Madrid (AFP) – Players of La Liga strugglers Rayo Vallecano vehemently denied any wrongdoing on Friday amid an investigation from the Spanish league into suspicious betting patterns before their 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad last weekend. Rayo now need to win against Levante on Sunday and hope other results go their way to avoid relegation. […]

London (AFP) – Quique Sanchez Flores will leave his position as head coach of Watford after Sunday's final game of the season, the English Premier League club announced on Friday. "Watford Football Club can confirm that Quique Sanchez Flores will leave Vicarage Road at the end of the season following the Sunderland game this weekend," […]

Milan (AFP) – Antonio Conte has established himself as one of the continent's top coaches going into Euro 2016, but he is a hate figure in his home town of Lecce and prosecutors are chasing him with jail threats. After three successful years as Juventus coach, Conte takes the 'Azzurri' to France looking for redemption […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco must avoid a slip-up on the final day of the French season on Saturday or risk losing out on a Champions League berth at the expense of local rivals Nice. The principality club have been in the top three since December but have stumbled in recent weeks and a 6-1 trouncing […]

London (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini has vowed to give Manchester City the perfect parting gift of a Champions League place at the expense of Manchester United, while champions Leicester will bring down the curtain on their astonishing season at Chelsea on Sunday. With a memorable Premier League campaign coming to a conclusion with the final […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona have the upper hand in a final day showdown with Real Madrid for the Spanish title on Saturday as they know a victory at Granada will ensure them a 24th La Liga crown. Madrid are a point behind and have to stretch their winning La Liga run to 12 games at […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich will lift the Bundesliga trophy for an historic fourth consecutive time on Saturday — with their rivals predicting they will get even stronger next season under Carlo Ancelotti. Bayern's home match against Hanover 96, who are already relegated, will be Guardiola's last at the Allianz Arena before he […]

Rome (AFP) – It is a picturesque town 100 km south of Rome and notorious for high levels of pollution, but little Frosinone play the Serie A kingmakers on Saturday when Roma battle Napoli for runners-up spot and a sure Champions League place. Despite Juventus securing a record-equalling fifth successive crown last month, there is […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Outgoing Celtic manager Ronny Deila says he doesn't regret joining the Parkhead club, despite rueing some of his decisions from his time in charge. The 40-year-old will leave the club on Sunday after his side are presented with the Scottish Premiership championship trophy following their final game of the season against Motherwell. […]

Mexico City (AFP) – A delegation from Kuwaiti clubs lobbying for the FIFA Congress to lift a suspension of the nation's football association is confident of victory ahead of Friday's vote in Mexico City. "So far, we have received a lot of support from the FIFA family and we are very optimistic," said Saad Al-Hootie, […]

New York (AFP) – Striker Kei Kamara was traded Thursday from the Columbus Crew to the New England Revolution in a Major League Soccer swap days after a heated argument with teammate Federico Higuain. Kamara, a 31-year-old from Sierra Leone who led the MLS with 22 goals last year, was involved in a spat with […]

Paris (AFP) – France coach Didier Deschamps named his 23-man squad for Euro 2016 on Thursday, with both Mathieu Valbuena and Hatem Ben Arfa missing the cut. Valbuena's season has been overshadowed by the sextape blackmail affair in which he has been a victim and which has seen star striker Karim Benzema of Real Madrid […]

Warsaw (AFP) – Poland coach Adam Nawalka on Thursday unveiled his provisional 28-man squad for Euro 2016 led by Robert Lewandowski, the top scorer with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Poland compete in their third straight European Championship in France from June 10 to July 10 where they are drawn in Group C alongside Germany, Ukraine […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Canada's Victor Montagliani was elected on Thursday as president of the football confederation of North and Central America and the Caribbean, whose last three leaders left office under a cloud of corruption allegations. Montagliani, the 50-year-old head of the Canadian Soccer Association, defeated Bermuda football chief Larry Mussenden in a 25-16 […]

London (AFP) – Everton have sacked manager Roberto Martinez, the Premier League club announced on Thursday, confirming widespread reports in the British media. In place since joining from Wigan Athletic in 2013, the 42-year-old Spaniard paid the price for a run of one win in 10 league games and an FA Cup semi-final defeat at […]