London (AFP) – Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United are confident of avenging the worst moment of Jose Mourinho's reign when they return to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Monday. Mourinho's first visit to Stamford Bridge since his sacking as Chelsea boss last season ended in humiliation as his former club romped to a […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 2 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Nightmare Pt. 2 For Minnesota Minnesota United made their MLS home debut in a blizzard on Sunday afternoon in front of more than 35,000 fans at TCF Bank Stadium, and, somehow, managed to get beat worse than they did […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur and Millwall have both promised to assist a Football Association inquiry into the racist abuse directed towards Spurs forward Son Heung-Min during Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final. South Korea star Son was taunted by Millwall supporters during Tottenham's 6-0 victory at White Hart Lane and responded to the jibes with a […]

Paris (AFP) – Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne is targeting another deep Champions League run, although Pep Guardiola's side must first negotiate a tricky last 16 second leg against Monaco this week. City recovered from twice falling behind to outgun the French league leaders 5-3 in the opening leg in Manchester, but Monaco's formidable attacking […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed goalkeeper Keylor Navas's contribution as the European champions leapfrogged Barcelona into top spot in La Liga despite the latest a series of blunders this season from the Costa Rican on Sunday. Navas pulled off a stunning stoppage time save from Antonio Sarabia to secure a 2-1 […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund hope to set up a mouth-watering clash against holders Bayern Munich by ending the run of third-division minnows Sportfreunde Lotte in Tuesday's rescheduled German Cup quarter-final. The tie has been moved to Osnabruck's Bremer Bruecke stadium after the original fixture at Lotte's tiny ground had to be postponed because a […]

London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino says Son Heung-Min has proved he can replace the injured Harry Kane after the Tottenham forward's hat-trick silenced Millwall's racist taunts. Son found himself thrust into the spotlight at White Hart Lane on Sunday as he scored his first goals since January in Tottenham's 6-0 FA Cup quarter-final thrashing of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is happy for his team to win "ugly" during the remainder of the Premier League season if it brings results such as the fortunate 2-1 victory over Burnley at Anfield on Sunday. Klopp's team improved their chances of finishing in the top four, and qualifying for […]

Milan (AFP) – A "tormenting" decision to ditch his bride-to-be may still haunt Massimiliano Allegri, but as the Champions League quarter-finals loom the Juventus coach should be more than ready for his next life-changing decision. A talented midfielder who ultimately failed to reach the heights in Serie A, Allegri is set to steer the Turin […]

London (AFP) – A relative unknown on the global football scene just weeks ago, Craig Shakespeare now stands poised to steer Leicester City into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The jocular coach was promoted from his role as assistant manager following Claudio Ranieri's shock dismissal last month, which he said left him feeling like […]

New York (AFP) – David Villa scored twice as New York City FC bounced back from their opening weekend defeat with a 4-0 rout of DC United in Major League Soccer on Sunday. Former Spain and Barcelona star Villa scored once and created another in a dominant first-half display as New York responded to last […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos struck another late winner as the European champions usurped Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday. Earlier, Barca boss Luis Enrique accepted his side had struggled to shrug off the euphoria of a remarkable Champions League comeback […]

London (AFP) – Former England manager Steve McClaren was sacked Sunday by Derby County for the second time with the English second-tier side saying the club had lacked "focus, passion and commitment". Friday's 3-0 defeat by Championship high-flyers Brighton left Derby 10 points adrift of the top six in the division and with little realistic […]

Moscow (AFP) – Spartak Moscow went eight points clear in the Russian Premier League on Sunday as Alexander Samedov netted the winning goal in their hard-fought 1-0 win against Anzhi Makhachkala. Reigning champions CSKA Moscow, who trounced bottom-placed Tomsk 4-0 on Saturday, are second equal on points with Zenit St Petersburg, who suffered a 1-0 […]

Berlin (AFP) – US international Bobby Wood scored Hamburg's winner on Sunday as their revival continued with a 2-1 comeback victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach. Hamburg, the Bundesliga's only ever-present side since its inception in 1963-64, have picked up 13 points in their last six games under Markus Gisdol. However, they remain 16th — in the […]