London (AFP) – Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward hasn't travelled to China for the club's pre-season tour, as the Premier League giants try to secure the world record capture of Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba. United reportedly had a record-breaking £86 million ($113 million, 102 million euros) offer for Pogba rejected this week, but they […]

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – New Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted on Wednesday that he would not allow striker Robert Lewandowski to leave the German champions for Real Madrid. Italian Ancelotti, who led Real to their 10th European crown in 2014, took over at the Allianz Arena from Pep Guardiola, who left for Manchester City, […]

When Jason Kreis announced that he was leaving Real Salt Lake to become the first manager of New York City FC after the 2013 MLS season, he said part of him wanted to take the type of risk he never got around to taking during his playing career. It was an admirable and perfectly understanding […]

London (AFP) – Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn claimed on Wednesday that the new England manager won't be a "short-term mercenary". Glenn is on a three-man panel tasked with finding a replacement for Roy Hodgson and the group have so far formally interviewed Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce and Hull City manager Steve Bruce. Bournemouth […]

There is little doubt that Arsenal are in need of an additional center back heading into the future. While Laurent Koscielny is widely considered as one of the top players at his position in the Premier League, the team’s depth chart in central defense gets a bit murky after the Frenchman. Per Mertesacker has mostly […]

London (AFP) – Juventus and France midfield star Paul Pogba looks set to be the subject of a £100 million ($130 mn, 119 mn euros) bid by his former club, English Premier League giants Manchester United, British media reported on Wednesday. The 23-year-old will cost United dear as he left them for Juventus for nothing in July […]

Teresópolis (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazil's Olympic coach admitted on Tuesday that he was relying on Barcelona star forward Neymar to shoot the hosts to a first Games gold in Rio next month. Current under-20s coach Rogerio Micale has been charged with rejuvenating Brazilian football in Rio after Dunga was fired following Brazil's shock first-round exit […]

London (AFP) – Towering Leicester City captain Wes Morgan has signed a new contract with the club to June 2019, the Premier League champions said on Tuesday. The 32-year-old played every minute of Leicester's title-winning campaign and was a key part of their shock success, forming a rock-solid central defensive partnership with Robert Huth. "To […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spain's football association said Tuesday that its boss Angel Maria Villar would seek to replace the banned Michel Platini as the president of UEFA, the third official candidate for the top job. "Angel Maria Villar has made official his candidacy for the next elections for the UEFA presidency," the Royal Spanish Football […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte insisted Tuesday he has no intention of letting Spain striker Diego Costa leave the Premier League club. Costa, 27, has been linked with a return to former club Atletico Madrid after a troubled second season in England. Conte's decision to sign Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille increased […]

The new Premier League season is dawning on us and many are wondering what to expect and whether it is even worth trying to expect anything from this season. From the wonders (or woes if you’re a Newcastle fan) of last season with Chelsea finding themselves outside of the top four and Leicester City winning […]

London (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United's pre-season tour of China as the Sweden striker takes an extended break following Euro 2016. Ibrahimovic joined Jose Mourinho's side on a free transfer after leaving French champions Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, but the Premier League club's legion of fans in China […]

London (AFP) – Hull boss Steve Bruce has held talks with the Football Association over the vacant England manager's job, several media outlets reported Tuesday. A three-man FA panel made up of former Manchester United chief executive David Gill, FA technical director Dan Ashworth and chief executive Martin Glenn are seeking a successor to Roy […]

Glasgow (AFP) – If Brendan Rodgers had wondered about the size of the task that lies in front of him at Celtic then last week's 1-0 defeat to Gibraltar part-timers Lincoln Red Imps would have left him in no doubt. When the former Liverpool boss was paraded at Parkhead back in May as the high-profile […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo said Monday that he intends to come back stronger for the upcoming season despite the injury he sustained while playing for Portugal in their victorious Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid striker, who played a key part in leading his country to a maiden major title, limped off in tears […]