London (AFP) – West Ham United on Wednesday vowed to ban for life any fans found to have taken part in an attack on the Manchester United team bus before their key Premier League game. The attacked marred West Ham's 3-2 win over the English giants in the final match at the London club's Boleyn […]

London (AFP) – English football authorities launched an investigation after fans pelted Manchester United's team bus with cans and bottles, injuring two people and delaying the last ever game at West Ham's Boleyn Ground. Manchester United's players took refuge on the floor of the coach after it was held up near the stadium by chanting […]

Sydney (AFP) – Experienced campaigners Mile Jedinak and Robbie Kruse spearhead a new-look Australia squad announced Wednesday hoping to derail England's build-up to the European Championships. The Socceroos face Roy Hodgson's team at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on May 27, one of three warm-up games for the English ahead of the Euros in […]

London (AFP) – Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty's approach to football was summed up when he was asked in a television interview who he wanted to play against at Euro 2016 "For me, if we get Argentina that would be unbelievable" he joked. With the South Americans preparing for the Copa America, there was never […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal put on a brave face and refused to blame an attack on his team's bus for the serious setback to his side's Champions League hopes at West Ham United. Tuesday's gripping 3-2 loss, which was preceded by the United team bus being pelted with cans and […]

Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine's great hope Yevhen Konoplyanka chose La Liga, dismissing England's more physical Premier League, and has since become a bench warmer at Sevilla. Ukraine's fans still hope that he can fire the country to success at Euro 2016. The 26-year-old winger attracted interest from big clubs from across the continent with dashing […]

Berlin (AFP) – Famously mistaken as a ball-boy by Diego Maradona after his Germany debut in 2010, Thomas Mueller will need no introduction at Euro 2016. Despite having earned 70 caps and scored 31 goals for Germany, Mueller is still only 26 and is a shoe-in for club or country whether as a winger, attacking […]

Warsaw (AFP) – Poland head to Euro 2016 with one of the world's best strikers, Robert Lewandowski, on top form as he prepares to lead the White and Reds' charge. The 27-year-old helped secure Poland's Euro berth with 13 goals in the qualifying campaign to equal David Healy’s record, set in the qualifiers for Euro […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's dual signings of Renato Sanches and Mats Hummels on Tuesday managed to simultaneously strengthen their Champions League challenge while potentially weakening Borussia Dortmund for next season's Bundesliga campaign. Eleven days before Bayern face Dortmund in the German Cup final in Berlin, the Bavarian giants announced they have signed Germany centre-back […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United endured a pre-match bus attack and post-match demoralisation as their Champions League hopes were harpooned by a 3-2 defeat at West Ham United on Tuesday. After United's bus was pelted with missiles en route to the ground, they came from behind to lead 2-1 as Anthony Martial's brace negated Diafra […]

Rennes (France) (AFP) – Former Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff will take over at Ligue 1 outfit Rennes next season, the Brittany club's president Rene Ruello said on Tuesday. "Christian Gourcuff will be the Rennes coach," Ruello told French regional newspaper Ouest-France on Tuesday. "We have not talked about the conditions, they are not of interest, […]

Paris (AFP) – Michel Platini is considering contesting his four-year ban from all football-related activity at the European Court of Human Rights, his entourage confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. The former France captain "is seriously studying, amongst his options, that of referring his case to the ECHR to protest against the fact he is prevented […]

ESPN has announced its lineup of talent that will be bringing Euro 2016 to US television this summer. The biggest surprise is that ESPN will feature Kate Markgraf as the first female co-commentator in the US to ever call a top-tier global men's tournament. The 1999 Women’s World Cup champion made her debut during ESPN’s 2011 […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sunderland defender Sebastian Coates has had his loan spell at Sporting Lisbon extended until the end of next season, the Portuguese club announced on Tuesday. The Uruguayuan international initially moved to Sporting in January on a deal until the end of this term, but he has impressed as Jorge Jesus' side have […]

Mexico City (AFP) – FIFA revived on Tuesday the process to choose the 2026 World Cup host, frozen since last year amid corruption allegations hanging over the upcoming tournaments in Russia and Qatar. The FIFA Council's resumption of the process is one of the biggest decisions by football's governing body since it elected a new […]