Barcelona (AFP) – Polish striker Robert Lewandowski said he was aware of the "huge challenge" which awaits him at Barcelona as he was presented at the Camp Nou on Friday a week before La Liga kicks off. The 33-year-old, who signed last month from Bayern Munich for around 50 million euros, was unveiled as a […]

Paris (AFP) – Kylian Mbappe will miss Paris Saint-Germain's first Ligue 1 outing of the new season this weekend against Clermont with an adductor injury, his club said on Friday. PSG announced that Mbappe had been left out of the squad that would travel to Clermont for Saturday's game "due to pain in his adductor […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday he was reluctant to dip into the transfer market in order to solve "four-week" injury problems. Reds centre-back Ibrahima Konate suffered a knee injury in the friendly against Strasbourg on Sunday which Klopp said will see the defender out "for a while". Konate has joined a […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will not stand in Bernardo Silva's way should he wish to join Barcelona before the end of the transfer window. Guardiola said there has been no bid from his former club for the Portuguese midfielder, but would not keep Silva in Manchester against his will. […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea have signed Spanish defender Marc Cucurella from Premier League rivals Brighton on a six-year contract, the London club announced Friday. No fee was disclosed but British media reports have valued the deal at £60 million ($73 million, 71 million euros). The 24-year-old should now be available for Chelsea's Premier League opener […]

Paris (AFP) – A French ruling party member of parliament was forced into an embarrassing climbdown Friday after suggesting that construction for the football World Cup was no more dangerous to workers' lives than that of Paris landmark the Eiffel Tower 135 years ago. The French government has come under fire for signing a deal […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said the Blues are in the closing stages of finalising Marc Cucurella's reported £60 million ($73 million) transfer from Brighton. The Spain wing-back is now on the verge of becoming Chelsea's latest pre-season signing with Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka all having arrived at Stamford […]

Berlin (AFP) – Two of the biggest and most successful sides in German football history return to the Bundesliga this weekend with fallen giants Werder Bremen and Schalke back in the top flight after a season in the second tier. Bremen have won four Bundesliga titles, most recently in 2004, and six German Cups, the […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Erik ten Hag's first competitive game as manager on Sunday should herald a fresh start for Manchester Untied, but familiar failings behind the scenes have made the Dutchman's difficult job an almost impossible one. Ten Hag's predecessor Ralf Rangnick signed off from his miserable caretaker spell last season by stating […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain's new coach Christophe Galtier on Thursday signed Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches and said he hoped to make three further signings before the end of the transfer window. Galtier, appointed last month to replace Mauricio Pochettino, has seen the Ligue 1 champions already bring in another Portuguese international Vitinha, French defender […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United left-back Alex Telles joined Sevilla on a season-long loan on Thursday. The 29-year-old joined the English giants from Porto in October 2020, but struggled to hold down a regular place in the first team despite United's struggles last season. Telles has mostly played back-up to Luke Shaw and […]

Fans wanting to watch the new season of Eredivisie will be disappointed to hear that ESPN+ is no longer the US broadcaster. World Soccer Talk has confirmed that the Dutch Eredivisie was unable to renew its deal with ESPN+. As a result, broadcasts of the games are now in limbo. Subsequently, there is no way […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte has set high expectations for his first full season as Tottenham manager by declaring his ambition to win both the Premier League and Champions League. The Italian previously described his achievement in getting Spurs into the top four last season as a "miracle." But after a summer of heavy investment […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes that Gabriel Jesus' experience of regularly winning trophies at Manchester City will rub off on his new teammates. Jesus makes his competitive debut for the Gunners at Crystal Palace on Friday night after a summer move from City, where he won four Premier League titles among eight […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton have been dealt a major blow ahead of the new Premier League season after manager Frank Lampard revealed Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be sidelined for six weeks. The 25-year-old England striker sustained what Lampard called a "freak" knee injury in training ahead of Everton's clash with Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday. […]