London (AFP) – Germany women's manager Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said the pressure is all on England for Sunday's Euro 2022 final with an expectant home crowd of 87,000 at Wembley hoping to roar the Lionesses on to victory. England have never won a major tournament in the women's game, in stark contrast to Germany's record of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – An Everton fan who drove to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees was given a moment to remember as he was brought on to take a penalty during the Toffees pre-season friendly win over Dynamo Kiev. Paul Stratton used his time off from working for Liverpool Council to travel to Poland and hand […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Rangers needed two goals in the final 16 minutes from Scott Arfield and James Tavernier to start their Scottish Premiership season with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Livingston on Saturday. The Europa League finalists trailed just five minutes into the new campaign when Joel Nouble lofted the ball over Jon McLaughlin. Rangers […]

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Christophe Galtier takes charge of his first competitive match Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain play Nantes in the Champions Trophy in Tel Aviv, the curtain-raiser to the French football season. PSG completed a successful pre-season tour of Japan with a 6-2 thrashing of Gamba Osaka — their third win in as many […]

London (AFP) – England manager Sarina Wiegman has fulfilled her goal of using Euro 2022 to fuel the nation's passion for women's football and victory in Sunday's final against Germany would consummate the burgeoning love affair. A tournament that has smashed attendance records will get a fitting finale with a crowd of 87,000 expected at […]

London (AFP) – Vincent Kompany's first competitive match as manager of Burnley ended in a 1-0 Championship win away to Huddersfield Town on Friday. The former Manchester City captain was appointed as the permanent successor to the long-serving Sean Dyche last month following Burnley's relegation from the Premier League. On-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen marked […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo has indicated he will be feature in Manchester United's friendly with Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday amid ongoing speculation over his future with the English giants. The 37-year-old Portugal forward, who missed the club's pre-season tour to Thailand and Australia for personal reasons, reportedly wants to leave the […]

London (AFP) – Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City's Premier League title defence after the Spain defender had surgery on a knee injury. City manager Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday that Laporte needed the operation after struggling with the injury in the closing stages of last season. The 28-year-old centre-back played through […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich face RB Leizpig in the German Super Cup on Saturday in their first competitive match since the departure of Robert Lewandowski and with Sadio Mane in their ranks. Julian Nagelsmann's men, who were powered to a 10th straight Bundesliga title last season by Lewandowski's 35 league goals, have been busy […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that he hopes Lionel Messi will end his career "in a Barca shirt". Messi left the Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain last summer, after 17 years in the Barcelona first team, as the Catalan giants struggled with financial problems. But Laporta is hopeful that the 35-year-old […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp said it took him only one day to get over Liverpool's failure to win the quadruple last season. Klopp's side came within two matches of football immortality, only to fall just short as Manchester City pipped them to the Premier League title on the final day of the season. Liverpool […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will go head to head with Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez as the Premier League title rivals unveil their expensive new recruits in the Community Shield. Heading into Saturday's curtain raiser to the Premier League season, the pressure is on Haaland and Nunez to provide evidence they can […]

Sydney (AFP) – Football Australia on Friday dismissed claims that the Women's World Cup it will co-host next year with New Zealand could be shifted to satisfy European broadcasters and ensure better weather conditions. The scenario was raised by French newspaper L'Equipe on Thursday, which said the sport's governing body FIFA had informally approached "several" […]

Madrid (AFP) – France centre-back Jules Kounde has agreed a move to Barcelona from Sevilla, both clubs announced on Thursday, without giving details on the length or cost of the deal. "FC Barcelona and Sevilla FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of Jules Olivier Kounde, awaiting the player passing a medical and the […]

London (AFP) – Everton signed Burnley winger Dwight McNeil on Thursday in a deal worth a reported £20 million ($24 million). McNeil agreed a five-year contract with Everton as he made a quick return to the Premier League following Burnley's relegation last season. The 22-year-old scored seven goals in 137 Premier League appearances for the […]