in their 4-2 defeat at Leicester and must show more desire to get their season back on course when they host Watford on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola's side have not won a home league game since the middle of September […]

London (AFP) – Diego Costa is beginning to have the same impact at Chelsea as Didier Drogba once did, central defender Gary Cahill believes. Costa has come to symbolise the club's transformation under Antonio Conte and ensured the Blues extended their winning streak to nine Premier League games with the winning goal against West Bromwich […]

London (AFP) – England international striker Harry Kane says teams have worked Tottenham Hotspur out and the Londoners need to adapt if they are to reignite their Premier League title challenge. Mauricio Pochettino’s side have stalled in recent weeks with Sunday’s defeat at Manchester United extending a sticky run that has brought just two wins […]

Milan (AFP) – Radja Nainggolan hit a second-half scorcher to secure a 1-0 win over AC Milan, who saw M'Baye Niang miss a first-half penalty, to close to within four points of leaders Juventus on Monday. Roma and Milan had both dropped to seven points behind Juventus after Gonzalo Higuain scored twice on Sunday to […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid's feint hopes of challenging for the La Liga title evaporated as they fell to sixth, 12 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid, with a 3-0 defeat at Villarreal on Monday. The hosts capitalised on rare defensive errors from Atletico to go 2-0 up before half-time thanks to goals from Manu […]