Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his return from suspension with a 94th-minute equaliser as Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Everton on Tuesday on another frustrating night at Old Trafford. Phil Jagielka's first goal in almost two years looked to have caused terminal damage to United's hopes of finishing […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City moved within touching distance of Premier League safety and piled more misery on Sunderland manager David Moyes with a 2-0 victory over the strugglers on Tuesday. Craig Shakespeare now has five wins in five games as Leicester manager after substitute Islam Slimani and England striker Jamie Vardy struck […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Troy Deeney scored his 100th league goal for Watford as they took a significant step towards Premier League survival on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Deeney, 28, set up M'Baye Niang for a spectacular opener and then scored early in the second half to give Watford […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – George Boyd lifted Burnley away from the Premier League relegation zone as the Scotland winger sealed a 1-0 home win over Stoke on Tuesday. Sean Dyche's side ended a seven-match winless run thanks to Boyd's second-half strike at Turf Moor and they look on course to preserve their top-flight status. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich had their 20-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended at Hoffenheim on Tuesday as Andrej Kramaric's winner sealed the hosts' historic 1-0 victory. Bayern's run came to an end a week before their mouth-watering Champions League home leg quarter-final against Real Madrid. This was Bayern's first loss […]

London (AFP) – English third-tier club Charlton Athletic paid tribute to the policeman killed in the recent London terror attack prior to their home game against Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday. Keith Palmer, a Charlton season ticket-holder, was stabbed to death by a lone assailant as he guarded the Houses of Parliament in Westminster last […]

NBC Sports today announced that they'll be taking their broadcast crew to England for the third season in a row to allow their talent to broadcast live from three games across England. Talent including Rebecca Lowe, Kyle Martino, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe will make the trek to England to bring viewers closer to the […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham suffered a blow as they chase a possible domestic double with the news highly-rated midfielder Harry Winks is out for the rest of the season with an ankle ligament injury. The 21-year-old — who has impressed this season making 33 appearances in all competitions — suffered the injury in the 2-0 […]

Swansea City manager Paul Clement will bring his team to the United States this summer for three friendlies and a training camp. The Swans will head to the United States on July 13 where they'll be based in Philadelphia. The first opponent will be a friendly against Philadelphia Union on July 15. The Welsh team […]

Madrid (AFP) – Spanish international Iago Aspas tied his future to Celta Vigo by extending his contract to 2022, the club said on Tuesday. "Unbeatable news for Celta and their fans," the club said in a statement. "Aspas will play in light blue until 2022." "Both the club and I wanted to close the renewal […]

The mere mention of Dennis Viollet conjures up images of a clinical striker scoring goals for Sir Matt Busby’s Manchester United. The name of the Busby Babe is permanently etched in the Old Trafford club’s history books being the first player to score in European competition for United as well as holding the record for […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola warned his under-achieving squad that they are playing for their futures at the Etihad Stadium. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, tasked by the Abu Dhabi owners with establishing the club among Europe's elite, has found his first season to be more demanding than […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Struggling Sunderland gave manager David Moyes their full backing on Tuesday but called his threat to slap a BBC woman reporter "wholly unacceptable". The 53-year-old Scot apologised to Vicki Sparks even before the furore over their apparently light-hearted exchange a fortnight ago broke on Monday. Thinking the camera and microphone […]

London (AFP) – Leading scorer Sadio Mane's season could have run its course dealing a huge blow to Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Senegalese winger — who has scored 13 goals this season and whose absence when on Africa Cup of Nations duty coincided […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hinted he will follow Pep Guardiola's lead by taking a sabbatical rather than seeking a new job when he steps down at the end of the season. Enrique announced last month he will not renew his contract at Camp Nou despite winning eight trophies in his three-year reign […]