Berlin (AFP) – When new Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac makes his return to the Allianz Arena to take on Bayern this Sunday, he is unlikely to receive the warm welcome former double winners would usually be afforded. Kovac coached Bayern to a Bundesliga and German Cup double in 2018-19, but was forced out of the […]

Milan (AFP) – Serie A new boys Monza might be about to embark on their first ever season in Italy's top flight but Silvio Berlusconi's club do not seem overawed at the task awaiting them come the visit of Torino on Saturday. Monza were still in Serie C when former Italian prime minister Berlusconi bought them […]

Doha (AFP) – FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year's World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare schedule change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football's ruling executive universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give […]

London (AFP) – Raheem Sterling revealed on Thursday that his move to Chelsea came about after growing frustrated at his limited playing time at Manchester CIty. Sterling won four Premier League titles over the past five seasons at City, among 10 major trophies during his time in Manchester. But the England international's game time had […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – The Africa Super League was launched in Tanzania this week amid much fanfare, with huge prize money for the 24 clubs who qualify for the first edition next year. Teams winning the current marquee competition, the CAF Champions League, pocket $2.5 million (2.4 million euros). Winners of the Super League will be […]

Arsenal are interested in signing a new midfielder heading into the 2022/23 season. Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans is undoubtedly the player most frequently linked with the Gunners. While the north London outfit has not made an official bid for the midfield maestro, a move for Youri Tielemans to Arsenal appears likely. The north London club […]

Rome (AFP) – Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic arrived in Turin on Thursday to finalise a move to Juventus on a three-year deal, the Italian Serie A giants announced. "Filip Kostic has arrived at Caselle airport for his medical visit at Juve," the club reported. According to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reports, Frankfurt will […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool tied down Harvey Elliott to a new "long-term" deal on Thursday with the 19-year-old expected to feature more prominently in Jurgen Klopp's first-team plans this season. Elliott started three of Liverpool's first four Premier League matches of last season before sustaining a fracture-dislocation of his ankle at Leeds which sidelined him […]

Washington (AFP) – Goals from Los Angeles FC star Carlos Vela and Seattle's Raul Ruidiaz lifted the Major League Soccer All-Stars to a 2-1 victory over their Liga MX foes for the second straight year in the MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday. The MLS All-Stars got things going early at Allianz Field in St. Paul, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's attempts to establish themselves once again as a force in La Liga and the Champions League this season have seen the heavily-indebted Catalans gamble with their future to enable a striking summer spending spree. A year after being forced to let Lionel Messi go as eye-watering reported debts of 1.35 billion […]

A series of recent leaks have shown off the Germany 2022 World Cup kits. We've taken the grainy social media images and created, as closely as possible, some renderings of what the 4-time world champions are expected to officially unveil in the coming weeks: Germany 2022 World Cup Kits Germany 2022 Home World Cup Kit […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan have their Serie A rivals snapping at their heels ahead of their title defence, with the big boys bolstering their squads over an eventful summer which has left the league with no clear Scudetto favourite. Stefano Pioli's side kick off the new season against Udinese at the San Siro on Saturday […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday it did not want to replay an unfinished World Cup qualifying match with Argentina. "After receiving the request from coach Tite and coordinator Juninho Paulista, the President of CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, will seek to suspend the match," said a statement on the […]

Helsinki (AFP) – Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and a fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. While Frankfurt were dangerous, particularly in the first half, Madrid's experience and individual quality saw them through, as it did so often in their victorious 2021-22 Champions League […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Bernardo Silva revealed on Wednesday he has been open with Manchester City over where he sees his future amid speculation he could be Barcelona's next big money signing. The Portuguese midfielder has been a vital part of the City side that has won four Premier League titles in the past […]