London (AFP) – Scott McTominay has undergone groin surgery and misses this Sunday's Premier League clash with Wolves with his club Manchester United saying they "hope to have him back soon". The 24-year-old midfielder starred for United in the 5-1 whipping of Leeds in their opening Premier League fixture but was only able to play […]

Milan (AFP) – Denzel Dumfries isn't worried about living up to departed star Achraf Hakimi as the Netherlands right-back eases into life at Inter Milan, a club whose frowns have been turned upside down following a sparkling opening weekend. Inter Milan travel to Verona on Friday looking for confirmation that the champions' new boys can […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner was the hero as the MLS All-Stars defeated their counterparts from Mexico's Liga-MX on penalties to win Major League Soccer's All-Star game on Wednesday. US international Turner pulled off superb saves from Liga-MX duo Rogeli Funes Mori and Salvador Reyes in the shoot-out to hand […]

London (AFP) – Harry Kane ended speculation over his future by announcing on Wednesday that he will remain at Tottenham this season. Manchester City were interested in the England captain as a long-term successor to all-time top goalscorer Sergio Aguero. But with three years left to run on Kane's contract, even the deep pockets of […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Nice were ordered to play their next home game behind closed doors on Wednesday while a member of Marseille's backroom staff was suspended following the mayhem at a French Ligue 1 game between the two teams last weekend. The French league (PFL) told Nice that spectators will be banned from Saturday's […]

London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta hopes the return of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires an Arsenal revival after the Gabon striker marked his first start this season with a hat-trick in the 6-0 League Cup second round win at West Bromwich Albion. Aubameyang missed Arsenal's shock defeat at Brentford in their Premier League opener after he contracted […]

It was just before 8 a.m. on a Sunday morning in April 1987. I entered the ‘Maroons Soccer Club,' officially known as the ‘Italo-American Soccer Club – Maroons,' through the back door. A handful of older men sipping on their morning cappuccinos greeted me. Some looked inquisitively at this stranger while most nodded a polite […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo admits it was vital to the club's ambitions to keep Harry Kane as he labelled the England striker "one of the best players in the world". Kane ended his long-running transfer saga on Wednesday when he announced he was staying at Tottenham "this summer" after accepting that […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday he plans to leave the English champions when his current contract ends in 2023 and hopes to eventually take charge of a national team. "After seven years in this team, I think I'll take a break," said 50-year-old Guardiola. "I'll need to […]

London (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit a hat-trick to lift the gloom around troubled Arsenal in a 6-0 rout of West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup second round on Wednesday. Beaten by Brentford and Chelsea in their first two Premier League games, Arsenal arrived at the Hawthorns in turmoil after their worst ever start […]

Berlin (AFP) – Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals Wednesday as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnows Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup. The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of Covid-19 in the Bremer squad, but Bayern showed their hosts little mercy. Bremer […]

Paris (AFP) – Serie A announced on Wednesday that it would support clubs that decide not to release players for World Cup duty who would have to quarantine on their return, as FIFA chief Gianni Infantino pleaded with the British government to allow exemptions for players. In a short statement, Serie A added that it […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs are among seven clubs sharing first place two rounds into the South African Premiership season after defeating Baroka 2-1 in Johannesburg on Wednesday. A close-range tap-in from Zimbabwean Khama Billiat and a looping header by Daniel Cardoso earned the most popular club in the country maximum points after drawing […]

London (AFP) – Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou does not know if Japanese international Kyogo Furuhashi has been affected by the racist abuse he received but he is "good to go" for Thursday's Europa League play-off second leg meeting with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Furuhashi was targeted in a song by fans from Celtic's bitter rivals […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain have rejected a 160 million-euro ($188m) offer from Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappe but the French club's sporting director Leonardo on Wednesday admitted that they will not be able to keep the World Cup winner "if he wants to leave". "Our position has always been the same, to keep Kylian […]