Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score twice in five second-half minutes as Arsenal maintained their Premier League title challenge with a comfortable 4-1 win at struggling Sunderland. Alexis Sanchez scored the Gunners' other two goals to make it 14 games unbeaten for Arsene Wenger's side, who would have won with […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany's World Cup-winning coach Joachim Loew is set to extend his reign until 2020 amidst reports his new contract will be confirmed on Monday by the German FA (DFB). German daily Bild reported on Saturday that the 56-year-old, who took charge in 2006, will pen a two-year extension to lead Germany's defence […]

Although Juventus, crowned Italian champions for the last five seasons in succession, being perched atop the Serie A table is no great surprise, there’s a sense early this season that a more fascinating title race could be on the cards. It’s one that Napoli, in fourth place and four points behind the league leaders, will […]

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United's derby victory over Manchester City can inject fresh life into his team's spluttering Premier League title challenge. Mourinho's side bounced back from a miserable 4-0 thrashing at Chelsea by defeating arch rivals City in the League Cup on Wednesday and the United boss hopes the momentum carries […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Antonio Conte has hinted Chelsea captain John Terry could be sent back to the bench for Sunday's Premier League trip to Southampton. Terry's return to action in Chelsea's midweek League Cup defeat at West Ham didn't go according to plan as the centre-back struggled in his first appearance following six […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wayne Rooney will not be allowed to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window despite his frustrations at losing his starting place at Old Trafford and interest from his former club Everton. Ronald Koeman, in charge at the club Rooney left to join United in the summer of 2004, […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Scottish football giants Rangers continued their financial recovery from the depths of liquidation as their annual figures showed increased turnover and they had halved their losses on Friday. Dave King, who has been Rangers chairman since May 2015, said that the turnover of £22.2million (24.8 million euros) to June this year (an […]

Paris (AFP) – A thunderous second-half strike from Edinson Cavani gave Paris Saint Germain a 1-0 win over Lille on Friday as the French champions were made to fight all night. The result sees Unai Emery's PSG climb to second on 23 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Nice who have 26 ahead of hosting Nantes […]

London (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri wouldn't mind if Premier League champions Leicester stopped paying him because what motivates the veteran manager is passion, love and a team who fight for each other. The 65-year-old — who was at the helm to guide 5000/1 outsiders Leicester to the Premier League title last season — told The […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits he is worried as he tries to halt the longest winless run of his managerial career. Guardiola has gone six games without a victory as he prepares to take his team to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. The former Barcelona […]

London (AFP) – Everton manager Ronald Koeman says he would love to bring Wayne Rooney back to Goodison Park if the England star can't revive his flagging Manchester United fortunes. United captain Rooney has been relegated to the bench by boss Jose Mourinho in recent weeks after a dip in form that prompted speculation he […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes former teammate Pep Guardiola will succeed at Manchester City and that criticism of his methods are borne out of jealousy. Guardiola is in the midst of the worst run of results in his managerial career having not won in six games, including a 4-0 thrashing by Luis […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho admits Henrikh Mkhitaryan is struggling to adapt to life at Manchester United but insists he has no intention of selling the Armenian just three months after his £26 million ($31 million, 28 million euros) signing. Mkhitaryan has played just 104 minutes of Premier League football this season since arriving […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane backed Cristiano Ronaldo's case for a fourth Ballon d'Or on Friday despite the Portuguese superstar's current struggles in front of goal. Ronaldo won both the Champions League with Real and Portugal's first ever major tournament at Euro 2016 to make him the favourite to land the award […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears the crowd trouble that marred West Ham United's League Cup victory over Chelsea and left 200 fans facing banning orders could damage the campaign for safe standing areas in stadiums. Rival fans threw coins, seats and bottles inside West Ham's London Stadium on Wednesday and were involved […]